Architectural Sciences

Activity type

Attività formative affini o integrative

SSD

IUS/10

Year

1st year

Semester

2nd semester

CFU

4

Hours distribution

50 classroom hours

Lecturers

Cristiana Lauri

Activity type

Progettazione urbanistica e pianificazione territoriale

SSD

ICAR/21

Year

1st year

Semester

2nd semester

CFU

6

Hours distribution

75 classroom hours

Lecturers

ANTONIO RACITI

The course provides a framework on the institutional structure and on the main Italian and European regulations concerning the governance of the territory, with particular attention to the procedures that determine the conditions for the activity of the architect junior in supporting urban planning and architectural design, and also into the intervention on the existing city. Specifically, the course focuses on some peculiar aspects of the discipline related to learning important essential references such as: National Planning Law (1150/42), the safeguard function (urban planning standards, and the standard ope legis, the safeguard measures); supra-municipal, regional and provincial territorial coordination plan, and differentiated interests (territorial planning with the aim of environmental protection, landscape protection, protected areas and park plan, hydrogeological constraints and soil defense; plan of the river basin, the hydrogeological structure plans); the regulatory masterplan (contents, procedural structure, observations of individuals and repercussions on the proceedings, the interest to appeal, structure and contents of the plan, multi-year program of implementation of the PRG); urban equalization; implementation planning; urban conventions; recovery of the existing building and urban heritage; plans for public housing; urban regeneration; the "home plan"; consensual urban planning: administering by agreement.
At the end of the course, students will have learned operational skills to apply the theoretical knowledge acquired in concrete design contexts in parallel with the fundamentals of Urban planning course with the specific aim of directing their action of designers aware of the system of rules and procedures they have to follow. As part of this teaching, some transversal skills will also be strengthened in relation to: critical skills and judgment on the effects of the rules for intervention at the urban and territorial scale, ability to communicate what has been learned by communicating in public; ability to continue the study in an autonomous way having experienced the importance of the role of the rules and procedures for the architects and designers.

Module:
Knowledge of the fundamentals of urban law.
Knowledge of the main branch disciplines and relevant case law.
Learning of the method of coordination and integration of urban planning issues with economic, territorial and social development. Ability to understand and interpret the most important transformations in the global landscape, as well as the complex organizational governance of urban development.


Module:
Knowledge and understanding

Relevant and appropriate knowledge of the theoretical foundations, models, techniques, and urban planning tools. This includes a basic understanding of territorial representation methods, the interdisciplinary dimension of urban planning, its social, economic, and political implications, the relationships between spatial and social projects, and the idea of ​​the city and citizenship.

This knowledge is acquired through a combination of lectures, seminars, and group activities, including a basic studio exercise, which allows students to experiment with the interactive and relational nature of urban planning knowledge. This practical component of the course aims to produce a project proposal elaborated in draft and/or conceptual form.

Students' knowledge is assessed at both theoretical and practical levels. It is mainly linked to observing their reflective capacity, critical elaboration, and understanding the interrelationships between the different components of urban planning action and, therefore, the logic underlying urban and territorial transformations.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bibliographical references are selected to reflect the richness and plurality of planning approaches. Books are subdivided into three main categories. Each student is expected to choose a book (to be agreed upon in advance) for the final evaluation. A specific lecture is dedicated to introducing each book in terms of approach, structure, and content. During some lectures or seminars, further bibliographical references may be suggested as an in-depth study (and they will be reported in the slides or handouts of the lecture).

(For the list of books, see the Italian version, above)

English books and essays are available on request and can be used by Italian and foreign students. The final oral examination in Italian Language is compulsory.

Module:
Basic knowledge of Public law or Constitutional law or International law


Module:
No specific prior knowledge is required. However, a good knowledge of the Italian language and basic knowledge of history and geography are required.

Module:
Part I - Introductory Concepts
1. The sources of law
2. Administrative law and the notion of public administration
3. The administrative organization.
4. The distribution of powers among territorial authorities.
5. The administrative procedure and the administrative measure.
6. Agreements and simplification tools: service conferences, silence-assent and
SCIA
7. Judicial protection with particular regard to the subjects of construction and government of the territory.

Part II - Urban planning
1. The evolution of urban planning law: historical profiles.
2. Supra-municipal planning;
4. The general land use plan. Zoning and urban planning standars. Environmental plans.
5. Urban planning and environmental constraints.
6. Implementation planning.
7. Special programs and consensual urban planning.
8. The problems of equalization.

Part III - Construction activity and expropriation.
1. The historical evolution of the regulation of private building activity.
2. Building activities and building permits in the TUE: Presidential Decree No. 380/2001.
3. Environmental permits
5. Expropriation
6. The regulation of the planning, design, contracting and implementation of public works and works of public interest.

