FELICE DE SILVA | ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND COMPOSITION II

cod. 0660100016

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND COMPOSITION II

	0660100016
	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
	EQF7
	BUILDING ENGINEERING - ARCHITECTURE
	2024/2025

PERCORSO COMMON

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 3
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2017
	FULL ACADEMIC YEAR

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	ICAR/14	12	120	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

PROFESSORS

	FELICE DE SILVA T Curriculum
	SOSSIO DE VITA Curriculum

	Objectives
	GENERAL OBJECTIVES TO LEARN THAT THE ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT IS DEVELOPED THROUGH A SYSTEM OF RELATIONSHIPS (THE FUNCTION, THE FORM, THE SITE, THE LANGUAGE, THE DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGICAL AND CONSTRUCTION ISSUES) AND AS A RESPONSE TO THE SITE CONDITION – INTENDED BOTH IN THE PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL MEANINGS; ACQUIRE CAPACITIES TO READ ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS IN RELATION TO THE DESIGN TOPIC, TO THE SPACIAL SEQUENCES AND TO THE RELATIONSHIP SYSTEMS; ACQUIRE THE CAPACITY TO CONTROL COMPLEX PROJECTS AT DIFFERENT SCALES; ACQUIRE CAPACITY IN WORKING WITH VOLUMES AND VOIDS; ACQUIRE CAPACITY TO CONTROL THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PART AND THE WHOLE, GEOMETRY AND PROPORTIONAL RELATIONS; ACQUIRE CAPACITY TO CONTROL THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG SPACE, STRUCTURE AND GEOMETRY; ACQUIRE SKILLS TO REPRESENT SPACIAL SOLUTIONS THROUGH THE USE OF DRAWINGS, MODELS, AND CONCEPTUAL REPRESENTATIONS. KNOWLEDGE OF SELECTED MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY DESIGN PROJECTS IDENTIFYING CONCEPTUAL, SPATIAL AND MATERIALS SOLUTIONS. ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. KNOWING HOW TO COMMUNICATE TOPICS, SPACIAL SEQUENCES AND RELATIONSHIP SYSTEMS THROUGH BASIC REPRESENTATIONS (PLANS / SECTIONS / SITE PLANS / MODELS) AND THROUGH CONCEPTUAL REPRESENTATIONS AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT KNOWING HOW TO READ RELATIONAL SYSTEMS WITH THE CONTEXT UNDERSTOOD IN THE MULTIPLICITY OF ITS ASPECTS. COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS CAPABILITY TO WORK IN TEAM AND COMMUNICATE VERBALLY AND GRAPHICALLY ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTS AND LAYOUTS. LEARNING SKILLS. TO APPLY THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND LEARN ON THE BASIS OF THE DESIGN EXPERIMENTATIONS

GENERAL OBJECTIVES
TO LEARN THAT THE ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT IS DEVELOPED THROUGH A SYSTEM OF
RELATIONSHIPS (THE FUNCTION, THE FORM, THE SITE, THE LANGUAGE, THE DIFFERENT
TECHNOLOGICAL AND CONSTRUCTION ISSUES) AND AS A RESPONSE TO THE SITE CONDITION –
INTENDED BOTH IN THE PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL MEANINGS; ACQUIRE CAPACITIES TO READ
ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS IN RELATION TO THE DESIGN TOPIC, TO THE SPACIAL SEQUENCES
AND TO THE RELATIONSHIP SYSTEMS; ACQUIRE THE CAPACITY TO CONTROL COMPLEX PROJECTS
AT DIFFERENT SCALES; ACQUIRE CAPACITY IN WORKING WITH VOLUMES AND VOIDS; ACQUIRE
CAPACITY TO CONTROL THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PART AND THE WHOLE, GEOMETRY
AND PROPORTIONAL RELATIONS; ACQUIRE CAPACITY TO CONTROL THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG
SPACE, STRUCTURE AND GEOMETRY; ACQUIRE SKILLS TO REPRESENT SPACIAL SOLUTIONS
THROUGH THE USE OF DRAWINGS, MODELS, AND CONCEPTUAL REPRESENTATIONS.

KNOWLEDGE OF SELECTED MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY DESIGN PROJECTS IDENTIFYING CONCEPTUAL, SPATIAL AND MATERIALS SOLUTIONS.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING.
KNOWING HOW TO COMMUNICATE TOPICS, SPACIAL SEQUENCES AND RELATIONSHIP SYSTEMS THROUGH BASIC REPRESENTATIONS (PLANS / SECTIONS / SITE PLANS / MODELS) AND THROUGH CONCEPTUAL REPRESENTATIONS

AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT
KNOWING HOW TO READ RELATIONAL SYSTEMS WITH THE CONTEXT UNDERSTOOD IN THE
MULTIPLICITY OF ITS ASPECTS.

COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS
CAPABILITY TO WORK IN TEAM AND COMMUNICATE VERBALLY AND GRAPHICALLY
ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTS AND LAYOUTS.

LEARNING SKILLS.
TO APPLY THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND LEARN ON THE BASIS OF THE DESIGN
EXPERIMENTATIONS

	Prerequisites
	A) ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHITECTURAL COMPOSITION 1, DRAWING II. B) BASIC SKILLS OF SKETCHING, HAND DRAFTING AND COMPUTER DRAWING. BASIC ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN EXPERIENCE. SOME KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE. OPENNESS IN INTER-DISCIPLINARY WORK AND IN EXCHANGING KNOWLEDGE AND CRITICAL REFLECTIONS.

	Contents
	THE COURSE IS CONSTITUTED OF 120 HOURS WITH 48 HOURS OF THEORETICAL REFLECTIONS THROUGH LECTURES AND SEMINARS AND WITH 72 HOURS OF LABORATORY. DURING THE LABORATORY STUDENTS WILL WORK AT THE DESIGN PROJECT ACCORDING WITH THE RECEIVED GUIDELINES AND UNDER THE TEACHER'S GUIDE; WORK WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY REVIEWS. CONTENTS: THE COURSE IS DIVIDED IN TWO DIFFERENT PARTS - EACH COINCIDENT WITH A SEMESTER - BUT STRICTLY INTEGRATED ONE WITH EACH OTHER. THE FIRST PART- WHICH CORRESPONDS TO 6 ECTS - REGARDS: ARCHITECTURAL TOPICS AND SPACIAL SOLUTIONS READ WITHIN SELECTED CONTEMPORARY DESIGN PROJECTS 2 ECTS (LECTURES 10 HOURS; LABORATORY 10 HOURS). WORK OF IMAGES AND DIAGRAMS. 2 ECTS (LECTURES 6 HOURS; LABORATORY 14 HOURS). DESIGN PROJECT DEFINITION THROUGH MODELS, DRAWINGS AND IMAGES AT DIFFERENT SCALES 2 ECTS (LECTURES 8 HOURS; LABORATORY 12 HOURS). THE SECOND PART - WHICH CORRESPONDS TO 6 ECTS - REGARDS: ARCHITECTURE PROJECT: THEORETICAL AND INTERPRETATIVE ISSUES, INTRODUCTION TO THE EXPERIMENTAL WORK. 2 ECTS (LECTURES 10 HOURS; LABORATORY 10 HOURS). READING OF SELECTED DESIGN CASE-STUDIES WITH THE AIM OF INTERPRETING STRATEGIES AND PROCESSES. 2 ECTS (LECTURES 6 HOURS; LABORATORY 14 HOURS). STUDY OF STRATEGIES AND CRITICAL REFLECTIONS. 2 ECTS (LECTURES 8 HOURS; LABORATORY 12 HOURS).

Contents

THE COURSE IS CONSTITUTED OF 120 HOURS WITH 48 HOURS OF THEORETICAL REFLECTIONS THROUGH LECTURES AND SEMINARS AND WITH 72 HOURS OF LABORATORY. DURING THE LABORATORY STUDENTS WILL WORK AT THE DESIGN PROJECT ACCORDING WITH THE RECEIVED GUIDELINES AND UNDER THE TEACHER'S GUIDE; WORK WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY REVIEWS.
CONTENTS:
THE COURSE IS DIVIDED IN TWO DIFFERENT PARTS - EACH COINCIDENT WITH A SEMESTER - BUT STRICTLY INTEGRATED ONE WITH EACH OTHER.
THE FIRST PART- WHICH CORRESPONDS TO 6 ECTS - REGARDS:
ARCHITECTURAL TOPICS AND SPACIAL SOLUTIONS READ WITHIN SELECTED CONTEMPORARY DESIGN PROJECTS 2 ECTS (LECTURES 10 HOURS; LABORATORY 10 HOURS).
WORK OF IMAGES AND DIAGRAMS. 2 ECTS (LECTURES 6 HOURS; LABORATORY 14 HOURS).
DESIGN PROJECT DEFINITION THROUGH MODELS, DRAWINGS AND IMAGES AT DIFFERENT SCALES 2 ECTS (LECTURES 8 HOURS; LABORATORY 12 HOURS).
THE SECOND PART - WHICH CORRESPONDS TO 6 ECTS - REGARDS:
ARCHITECTURE PROJECT: THEORETICAL AND INTERPRETATIVE ISSUES, INTRODUCTION TO THE EXPERIMENTAL WORK. 2 ECTS (LECTURES 10 HOURS; LABORATORY 10 HOURS).
READING OF SELECTED DESIGN CASE-STUDIES WITH THE AIM OF INTERPRETING STRATEGIES AND PROCESSES. 2 ECTS (LECTURES 6 HOURS; LABORATORY 14 HOURS).
STUDY OF STRATEGIES AND CRITICAL REFLECTIONS. 2 ECTS (LECTURES 8 HOURS; LABORATORY 12 HOURS).

