- Ability to analyze the surrounding environment and combine it with the architectural forms taking into account the existing urban context, the site analysis and the users’ needs. - Ability to relate structural and technological systems with architectural forms using both functional layouts and architectural references, and specific construction solutions that fulfil the expected performance. - Ability to apply the basic technical standards to achieve the specific quality level required for the design solution. - Ability to verify, in itinere and a posteriori, the consistency of architectural, technological and structural design choices expressed by the design brief. - Ability to identify and understand the most appropriate models to determine the structural response by selecting the geometric and mechanical parameters to be used according to the actions envisaged. - Ability to understand, evaluate and critically communicate the design results and calculation performed.

Knowledge and skills of the following courses are needed: "Calculus" (concepts of function, derivative, integral, differential equation, vectors and matrices), "Morphology and concept of structures" (equilibrium of forces, identification of unstable systems or with ineffective constraints, calculation of external reactions, drawing up diagrams of internal forces for statically determined structures) and "Architectural technology – Culture and fundamentals". Furthermore, the critical and design skills acquired in the studios, as well as the rules of architectural drawing at different scales, are considered already acquired.

Design activities will be developed through three design steps: (1) knowledge activity oriented to meta-project and design concept at scale 1/200; (2) Architectural and structural design proposal at scale 1/100; (3) Architectural and structural design proposal and details at scale 1/50 and 1/20. The Building Construction Studio will address the design theme in terms of landscape, architecture and construction, tackling the morphological and functional regeneration of an area through the design of new buildings, related to the existing ones. Attention to cultural, economic, social and environmental issues will be given. The focus will be on sustainable interactions with the urban context, soil saving, energy efficiency, compatible technologies, social inclusion and innovation. Architectural and urban planning module. The teaching of architectural design disagrees with any methodology assumed a priori, rather aiming at the continuous training (between lessons and practice) of a common opinion on the design theme, working in particular on the aspects of necessity related to the project: aspects that in the synergy of the three contributions atelier specifications find particular correspondence. The design theme concerns the definition of a residential or mixed complex intended for social housing or co-housing, plus any common spaces and hinged spaces, on the edge of the historic center of a municipality in the Lower Susa Valley currently involved in a UNESCO application process. The course follows the general schedule of ateliers, in order to allow a quick approach to the final scale of the project, for subsequent technological and structural study. However, it takes into account the specific "in progress" of the design process, opening up to the possibility of significant changes in the structural and technological verification phase. The Architectural Technology module will cover the following topics: knowledge and analysis technologies for the post-industrial and modern built heritage, between conservation and adaptive reuse; performance definitions for the applied technical elements and maintenance orientation; eco-sustainability criteria, from the scale of eco-neighbourhoods to buildings; passive envelope and renewable energy strategies; characteristics of dry and multi-layer construction systems; design of urban landscape and public spaces, for health and social inclusion. An integrated research-based approach to the teaching activities is envisaged. The Structural Mechanics module will provide the Student with the theoretical and practical skills needed to understand and analyse the mechanical behaviour of structures, in order to assess their interaction with the elements of the architectural design. The covered topics will integrate the knowledge already acquired with fundamentals of continuum mechanics, structural theories, elastic instability, strength, serviceability and stability requirements and verifications. Focus will be on plane elastic structures consisting of trusses and frames, in both statically determinate and indeterminate restraint conditions, subjected to external loadings such as mechanical loads, thermal effects, support settlements, earthquake loading. Fundamentals of Structural Design and of Italian and European building codes will be provided in order to prepare the Student for the Structural Design applications required by the Atelier project. As a design theme, steel and wood braced frame structures will be studied in depth. From a methodological point of view, the structural problem will be contextualised in its connection with the architectural form: Students will learn to discern the complexity of a real construction, read a structural pattern and turn it into a theoretical model. Consistent with this approach, classroom problems will be devoted to illustrating and understanding, by way of practical examples taken from the project, the phases of structural analysis (modelling, calculation, design/verification), constantly referring to current binding building codes.

Students will be working in small groups limited to three or four. The teaching program will consist both in theoretical lessons and learning by doing activities carried out through workshops and individual, group and collective reviews intended as opportunities for self-evaluation. Visits to the building site and built works may be included in the teaching program, if carried out onsite. Teaching materials and projects will be shared on the official website of PoliTO or in a specific one. Architectural and urban design module. With specific regard to the atelier of the first half of the year, it is understood to have acquired the sensitivity to grasp the links of the project premises with respect to a near and enlarged territorial environment. The first phase of the teaching will therefore place the project concept in relation to the historical-contextual and PRG (convergences / divergences) premises, to then start the volumetric and distributive structure of the whole between the scale 1: 200 and 1: 100 ; in this sense, project teaching presupposes knowledge, but not necessarily consequentiality with respect to the plan hypotheses, rather developing an inductive line of investigation. The definition of the project on a scale of 1: 100 will be subject to a verification common to the three disciplines, in order to direct their in-depth study on a common opinion between teachers and students. A constant attendance to the lessons and checks of the topic is required. Teaching activities within the module of Architectural Technology will be aimed at developing the project through lectures, exercises, and workshops. Group and individual exercises will deal with the analysis of the built context and the outdoor space, the approach to a smart sustainable city, the choice of case studies with architectural and technological significance, the proof of alternative detailed construction solutions. The project will consist of plan, elevation, section and detail with analyses, check-lists and control boards. Teaching activities within the module of Architectural Technology will involve contributions from external experts or manufacturing companies, as well as building site visit or insights. The development of the project will encompass group reviews and collective presentations. Teaching activities within the module of Structural Mechanics will include lectures, classworks, homeworks and reviews of the design drawings and reports. Part of classworks and homeworks will be carried out independently by the single Student, in order to assess the individual learning outcomes. Teaching activities will be delivered in Italian, with the possibility of contributions and bibliography in English.

