DESIGN AND CONSERVATION AND ARCHITECTURAL REPERESENTATION

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Alphabetic division AF - GZ

Course Sheet

Course code:

AI648

Academic Year of enrolment:

2017

Year of supply:

2021/2022

Divisions:

Gruppo C

Type of Course:

Elective Course

Degree:

Course of Single Cycle Degree 5 years in ARCHITECTURE

Is part of:

DESIGN AND CONSERVATION AND ARCHITECTURAL REPERESENTATION

Location:

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

VARAGNOLI Claudio

Cycle:

First semester

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

136

Prerequisites:

The course is a synthesis and a deepening of the contents presented in the courses of Restauro 1 and Restauro 2 and is expressly dedicated to students who face a degree dissertation in Restoration ICAR/19.

Objectives

Knowledge and understanding:
In-depth knowledge of the historical and theoretical character of the themes related to restoration
Ability to understand in an incisive way the relationship between the restoration project and the existing one
Site and / or classroom experiences with the support of highly qualified professionals.

The main purpose of the course is the formation of a complete vision about the project and of works of restoration. Special attention is paid to the knowledge of the traditional masonry building construction. Equal attention will be paid to the innovative techniques used in the preservation of architectural heritage, trying to stimulate a not only formal approach to restoration issues. These goals will be shared with companies and public institutions operating in the restoration and heritage preservation.

The course aims to train students aware of their own design choices and able to carry out successive self-learning processes.

Contents

The course aims to direct the student carrying out the thesis in Architectural Restoration. The topics of the most up-to-date methodological debate will be presented in a multidisciplinary vision, which integrates the contributions of the chemical-physical sciences, of engineering, of historical and archaeometric disciplines. Furthermore, restoration works will be presented, illustrating innovative projects and techniques to guide the student to the operational aspects of the discipline. Finally, contacts will be proposed with companies operating in restoration and rehabilitation, with the aim of introducing the student to professional and business world.

Extended Syllabus

1) “Qualitative” and “quantitative” methods in the approach to the conservation and preservation of the built heritage
2) The system of protection of the built heritagein Italy, according the most recent cultural trends.
3) The understanding of historical structures and its relationship with the conservation
4) The conservation project of built heritage: current trends through the illustration of case-studies.
5) Post-earthquake reconstruction in Italy: examples from history and debate on recent events in central Italy.
6) Landscape protection in Italy: conceptual themes and achievements.
7) Methods and techniques for building reinforcement.
8) Restoration, recovery, conservation, preservation: comparison with other European experiences.

Recommended Bibliography

Varagnoli C., La costruzione tradizionale in Abruzzo. Fonti materiali e tecniche costruttive dalla fine del Medioevo all’Ottocento, Roma, Gangemi Editore, 2008
Varagnoli C. (a cura di), Muri Parlanti. Prospettive per l’analisi e la conservazione dell’edilizia storica, atti del convegno, Firenze, Alinea Editrice, 2009
Varagnoli C., Il culto dei monumenti, in XXI secolo. Appendice della Enciclopedia Italiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, IV vol. Gli spazi e le arti, Roma, Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, 2010, pp. 403-413
Serafini L., Danni di guerra e danni di pace, Villamagna di Chieti, Tinari, 2010
Verazzo C., Le tecniche della tradizione. Architettura e città in Abruzzo Citeriore, Roma, Gangemi Editore, 2014
García Cuetos M.P., Varagnoli C., (eds.), Heritage in conflict. Memory, history, architecture, Roma, Aracne, 2015
Hernández Martínez A. (a cura di), Conservando el pasado Proyectando el futuro. Tendencias en la restauración monumental en el siglo XXI-Preserving the past projecting the future. Tendences in 21st century monumental restoration, Zaragoza, Institución Fernando el Católico, 2016
Galadini F., Varagnoli C. (a cura di), Marsica 1915-L’Aquila 2009. Un secolo di ricostruzioni, atti del convegno Roma, Gangemi Editore 2016
Dalla Negra R., Ippoliti A., Varagnoli C. (a cura di) Le lacune urbane tra passato e presente, atti del convegno, 2 voll., Roma GBE/Ginevra Bentivoglio EditoriA, 2017
D’Avino S. (a cura di), Il rudere: ricostruzione vs conservazione?, atti del convegno, Roma 2017

Teaching Methods

The course is developed through classes and visits to relevant construction sites, monuments or historical towns. Meetings with specialists from other backgrounds, in a multidisciplinary perspective, are therefore planned.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The evaluation will be carried out through discussions about the reports prepared by the students: the topics will be decided with the thesis supervisors and useful for the accomplishment of the final work.

Contacts/More Information

The reception schedule for students will be announced at the beginning of the academic year. The course takes place in a multidisciplinary perspective. Lessons by other teachers and specialists are therefore planned.

Other courses

Course year: 1

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 1
14 Credits
DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY
8 Credits - Basic
HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE 1
8 Credits - Basic
MATHEMATICS
10 Credits - Basic
THE MATERIALS AND DESIGN OF BUILDING ELEMENTS
8 Credits - Characterising
URBAN PLANNING 1
8 Credits - Characterising
ENGLISH
4 Credits - Language/Final Examination

Course year: 2

COMPOSIZIONE ARCHITETTONICA 2
14 Credits
ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY
8 Credits - Basic
HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE 2
8 Credits - Basic
DESIGN OF CONSTRUCTIVE SYSTEMS
8 Credits - Characterising
STATICS
6 Credits - Characterising
URBAN PLANNING 2
10 Credits - Characterising
DESIGN 1
6 Credits - Related/Supplementary

Course year: 3

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 3
14 Credits
TOWN PLANNING LAWS
8 Credits
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING
8 Credits - Basic
BUILDING PHYSICS AND INDOOR ENVIRONMENT
12 Credits - Basic
ARCHITECTURAL RESTORATION 1
6 Credits - Characterising
STRUCTURAL MECHANICS
6 Credits - Characterising
TECNICA DELLE COSTRUZIONI 1
8 Credits - Characterising

Course year: 4

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 4
14 Credits
HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE 3
8 Credits - Basic
ARCHITECTURAL RESTORATION 2
10 Credits - Characterising
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE 2
8 Credits - Characterising
ENVIROMENTAL DESIGN
8 Credits - Characterising
URBAN DESIGN
10 Credits - Characterising
DESIGN 2
6 Credits - Related/Supplementary

Course year: 5

REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL AND ESTIMATING COST
8 Credits - Characterising
BUILDING DESIGN
8 Credits - Elective Course
DESIGN AND CONSERVATION AND ARCHITECTURAL REPERESENTATION
8 Credits - Elective Course
DESIGN AND CONTEXT
8 Credits - Elective Course
DESIGN AND PLANNING
8 Credits - Elective Course
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGICAL PLANNING
8 Credits - Elective Course
THESIS LABORATORY: BUILDING DESIGN
12 Credits - Elective Course
THESIS LABORATORY: DESIGN AND CONSERVATION AND ARCHITECTURAL REPERESENTATION
12 Credits - Elective Course
THESIS LABORATORY: DESIGN AND CONTEXT
12 Credits - Elective Course
THESIS LABORATORY: DESIGN AND PLANNING
12 Credits - Elective Course
THESIS LABORATORY: INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGICAL PLANNING
12 Credits - Elective Course
FINAL WORK
15 Credits - Language/Final Examination
INTERNSHIPS
11 Credits

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