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Design
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Overview
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Syllabus
Course Objectives
The course aims to provide knowledge and skills related to the understanding, enjoyment and representation of space and shapes. In particular, it will focus on the acquisition of surveying and graphic restitution techniques aimed at the representation and communication of architectural design.
Special attention will be paid to the critical use of digital technologies for surveying and graphic restitution.
In summary, the training objectives will be:
- acquisition of the basics of analog and digital architectural surveying;
- ability to interpret, read and represent the data acquired from the survey;
- skill in the use of range-based techniques (scanner-laser);
- skill in the use of image-based techniques (survey through images).
Course Prerequisites
Knowledge of the fundamentals of representation and applications of descriptive geometry. Aptitude for life drawing. Knowledge of at least one CAD drawing and modeling software. Knowledge of at least one raster image processing software.
Teaching Methods
1_ COURSE STRUCTURE AND TEACHING
Teaching will include theoretical lectures, laboratory exercises and study seminars according to a schedule divided into two distinct sections.
The first part of the course, roughly the first five weeks, will be devoted to seminars and lectures aimed at acquiring notions necessary for setting up a correct survey approach, especially using of new digital technologies.
The second part of the course, the last six weeks, will be devoted to field surveys and application experiments on artifacts assigned by the lecturer.
Attendance at the course is mandatory.
- Lectures (hours/year in the classroom): 10
- Exercises (hours/year in the classroom): 15
- Practical activities (hours/year in the classroom): 27
- Seminars (hours/year in the classroom): 8
2_ AUTONOMOUS LEARNING OF THE STUDENT
The student is required to do individual work for a total of 90 hours:
- In-depth study/study on bibliography (theoretical part): 20 hours
- Test preparation (experimentation): 35 hours
- Examination preparation: 35 hours
Assessment Methods
The examination will take place through a review of the training and experiences conducted by the student. The exercises will be developed along the thematic lines indicated by the lecturer.
Periodically, some verifications of the course of surveying and graphic restitution will be carried out in order to ascertain the correctness of the method and the congruity of the results.
The examination test, which can be accessed upon verification of minimum attendance (70%), includes both a verification of the theoretical training course related to the topics covered during the course and an evaluation of the graphic works prepared by the students along the thematic lines indicated by the lecturer.
Grades:
30 - 30 cum laude: excellent ability in devising and developing the project of surveying and representation of the assigned theme; excellent property of language and communication also through different registers (drawing, presentation, etc.);
26 - 29: good ability in devising and developing the project of surveying and representation of the assigned theme; good ability to articulate a specialised discourse also through different communicative registers;
22 - 25: sufficient ability in devising and developing the project of surveying and representation of the assigned theme; good ability to articulate a specialist discourse
18-21: minimal ability in devising and developing the project of surveying and representation of the assigned theme;
Insufficient: severe difficulties in devising and developing the project of surveying and representation of the assigned theme; severe training deficiencies; inability to apply acquired knowledge; inappropriate language.
Mode of conducting the examination: theory and practice.
Texts
Chiavoni E., Filippa M., Docci M. (Eds.). (2001). Metodologie integrate per il rilievo, il disegno, la modellazione dell'architettura e della città. Roma: Gangemi, Roma.
De Luca L. (2011). La fotomodellazione architettonica. Rilievo, modellazione, rappresentazione di edifici a partire da fotografie. Flaccovio: Palermo.
Docci M., Maestri M. (2009). Manuale di rilevamento architettonico e urbano. Milano: Laterza.
Maestro R. (1991). Disegnare per l'analisi e per il progetto. Guida alle esercitazioni di disegno di architettura. Bologna: Esculapio.
Marino L. (1990). Il rilievo per il restauro. Ricognizioni - Misurazioni - Accertamenti - Restituzioni – Elaborazioni. Milano: Hoepli.
Handouts provided by the lecturer.
Contents
1_DESCRIPTION
The course aims to provide the tools for adequate knowledge and interpretation of architectural buildings and the context in which they are located, proposing a correct approach to the methods of investigation and preparation of architectural and urban design.
Methods and techniques for both direct and indirect survey through the most advanced digital instrumentation will be addressed. Survey and graphic restitution will be used as tools for critical interpretation of the state of facts. Geometric, formal, material and spatial analysis will be adopted as the body of knowledge on which the culture of architectural design is based.
2_COURSE PROGRAMME
Survey and representation will be the two essential aspects that will characterize the phases of the course. Survey will be used as a tool for the construction of an interpretative model of reality that, through historical documentary investigation, traditional and digital surveying techniques, leads to a full understanding of the artifact. Representation as a tool for communication, knowledge, analysis and critical interpretation. A proper surveying methodology will be proposed to acquire dimensional, formal, and material aspects aimed at knowledge and design.
In summary, the following topics will be covered:
- tools and methodologies for direct survey;
- the eidotype and the survey project;
- the indirect survey: hints on the photogrammetric survey and the instrumental survey;
- surveying through images: from geometric rules to computer technologies;
- range-based surveying: laser scanning and graphical restitution;
- image-based surveying: photomodeling and graphic restitution.
The module is part of the “Integrated Architectural Drawing and Surveying Course”, so it will be coordinated with the contents of the "Drawing" module, offering opportunities for application of topics related to life drawing, graphic conventions, representation techniques, and 2D and 3D graphic restitution.
During the course, field survey experience using scanner-laser and photogrammetric techniques will be offered, with subsequent return of graphical papers agreed with the lecturer. These works will allow access to the final exam.
3_EXPECTED RESULTS
The course aims to acquire skills related to direct and indirect survey methodologies. It will also develop skills in understanding, analyzing and interpreting architectural artifacts, skills in processing survey data and preparing communication strategies.
Knowledge and understanding skills
By the end of the course, the student will have acquired the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct surveys using direct methodology and digital instrumentation.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
Thanks to the acquired skills, the student will be able to survey and represent spatial contexts and architectural artifacts, returning them in graphic form according to international conventions. He/she will also acquire the ability to organize communication strategies.
Autonomy of judgment
The knowledge and skills acquired will enable the student to interpret architectural shapes and space, as well as to develop a critical approach to surveying and representation techniques, proposing autonomous and original solutions.
Communication skills
The student will acquire the ability to communicate with appropriate terminology and through survey papers, both in specialized scientific fields and in broader popularized contexts.
Learning skills
At the conclusion of the training course, the student will be able to independently explore techniques of surveying and graphic representation, having acquired the necessary basis for further study in the field of surveying and multimedia communication technologies.
More information
Attendance at the course is mandatory.