Architecture

The course of "Progettazione Urbanistica 2"deepens students’ knowledge and skills related to the development of urban projects as both critical and operational tools for interpreting and transforming cities and territories. The course aims, on the one hand, to provide students with theoretical and methodological references of the discipline, analyzing the most recent trends in urban planning and design in Italy and comparing them with significant experiences in other European contexts; on the other hand, it seeks to define and concretely experiment with the themes, contents, and methods for developing a design proposal for a selected spatial area. To this end, students will be guided through a systematic critical reading of the characteristics and transformation dynamics of a specific urban or territorial context. This analysis, conducted through physical-natural, historical, settlement, socio-economic, and functional parameters, will serve as the basis for formulating a evaluative synthesis aimed at identifying the key elements of the project. This synthesis will act as a methodological bridge for defining the project contents, expressed through design outputs at both territorial and urban scales, following the level of detail and form typical of a master plan. Lectures will cover the main theoretical and operational issues of the discipline: contemporary approaches to urban planning and design, European territorial governance models, the role of planning instruments and relevant legislation, the relationship between analysis and project, landscape and urban form representation, and methods for translating strategies into actions and rules. Particular attention will be given to the urban planning language, understood as an integrated system of representations and regulations, and its ability to express project objectives and coherent transformation policies. The course thus aims to provide students with a unified method, applicable at different scales of intervention—from territory to city—capable of integrating analysis, evaluation, and proposal into a conscious, sustainable, and coherent design process.

Attendance of the Urban Design 2 course requires knowledge of the theoretical, methodological, and regulatory foundations acquired in the Urban Design 1 and Urban Planning Law courses. Students should possess basic skills in reading and interpreting the urban and territorial structure, as well as foundational knowledge of morphological, environmental, and socio-economic analysis techniques, and familiarity with graphic and cartographic representation tools. Basic competences in formulating design proposals at the urban scale and the ability to integrate different disciplinary contributions into a coherent framework are also required. A critical and informed attitude toward the processes of urban and territorial transformation is strongly encouraged.

The main textbook adopted is the following Gaeta L., Janin Rvolin U., Mazza L., Governo del territorio e pianificazione spaziale. Città studi edizioni, Milano, 2021

In person

The exam will be based on an oral interview covering the topics discussed during the course lectures, as well as on the discussion of the exercises completed and the design outputs related to the chosen territorial area of study. Oral exam Evaluation of a project

Bibliography elements Calzolari V., Storia e natura come sistema, Argos, Roma, 1999. Gaeta L., Janin Rvolin U., Mazza L., Governo del territorio e pianificazione spaziale. Città studi edizioni, Milano, 2021. Falini P.E., Progetto urbano in Francia, in Rassegna di Architettura e Urbanistica, n.110-111, Kappa, Roma, 2003. Magnaghi A., Il progetto locale. Verso la coscienza di luogo, Bollati Boringhieri, Torino, 2010. Secchi B., Prima lezione di urbanistica, Laterza, Bari, 2000.

The lessons of the course of "Progettazione Urbanistica 2" follow an integrated approach combining theoretical lectures with practical exercises. The lectures introduce the main concepts, methods, and tools of the discipline, analyzing current trends in urban planning and design and providing normative, methodological, and cultural references. Classroom exercises allow students to apply the knowledge acquired by developing analytical interpretations of the urban and territorial context and translating their observations into design proposals. The design process includes both a territorial-scale project, which considers overall transformation dynamics and the relationships between settlement, environmental, and infrastructural systems, and an urban-scale project, focusing on public spaces, urban morphology, and the quality of the built fabric. Exercises also promote the use of graphic, cartographic, and representational tools to communicate design choices clearly and coherently, integrating analysis, evaluation, and proposal within a unified methodological process.

The aim of the course is to deepen students’ knowledge of the theories and techniques of urban design and planning, starting from a concrete approach to current territorial issues and urban trends, with particular attention to the themes of infrastructure and mobility. To achieve this goal, the course will simulate a process of co-planning and participatory design, within the broader framework of urban and territorial policies and planning practices, thereby bringing students closer to the real-world contexts in which they will likely be engaged in the future. The underlying purpose is to overcome disciplinary preconceptions by fostering the ability to listen to the territory and its inhabitants, and to intervene through strategies and actions that shape the quality of urban and territorial policies, without neglecting any of the aspects involved. The study and experimental focus of the course will be on the municipalities located along the disused Civitavecchia–Capranica–Orte railway, based on a territorial Masterplan designed to support the reactivation of the line. Reproducing the dynamics of a planning conference, the course will involve reconstructing the current physical and legal conditions of the territories of the involved municipalities, assessing the Masterplan and the potential effects of the railway’s reactivation on urban contexts and the surrounding areas. Finally, proposals for integrated plans will be developed for each municipality, including interventions for urban regeneration, territorial reactivation, and the redefinition of mobility models.

