Building engineering and architecture

The load bearing structure and the spaces definition (basics - design criteria - construction techniques)The spatial structure and the functional compliance (size and distribution - accessibility – security)The technological structure and the control of environmental conditions (technical facilities - environmental protection – integration)The descriptive structure of building system (description – classification)The procedural structure of construction (building process - design as a process - structure of the design process)

Knowledge of the building system in the classification of built spaces and parts, in their hierarchical and correlation relationships. Basic knowledge of statics and technical physics. Project representation. Fundamentals of technical drawing. Fundamentals of analytical and descriptive geometry.

PDF documents downloadable from the course web page For distance teaching, lessons and all course material are made available through the Google Classroom application, according to the indications of the Faculty and Degree Course Presidency.

Compulsory attendance at design workshops. Strongly recommended attendance at lectures and tutorials, also in view of the lack of textbooks related to examination topics

10% diligence during the year 10% advanced energy modeling exercise 50% evaluation of the project 30% oral test on the interpretation and comment of construction details (1st question), on the extemporaneous resolution of a technical problem (2nd question) and on the description of an energy system (3rd question)

Allen E., I fondamenti del costruire, Mc Graw-HillChing F.D.K. Salvatori- Heller, Le strutture in architettura, Etas, 1992. Rivista “Detail”, Institut für Internationale Architektur-Dokumentation, Monaco. Rivista “Il Sole 24 Ore – Arketipo”, Il Sole 24 Ore, Milano. Collana “Grandi Atlanti di Architettura”, UTET, Torino

The didactic course is developed with theoretical lectures on active and passive systems for energy efficiency in buildings, the methods and issues relating to the structural support of building constructions, and the building process. The exercises and workshops are design-based and include group work on the project theme proposed by the lecturer. The final assignment consists of a synthesis project at various levels of a building organism and contributes to the assessment of profit jointly with the oral examination.