ID:
AI231
Duration (hours):
100
CFU:
10
SSD:
TECNOLOGIA DELL'ARCHITETTURA
Located in:
PESCARA
Url:
ARCHITECTURE/CORSO GENERICO Year: 2
Year:
2025
Course Catalogue:
Overview
Date/time interval
Primo Semestre (29/09/2025 - 19/12/2025)
Syllabus
Course Objectives
The course aims to provide students with the theoretical knowledge and operational skills necessary to manage the technical and constructive aspects of building systems. The goal is to respond coherently to the needs of construction by controlling the relationships among architectural form, executive techniques, and the conscious use of materials, in order to guarantee the required performance of a project.
A primary objective is to introduce the tools for the technological control of the design and construction process, highlighting the close interdependence among the physical, functional, and figurative dimensions of architecture. The focus on technical components thus becomes an opportunity to develop the ability to treat matter not only as a constructive constraint but as an expressive and linguistic resource.
Finally, the course introduces the systemic conception of technological design, which is necessary to understand, analyze, and develop building elements and systems that are consistent with contemporary challenges.
By the end of the course, the student will be able to:
Knowledge
Understand the theoretical principles of building systems and their systemic conception.
Know traditional and innovative materials, techniques, and constructive solutions.
Acquire fundamental knowledge of building performance and requirements.
Skills
Apply technological criteria in the design of building elements and systems.
Control the relationships among architectural form, executive techniques, and materials.
Use analysis and representation tools to evaluate constructive solutions in terms of quality and design coherence.
Competencies
Develop autonomous judgment in technological and constructive choices.
Elaborate integrated design solutions that are consistent with performance, environmental, and figurative constraints.
Manage matter as an expressive and cultural resource, orienting the project toward a conscious architectural language.
Course Prerequisites
You must have already passed the exam for Materials and Design of Construction Elements (first year).
Teaching Methods
The course is structured around a variety of teaching activities aimed at helping students learn and practically apply constructive principles in architecture:
Lectures and in-depth seminars to acquire theoretical knowledge of building systems.
In-class exercises that involve studying real-world examples and carrying out small design simulations to apply the topics covered in lectures.
Review sessions to facilitate the acquisition and application of knowledge.
Throughout the course, a strong emphasis is placed on using freehand drawing and creating models to help students understand constructive principles.
Assessment Methods
The training course includes a test to verify theoretical concepts and the monitoring of theoretical and practical learning through intermediate exercises, both individual and in groups. The final exam is oral, takes place in an individual format, and includes the evaluation of the exercises and the test.
Texts
Required Reading
ARBIZZANI, E., Tecnologia dei sistemi edilizi. Progetto e costruzione (Building Systems Technology. Design and Construction), Maggioli Editore, 2008.
AA.VV., Manuale di progettazione edilizia, Vol. 4: Tecnologie: requisiti, soluzioni, esecuzione, prestazioni (Manual of Building Design, Vol. 4: Technologies: Requirements, Solutions, Execution, Performance), Hoepli, 1995.
Teaching materials provided during the course.
Useful Bibliography for Project Development
AA.VV., Atlante del legno (Atlas of Wood), UTET, 1998.
AA.VV., Atlante del cemento (Atlas of Concrete), UTET, 1998.
AA.VV., Atlante del vetro (Atlas of Glass), UTET, 1999.
AA.VV., Atlante dell'acciaio (Atlas of Steel), UTET, 1999.
AA.VV., Atlante delle facciate (Atlas of Facades), UTET, 2005.
AA.VV., Atlante dei materiali (Atlas of Materials), UTET, 2006.
Contents
The course addresses the theoretical principles and operational practices related to the design of building systems, with particular attention to the integration among architectural form, realization techniques, and required performance. The objective is to provide students with the tools to understand how a building system is not a sum of isolated elements but a complex organism in which materials, technologies, and functions interact with each other and with the context.
The first part of the course will be dedicated to the definition of building systems and the requirements-performance logic that guides their analysis and design. The theoretical and methodological foundations of the systemic approach will be addressed, highlighting the close relationship between technological choices and the physical, functional, and expressive aspects of architecture.
Subsequently, the main building materials will be analyzed, with particular attention to constructive processes and techniques, with reference to heavy and light structural systems, dry and wet assembly technologies, prefabrication, modularity, and the opportunities offered by digital fabrication.
The course will also delve into the performance of the building system, with reference to safety, environmental comfort, energy efficiency, and the lifecycle of materials. Within this framework, a central role will be attributed to Building Information Modeling (BIM), not only as a tool for representation and data management but as an integrated platform for the control of performance requirements, energy and environmental simulation, lifecycle verification, and disassembly planning.
Alongside the theoretical aspects, the course includes exercises and critical analysis of case studies, aimed at developing the ability to read and interpret building organisms and to propose solutions consistent with the principles of sustainability, design for disassembly, and circularity. The design activities will be integrated with the use of digital environments and BIM tools, thus fostering a multidimensional approach to technological design, capable of simultaneously managing geometric, performance, and management data.
Course Language
Italian
More information
The professor's office hours will be announced at the beginning of the course.
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ARCHITECTURE
Single-cycle Master’s Degree
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