No prerequisites are required, apart from those established by the study plan.

The adoption of texts is not foreseen

Attendance is not compulsory but is strongly recommended.

To sit the exam, students must individually demonstrate that they have acquired the key elements of the discipline covered during the course and present the outcome of their practical work during a collective presentation.

Bibliografia di riferimento su Roma, i suoi piani e l’evoluzione urbana / about Rome, plans and urban development: I. Insolera, Roma moderna. Torino, Einaudi, 1993. P.O. Rossi, Roma, Guida all'architettura moderna, 1909-1984. Laterza, Roma-Bari, 1993 sull’urbanistica e l’evoluzione disciplinare / about urbanism and discipline evolution : G. Astengo, Voce “Urbanistica” dell’Enciclopedia Universale dell'Arte, Ist. Geograf. De Agostini, Novara 1984 (vol. XIV, pp. 541-642) Ivan Blecic , Arnaldo Cecchini, Verso una pianificazione antifragile. Franco Angeli. Milano, 2016 L. Benevolo, Le origini dell’urbanistica moderna, Laterza, 1967 M. Cerasoli, Politiche ferroviarie, modelli di mobilità e territorio. Le ferrovie italiane nell'epoca della pseudo liberalizzazione. Aracne, Roma, 2012. L. Mazza, Trasformazioni del piano, Franco Angeli, 1997 G. Piccinato, Un mondo di città, Edizioni di Comunità, Torino, 2002 G. Piccinato, La costruzione dell’urbanistica 1871-1914, Officina, 1978 R. Pavia, Le paure dell’urbanistica. Meltemi edizioni, Genova, 2005 C. Ravagnan, Rigenerare le città e i territori contemporanei. Prospettive e nuovi riferimenti operativi per la sperimentazione. Aracne editrice, 2019 D. Wieczorek, Camillo Sitte e gli inizi dell’urbanistica moderna. Jaka Book, 1994 sulle tecniche / about techniques: M. Cerasoli, “Qualità urbana, mobilità, qualità della vita: una “grammatica” per il Rinascimento della città”. In: «URBANISTICA INFORMAZIONI», n° 263 S.I., sessione speciale n° 7 del 2015, pag. 16-19. C. Chiodi, La città moderna. Tecnica urbanistica, a cura di G. Sartorio, Roma 2006 P. Gabellini, Tecniche urbanistiche, Roma, NIS, 2001

The course will be followed a bidirectional and interlocutor iter between teachers and students, during which the theoretical themes of urban planning and those closely related to urban planning will be addressed. The core course of the course will consist of a series of meetings of verification and comparison, to allow a continuous exchange between the experiences progressively matured.

