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HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE (LM)

CODE 98923
ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022
CREDITS
  • 4 cfu during the 1st year of 9914 INGEGNERIA EDILE - ARCHITETTURA (LM-4) - GENOVA
  • 6 cfu during the 2nd year of 9915 ARCHITETTURA (LM-4) - GENOVA
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    SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ICAR/18
    LANGUAGE Italian
    TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
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    SEMESTER 2° Semester
    SECTIONING This unit is divided into 2 sections:

    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

    The course aims to critically analyze training and planning processes that are the basis of building construction, urban renewal, landscape planning and restoration of monumenti from the Industrial Revoltion's Age to the XXI century, with particular attention to the linguistic construction, the effects of ideological transmission, representation of patronage, management.The study of architectural history includes 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 Architecture’s history can help those in the field execute better.

    AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

    By the end of this course students will: know the general outline of the history of contemporary architecture; recognize, historically contextualize and critically evaluate the major architects and buildings from industrial Revolution to XXI century; know the formal and constructive aspects of the works considered, know how to connect architecture with other art and technical disciplines

    PREREQUISITES

    Knowledge of general contemporary history and cultural outlines according to UE Triennal courses standards.

    TEACHING METHODS

    Lectures (by historical-critical, formalist, sociological and iconological methods), workshops and cooperative-working. 

    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

    N. Pevsner, I pionieri dell'architettura moderna, (1943) 1983 Milano.

    TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

    Exam Board

    MARCO SPESSO (President)

    MARCO FOLIN

    LESSONS

    LESSONS START

    Last week of september

    Class schedule

    All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.

    EXAMS

    Exam schedule

    Date Time Location Type Notes
    12/01/2022 11:00 GENOVA Orale
    12/01/2022 11:00 GENOVA Scritto
    26/01/2022 11:00 GENOVA Orale
    26/01/2022 11:00 GENOVA Scritto
    09/02/2022 11:00 GENOVA Orale
    09/02/2022 11:00 GENOVA Scritto
    08/06/2022 11:00 GENOVA Orale
    08/06/2022 11:00 GENOVA Scritto
    22/06/2022 11:00 GENOVA Orale
    22/06/2022 11:00 GENOVA Scritto
    13/07/2022 11:00 GENOVA Orale
    13/07/2022 11:00 GENOVA Scritto
    14/09/2022 11:00 GENOVA Orale
    14/09/2022 11:00 GENOVA Scritto