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CODE 81124
ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026
CREDITS
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
MODULES Questo insegnamento è composto da:

OVERVIEW

The first-year curriculum includes a set of disciplines that, at different scales and from different perspectives, contribute to the understanding of architectural and landscape heritage. In order to apply what is learned in lectures, an in-depth study of a building, its site, and its territorial context is required. The course includes: geometric and morphological analysis of architecture; historical, documentary, and archival analysis, and architectural archaeology; analysis of materials and construction techniques; analysis of weathering and degradation phenomena, defects in construction components, and technological and plant engineering deficiencies; structural and seismic analysis and diagnosis; urban, territorial, and landscape analysis; and legislation. Particular attention, during the first year, is given to the use of information technology (ICT) for cataloging and managing the data acquired during the study phases.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The first-year course, through the specialized contribution of the various modules into which it is divided, aims to provide the set of methodological, theoretical, and technical knowledge necessary to thoroughly and rigorously analyze ancient and recent architectural and landscape cultural heritage and to fully understand their historical and cultural significance, with a view to their subsequent conservation and enhancement, as well as their future use.

PREREQUISITES

The necessary prerequisites are those offered by the LM4-Building Engineering-Architecture degree program, which, by law, grants admission to the Specialization School without any academic credits. For the other degree classes indicated in the announcement based on the Ministerial Decrees of 31 January 2006 and 1 August 2019, educational debts may be assigned to be recovered within the first year.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam consists of the student group preparing written and graphic analyses of the building under study and its urban and landscape context; the development of computer systems for archiving and managing the collected data; and their presentation and discussion. To prepare for the exam, students will have ample opportunity for discussion and discussion with instructors as part of the "Interdisciplinary Laboratory: Analysis/Diagnosis" activities included in the curriculum. Individual assessment may be required for certain specialized content, as may be indicated in the course modules.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The assessment of preparation consists of verifying the clarity, methodological and technical accuracy, and completeness of the written and graphic papers submitted by the trainees. It also evaluates the trainees' ability to present and explain the analytical process undertaken and the knowledge gained during the year on the case study proposed by the instructors.