Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding capabilities:
At the end of the course, the student will have a complete picture of the methods for surveying a building and of the different possible approaches to the reuse of an existing building, to be chosen depending on the multiple values involved and of the different possible contexts.
Proficiency:
The student will be able to analyze and critically assess a reuse intervention, and to design some simple solutions for the reduction of energy consumption, in the respect of the main values of the existing building.
Prerequisites
It is necessary to know the fundamental aspects of survey and restoration.
Course unit content
The course "Surveying and Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings" includes both lectures and reviews, mostly concentrated in the second half of the course.
The lectures focus on the theoretical and methodological aspects of surveying and intervention on existing buildings, both historic and contemporary, as well as on the various considerations, including economic ones, that must be taken into account when making design decisions. Significant case studies of rehabilitations carried out in different contexts will be presented.
In the second part of the course, personalized reviews will be conducted to assess the needs of individual groups regarding the surveying activities and the solutions required by the specific conditions of the case study under examination.
Full programme
Bibliography
G. Franco, “Riqualificare l'edilizia contemporanea. Valutazione progetto intervento sicurezza”, Franco Angeli Editore, 2003.
More didactic material can be found in the course’s website.
Teaching methods
The course is composed of traditional lectures (taught class), also with Powerpoint presentations, and reviews, mainly in the second period.
Assessment methods and criteria
The assessment consists of an oral examination of the knowledge acquired, the presentation of the project work carried out, and the evaluation of the skills applied to it.
Other information
2030 agenda goals for sustainable development
3,4,11,12