Architectural and urban design: R.Gabetti, Imparare l’architettura. Scritti scelti sul sapere architettonico. Torino, Allemandi, 1997. R. Gabetti, Torino Piemonte Architetti. Scritti scelti a cura di Sisto Giriodi. Torino, CELID, 2000 L. Pareyson, Estetica. Teoria della formatività, Milano, Bompiani 2002 R.Moneo, Costruire nel costruito (a cura di Michele Bonino). Torino, Allemandi, 2007. M.Farina (a cura di), Studi sulla casa urbana. Sperimentazioni e temi di progetto. Roma, Gangemi, 2007 A.Carandini, La forza del contesto, Bari, Laterza, 2017 E. Moncalvo, Tra tema e contesto: raccontare l’atelier. VII Forum ProArch, Milano 2019 R. Longo, E.Moncalvo, Early-Medieval Benedictine settlements and monastic landscape in Italy. A shared path and a case study. XVIII International Forum Le Vie dei Mercanti, Napoli /Capri. Gangemi 2020 Architectural Technology: E. Arbizzani, Tecnologia dei sistemi edilizi. Progetto e costruzione, Maggioli, Santarcangelo 2011. M. Imperadori et al., Active House. Progettazione e innovazione con tecnologie di costruzione stratificata a secco, Maggioli, Santarcangelo, 2019. J. Lovell, “Building Envelopes. An integrated approach”, Princeton Architectural Press, New York 2013. R. Maspoli, A. Spaziante (a cura di), Fabbriche, borghi e memorie. Processi di dismissione e riuso post-industriale a Torino Nord”, Alinea, Firenze 2012. R. Maspoli, M. Saccomandi, “Arte, architettura, paesaggio”, Alinea, Firenze 2012. R. Maspoli, "Patrimonio industriale. Conservazione, patrimonializzazione, trasformazione sostenibile", Il Progetto Sostenibile 34-35, 2014. M. Perriccioli, Re-cycling social housing, CLEAN, Napoli 2015. Structural Mechanics: * E. Guagenti, F. Buccino, E. Garavaglia, G. Novati, Statica: Fondamenti di Meccanica Strutturale, III ed., McGraw-Hill, Milano, 2009. ISBN 978-8838665103. * C. Comi, L. Corradi Dell'Acqua, Introduzione alla Meccanica Strutturale, III ed., McGraw-Hill, Milano, 2016. ISBN 978-8838615412. * P. Casini, M. Vasta, Scienza delle costruzioni, IV ed., Città Studi edizioni, Milano, 2019. ISBN 978-8825174274. * R.C. Hibbeler, Meccanica dei Solidi e delle Strutture. Teoria e Applicazioni, Pearson Prentice Hall, Milano, 2010. ISBN 978-8871926094. E. Viola, Esercitazioni di Scienza delle Costruzioni, Pitagora Editrice, Bologna, 1985. ISBN 978-8837103569. Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti, Nuove Norme tecniche per le Costruzioni, di cui al D.M. 17.01.2018 e Circolare C.S.LL.PP. n.7 21.01.2019. C. Bernuzzi, Proporzionamento di strutture in acciaio: progettazione e verifiche semplificate secondo NTC 2018, Ulrico Hoepli edizioni, Milano, 2018. ISBN 978-88-203-8482-1. S. Thelandersson, H. Larsen. H., Timber Engineering, Wiley, 2003. ISBN 0-470-84469-8 Manuale di Ingegneria Civile, vol. II, Zanichelli, 2003. A. Charleson, Seismic Design for Architects, Architectural Press - Elsevier, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7506-8550-4 A. Muttoni, The Art of Structures - Introduction to the functioning of structures in architecture, EPFL Press, Lausanne, 2011. * Alternative to each other, according to the Student's choice. Further references suggested during the Building Construction Studio.

Lecture slides; Lecture notes; Text book; Lab exercises with solutions; Multimedia materials; Student collaboration tools;

Exam: Written test; Compulsory oral exam; Individual essay; Group essay; Individual project; Group project;

La valutazione finale è la media matematica delle valutazioni ottenute nelle tre discipline che formano l’atelier. Ai fini della registrazione del voto finale è indispensabile conseguire la sufficienza in ciascuna delle discipline. Ciascuna disciplina formula la sua valutazione sul progetto sviluppato dal gruppo e sul processo di apprendimento ed i risultati di conoscenza acquisiti dal singolo. La frequenza alle attività dell'Atelier è ritenuta condizione necessaria per sviluppare il progetto e le valutazioni di consegne intermedie ed esercitazioni saranno prese in considerazione nella valutazione finale. Tra gli elementi di valutazione, vi sarà la capacità di rispettare le scadenze dell’atelier. La valutazione finale sarà individuale e basata sulla comprensione degli Studenti, sulla capacità critica e sul loro contributo allo sviluppo del progetto, oltre che su elaborati e prove individuali. L'esame finale comprenderà la presentazione e discussione del progetto. I contenuti teorici ed applicativi del contributo di Scienza delle Costruzioni saranno oggetto di una prova finale d’esame, scritta e/o orale.

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