The lab guides the students to the research of historical sources (graphic or textual, material, bibliographical and/or archival), to their analysis and interpretation, to their discussion and finally to the restitution of the research carried out through tools such as writing or graphic analysis. Through an in-depth experience conducted on specific case studies, each laboratory aims to provide students with the critical and methodological skills necessary to conduct an autonomous and conscious study and research project. The laboratories also aim to strengthen students' critical skills with regard to some central themes of contemporary historiographical debate. The main learning outcomes expected are: - the ability to apply the tools acquired from the History of Architecture courses dealt with in previous years by shifting attention to the urban scale and operating not only on architectural emergencies but also on the architectures widespread in the urban fabric - knowledge of the cornerstones of the history of the city; - ability to correctly identify and place the different aspects of architectural production read in a constant relationship with the urban and historical context, making use of adequate terminology; - knowledge and understanding of the relationship between the cultural and social context and the transformations of the city and territory - refine the skills of critical analysis and reworking, collecting, organizing and interpreting the data relating to historical analysis at different scales with methodological correctness - ability to write a scientific text and to communicate correctly the history of architecture and cities issues - ability to respect the texts delivery schedule, intermediate and final exercises, in analogy with what happens in professional activity

It is strongly advised to have passed the History of Contemporary Architecture exam. And, in any case, the basic skills and competences acquired during that course will be taken for granted. Moreover, the student should have attended the History of Modern Architecture exam (2nd year). A general knowledge of the history and history of modern and contemporary architecture of the western world is considered a fundamental prerequisite of the course. A basic architectural vocabulary (functional and construction typologies, primary forms in the history of architecture, basic elements of architectural construction and materials, lexicon linked to the city and the history of urban transformations) is considered acquired.

The History of Architecture and Cities Lab C provides for an alternation between lectures, on-the-spot investigation, exercises conducted at least in part individually and, finally, moments of collective discussion on cross-cutting issues, with ongoing discussions and public presentations. The laboratory leads students to understand the "construction" of the nineteenth-century city, the relationship with the pre-existences and with the social and economic context. The general aim of the course is to convey to the students the ability to know how to interrogate the places of the city through the documents and traces that have historically determined their shapes and structures, and to define the role of the history of architecture and the city not only as independent cognitive activity, but also as a preparatory tool for the design process. The Laboratory deals with the analysis of the study topics through the lectures and exercises that will constitute the exam material. Frontal lessons (about 20 hours, if necessary carried out in distance learning) will concern: 1) The construction of the contemporary city Europe vs United States. Relationship with pre-existence, relationship with the social, economic and political context, in a chronological framework that begins in the mid-eighteenth century and ends with the First World War. 2) The sources (written and drawn) for the study of the 19th century city 3) Emblematic case studies: New York, Chicago, Barcelona, Turin, with lunges on public parks construction, community spaces (hospitals, cemeteries, museums, university campus), commerce places, religions coexistence, new typologies. The laboratory is organized in lectures and inspections in Turin in some of the most emblematic and representative places for the history of the nineteenth-century European cities. Tutoring carried out for groups and individually (preferably carried out in the presence, primarily for the interaction on aspects common to all students, but to be agreed in the face of the situation in the context during the first semester of the academic year 2020-2021) and dedicated to the elaboration of the exercises. Students will be asked to identify a case study (from a series proposed by the professor) and, first in small groups, subsequently individually, to carry out a study on the architecture / city relationship by identifying archival and bibliography sources and coming to write a short scientific text (from submit to the professor before the final exam).

Essendo un laboratorio con discussioni seminariali intermedie si raccomanda la frequenza. L'esercitazione di ogni singolo studente deve essere prodotta seguendo le scadenze date dal docente nel corso del semestre.

The laboratory is organized in modules each of which aims to provide specific skills and introduce specific research methodologies: bibliographic research, discussion of existing literature, close observation of buildings and places, identification of archives, including digital, research and analysis of sources, writing a scientific text, graphic representation, etc. Each module will be subject to specific forms of revision and will contribute to the formation of the overall evaluation. During the first lesson, a calendar of reminders will be delivered where the professor accurately indicates the deadlines and the moments of intermediate evaluation. The exercises will be developed in small groups and individually.

The texts support the contents of the lectures: Guido Zucconi, La città dell'Ottocento, Laterza 2001. Roberto Gabetti, voce eclettismo, in Dizionario Enciclopedico Architettura e Urbanistica (Paolo Portoghesi a cura di), 1969. The bibliography will be integrated during the lectures .

Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Individual essay;

La valutazione si baserà sull’esito di tutte le attività svolte nel corso del laboratorio, della capacità dello studente di partecipare in itinere alle discussioni e dall’esito dell’esame finale. In sede di esame finale, lo studente dovrà dimostrare di saper ripercorrere criticamente il lavoro svolto e analizzare in modo pertinente i temi e i casi studio oggetto del laboratorio, con riferimento a specifiche fonti primarie e secondarie. La struttura del Laboratorio è concepita per condurre tutti gli studenti a sostenere l’esame nella prima sessione a meno di specifiche problematicità Ulteriori modalità d’esame e di valutazione verranno precisate dalla docenza. Prova orale: il 50% della valutazione si basa sull’esito della prova orale (una domanda sul programma del corso e sulla bibliografia di riferimento). Il 50% della valutazione si basa sull’esercitazione. Durata prevista del colloquio finale: 20 minuti. L’esercitazione assegnata all’inizio del corso prevede una prima parte da affrontate in piccoli gruppi (max tre persone) e, successivamente, condotta in maniera autonoma. Sono previste delle scadenze intermedie che devono essere rispettate: in queste occasioni le esercitazioni in fieri saranno corrette dalla docenza e discusse in un seminario pubblico. Concorrono al giudizio finale la valutazione della frequenza alle lezioni, ai seminari e alle altre attività di laboratorio che sono ritenute condizioni necessarie per poter sviluppare positivamente le attività previste. Anche se parte dell’attività del Laboratorio potrà essere svolta in gruppo, la valutazione finale è individuale e tiene conto anche delle revisioni e discussioni in itinere, delle valutazioni intermedie, della partecipazione individuale durante tutta la durata del Laboratorio. Il colloquio finale e la valutazione dell’esercitazione hanno l’obiettivo di verificare la conoscenza dei capisaldi della storia della città, la capacità di identificare correttamente e collocare i diversi aspetti della produzione architettonica letti in un costante rapporto con il contesto urbano e storico, facendo uso di una terminologia adeguata, la conoscenza e la comprensione del rapporto tra il contesto culturale e sociale e le trasformazioni della città e del territorio, la capacità di scrittura di un testo scientifico e di comunicare in maniera corretta le problematiche inerenti la storia dell’architettura e della città.

In addition to the message sent by the online system, students with disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) are invited to directly inform the professor in charge of the course about the special arrangements for the exam that have been agreed with the Special Needs Unit. The professor has to be informed at least one week before the beginning of the examination session in order to provide students with the most suitable arrangements for each specific type of exam.