Design

LEARNING OBJECTIVES The Theory of Form course provides students with the fundamental knowledge to understand the principles of formal composition and the structural logic that governs geometric and spatial configurations in two-dimensional and three-dimensional fields. The aim is to develop analytical and operational skills in controlling the relationships between compositional elements, promoting a methodological approach to the construction of forms. At the end of the course, students will be able to: Recognise and apply the fundamental principles of formal composition. Analyse geometric structures and the relationships between the constituent elements of a formal configuration. Develop a sensitivity towards spatial organisation and the distribution of visual elements in the 2D and 3D graphic field. Use analogue and digital tools for the construction of formal structures. COURSE CONTENT The course is divided into the following macro-themes: Fundamentals of formal composition (Gestalt) Definition of compositional rules of form. Relationships between order, rhythm and proportion. Models of spatial organisation. Geometry and structure of form Construction of patterns and geometric configurations Principles of digital modelling for lines and surfaces Modularity and formal aggregation Techniques of representation and formal construction Digital and analogue modelling Compositional experimentation using visual programming tools TEACHING METHODOLOGY The course alternates between theoretical lessons, practical exercises and laboratory activities aimed at the analysis and construction of formal structures. The use of digital tools for modelling and simulating geometric configurations is encouraged, alongside traditional representation techniques. ASSESSMENT METHODS Assessment will be based on: The completion of practical exercises during the course. The development of summary projects. EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of the course, students will have acquired: Knowledge of the fundamental principles of formal composition. The ability to analyse geometric structures and the relationships between elements. Operational skills in the application of rules of construction and formal transformation. Skills in the use of tools for representing and modelling form. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

No prerequisites

R. Arnheim - Arte e percezione visiva – 17 ed – Feltrinelli, Milano 2002; R. Bodei - Le forme del bello - Il Mulino, Urbino 2004. A. Casale - Forme della percezione - Franco Angeli, Milano 2018 A. Casale - Geometria creativa - Edizioni Kappa Roma 2010 A. Casale - Il bello, la maestria, l'arte - Franco Angeli, Milano 2023 R. Migliari e AAVV, Geometria descrittiva, Vol. 1, De Agostini editore, Milano 2009. A. Casale - Geometria creativa - (nuovi quaderni di applicazioni della geometria descrittiva / edizioni Kappa); A. Casale – Forme della percezione – Franco Angeli – Roma 2018 A. Casale – Il bello, la maestria, l’arte - Franco Angeli – Roma 2023 A. Casale, G. M. Valenti, M. Calvano, A. Oliva, M. Tsiamis – The shape of the folded surfaces – Franco Angeli, Roma 2019 R. Arnheim - Arte e percezione visiva – 17 ed - Feltrinelli Milano 2002; B. Munari - Da cosa nasce cosa – 14 ed - Editori Laterza 2009; R. Bodei - Le forme del bello - Il Mulino 2004; E. De Bono - Il pensiero laterale - 8 ed - BUR 2008. G. M. Valenti – de.form.are (ing) – designpress, Roma 2008; G. M. Valenti – Di segno e modello – Franco Angeli, Roma 2021;

attendance is not mandatory but strongly recommended

Students must demonstrate their knowledge and mastery of the theoretical processes of the subject through oral and graphic responses demonstrated directly during the examination, in addition to their individual notebook on the theoretical principles of the subject and the collection of exercises proposed during the course.

Theoretical lectures are followed by exercises, partly in the classroom and partly at home. At the end of the course, students must submit two projects, accompanied by drawings, a digital 3D model, and a physical model.