OVERVIEW

History of Architecture is an organised concept by a critical point of wiew of all design matters: buinding design, urban planning, landascape planning, technology, industrial design, restoration of monuments. It comtemplates social, economic and managing parameters too.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

This course of architectural history covers the topics of religious architecture, landscape architecture, civil architecture, naval architecture, and military architecture – each offering insight into the role of history, culture, and geography in shaping the world around us. An understanding of the history of architecture can help those in the field work and operate better.
 

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Through lectures (focusing on the greatest exponents of the Modern Movement that have also dealt with Industrial Design) and workshops (where students can progressively apply their knowledge and finally develop a research project for a multimedia product, improving their communication and expression skills), this course aims to increase students' ability in philological analysis, historical investigation, as well as the ability to independently conduct research and critically analyze information.

 

PREREQUISITES

Knowledge of general contemporary history according to UE secondary School standard

TEACHING METHODS

Formalist, sociological and iconological methods. 

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

From Industrial Revolution to Post-Second War period (50/60 decades in XX c.). For complete contents see the two handbooks in bibliography

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

B. Zevi, Architettura della modernità, Roma 1997.

M. Spesso, Integralità dell'architettura, Genova 2019.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

GIANLUCA PORCILE (President)

MASSIMO CORRADI

LESSONS

LESSONS START

As official DAD's calendar of first semester

Class schedule

HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE (DN)

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written-oral exam. Written: open-endend questions; oral: discussion about answers

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Quality level in achievement of present outcomes.

Exam schedule