HISTORY OF TECHNIQUES
(objectives)
The course aims to introduce students to the knowledge of structures, materials and construction techniques used in Italian architecture of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. We want to refine the ability of students to "read" directly in the artifacts all the material and constructive aspects of architecture, a precious ability to capture the interweaving with other aspects of the same, reaching a rich, broad and deep understanding.
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Code
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21010031 |
Language
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ITA |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Module: HISTORY OF TECHNIQUES - part 1
(objectives)
The course aims to introduce students to the knowledge of structures, materials and construction techniques used in Italian architecture of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. We want to refine the ability of students to "read" directly in the artifacts all the material and constructive aspects of architecture, a precious ability to capture the interweaving with other aspects of the same, reaching a rich, broad and deep understanding.
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Code
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21010031-1 |
Language
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ITA |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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2
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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ICAR/18
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Contact Hours
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25
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Type of Activity
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Teacher
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MATTEI FRANCESCA
(syllabus)
The course (optional subject) focuses on the History of Construction in the XVI Century and is conceived to complete the knowledge of architectural history. Lectures will be dedicated to the legacy of ancient techniques in the early modern period, to the use of architectural drawings as a tool for the project and to the architectural treatises through the analysis of the main Renaissance buildings, the materials, and the techniques. Case studies will focus on the Italian and European Renaissance centers.
(reference books)
The bibliography is divided into general texts (testi adottati) and essays on a specific topic (bibliografia di riferimento). On the occasion of seminars and conferences, other bibliographies will be delivered.
- J.P. Adam, L’arte di costruire presso i romani, Milano 1989 - Les chantiers de la Renaissance, actes des colloques tenues à Tours en 1983, a cura di J. Guillaume, Paris 1991 - Storia dell’architettura come storia delle tecniche costruttive. Esperienze rinascimentali a confronto, a cura di M. Ricci, Venezia 2007
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From 01/10/2020 to 28/02/2021 |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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Mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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Module: HISTORY OF TECHNIQUES - part 2
(objectives)
The course aims to introduce students to the knowledge of structures, materials and construction techniques used in Italian architecture of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. We want to refine the ability of students to "read" directly in the artifacts all the material and constructive aspects of architecture, a precious ability to capture the interweaving with other aspects of the same, reaching a rich, broad and deep understanding.
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Code
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21010031-2 |
Language
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ITA |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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2
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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ICAR/10
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Contact Hours
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25
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Type of Activity
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Teacher
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IORI TULLIA
(syllabus)
The course, which is based on the results of the SIXXI research project, proposes a reading through the history of Italian structural engineering between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The stories of some works, of many protagonists (the most famous Pier Luigi Nervi and Riccardo Morandi, but also neglected designers like Silvano Zorzi, Sergio Musmeci, Giulio Krall, Gino Covre and many others), of epic yards, will be studied in depth. to grasp the identity of the Italian School of Engineering and its possible future.
(reference books)
Offrendo il corso i risultati di una ricerca in svolgimento, non esistono pubblicazioni aggiornate su cui studiare senza seguire le lezioni. Sono però utili alla preparazione i 4 volumi della collana SIXXI – Storia dell’ingegneria strutturale in Italia, a cura di T. Iori e S. Poretti, Gangemi editore, pubblicati tra il 2014 e il 2017 e il numero monografico: T. Iori, S. Poretti (a cura di), La scuola italiana di ingegneria, «Rassegna di Architettura e Urbanistica», 148, gennaio-aprile 2016
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From 01/10/2020 to 28/02/2021 |
Delivery mode
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At a distance
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Attendance
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Mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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