Aimed at a cultural audience that is not necessarily aligned with the knowledge provided by institutional History of Architecture courses, the course aims to increase students' ability to "read" architecture and to make them more aware of the role of History within the design process. In particular, the course provides an introduction to the methods and practices of historical research and the development of individual interpretative tools through the exercise on material, documentary and iconographic sources of selected architectures from the 15th century to the contemporary age.
scheda docente
materiale didattico
This section of the course aims at presenting a series of different historical analysis and interpretations, considered of significant value with respect to the scientific background of the author, to her/his methods of investigations, to research goals, patronage and chronological context. Written sources, such as texts and visual representations, as well as built architectures and urban complexes, are discussed in a critical perspective. A special focus is dedicated to the selection and interpretation of historical sources and to the use of "diagrams" in architectural representations.
- James Ackerman, La villa. Forma e ideologia, Torino
- Rafael Moneo, La solitudine degli edifici e altri scritti, vol 1, Torino 1999.
- John Summerson, Il linguaggio classico dell’Architettura, Torino 1970.
- Manfredo Tafuri, Progetto e utopia, Roma-Bari, 1973.
ANTOLOGIA (da selezionare in riferimento al tema prescelto per l'elaborato "Parallel & Contrasts":
Ulrich Conrads (a c.d.), Manifesti e programmi per l'architettura del 20. secolo, Firenze 1970 (testi da selezionare in relazione al tema Parallel & Contrasts).
Joan Ockman (ed.), Architecture, culture 1943-1968. a Documentary Anthology, New York 1993 (testi da selezionare in relazione al tema Parallel & Contrasts).
Programma
The course of History of Architecture and Methods of Analysis aims at critically retracing the composition process - either ideological, methodical or procedural- at the basis of every architecture. Lessons in chronological sequence, from the Italian Quattrocento to the XX century, are dedicated to masterworks or lesser known architectures, discussing the sources required by selected "history making" processes.This section of the course aims at presenting a series of different historical analysis and interpretations, considered of significant value with respect to the scientific background of the author, to her/his methods of investigations, to research goals, patronage and chronological context. Written sources, such as texts and visual representations, as well as built architectures and urban complexes, are discussed in a critical perspective. A special focus is dedicated to the selection and interpretation of historical sources and to the use of "diagrams" in architectural representations.
Testi Adottati
SAGGI (minimo 2 a scelta tra i seguenti):- James Ackerman, La villa. Forma e ideologia, Torino
- Rafael Moneo, La solitudine degli edifici e altri scritti, vol 1, Torino 1999.
- John Summerson, Il linguaggio classico dell’Architettura, Torino 1970.
- Manfredo Tafuri, Progetto e utopia, Roma-Bari, 1973.
ANTOLOGIA (da selezionare in riferimento al tema prescelto per l'elaborato "Parallel & Contrasts":
Ulrich Conrads (a c.d.), Manifesti e programmi per l'architettura del 20. secolo, Firenze 1970 (testi da selezionare in relazione al tema Parallel & Contrasts).
Joan Ockman (ed.), Architecture, culture 1943-1968. a Documentary Anthology, New York 1993 (testi da selezionare in relazione al tema Parallel & Contrasts).
Bibliografia Di Riferimento
P. R. Banham, The New Brutalism: Ethic or Aesthetic, Stuttgart 1966. H. Burns, I Quattro Libri di Andrea Palladio, in Andrea Palladio 500 anni, a c.d. G. Beltramini, H. Burns, Venezia: Marsilio, 2008, pp. 328-341. C.-L. Frommel, Scale maggiori dei palazzi romani del Rinascimento, in Centre d’études supérieures de la Renaissance (a c.d.), L’escalier dans l’architecture de la Renaissance, Paris 1985, pp. 135-143. R. Krauss, “Grids”, in October, Summer 1979, n. 9, pp. 50-64. C. Thoenes, Introduzione, in Teoria dell’architettura. 117 trattati dal Rinascimento a oggi, Köln 2003, pp. 8-19. R. Wittkower, Architectural principles in the age of humanism, Warburg Institute, London 1965 [1949]Modalità Erogazione
Classes are organized as a sequence of lessons thematically ordered. Active participation of students is highly recommended, as well as their attendance to all the activities (visits to exhibitions or sites of interests) foreseen by the schedule provided. At the end of the course, each student is asked to present a critic paper on a topic previously agreed with the professors: this elaborate, filled by text, images and analytic drawings, can be either in paper or digital format (file .pdf preferred).Modalità Frequenza
Attendance is mandatory for 75% of the course durationModalità Valutazione
The oral exam (60% of the total evaluation) is based on the knowledge of the bibliography provided and the topics discussed in class during the course. An individual paper, both visual+written, is required (40% of the total evaluation) is required: to be titled "Parallels or Contrasts", concerning topics previously agreed with the professor, and to be delivered at the end of the course. The deadline for submitting "Parallels or Contrasts" elaborates is mid June 2023 (Summer session), file .pdf or .ppt format, personal folder in the "student work" folder, shared One Drive, Team Storia e metodi di analisi dell'architettura. More details will be provided during the course.