B026328 - URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING LABORATORY

Italian

Italian

The scientific and disciplinary contents of the Laboratory relate to the theories and practices aimed at the knowledge and design of the city and the territory in a sustainable way. More specifically, they concern i) the formation and transformation of structural patterns and morphologies of human settlements, ii) their interactions with the surrounding environment, iii) the methods, tools, and practices of physical planning and urban design and regeneration at different scales.

Alberti F., Brugellis P., Parolotto F. (eds., 2014), “Città pensanti. Creatività, mobilità, qualità urbana”, Quodlibet, Macerata
Carmona M. et al., (2010), “Public Places Urban Spaces. The Dimensions of Urban Design” (2nd Edition), Architectural Press, Oxford
Ghel J. (2010), “Cities for People”, Island Press, Washington DC
Further references will be provided during the course.

The Laboratory aims to provide knowledge, working methods, and interpretative tools to develop students' planning and analytical skills, evaluative synthesis, and strategic vision of urban and metropolitan systems, with reference to the different components (anthropogenic and natural, material and immaterial) and functioning (state of fact and law), at different scales.
The main objectives to be achieved with the final exercise are:
1 - Definition of a strategic concept and master plan for the study areas, according to principles of sustainability.
2 - Articulation of mobility patterns within the study area, with special regard to the pedestrian and bicycle networks and to public transport.
3 - Integrated design of the "public realm" from the functional, architectural, and environmental point of view, in the perspective of the "15-minute city".

Knowledge of the Italian language.
Adequate knowledge of the English language.

Teaching will include lectures, guided exercises, with intermediate tests.
The design exercise will be conducted in groups.

Attendance to the lessons is compulsory, for at least 75% of the scheduled teaching hours.
The deadlines of individual and group exercises and of work-in-progress drafts will be communicated well in advance.
The exam dates scheduled for the summer terms are the natural conclusion of the Laboratory activities for all the students.

The evaluation will take into account the results of the intermediate exercises, the individual interviews on the topics covered in class, and the final discussion on the analysis and project proposals referred to the study area.

A.A. 2021-22
School of Architecture
5-year Master's Degree Course in Architecture
Laboratory on Urban planning and design C
8 CFU

Teacher
Prof. Francesco Alberti

Tutors
Arch. Maria Vittoria Arnetoli
Arch. Eleonora Giannini

THE EXTENDEFD PROGRAM OF THE LABORATORY IS PROVIDED IN ITALIAN