Università Roma Tre

The course deals with materials, construction techniques and construction elements, and will highlight their historical evolution and the relationship between construction techniques and the conception of the architectural space in relation to the basic principles of structural functioning and the building envelope. The approaches to each topic are related to:
- the performances provided by materials and construction elements in response to the requirements that the building must satisfy;
- the building as a system of related architectural, functional and construction elements in order to deliver the performances;
- the building process as a system of players (users, designers, builders, etc.) and activities.
The course will be developed through a series of lectures integrated with visits, site visits (and exercises. Specifically, the programme is divided into two parts:
I. materials (a. clay materials; B. stone materials; C. types of concrete; D. wooden materials; E. metal materials; F. glass materials);
II. construction elements (G. land, foundations and attachment to the ground; H. elevated structures; I. vertical casing and internal walls; L. internal horizontal elements and roofing; M. mechanical and pedestrian vertical connections; N. interior and exterior fixtures).

Campioli, A. ; Lavagna, M. Tecniche e architetture, CittàStudi editore, Milano 2013
Torricelli, M. C. ; Del Nord, R. ; Felli, P. Materiali e Tecnologie dell'Architettura, Editori Laterza, Bari 2001

Aims
The course aims to build knowledge on materials and building systems Trough the Specifications Of each material
• Each material is shown from cave to cradle following manufacturing process.
• its function in the whole building
• analysis and comprehension of building systems by decomposing it into its components and elements
• Critical studies of building systems from a survey of significant case studies of architectural design, highlighting the technical issues that affect/shape the design.
Contents
1. Material Specification
2. Stones
3. Bricks
4. Steel and metals
5. Concrete
6. Wood
7. Glass
8. Insulations and waterproofing systems
9. Plastic
10. Masonry
11. Arch and vaults
12. Beams and slabs
13. Foundations and soils
14. Roofs
15. Windows
16. Stairs

The examination will be based on: discussion on course items and drawings

- TECNICHE E ARCHITETTURA, Andrea Campioli, Monica Lavagna CittàStudi, Milano, 2013
- PDF notes of the course
- E. Allen: I fondamenti del costruire (i materiali, le tecniche, i metodi) - McGraw-Hill, Milano 1999
- A. Deplazes: Constructing Architecture – materials processes structures- Birkhauser, Basel 2005
- H.Nestle :Manuale pratico dell'edilizia - Per progettisti, costruttori, tecnici. Progettazione e costruzione edile. Tecnologie e materiali illustrati - Sistemi Editoriali 2007