Part IV - Sectors
1. The protection of the environment
2. Protection of landscape and cultural heritage


Module:
The overall learning objective for this course is to understand the urban planning discipline's rationales (WHYs) and approaches (HOWs). Defined often as a technical endeavor with high political content, over time, the discipline of urban planning has tried to interpret the specific socio-spatial configurations in different geographical, socio-economic, political, and cultural contexts. It has attempted to provide answers to the problems that have been generated as a result of its implementation. Urban planning's main tools and field of action revolves around the regulation of space by using a multiplicity of approaches, models, methods and tools, which the course aims to present and discuss critically.

The course is divided into four different streams of activities (modules) to give students an introduction to different components of urban planning (see also the methods of implementation). In addition to a general introductory section, the four modules are:

a) Planning Theories;
b) History of Urban Planning;
c) History of the City and Urban Theories;
d) Urban planning Technique.

The Planning Theories module (a) addresses the question of the nature of Planning (what it is), its role and meaning (what it is for), and its functioning (how its action is carried out). The History of Urban Planning module (b) introduces the origins of urban planning (foundational acts of controlling space) and those of modern urban planning (response to the problems of urbanization, the relationship between spatial control and social control, between spatial project and politics), with examples and cases.

Module:
Parte I
Alb. Romano (a cura di), Diritto amministrativo, Giappichelli, Torino, 2023.
Parti II e III
P. Urbani, S. Civitarese Matteucci, Diritto urbanistico: organizzazione e rapporti, Giappichelli, Torino, 2023.
P. Stella Richter, Diritto urbanistico. Manuale Breve, Giuffrè, Milano, 2022.
Parte IV
G. Rossi, Diritto dell’ambiente, Giappichelli, Torino, 2021.
C. Barbati, M. Cammelli, L. Casini, G. Piperata, G. Sciullo, Diritto del patrimonio culturale, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2020.


Module:
The course does not require a specific book or reading. Students can choose a book from the bibliography according to their own interests (see "bibliography section").

Module:
Parte I
Alb. Romano (a cura di), Diritto amministrativo, Giappichelli, Torino, 2023.
Parti II e III
P. Urbani, S. Civitarese Matteucci, Diritto urbanistico: organizzazione e rapporti, Giappichelli, Torino, 2023.
P. Stella Richter, Diritto urbanistico. Manuale Breve, Giuffrè, Milano, 2022.
Parte IV
G. Rossi, Diritto dell’ambiente, Giappichelli, Torino, 2021.
C. Barbati, M. Cammelli, L. Casini, G. Piperata, G. Sciullo, Diritto del patrimonio culturale, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2020.


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Lectures
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Group activities



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The course includes different streams of activities, including lectures, seminars, and workshop sessions.
The workshop aims to experiment with the 'translation' of theories into practices (and vice versa) and/or the implementation of a chosen methodology among the ones introduced in class. It foresees the following steps:

1. Reading and interpreting a spatial context through its current socio-spatial phenomena, interpreted diachronically and at different scales.
2a. Critical interpretation of historical transformations (distinguishing among causes and their effects).
2b. Critical interpretation of the planning history (visions, approaches, methods, tools introduced by Planning through time).
3a. Definition of possible scenarios and the related planning tool / or tools useful to drive the change in the chosen direction - and/or to solve a problem (also from a ‘strategic’ perspective).
3b. Definition of the ‘knowledge’ to be used to deepen and solve the questions (sectoral analyses as a result of a particular interpretation of the context and its problems).

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In person participation (or online, if planned)


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Attending courses if highly recommended but not mandatory.

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Written assignment with an open question and case studies
Oral exam about topics covered by the course


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The final exam is an oral exam, which also includes the discussion of the project related to the practical part of the course (workshop). While students are expected to work in group (usually 3-4 people) during workshop sessions and deliverables, their knowledge acquired through lectures and reading will be assessed by using individual assessment.
During the semester, students attending the course can do a mid-term written proof on the main theoretical part of the course (moduls a, b, c), which – if positively passed - will allow reducing the subjects of oral examination. For the final evaluation, the whole activity is taken into consideration.

Students not attending the course are required to arrange their individualized exam with the instructor of record. They will be asked to choose at least one book from those indicated in the bibliography (to be agreed on in advance), study the teaching materials (available online at Sapienza e-learning platform), and deepen the topics included in the presentations by following the bibliographic references they contain.

Module:
The municipality of alpha must adopt a new master plan. Please describe the administrative process to be followed.


Module:
How would you define urban planning?
What is the main difference between analytical and normative approaches?
Can you share examples of how Planning Theories have been articulated?
What are the main decision-making approaches?
What are some main urban theories currently debated?
What does the regulatory power of planning mean? What are the main technical instruments related to that?
What is the role of local knowledge in the production of territorial projects?
How should we use the system of knowledge (local, expert, technical, etc.) in urban planning?

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