	Teaching Methods
	THE DIDACTIC WORK WILL FOLLOW A NO-LINEAR PROCESS BASED ON A SERIES OF DESIGN STEPS, STUDIED TO GUIDE THE STUDENTS TO THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND WHICH WILL GIVE OPPORTUNITIES OF REFLECTION AND EXPERIMENTATION. THE LECTURES WILL PROVIDE THE USEFUL REFERENCES TO THE EXPERIMENTAL WORK DEVELOPED DURING THE DESIGN LABORATORY. FOR EACH OF THE TWO PARTS OF THE STUDIO-COURSE, THE 6 ECTS CORRESPOND TO 60 HOURS OF LECTURES; OF THESE, 24 ARE CONSTITUTED BY EX-CATHEDRAL LESSONS (CONDUCTED BOTH WITH THE EXPOSITORY METHOD AND WITH THE HEURISTIC METHOD), AND THE REMAINING 36 ARE CONSTITUTED BY EXERCISES AND LABORATORY ACTIVITIES OF PROJECT EXPERIMENTATION IN WHICH EACH STUDENT DRAWS UP, UNDER THE TEACHER'S GUIDE, ONE OR MORE PROJECT EXERCISES, THE DIFFICULTY OF WHICH IS COMMUNICATED TO THE CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE. THESE PROJECT EXERCISES INCLUDE ALL THE CONTENTS OF THE COURSE UNITARILY AND ARE INSTRUMENTAL FOR THE ACQUISITION, IN ADDITION TO THE ABILITY TO DEVELOP DESIGN DIAGRAMS FOR A BUILDING OR A SIMPLE URBAN SPACE, EVEN TO DEVELOP THE GROUP. DURING THE EXERCISES SUFFICIENT TIME IS ALLOCATED TO CRITICAL REVIEWS OF THE PROJECT WORKS, WHICH ARE PUBLIC AND REPRESENT A DECISIVE PHASE FROM THE EDUCATIONAL POINT OF VIEW. THE STUDIO-COURSE IS BASED ON AN EXTENSIVE USE OF MODELS IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND SPACE IN THE 3 DIMENSIONS AND THEN ON A WORK THROUGH DRAWINGS, INITIALLY WITH THE SECTION AND LATER WITH THE PLAN. A SPECIFIC PROJECT PROGRAM WILL BE STUDIED AT EACH SEMESTER. AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER THE STUDENTS WILL BE ASSESSED ON THE BASIS OF THE DELIVERED DESIGN PROJECT AND ON THE LABORATORY WORK CARRIED OUT. DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR STUDENTS WILL HAVE A SKETCH BOOK FOR SKETCHES MADE DURING THE LECTURES AND DURING THE INDIVIDUAL STUDY. COURSE FREQUENCY IS MANDATORY (MINIMUM 70%). THE MODE OF VERIFICATION OF PRESENCE IS GENERALLY ELECTRONIC OR MADE BY THE TEACHER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LESSONS.

