COURSE 2.5: Design seminar and case studies (16 ECTS)  

INTRODUCTION

This block is focused on the Design Exercise on an emblematic case study for the architectural and urban heritage of the second half of the twentieth century: the church of the Alessandria sanatorium, designed and built by Ignazio Gardella in the Thirties. Therefore, The teaching activities will be carried out mainly in the form of a Project Laboratory, with periodic reviews of the students' work, project exercises and through some monographic lessons of theoretical and historical-critical introduction.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

To qualify students in the recovery and conservation of contemporary architectural heritage.

To acquire fundamental knowledge and consciousness of the "fifth dimension" of architecture.

To develop survey studies, analyses, and interpretations guided toward the building scale.

To explore instruments and methodological tools supporting contemporary architectural heritage's characterization, recovery, and maintenance.

To foster critical analysis of social needs and their relation with the heritage scenario.

To build autonomous and critical thinking on the topics covered to inculcate a culture of "taking care."

COURSE STRUCTURE

The course will combine theoretical classes with active learning. Lectures will last one and a half hours, followed by a short practical task. The teaching material related to the lecture will be uploaded. The teachers will propose short practical exercises to the students to be carried out in class and at home to understand and apply the theoretical contents of the lessons. There will also be a survey of the area of the case study (Alexandria), during which students will visit the church designed by I. Gardella, the measure (assisted by teachers of geomatics), and acquire the necessary information to develop a recovery, reuse, and conservation project. This task will be carried out individually or in small groups (max two members), with constant and continuous reviews of the professors. The exercise will go through block 2.5 and be delivered at the end of the period (end of September).

CALENDAR

17/06/2024-20/09/2024 (teaching weeks)

COURSE ASSESSMENT

To successfully complete the course, students must pass all two sections: the course project and the class exercises. The value of each section is as follows:

- %60 course project

- %40 short practical project exercises

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Evaluation and Resit rules:

All the courses/subjects and Master Dissertation have jointly evaluation rules based in the quality of the practical works proposed by the teachers. The student and teachers presence is mandatory. Related with the courses/subjects all the teachers involved in them have to send to the coordinator teacher the individual evaluation of the students

The evaluation level (excellent, good and deficient) will be taken by the coordinator following the opinions of the teachers involved and in agreement with them. The evaluation level will be discussed with the student. If a student fail a course (deficient level), at least one resit per course/subject within the period Block will be allowed. This resit will take into account the new data and solutions reported by the student. The resit evaluation process will be similar to the initial one.

Students with a deficient level after resitting a course/subject will be remain bound to the EMJMD until ends of the respective Block where the course is allocated. In these cases, the Academic Committee will review the study performance status of the student and advises on continuation of the programme in accordance with their regulations. Students with very weak study performance (decided by the Academic Committee) may lose their scholarship or may be advised to end their study. Students who quite ARURCOHE early, but have successfully completed several courses/subjects, will get a certificate stating the courses for which they have earned credits (in ECTS). This decision will be communicated to the Erasmus+ Program office.