Following on the first year experience, the City and Territory Studio enriches the student's personal toolbox with additional reasoning on design references, the basic competence in regulatory techniques, and skills in defining spatial layouts at different dimensions and in different scales. The expected learning outcomes concern specifically the ability to work, individually and in teams, developing: - an integrated approach to spatial design and programmes: how urban agglomerations may be critically analyzed and interpreted with reference to broader understanding of the contemporary city and urbanization processes; - multifaceted competences in the morphological analysis of settlements: how to critically understand settlement’s functioning and spatial models, instrumental to elaboration and discussion of design ideas; - skills in handling quantitative tools to understand design opportunities: how to use statistical-quantitative indicators and operate critically with any parameters incorporated in the existing regulations (such as density and conventional urban standards), instrumental to urban design; - skills in recognizing, by means of design, the relationships between topography and the constituent elements of landscape; - an attitude to synthesize critical reasoning through urban design, intended as a moment of reconfiguration of what exists.

The studio builds upon the skills that students gained in the first year "Instructions" program. In particular, the studio assumes that students have acquired: the basic critical understanding and design knowledge of the first year Architecture Design Studio; the analytical tools to understand and elaborate on the contemporary city developed in the first year Urban Planning course, together with the knowledge of elements of urban planning technique. The studio also requires that students possess the fundamentals of linear algebra, differential and integral calculus acquired during the Calculus course.

The Atelier deals with the theme of settlement contexts in mountain areas characterized by evident characteristics of urbanity, i.e. a dense urban fabric, a significant demographic presence together with a positive demographic dynamic, a mix of socio-economic and residential activities, the presence of infrastructures connecting at supra-local level together with an offer of territorial services to the local community and the surrounding area. Therefore, the workshop is carried out in relation to territorial situations that are part of small-medium sized cities that at the same time, however, play a central region role for the surrounding areas, not unlike the centres of plains of higher urban rank. Examples in this sense are the urban and mountain centres of Cortina, Bardonecchia, Courmayeur, Bormio. The architectural and urban project at the centre of the workshop will focus on the theme of territorial re-functionalisation, understood as the outcome of a process of reconfiguration and redesign of parts of urbanised territory and of architecture and building complexes that can have a significant impact on the economic, social and cultural processes of the urban and metropolitan context. Specifically, the work of the workshop addresses the issue of the reuse of the existing building and infrastructure heritage in relation to a reorganization of public space and the re-functionalization of the built environment and integration with the existing urban structure. The aim is to provide solutions in line with some of today's relevant issues, such as: a) the reduction of land consumption and the adaptive reuse of unused buildings and spaces; b) the activation of resilient solutions (see issues related to climate change, digital innovation, etc.); c) the improvement of the living conditions of the urban environment, and in particular urban-mountain (issues related to welfare policies, accessibility to collective services and the individual, etc.). In this work framework we will preferably work on the following materials of the urbanized territory: - areas characterised by the presence of disused buildings intended for other functions or underused; - areas characterised by the presence of abandoned or changing buildings and infrastructure contexts (industrial areas, tourist complexes, etc.); - ordinary settlement contexts and buildings to be upgraded: The course focuses on the redefinition of urban functions and form, which will have to be critically re-discussed with respect to the current PRG hypotheses, developing in the introduction and in parallel an interdisciplinary investigation extended to a larger area and the surrounding landscape with which the theme remains in constant critical dialogue. The didactic experience takes into account the urban planning tools in force with the aim of intervening on significant nodes of the urban fabric, verifying the possible transformations of the state of affairs and their impact on the urban landscape and the cultural and social context considered.

Architectural and Urban Design Module The work phases consist of the three main moments of the design process, intended as a circular process in continuous feedback between the observation and knowledge of the place and the theme of investigation, the conceptualization of the proposed transformation and the design verification at the scale of the urban and architectural project. The three design moments include: - the reading of places and artefacts (site surveys, photographic surveys, cartographic and documentary surveys, subjective reading, etc.) through the traditional and innovative tools of the discipline of architecture and with the restitution of documents useful for architectural production and communication to the outside (clients, communities, stakeholders) - the definition of an intervention programme (objectives, tools, subjects) and a guiding conceptualisation (urban project) for project development at the urban, context and architectural scale (reference scales are between 1:2000-1:500); - the architectural design at the scale of parts of urbanized (minimum context units) and existing buildings and/or building complexes to be transformed (reference scales are between 1:200-1:50). The design activity will be carried out in an integrated way with the other disciplines of the Atelier through moments of collective confrontation (intermediate deliveries with presentation to the course) and joint reviews between teachers and tutors; the teaching contributions of the lecturer are also made up of frontal theoretical lessons and national and international case studies. Urban Planning Module With respect to the theme of work, the contribution of Urban Planning is organized in 3 main steps, each of which coincides with a specific task: a. Territorial analysis: interpretative reading of the territory in order to understand and describe the urban dynamics in progress; b. Definition of a territorial concept of the project; c. Elaboration of an "Urban Project", intended as an in-depth analysis of the project on a local scale within a more comprehensive urban vision. The work is carried out in groups. Joint reviews are foreseen, in order to facilitate coordination between the different disciplines and to verify the progress of the students' work.