Teaching Methods

THE DIDACTIC WORK WILL FOLLOW A NO-LINEAR PROCESS BASED ON A SERIES OF DESIGN STEPS, STUDIED TO GUIDE THE STUDENTS TO THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND WHICH WILL GIVE OPPORTUNITIES OF REFLECTION AND EXPERIMENTATION.
THE LECTURES WILL PROVIDE THE USEFUL REFERENCES TO THE EXPERIMENTAL WORK DEVELOPED DURING THE DESIGN LABORATORY.
FOR EACH OF THE TWO PARTS OF THE STUDIO-COURSE, THE 6 ECTS CORRESPOND TO 60 HOURS OF LECTURES; OF THESE, 24 ARE CONSTITUTED BY EX-CATHEDRAL LESSONS (CONDUCTED BOTH WITH THE EXPOSITORY METHOD AND WITH THE HEURISTIC METHOD), AND THE REMAINING 36 ARE CONSTITUTED BY EXERCISES AND LABORATORY ACTIVITIES OF PROJECT EXPERIMENTATION IN WHICH EACH STUDENT DRAWS UP, UNDER THE TEACHER'S GUIDE, ONE OR MORE PROJECT EXERCISES, THE DIFFICULTY OF WHICH IS COMMUNICATED TO THE CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE. THESE PROJECT EXERCISES INCLUDE ALL THE CONTENTS OF THE COURSE UNITARILY AND ARE INSTRUMENTAL FOR THE ACQUISITION, IN ADDITION TO THE ABILITY TO DEVELOP DESIGN DIAGRAMS FOR A BUILDING OR A SIMPLE URBAN SPACE, EVEN TO DEVELOP THE GROUP. DURING THE EXERCISES SUFFICIENT TIME IS ALLOCATED TO CRITICAL REVIEWS OF THE PROJECT WORKS, WHICH ARE PUBLIC AND REPRESENT A DECISIVE PHASE FROM THE EDUCATIONAL POINT OF VIEW.
THE STUDIO-COURSE IS BASED ON AN EXTENSIVE USE OF MODELS IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND SPACE IN THE 3 DIMENSIONS AND THEN ON A WORK THROUGH DRAWINGS, INITIALLY WITH THE SECTION AND LATER WITH THE PLAN.
A SPECIFIC PROJECT PROGRAM WILL BE STUDIED AT EACH SEMESTER. AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER THE STUDENTS WILL BE ASSESSED ON THE BASIS OF THE DELIVERED DESIGN PROJECT AND ON THE LABORATORY WORK CARRIED OUT.
DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR STUDENTS WILL HAVE A SKETCH BOOK FOR SKETCHES MADE DURING THE LECTURES AND DURING THE INDIVIDUAL STUDY.
COURSE FREQUENCY IS MANDATORY (MINIMUM 70%). THE MODE OF VERIFICATION OF PRESENCE IS GENERALLY ELECTRONIC OR MADE BY THE TEACHER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LESSONS.

	Verification of learning
	ALL THE DESIGN EXERCISES, THE MODELS AND THE DRAWINGS HANDED IN DURING THE YEAR WILL BE SHOWN AT AN EXHIBITION THAT WILL PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR AN EVALUATION OF THE DESIGN PROCESS, STIMULATING DISCUSSIONS AND CRITICAL INSIGHTS WITH THE STUDENTS AND THE DESIGNERS INVITED AT THE EVENT IN QUALITY OF GUEST CRITICS. TO THIS EVENT WILL FOLLOW AN INDIVIDUAL COLLOQUIUM, REGARDING THE TOPICS COVERED DURING THE COURSE, THE THEORETICAL READINGS AND THE STUDIED DESIGN WORKS. THE STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE AN ASSESSMENT FOR EACH SEMESTER WORK, AND THE FINAL MARK WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE DESIGN EXERCISES, THE PERSONAL SKETCH BOOK AND THE FINAL COLLOQUIUM HELD DURING THE FINAL TEST. THE LOWEST MARK (18) IS ASSIGNED WHEN THE STUDENT HAS LIMITED KNOWLEDGE OF THE TOPICS AND WHEN THE DESIGN PROJECT WORK IS DEVELOPED DURING THE YEAR WITH INCONSTANCY AND INABILITY TO WORK SELF-CONTAINED. THE HIGHEST MARK (30) IS ASSIGNED WHEN THE STUDENT PROVES TO HAVE A BROAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE TOPICS AND WHEN THE DESIGN PROJECT WORK IS DEVELOPED DURING THE YEAR WITH CONSTANCY AND ABILITY TO WORK SELF-CONTAINED, SHOWING A TOTAL CAPACITY TO APPLY THE THEORETICAL REFLECTIONS DEVELOPED DURING THE LECTURES. THE LAUDEM IS GIVEN WHEN THE STUDENT PROVES TO HAVE AN ABSOLUTE MASTERY OF THEORETICAL AND APPLICATIVE CONTENTS, THE ABILITY TO CONNECT DIFFERENT TOPICS TRANSVERSALLY, AND WHEN THE STUDENT IS ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH AWARENESS AND MULTIPLE LANGUAGE PROPERTIES, MANAGING TO TACKLE PROBLEMS AS WELL COMPLEX ISSUES.