Lectures will focus on understanding urban planning techniques, environmental analysis and assessments, and instrumentation and governance, enabling students to operate effectively in the design phase in subsequent years. The Urban Planning II course aims to provide students with a knowledge and understanding of the transformation processes of the city, the territory, and the environment, in relation to the theories and tools of urban planning, and to experiment with new governance and urban planning processes, in relation to disciplinary innovations. These concepts will be illustrated with reference to a broad disciplinary literature. The objective is to develop the basic skills and technical abilities needed to understand the relevant themes and issues of urban planning in light of the principles of sustainability, equity, and subsidiarity. The course aims to provide, through lectures, presentations, and exercises, the knowledge framework and operational tools needed to properly approach urban planning projects, providing students with the tools necessary to read, interpret, evaluate, and reorganize the physical and functional structure of the city and its parts. The course will be divided into three macro-areas: Macro-area 1 "Cities, Fabrics, Plans, and Projects." Macro-area 2 "Regulatory Aspects and Planning Tools" Macro-area 3 "The Resilient and Climate-Proof City" Macro-area 4 "The Accessible City" Course Exercise The exercise aims to identify the reference systems: naturalistic-environmental, settlement, and relational; to test the main urban planning analysis methodologies for urban plans and urban projects; to explore methods for the qualitative analysis of territorial morphology and the built environment; and to prepare appropriate thematic maps that allow for a synthesis of the system's main weaknesses and strengths. A summary project will be produced on some of the topics explored in depth during the analysis. The academic year exercise The 2025/2026 exercise will be conducted in the municipalities of Viterbo (suburban area along Via Tuscanese) and Capodimonte (lake area). The stratification of urban fabric since the Middle Ages and the urban planning tools for territorial governance will be analyzed. Both approved tools and unfinished planning studies and tools, which nevertheless constitute useful documentary sources for understanding the complexity of the modern and contemporary city, will be analyzed and studied. The city's shape and the characteristics of the different zones will be analyzed, along with the urbanization processes that have affected them. The exercise will also analyze the issues of the contemporary city, the demographic dynamics between the center and the periphery, the depopulation and loss of residents in the historic center, the dynamics of basic services, and major commercial investments in suburban shopping centers. The exercise will conclude with the definition of strategic planning guidelines applied to the areas identified in the urban planning analysis. The purpose of the project is to propose a new overall design for the area in question, both with regard to the complex of public spaces and private spaces open to the public, and to advance more detailed proposals for portions of the entire area, rather than specific issues related to the relationship with the surrounding city (accessibility, public transportation, pedestrian walkways, traffic flows, etc.). The project may be developed in small groups, and its progress will be discussed through group and individual reviews, workshops, seminars, and webinars that will regularly punctuate the course. Group reviews may be scheduled to refine specific aspects of the curriculum, participate in and discuss the methods used, the difficulties encountered, and the results. A final review with colleagues and technicians with national and international experience and prestige in the topics covered may be scheduled. ASSESSMENT The exam will consist of an oral exam on the topics covered in the lectures and a discussion of the in-depth disciplinary work developed in the exercises produced during the course. Books Calabrese L.M., Houben F., Mobility: a room with a view, NAI Publishers, Rotterdam, 2003 Campos Venuti G., Città senza cultura. Intervista sull’urbanistica, a cura di Federico Oliva, Editori Laterza, Roma-Bari 2010 Di Paola F., Fondamenti di Urbanistica. Teorie e storia, Aracne, Roma 2008 Errigo M. F., Piazze. Luoghi di metamorfosi urbane. Torri del Vento editori, Palermo, 2016 Errigo et alii, “Making less vulnerable city. Resilience as a new paradigm of smart planning” in Sustainability 2018, 10, 755 Errigo M.F., “The adapting city. Resilience through water design in Rotterdam”, in Tema, Unina, 1(2018) Errigo M.F., “Urban Resilience along city borders. Forming and managing a dutch delta city”, in PhD Kore Review, marzo 2018, p. 79-95 Falco L., L’indice di edificabilità, Utet Torino, 1999 Musco, F.; Rigenerazione urbana e sostenibilità, Franco Angeli, Milano, 2016. Musco F., et alii, Padova Resiliente. Linee Guida Per La Costruzione Del Piano Di Adattamento Al Cambiamento Climatico, Comune di Padova Musco F., et alii, Mantova Resiliente: Linee Guida per l’Adattamento Climatico, IUAV Plannimng and Climate Lab, Venezia Qu L, Hasselaar E., Making room for people. Choice, voice and liveability in residential places, Techne Press, Amsterdam The Netherlands, 2011 Journals Abitare Abitare la Terra Planum Sustainability Territorio TRIA Urbanistica Urbanistica Dossier Urbanistica Informazioni Additional teaching materials will be distributed during the course. Appropriate website links will be provided during the course. Teaching Method The course is structured into a series of lectures and seminars. The course is structured into theoretical lectures, practical exercises, and discussions. a) Theoretical lectures are designed to provide the technical, conceptual, and methodological tools necessary for practical application. External speakers may be invited to discuss specific topics. b) Exercises are designed to train students in the application of certain disciplinary tools to be applied in areas previously agreed upon with the instructor. Practical exercises will be conducted in the classroom, and assignments will be discussed during the exam. c) Scheduled discussions (including seminars or webinars) are designed to debate and, where appropriate, clarify the content of the course and exercises. Attendance is optional, however, necessary and mandatory revisions of project work will be scheduled.

