PRESENTAZIONE

OBIETTIVI E CONTENUTI

OBIETTIVI FORMATIVI

The aim of the course is to focus on the environmental assessment of the architectural project in its different components, in order to relate the choices resulting from functional requirements and architecture expression.

OBIETTIVI FORMATIVI (DETTAGLIO) E RISULTATI DI APPRENDIMENTO

The aim is to provide the tools for facing a design project, considering technological and environmental aspects (as limited sources, pollution, etc.) and to quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate performances and environmental impacts of design choices, in relation to the specific characteristics of the site. Since the majority of the European and world population lives in urban areas, the main ecological and environmental issues of such areas are faced, as well as related strategies to be adopted to increase resilience and climate change adaptation.

The main learning outcomes can be summarized as follows:

• Critically elaborate and evaluate the relations between urban environment, architecture and urban design and ecological and environmental issues;
• Applying methodologies and tools to drive design choices for climate change adaptation and mitigation;
• Quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate the environmental impacts and benefits of design choices, among which the selection of design strategies and technologies (e.g. NbS), in relation to the site characteristics, considering in particular thermal comfort improvement.

MODALITA' DIDATTICHE

The course includes the use of innovative teaching methodologies to reach the mentioned aims. Most of the topics will be faced and deepen by in class activities, such as debates, exercises, application of tools to a (simplified) design project. To do so, study at home materials will be provided for most of the topics.

The use of the mentioned teaching methods is to favour a critical view of the topics and active involvement of students, in addition to the application of selected tools to a design project. Such activities are addressed to the students attending classes for all the semester.

Studentesse e studenti che abbiano in corso di validità certificazione di disabilità fisica o di apprendimento in archivio presso l'Università e che desiderino discutere eventuali sistemazioni o altre circostanze relative a lezioni, corsi ed esami, dovranno parlare sia con il docente dell'insegnamento che con il referente per la disabilità del Dipartimento Architettura e Design (https://architettura.unige.it/commissioni_e_referenti_dipartimento)."

Students who have a valid certification of physical or learning disabilities on file with the University and who wish to discuss possible accommodations or other circumstances regarding lectures, coursework and exams, should speak both with the teacher and with the Department of Architecture and Design's disability referent (https://architettura.unige.it/commissioni_e_referenti_dipartimento).

PROGRAMMA/CONTENUTO

The main topics are:

• sustainability in architecture and climate change
• ecological and environmental issues of urban areas
• environmental and microclimatic analysis of a site with a focus on thermal comfort
• strategies and technologies for climate change adaptation and mitigation
• nature based solutions
• architecture and (urban) ecology

TESTI/BIBLIOGRAFIA

Slides will be available on Aulaweb. For each topic a specific bibliography will be provided as well.

DOCENTI E COMMISSIONI

Commissione d'esame

KATIA PERINI (Presidente)

CLARA VITE (Presidente Supplente)

LEZIONI

Orari delle lezioni

L'orario di questo insegnamento è consultabile all'indirizzo: Portale EasyAcademy

ESAMI

MODALITA' D'ESAME

The final exam includes the evaluation of the students’ skills considering methodological, theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics of the course. For students attending classes, it is based on a discussion on the activities and exercises developed during the course.

For the students not attending classes, the exam is oral, with questions related to the study at home material (uploaded in Aulaweb), and it includes the assessment of a simplified exercise to be presented according to the instructions provided on Aulaweb.

MODALITA' DI ACCERTAMENTO

Students attending classes

The activities implemented during classes (see Teaching method) will evaluate the ability of the students to critically elaborate and relate the different topics and issues. A design exercise will allow verifying the abilities to apply the knowledge acquired and to quantitatively and qualitative evaluate the impact of design choices on the environment.

Students not attending classes

The oral exam will evaluate the ability of the students to critically elaborate and relate the topics. In addition, thorough specific examples and cases, the abilities to apply the knowledge acquired and to evaluate the impact of design choices on the environment will be verified. A simplified design exercise will allow verifying the abilities to apply the knowledge acquired and to quantitatively and qualitative evaluate the impact of design choices on the environment.

The evaluation takes into account also the quality of exposure and the correct use of specific terms.

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