Verification of learning

ALL THE DESIGN EXERCISES, THE MODELS AND THE DRAWINGS HANDED IN DURING THE YEAR WILL BE SHOWN AT AN EXHIBITION THAT WILL PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR AN EVALUATION OF THE DESIGN PROCESS, STIMULATING DISCUSSIONS AND CRITICAL INSIGHTS WITH THE STUDENTS AND THE DESIGNERS INVITED AT THE EVENT IN QUALITY OF GUEST CRITICS.
TO THIS EVENT WILL FOLLOW AN INDIVIDUAL COLLOQUIUM, REGARDING THE TOPICS COVERED DURING THE COURSE, THE THEORETICAL READINGS AND THE STUDIED DESIGN WORKS.
THE STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE AN ASSESSMENT FOR EACH SEMESTER WORK, AND THE FINAL MARK WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE DESIGN EXERCISES, THE PERSONAL SKETCH BOOK AND THE FINAL COLLOQUIUM HELD DURING THE FINAL TEST.
THE LOWEST MARK (18) IS ASSIGNED WHEN THE STUDENT HAS LIMITED KNOWLEDGE OF THE TOPICS AND WHEN THE DESIGN PROJECT WORK IS DEVELOPED DURING THE YEAR WITH INCONSTANCY AND INABILITY TO WORK SELF-CONTAINED.
THE HIGHEST MARK (30) IS ASSIGNED WHEN THE STUDENT PROVES TO HAVE A BROAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE TOPICS AND WHEN THE DESIGN PROJECT WORK IS DEVELOPED DURING THE YEAR WITH CONSTANCY AND ABILITY TO WORK SELF-CONTAINED, SHOWING A TOTAL CAPACITY TO APPLY THE THEORETICAL REFLECTIONS DEVELOPED DURING THE LECTURES.
THE LAUDEM IS GIVEN WHEN THE STUDENT PROVES TO HAVE AN ABSOLUTE MASTERY OF THEORETICAL AND APPLICATIVE CONTENTS, THE ABILITY TO CONNECT DIFFERENT TOPICS TRANSVERSALLY, AND WHEN THE STUDENT IS ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH AWARENESS AND MULTIPLE LANGUAGE PROPERTIES, MANAGING TO TACKLE PROBLEMS AS WELL COMPLEX ISSUES.

	Texts
	LIVIO VACCHINI, CAPOLAVORI. 12 ARCHITETTURE FONDAMENTALI DI TUTTI I TEMPI, CASA EDITRICE LIBRIA, MELFI 2017 / ADOLF LOOS, PAROLE NEL VUOTO, ADELPHI EDIZIONI, MILANO 1972 / HEINRICH TESSENOW, OSSERVAZIONI ELEMENTARI SUL COSTRUIRE, FRANCO ANGELI, MILANO 2003 / CARLOS MARTI ARIS, LA CENTINA E L’ARCO, CHRISTIAN MARINOTTI EDIZIONI, MILANO 2007 / ALBERTO CAMPO BAEZA, PRINCIPIA ARCHITECTONICA, CHRISTIAN MARINOTTI EDIZIONI, MILANO 2018 / FURTHER TEXTS AND DOCUMENTS DIRECTLY PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER AT THE FOLLOWING LINK HTTPS://DOCENTI.UNISA.IT/FELICE.DESILVA

Texts

LIVIO VACCHINI, CAPOLAVORI. 12 ARCHITETTURE FONDAMENTALI DI TUTTI I TEMPI, CASA EDITRICE LIBRIA, MELFI 2017 / ADOLF LOOS, PAROLE NEL VUOTO, ADELPHI EDIZIONI, MILANO 1972 / HEINRICH TESSENOW, OSSERVAZIONI ELEMENTARI SUL COSTRUIRE, FRANCO ANGELI, MILANO 2003 / CARLOS MARTI ARIS, LA CENTINA E L’ARCO, CHRISTIAN MARINOTTI EDIZIONI, MILANO 2007 / ALBERTO CAMPO BAEZA, PRINCIPIA ARCHITECTONICA, CHRISTIAN MARINOTTI EDIZIONI, MILANO 2018 / FURTHER TEXTS AND DOCUMENTS DIRECTLY PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER AT THE FOLLOWING LINK HTTPS://DOCENTI.UNISA.IT/FELICE.DESILVA

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FELICE DE SILVA | ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND COMPOSITION II