OVERVIEW

History of Architecture is an organised concept by a critical point of wiew of all design matters: buinding design, urban planning, landascape planning, technology, industrial design, restoration of monuments. It comtemplates social, economic and managing parameters too.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The study of architectural history includes religious architecture, landscape architecture, civil architecture, naval architecture, and military architecture – each offering insight into the role of history, culture, and geography in shaping the world around us. An understanding of Architecture’s history can help those in the field execute better.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Ability in philological analysis, historical investigation, critical synthesizing informations, autonomy in researching

PREREQUISITES

Knowledge of general contemporary history according to UE secondary School standard

Teaching methods

Formalist, sociological and iconological methods. 

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

From Industrial Revolution to Post-Second War period (50/60 decades in XX c.). For complete contents see the two handbooks in bibliography

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

B. Zevi, Architettura della modernità, Roma 1997.

M. Spesso, Integralità dell'architettura, Genova 2019.

Exam Board

GIANLUCA PORCILE (President)

MASSIMO CORRADI

Teaching methods

Formalist, sociological and iconological methods. 

LESSONS START

As official DAD's calendar of first semester

ORARI

L'orario di tutti gli insegnamenti è consultabile su EasyAcademy.

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HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE (DN)

Exam description

Written-oral exam. Written: open-endend questions; oral: discussion about answers

Assessment methods

Quality level in achievement of present outcomes.