ID:
D40111-B
Duration (hours):
60
CFU:
6
SSD:
Architecture Technology
Located in:
REGGIO DI CALABRIA
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DESIGN/DESIGN Year: 1
Year:
2025
Course Catalogue:
Overview
Date/time interval
Secondo Ciclo Semestrale (09/02/2026 - 30/04/2026)
Syllabus
Course Objectives
The course aims to introduce the student who begins his journey into the complex and articulated world of Design; a first conscious approach to the study of materials and technologies, whose educational purposes and topics covered can be expressed through the following aphorisms:
· The study of materials is essentially identified with the knowledge of the means, their production cycle and their place in the process for the creation of the final good;
· To design it is necessary to know the characteristics of the materials, in relation to the specific functions for which the final object will be intended, to the problems of structure and stability, protection and durability, appearance, workability and reproducibility;
· The properties of each material influence the production processes and therefore its choice determines the result as well as the final price
· In the design of any object, the material to be used is of fundamental importance and the choice of this must be conscious and motivated;
.The success of the product in functional terms, in terms of shape and geometry, and in terms of transmission of sensations and emotions to be aroused in users, depends precisely on how the critical and decisive phase of the material choice is addressed and resolved.
Course Prerequisites
The student must demonstrate that they are prepared to respond to the complexity of problems connected to the world of design, having clear that the objective of the course of study undertaken is aimed at their training as a future professional figure.
The student must also demonstrate the ability to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions in a clear and relevant way. Starting from the approach of technical choices whose possible results in terms of design, recognizing that these do not depend only on the creativity and innovation of individual actions but, more generally, on collective and collaborative actions, within which the designer it can play a coordination and synthesis role.
Teaching Methods
We intend to pursue this important objective by inducing each individual student to develop their own theme for the year which will allow for a synthesis of all the topics covered by the courses during the theoretical lessons. The final product consists in the choice of a common everyday object (accessory, tool, household appliance, etc.) which will be studied and analyzed - from its conception to the present day, according to three founding themes; form, structure and matter.
The activity will take place through moments of close collaboration between the teachers of the course and other moments in which the lessons will proceed within the individual disciplines which, in the maximum sharing of the year's project that the students will have to face, will propose useful tools to address and resolve the various problems, both from a practical and theoretical-methodological point of view.
The first phase will concern a cycle of preparatory and preparatory lessons for the next phase which will be organized in the form of a workshop.
Verification moments will be organised, including collegial ones, where students will be able to present their progress and ask for assistance to resolve any problems.
The conclusion of the course will consist of an exhibition also open to personalities outside the academic world to award possible recognition to the best results presented.
Assessment Methods
To access the exam, students must obtain a certificate certifying attendance of at least 70% of the scheduled lessons and must successfully comply with the scheduled periodic tests.
Furthermore, at least three intermediate deliveries will be mandatory (first, second and third level of learning) for which the teacher will indicate in advance the topic of study and the expiry date.
The exam will take place through the presentation of the year's theme; during this presentation, each individual student will have to demonstrate their ability to summarize the contents relating to the three teachings present within the interdisciplinary course, arguing on the contents addressed during the lessons and in-depth on the texts indicated in the bibliography.
The overall evaluation will take into account:
- The originality of the treatment of the topic;
- The relevance of the topics addressed and related to all three disciplines of the interdisciplinary course
- The graphic presentation project and the forms of communication of your contribution.
This verification will concern the level of learning achieved by the students with respect to the organic vision of the topics addressed, the clarity and originality of the final graphic representations of the year's theme and the appropriateness of the presentation of their work.
Evaluation criteria:
30 - 30 cum laude: achievement of an excellent organic vision of the topics addressed, final graphic representations of the year's theme in a clear and original form, exposition of the topics addressed with excellent critical ability and more than appropriate language;
26 - 29: achievement of a good organic vision of the topics addressed, final graphic representations of the year's theme in a clear and partially original form, exposition of the topics addressed with good critical ability and appropriate language;
22-25: achievement of a sufficient organic vision of the topics addressed, final graphic representations of the year's theme in a sufficiently clear form, exposition of the topics addressed with critical ability and partially appropriate language;
18-21: achievement of a just sufficient organic vision of the topics addressed, final graphic representations of the year's theme in a just sufficiently clear form, exposition of the topics addressed with critical ability and language that is not always relevant and appropriate;
Insufficient: failure to achieve an organic vision of the topics addressed, final graphic representations of the year's theme not sufficient, exposition of the topics addressed with poor critical ability and inappropriate language with strong training gaps;
In-depth seminars are planned throughout the course.
A workshop will be held during the course to conclude the year's project.
Texts
. Thompson R., Il manuale per il design dei prodotti industriali, Zanichelli Ed.
. AA.VV, Materiali per il design, II edizione, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
Bibliographical references will be indicated during the lessons.
Contents
Innovative materials and technologies module
The module is aimed at providing students of the Degree Course in Design (L-4) with a cultural reference base on the knowledge of the different materials - natural and synthetic - with which, in different declinations, the
object is created and serially produced of design, regardless of the size and scale of the project.
Another important objective that the module sets itself is to make the students of the interdisciplinary course understand that it depends precisely on how the critical and decisive phase of the implementation
process is approached and resolved: "only through a conscious and motivated choice is it possible to determine the success of the product in functional terms, in terms of shape and geometry, and in terms of its ability
to convey sensations and emotions to users.
The main topics that will be covered during the lessons will concern:
- The nature and origin of materials: natural, artificial and composite;
- The relationship of the material and the surrounding environment
(internal and external);
- The characteristics of the materials: chemical, physical and
mechanical;
- The durability of materials and their sustainable development;
- New materials: innovative, composite, multilayer and sandwich;
- The production cycle of materials - (moulding, casting, extrusion,
drawing, etc.)
Exercises
Development of a possible prototype (sized to an appropriate scale and
created in the classroom with the use of poor material) as an innovative
evolution of the everyday object chosen as the theme of the year.
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EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Knowledge and understanding
Students will have to demonstrate that they have acquired knowledge and understanding of the main characteristics of the materials, in relation to the specific functions for which they will be intended, to the problems of structural stability, protection and durability, appearance, workability and reproducibility.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
Students will have to demonstrate the ability to apply their knowledge to distinguish different materials and related techniques. To be able to evaluate their impact on the environment, considering the life cycle of the materials, from production to their use, up to their disposal.
Making judgements
Students will have to demonstrate that they have the ability to distinguish the formal purposes of design from the possibility of realizing them through a specific material. Demonstrate that you are able to recognise, for each material, the characteristics and its language even when the material is not asked to clearly express its "truth".
Communication skills
Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions in a clear and relevant manner. Starting from the approach of technical choices whose possible results in terms of design, recognizing that these do not depend only on the creativity and innovation of individual actions but, more generally, on collective and collaborative actions, within which the designer it can play a coordination and synthesis role
Learning skills
Students will have to demonstrate that they have developed the skills necessary to undertake subsequent studies with a high degree of autonomy. Students will be led to delve into the relationships between man and the anthropic environment, the design process that goes from conception to executive control, of the components and systems that define it, up to the artefacts that equip it, including the communication of their intrinsic values, with particular regard to the ethical and social implications of inclusiveness and sustainability.
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INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSE: MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR DESIGN