Building engineering and architecture

Objectives of the course The aim of the course is to teach how to read, interpret, represent and design contemporary territories, with particular attention to the urban scale and to people meant as the main beneficiaries to whom the project is devoted. Lesson contents by theme The lessons are developed through theoretical and methodological insights and are illustrated with design references relating to predominantly contemporary and European experiences. The sequence of topics includes three main themes: 1. The Urban analysis. The new places of the contemporary city. Territorial components and mobility. The perceptive survey. Types of public spaces. 2. The Concept. Participatory planning and the technique of the World Cafè. Maps of contemporary territories. The representation of the concept. 3. The Urban project. The Masterplan. The sustainable urban project. Urban regeneration of brownfield sites. Healthy and livable public spaces. The project area: the former Fiera di Roma The application part of the course includes a design exercise, divided into exercises and a laboratory, and accompanied by site inspections. The study area is located within the GRA, along Via Cristoforo Colombo, near Piazza dei Navigatori. The purpose of the design exercise intends to prefigure an urban project aimed at the regeneration of the area, currently characterized by the presence of the abandoned pavilions of the ex-fair. The choices for urban regeneration will be specified through a series of interventions aimed at the design of healthy and liveable public spaces, collective equipment, pedestrian, and cycle paths in a logic of enhancement of the area and connection with the surrounding cultural and landscape resources.

To be admitted to Urbanistica exam the students must previously passed the Urban Technique exam.

Marichela Sepe (2023), Designing Healthy and Liveable Cities, Routlege, London- New York Marichela Sepe (2020), Spazi Pubblici nella città contemporanea. Dai principi alle buone pratiche. Inu Edizioni, Roma. Marichela Sepe (2013), Planning and Place in the City, Routlege, London- New York Marichela Sepe (2007), Il rilievo sensibile. FrancoAngeli, Milano

Course attendance is mandatory. Absences allowed during the year cannot exceed 20% of the hours dedicated to exercises and the laboratory. The quality of the work carried out will be assessed on the basis of the drawings produced during the semester, with attention on the graphic quality and the completeness of the contents.

The exam consists in evaluating the work carried out, the design process completed, the verification of the training path achieved through the lessons and the study of the texts in the bibliography. The oral test consists of an individual discussion of the theoretical issues presented during the lessons and explored in the texts in the bibliography, and in a group discussion on the work of the project. The final vote will be formulated according to three factors: _ the results achieved during the semester; _ the contents, the graphic quality of the documents, the communication skills and the critical analysis of the work performed; _ theoretical preparation. The vote for the graphic works will be attributed to: _ the quality and relevance of the contents; _ the graphic quality; _ the presentation and organization of work. In order to take the final exam of the Urban Planning course, enrolled students must: _ To have already passed the Tecnica Urbanistica exam _ To attend the lessons, the exercises, the design laboratory _ To participate in the reviews _ To carry out the required project activities on time and in the manner envisaged. _To realize all the required exam papers.

Patrizia Gabellini (2001), Tecniche urbanistiche, Carocci, Roma 2015. Claudia Mattogno (2014), Ventuno parole per l’urbanistica, Aracne editrice, Roma. Bernardo Secchi (2000), Prima lezione di Urbanistica, Laterza, Bari

The course takes place through lessons, site visits, exercises and laboratories aimed at learning and experimenting with the theoretical and operational tools useful for the development of an urban project. Topics covered include: new places in the contemporary city and ways to analyse, represent and design them; the urban project and its characteristics; sustainable urban regeneration; the types of public spaces; the urban healthiness and livability of public spaces; participatory planning. The topics of the lessons will be connected to those of the exercises and the laboratory and will be divided into three main themes which will also correspond to three specific deliveries of graphic works, namely: The Urban analysis, The concept, The urban project.