CODE 60985 ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 1 PROGETTAZIONE DELLE AREE VERDI E DEL PAESAGGIO 9006 (LM-3) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ICAR/18 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The aim of the course is to present a general introduction to the history of landscape and gardening, from antiquity to the modern era. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Students must acquire the basic tools for research in landscape history, through two complementary approaches: fieldwork (local surveys) and desk research (documentary sources and historical maps). Lessons are divided into a systematic part and an historical part, which follows the chronological development from Roman era until today. PREREQUISITES Students should have a basic knowledge of the history of European architecture. TEACHING METHODS The course consists of lessons, divided up according to historical eras, and includes visits to historic gardens. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Systematic part: - Basic tools for the study of historic landscapes - Landscape analysis: goals and methods - Sources for research: written sources and visual sources - Research organisation - Morphology of landscape and local history. Historical part: - The historical development of landscapes and gardens in ancient world - The medieval garden and the monastic culture: the “hortus conclusus” - The Renaissance and the Italian garden - The French formal garden in the age of Louis XIV - Picturesque English landscape gardens in the 18th century. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Basic manuals: C. Tosco, Il paesaggio come storia, Il Mulino, Bologna 2006; C. Tosco, Storia dei giardini, dalla Bibbia al giardino all'italiana, Il Mulino, Bologna 2018; P. Grimal, L’arte dei giardini. Una breve storia, Donzelli Editore, Roma 2005. Reccomended reading: F. Panzini, Progettare la natura. Architettura del paesaggio e dei giardini dalle origini all’epoca contemporanea, Zanichelli, Bologna 2005; C. Tosco, I beni culturali. Storia, tutela e valorizzazione, Il Mulino, Bologna 2014. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD CARLO MARIO TOSCO ELENA GIANASSO Exam Board CARLO MARIO TOSCO (President) ELENA GIANASSO LESSONS LESSONS START https://corsi.unige.it/9006/p/studenti-orario Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy
