Introduction to the basic concepts of urban design.
No special prerequisites are required.
Theoretical communications, in which the issue of the design of the urban form will be addressed.
Operational communications, in which indispensable tools for the description and interpretation of the urban form will be provided.
Design exercise (analytical reading, development of a transformation concept).
Assessment (group or individual) of the activities performed in the project workshop in accordance with the following 5 Dublin descriptors: 1 Knowledge and understanding, 2 Applying knowledge and understanding, 3 Making judgements, 4 Communication skills and 5 Learning skills.
Final interview on analytical and design experimentation with reference to the content of the communications.
The course offers an introduction to the fundamental concepts of urban design. Underlying the teaching is a way of understanding the city as a concrete built form, as a Stadtgestalt with a strong link to its history and with a specific meaning expressed in its complex composition of urban spaces and architectural volumes. Central aspects of teaching:
- The development of a differentiated understanding of the existing morphological structure (typology, urban space) through a focused analytical reading capable of confronting complex realities characterised by randomness, fragmentariness and stratification.
- The development of a formal concept, i.e. an interpretation of urban form as the basis for a complex and inclusive project for the transformation of the existing environment, which enhances the quality of the cultural and natural heritage.
The course also provides the fundamental tools for the analysis and representation of the design concepts developed