This course, which takes place in the third year of the Architecture degree program, represents one of the most important opportunities for engaging with urban planning issues as they apply to urban and territorial realities. Prerequisites include the ability to understand the urban and territorial complexity that characterizes contemporary urban and territorial systems. Knowledge and skills in interpreting, analyzing, and understanding territorial transformations relate to regulations, analysis techniques, and urban planning tools at the regional and national level. Skills in interpreting and understanding territorial and morphological transformations are required, as well as the ability to understand the information contained in the various cartography methods used and the main techniques for representing the territory. Today, territorial governance is addressed with a complex set of tools, ranging from plans to programs, from urban projects to urban and territorial policies. In recent years, the plan, which remains a central, though not exclusive, aspect of the process, has undergone significant changes in its instrumental organization and legal form, as well as in its general approach, characterized by a growing focus on governance and strategic planning. However, regional action has generally focused on reform measures, even radical ones, of local spatial planning tools. The city is the place where many people live today, and intervening there has consequences, positive or otherwise, for those who inhabit it or even occasionally visit it. The city is also a "material" historical memory, a record of the passage of time, and caring for it entails a great responsibility. The conservation and redevelopment of urban spaces are one of the paths to follow correctly to ensure these consequences are positive. Planning makes use of various tools, analyses, plans, and regulations, which, when grounded in in-depth knowledge and interconnected, allow for the protection of existing structures and the planning of transformations aimed at progressively improving urban quality. From the disciplinary description presented, it is clear that urban planning makes use of an integrated and multidisciplinary approach for which a preparatory course in Urban Planning I is required.

Calabrese L.M., Houben F., Mobility: a room with a view, NAI Publishers, Rotterdam, 2003 Campos Venuti G., Città senza cultura. Intervista sull’urbanistica, a cura di Federico Oliva, Editori Laterza, Roma-Bari 2010 Di Paola F., Fondamenti di Urbanistica. Teorie e storia, Aracne, Roma 2008 Errigo M. F., Piazze. Luoghi di metamorfosi urbane. Torri del Vento editori, Palermo, 2016 Errigo et alii, “Making less vulnerable city. Resilience as a new paradigm of smart planning” in Sustainability 2018, 10, 755 Errigo M.F., “The adapting city. Resilience through water design in Rotterdam”, in Tema, Unina, 1(2018) Errigo M.F., “Urban Resilience along city borders. Forming and managing a dutch delta city”, in PhD Kore Review, marzo 2018, p. 79-95 Falco L., L’indice di edificabilità, Utet Torino, 1999 Musco, F.; Rigenerazione urbana e sostenibilità, Franco Angeli, Milano, 2016. Musco F., et alii, Padova Resiliente. Linee Guida Per La Costruzione Del Piano Di Adattamento Al Cambiamento Climatico, Comune di Padova Musco F., et alii, Mantova Resiliente: Linee Guida per l’Adattamento Climatico, IUAV Plannimng and Climate Lab, Venezia Qu L, Hasselaar E., Making room for people. Choice, voice and liveability in residential places, Techne Press, Amsterdam The Netherlands, 2011 Riviste di riferimento Abitare Abitare la Terra Planum Sustainability Territorio TRIA Urbanistica Urbanistica Dossier Urbanistica Informazioni

After the mandatory registration to be completed within the first two weeks of the course, attendance is optional, however necessary and mandatory revisions of the project works will be scheduled.

The exam will consist of an oral examination on the topics covered in the lectures and a discussion of the in-depth analysis developed in the exercises produced during the course. The course is structured into a series of lectures and seminars. The course is divided into theoretical lectures, practical exercises, and discussions. a) The theoretical lectures are designed to provide the technical, conceptual, and methodological tools necessary for practical application. External speakers may be invited to discuss specific topics. b) Exercises are designed to train students in the application of certain disciplinary tools to be applied in areas previously agreed upon with the instructor. Practical exercises will be conducted in the classroom on an ad hoc basis, and assignments will be discussed during the exam. c) Scheduled discussions (including seminars or webinars) are designed to debate and, where appropriate, clarify the content of the course and exercises. Attendance is optional, however necessary and mandatory revisions of the project works will be scheduled.

The course is structured into a series of lectures and seminars. The course is structured into theoretical lectures, practical exercises, and discussions. a) The theoretical lectures are designed to provide the technical, conceptual, and methodological tools necessary for practical application. External speakers may be invited to discuss specific topics. b) Exercises are designed to train students in the application of certain disciplinary tools to be applied in areas previously agreed upon with the instructor. Practical exercises will be conducted in the classroom, and assignments will be discussed during the exam. c) Scheduled discussions (including seminars or webinars) are designed to debate and, where appropriate, clarify the content of the course and exercises. After mandatory registration within the first two weeks of the course, attendance is optional; however, necessary and mandatory revisions of project work will be scheduled.