Learning objectives
The course is an extension of technical architecture, taught to students alongside their bachelor studies. The main aim of the course is to train students in designing sustainable technologies.
At the end of the course, students will be able to formulate strategies, utilize methods, and employ digital tools to elaborate on 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 foundational knowledge and the skills to apply it to comprehend and manage the design and construction aspects of buildings.
The lessons focus on the general principles of architecture and analyze basic aspects of design, with particular reference to construction techniques in designing the environment. This includes a focus on to technical standards specifications. prescriptions.
The architectural design cannot ignore the knowledge of materials, techniques, and construction technologies, as well as compliance with regulations and prescriptions on building codes, health, urban planning, and landscape architecture for the construction of the building.
Given the context of climate change, technical design should not only focus on developing artifacts that minimize environmental impacts on the ecosystem or people's health within a specific 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 and it 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 through a series of key literature references, construction design approaches, and digital tools, tehncical drawing from international practitioners and researchers.
In brief, the course aims to cover a wide range of topics, including:
- Regenerative construction principles
- Advanced and simple construction elements designed with a focus on 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 on-site visits.
Assessment methods and criteria
An oral test can be conducted to verify the skills acquired through the course, with a discussion of the project completed during the program, focusing on energy or environmental software.
Other information
Specific seminars will, be organized on the topics of climate change and digital manufacturing