Architecture Fabian L., Munarin S. , a cura di, 2017”Recycle Italy. Atlante”, Letteraventidue, Siracusa De Rossi A., a cura di, 2009, “Grande Scala: architettura politica forma”, LISt Laboratorio internazionale, Trento Gehl J., Svarre B., 2013, “How to study public life”, Island press, Washington Marini S., Corbellini G., 2016, “Recycled Theory. Dizionario Illustrato / Illustrated dictionary”, Quodlibet, Macerata Antonelli P., Camorali F., Delpiano A., Dini R., 2014, “RE. Architetture di nuovo in gioco – RE. Architectures back in play”, List. Cucinella M., 2018, “Arcipelago Italia. Progetti per il futuro del dei territori interni del Paese”, Catalogo Padiglione Italia alla Biennale Architettura 2018, Quodlibet. Further bibliographical information will be provided during the course of the Atelier. Urban Planning Lanzani A., 2018, Città, territorio, urbanistica tra crisi e contrazione, Franco Angeli, Milano. Salzano E., 2003 (o successive edizioni), Fondamenti di urbanistica, Laterza Editore, Bari. Downloadable online (will be made available on the course's teaching portal): Corrado F., Durbiano E., 2018, “Métropole alpines. Vers une nuovelle alliance entre villes et montagnes?/La Città Metropolitana in Italia: nuovi spazi di dialogo e relazione tra città e montagna”, Journal of Alpine Research/Revue de Geographie Alpine, n. 106-2, Grenoble. Corrado F., Dematteis G., a cura di, 2016, “Riabitare la montagna”, Scienze del Territorio, n. 4, Firenze University Press, Firenze Corrado F., Diamantini C., a cura di, 2015, “La città alpina: identità, strategie e progetti”, Sentieri Urbani, INU Trento, Trento Manifesto di Camaldoli per una nuova centralità della montagna, Società dei Territorialisti/e in collaborazione con numerosi enti e associazioni

Lecture slides; Exercise with solutions ; Video lectures (previous years); Simulation tools;

Exam: Compulsory oral exam; Group graphic design project; Group essay; Individual project; Group project;

Il Laboratorio richiede una assidua frequenza delle lezioni frontali e delle correzioni condotte da tutti i docenti dell'Atelier, anche in considerazione del giudizio finale che sarà espresso con un unico voto d'esame. Gli elaborati progettuali saranno oggetto di discussione e revisione in itinere con la docenza durante tutto il periodo didattico, anche attraverso consegne inermedie in base ad un calendario fornito all'inizio dell'Atelier. L'esame finale consisterà nella presentazione e discussione del progetto sviluppato. In particolare si prevede di discutere il contenuto del progetto alle sue diverse scale (dal 1000 al 200), dal Masterplan alle tipologie architettoniche. La valutazione avverrà: - per il 40% rispetto alle revisioni e discussioni del progetto in itinere; - per il 60% rispetto alla discussione finale degli elaborati di progetto. I criteri di valutazione si riferiscono all’accertamento del raggiungimento dei seguenti obiettivi: - la capacità di trasferire nel progetto le conoscenze acquisite nel corso delle lezioni e delle revisioni; - un approccio integrato al progetto e al programma; - competenze nella lettura morfologica degli insediamenti; - la capacità di utilizzare strumenti sintetici per la comprensione delle occasioni progettuali; - le competenze utili a riconoscere le relazioni con la forma del suolo e gli elementi costitutivi del paesaggio in una logica progettuale; - l’attitudine alla sintesi dei ragionamenti svolti attraverso il progetto d’architettura urbana, inteso come momento di discontinuità rispetto all’esistente. Tra gli elementi di valutazione vi sarà la capacità di rispettare le scadenze interne all’atelier e quindi di concludere il progetto nei tempi previsti. L’insufficienza anche in uno solo dei due contributi non consente di superare l’Atelier.

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