Construction and Project

Devised to complement “Construction Systems and Processes”, the contents and structure of this course are aimed at introducing students to a critical reading of architecture in terms of construction, in order to draw useful evidence and devise tools for the independent development of the architectural project. The course includes lectures, in-depth seminars and practical exercises. During the lessons, the fundamental construction topics will be presented, divided into chains of components (structure, envelope, partitions...). Construction solutions representative of both contemporary and twentieth-century practice will be analysed in detail. Through redesign in the classroom and the guided analysis of construction drawings, students will be provided with the tools for a critical reading of the constructional representation of the project and more generally of the relations between its conceptual phase and its necessary constructional definition.

The aim of the course is to make students aware of the architectural consequences of certain constructional and material choices.

• Responsible consumption and production

In presence

50% Frontal lesson
50% Practical exercises

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