Learning objectives
The course is an extension of technical architecture, taught to students along with their bachelor studies. The course main aim is to train students to design sustainable technologies.
At the end of the course, the student can formulate strategies, use methods and digital tools to detail sustainable construction techniques.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of Building architecture techniques and materials, as taught in Architettura tecnica class, in the Bachelor degree
Course unit content
The course aims to provide the knowledge basis and the capability to apply it to the understanding and the operational aspects of the design and construction of buildings.
The lessons are focused on the general principles of the architecture and on the analysis of basic aspects of design, with particular reference to construction techniques in designing the built environment, particularly with regard to technical standards and prescriptions.
The architectural design cannot ignore the knowledge of materials, techniques and construction technologies, as well to comply with the regulations and prescriptions on building codes, health, urban and landscape for the construction of the building.
Given the context of climate change, technical design should not be merely concerned with developing artefacts that limit environmental impacts on the ecosystem or people’s health within a certain threshold.
Instead, buildings and technology must be designed to enhance the quality of the relationships between natural systems, the built environment, and their inhabitants. This approach is called regenerative design and construction, and is the focus of the course.
The course presents and reviews a variety of emerging construction practices that can support the implementation of Regenerative Design.
These are introduced by a series of key literature references, construction design approaches and digital
implementation, drawing from the international practitioners and researchers. Their common effort is, with extensive use of science-based approaches, to seek multi-domains approaches and integrate measured
and simulated data into the design of construction details.
In brief, the course aims to cover the spectrum of:
- regenerative construction principles
- advanced and simple construction elements design, with a focus on their environmental sustainability
- digital tools supporting sustainable design and construction
Full programme
The extended Programm will be published on elly platform, at the beginning of the second semester.
Bibliography
The texts recommended in the department library are:
- L. CALECA: "Technical Architecture", D. Flaccovio Editore Palermo
- P. Carbonara: "Architecture practice" UTET Turin
- P.L. Nervi: "Architecture as Challenge", Silvana Editoriale Spa
NABONI, E., HAVINGA L. Regenerative Design in Digital Practice: A Handbook for the Built Environment. Bozen-Bolzano: Eurac Research,
After each lecture, a series of readings and publications are suggested
Teaching methods
The teaching methods used in the classroom in relation to the training objectives consist of lectures, design workshops, seminars and visits.
Assessment methods and criteria
Students will have to show how their technical details will embody construction design principles and provide a series of evidence of their design strategies performances via the taught simulation tools.
Other information
Specific seminars will, be organized on the topics of climate change and digital manufacturing
2030 agenda goals for sustainable development
This teaching class contributes to the realization of the UN objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
