The course aims to provide students with a general view on environmental issues with reference to earth sciences and in particular on the direct or indirect use of rocks in architecture.
The course deals with issues ranging from the formation of rocks, their alteration and related geo-morphological processes. Particular attention is paid to illustrating the use of rocks in architecture. The student is brought to a "conscience" in the choice and use of natural materials and the processes that can lead to their decay and eventual restoration. The technical characteristics of natural materials, the research and extraction methodologies (as well as post-extraction mitigation) and laboratory and field tests for the use of the material are illustrated.
Higher school level knowledge of chemistry and physics, basic concepts of Earth sciences
Lectures and, when possible, short excursions
The lithogenetic cycle, the alteration of rocks, concept of landscape and natural resource, hints of cartography and thematic cartography.
Knowledge of the territory, survey and direct tests for the interpretation of the surface and subsoil, laboratory tests. Outline of climatology.
"restoration" of the territory after the use of resources.
Basic
Brancucci G., Marin V. e Salmona P. (2011) Geomorfologia Applicata. Appunti alle lezioni per studenti di Architettura. Libreriauniversitaria
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23 September room 0A 8.30-11.30
NATURAL STONES IN ARCHITECTURE
