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Restoration
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Overview
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Syllabus
Course Objectives
The course provides knowledge and skills aimed at understanding complex architectural organisms of a historical nature, in their urban and territorial context and in the context of contemporary figurative systems; the characteristics and properties of the materials that compose them; the static regime of their structures; the various causes of degradation; the definition of interventions aimed at the reinforcement, rehabilitation and valorization of historical, urban and architectural heritage.
The course aims also to make the students aware of the characteristics and problems that the intervention on buildings presents, in relation to its meaning as historical testimony and, at the same time, as a resource for contemporary use. Therefore, it includes, alongside ex cathedra lessons, design exercises on case studies, with the specific aim of implementing critical skills and operational tools that stimulate the process of care towards the built heritage.
Course Prerequisites
Students must have the basic notions of structures, history of architecture, architectural drawing and architectural technology.
Teaching Methods
1 _ COURSE STRUCTURE AND TEACHING
Lessons (hours / year in the classroom): 35 h
Exercises (hours / year in the classroom): 4 h
Practical activities, site surveys (hours / year in the classroom): 15 h
Seminars: 6 h
2_ AUTONOMOUS LEARNING OF THE STUDENT
Study on bibliography (theoretical part): 35 h
Design on case study: 35 h
Exam preparation: 20 h
Assessment Methods
The exam can be accessed after the conclusion of the workshop held during the semester on a study topic agreed with the teacher and according to specific deadlines. The exercise will be carried out by working groups made up of at least 3 students. The votes within the group could be diversified based on the quality of the work carried out by each of the members.
The final assessment consists of the delivery and evaluation of the entire final work, complete and correct, and an oral test. The oral test will consist of theoretical questions, discussion of the topics of the lessons, on the bibliography of the course and on the learning of the topics, as well as questions aimed at highlighting the student's ability to develop connections between the various topics of the course and with previous teachings.
Texts
G. Carbonara (edited by), Trattato di restauro architettonico, 4 Voll, Utet, Torino 1996-2003.
S.F. Musso, Tecniche del restauro, Utet, Torino 2013.
S.F. Musso (edited by), Recupero e restauro degli edifici storici. Guida pratica al rilievo e alla diagnostica, EPC Libri, Roma 2016.
L. Lazzarini, M. Laurenzi Tabasso, Il restauro della pietra, CEDAM, Padova 1996.
M. De Vita, Architetture nel tempo. Dialoghi della materia, nel restauro, Firenze University Press, Firenze 2015.
Scientific journals and the web are considered useful consultation tools under the guidance of the teacher who, during the lessons, will provide further information and didactic materials in English.
Contents
1_DESCRIPTION
The Laboratory of Architectural Conservation contributes to completing the knowledge characterizing the architect's profession, consistently with the training path of the LM-4 degree class, focusing on the project of conservation of the existing in its interscalar dimension and as an intellectual and scientific product of the training of the architect.
In particular, the Architectural Conservation course provides the essential tools for a correct approach to the conservation project and for the formulation of hypotheses for the compatible reuse of a historic buildings.
2_PROGRAM
The course provides the indispensable tools for a correct approach to the conservation project and for the formulation of hypotheses for the compatible reuse of a historic building. The training activities aim at: recognizing the construction and maintenance practices and the subsequent ways of using an historical building; the analysis of its transformation over time to acquire awareness of the complexity of architectural heritage; analysing the processes of material degradations and structural damage; studying the intervention techniques on materials and structures; developing a compatible reuse project, paying attention to technological and plant adaptations and accessibility issues. The topics will concern:
1. Interpreting historical buildings and its stratifications
The survey and mapping of materials and construction techniques; the stratigraphic analysis.
2. Analysis of the degradations of materials and structural damage
Recording of the most evident manifestations of degradation of materials and interpretation of their causes; Recording of the damage mechanisms and any structural deficiencies, through the interpretation of the causes, monitoring, and non-destructive analysis.
3. The conservation project
Definition of the techniques of conservation of the materials and of the techniques of reinforcement of the structures with particular attention to the concept of minimum intervention and to those connected of compatibility and reversibility.
4. The reuse of architecture
with particular attention to the issue of compatibility with the characteristics and vulnerability of the building, also considering the regulatory requirements and technical legislation. The topic will also be treated through the analysis of experiences and case studies.
The issues listed above will be reported within a summary framework of the cognitive phase and the design phase which is the essential feature of the historic architecture conservation project and which must also emerge in the design exercise phase. This will have as its theme the study of a building or a complex of buildings, proposed to the teacher, on which the conservation process will be experimented according to the method explained in the lectures.
3_EXPECTED RESULTS
Knowledge and understanding:
students gain knowledge and understanding of the principles, the techniques and tools governing operations for conservation and restoration of architectural heritage; students are capable of analysing the architectural features, construction techniques and materials of existing heritage.
Applying knowledge and understanding:
students are capable of developing designs for architectural and urban conservation and restoration, with full awareness of the historical and technical issues.
Making judgements, communication skills and learning skills:
Ability to implement design strategies independently.