Architectural Engineering (Architettura tecnica)
Teacher
Credits
6 CFU
Objectives
The course aims to provide basic knowledge of, and techniques related to, the design of engineered structures and construction materials in their fundamental aspects of a functional, characteristic and formal nature.
Acquired skills
- Basic knowledge and techniques related to the analysis and design of buildings.
- Knowledge of the fundamentals of the design of structural elements.
- Ability to apply the fundamentals of the functional, distributive and structural characteristics of buildings to the building design process.
Contents
Introduction |
Introduction to architectural design and the study of buildings. The Vitruvian Triad. Relationships between architecture, technology and the environment. |
4 hours |
The building-environment relationship |
The anthropic environment and evidence of human activity. The evolution of the building-environment relationship from Rationalism to today. Interrelationship between physical space and the space of tradition, culture and memory. Interactions in anthropic space. Lot, site, location. Sites and non-sites. Urbanistic-architectural unity. Infill development. Challenges, principals and methods of placing a building in its context. The concept of sustainability in architecture. |
6 hours |
Modules and modular design |
The module as historical legacy and as instrument of contemporary design. Various interpretations of the module concept. The module as regulator of proportions of architectural composition. The object module. The module as building block in contemporary architecture. The module as instrument of dimensional coordination. |
6 hours |
Construction quality |
Activities, performance, requirements. Function and performance. The concept of quality in construction. Relativity and overall quality of construction. Architectural quality and structural quality, environmental and technical quality. Positive and negative aspects of the Performance-Based approach. The Italian and European regulatory system. The CE marking and certification systems. |
4 hours |
Foundations |
Analysis of soils and their characteristics. Classification of foundations. Normal foundations and wide base foundations for continuous load-bearing structures. Footings, ground beams and at-grade slab foundations. Static behavior, structural and geomorphological characteristics of foundations. Slabs on grade. Pile foundations. Notes on pile statics. Wood, metal and reinforced concrete piles. Driven and bored piles, building systems. Notes load testing on piles and pier foundations. |
8 hours |
Vertical elements |
The concept of vertical elements and enclosure. Wood and masonry structures. Requirements and performance of vertical elements. Classification of vertical elements. Types and implementation aspects of the most common traditional vertical elements. |
6 hours |
Educational laboratory exercises and activities |
Individual or group project: building design with definition of the building’s relationship to its environment as well as the architectural aspects and construction elements that characterize the structure. |
26 hours |
References
Type of Exam:
Oral. Prior approval of final project required.