Doctoral Program in Urban and Architectural Design XXVII Cycle

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1 Doctoral Program in Urban and Architectural Design XXVII Cycle

2 1. Objectives of the Doctoral Program The models and paradigms affecting the development of Western cities during the Industrial Revolution and the subsequent reforms they generated in the 20 th century in order to meet their specific transformation dynamics seem inadequate to control the current transformation phase of cities, which features two important aspects: - The irreversible decline of the built-up model, linked to the concept of consolidated urban polarities development, raising the problem of finding innovative and more advanced models; - Space and built-up areas de-formation phenomena, accelerated by the proliferation of road, transportation and technological infrastructures which, despite their articulated interconnections, lead to segregation, fragmentation and homologation effects of these areas, deleting the characteristic wealth of their architectural, urban and environmental structures. The complexity of the phenomena affecting the diffuse metropolitan areas within and outside Europe, requires architectural and urban disciplines to critically review and the consequent attunement of architectural design theoretical, methodological and application tools in the direction of their inevitable actualization in order to properly identify the transformation and residential dynamics of contemporary cities, aiming at a different approach to the interpretation of the morphology of territories, fabrics and networks, to the definition of typological, utility and communications contents as well as to the technical implementation consistency and the levels of artificiality involved in designing new areas and works. The goal of the Architectural and Urban Design Doctoral program is the definition of theoretical and operating tools capable of defining the concise and strategic value of architectural and urban design as an inter-scalar and pre-figurative procedure of a new coincidence between formal structures, utility contents and functional requirements for the reconstruction of urban social life environments, residential symbolic references, and the forms of expression of the infrastructures framework. The Doctoral program in Architectural and Urban Design aims at being a specific venue for the promotion of studies and research on the aforementioned theoretical, methodological and operational reconstruction through the proliferation of theoretical concepts and field experiments as well as on the verification of an effective match between them. The Doctoral program pursues a line of research focused on the relation between theoretical practice and operational practice in architectural and urban design through the integration of: - The research on architectural and urban design paradigms where the in-depth analysis of the contents of the specific disciplines dialectically confronts the necessary connections with parallel outlooks and skills, whose integration seems necessary for the development of the coreproblems; - Applied design research, where design is considered as the drive and the result of a research program to be pursued as the development of a problematic assumption, the result of a knowledge process aimed at interpreting the contextual reasons and identifying a critical path strongly related to theoretical statements and sample thematic reference structures. According to this methodological procedure the DrPAU program aims at training researchers and professionals specifically qualified to meet the new problematic landscape and formulate appropriate responses through the development of the theoretical methodological and operational tools required. 2. Contents of the Doctoral Program The new forms of citizenship caused by globalization require architectural and urban design to research and identify intervention modes related, on one hand, to the definition of areas, constructions and terminal nodes of connection networks, and on the livability of urban and builtup fabrics on the other. The consequent search for new paradigms and theoretical and application skills in architectural design are critically reviewed in order to reconstitute the conceptual apparatuses as well as the 2

3 methods and operating tools needed to architecturally qualify the mutual graft of global reticular technical areas and inhabited areas in the local fabrics. The main focus of the Doctoral program research is therefore the scale of contemporary cities, With its relationship created in each case between local configurations and global structures of the built-up areas involved, in its different aspects with particular reference to the features of the architectural structures, the fabrics, the open spaces and intervals typical of contemporary urban and built-up areas. Therefore the Doctoral program theoretical and application research analyzes the following problem areas: - the identification of the scales involved in architectural and urban design, historical poles, in the consolidated city, in internal urban borders and in the peri-urban areas where the disintegration of the countryside requires a new design of its open spaces; - the definition of prototypes for the new urban functions, design methods for the new morphological relations between fabrics and networks, to the regeneration and transformation of diffuse built-up areas, the definition of open and built-up public spaces; - landscape qualification of large network infrastructures highlighting, in particular, the perception and livability problem of the mutual and separated environments of the natural landscapes and technical environments. Starting from the aforementioned problematic assumptions, the Doctoral program is centered on three research areas, dictating the development of the dissertation subjects and the common theoretical and design activities: 1- Architecture of the nodes, infrastructure networks and the affected environments and landscapes; 2- Transformation, regeneration, value enhancement of the marginal areas in contemporary in contemporary urban settlements; 3- Architecture of public places and new urban centers. The Doctoral program curriculum consists of courses, seminars, application workshops, internships at Universities and research institutes in Italy and abroad. The introductory and basic courses are held during the first year and the first semester of the second year; research-oriented specialty training starts in the first year, and progressively increases over the two following years. Introductory and specialty training includes activities coordinated with the Doctoral programs created in the Architecture and Planning Department, and is supported by its workshop and research facilities. Specialty activities require students to attend at least one course organized by the Doctoral School, and to follow an internship at a foreign University or a research institute. The three Architectural and Urban Design Workshops are held over the first three semesters of the Doctoral Program and are paired with two international seminars centered on the problematic core areas and the related development of new related disciplinary and transversal approaches with the contribution of architects, scholars and experts as well as with the active participation of the students. Architectural and Urban Design Workshops are held in Italian and English; Englishspeaking tutors are available for foreign Students. Working time for the dissertation research increases each year and dissertation activities are supported by a Supervisor and verified by the Teachers Committee at selected milestones. 2.1 Opportunities upon completion - University researchers and teachers in the SSDs of the Doctoral program; - Researchers with an excellent scientific profile in the field of complex urban contexts redevelopment and transformation design interventions; - Managers in public organizations and agencies at different institutional levels, with a focus on design interventions control/ evaluation and/or program development; - Independent professionals qualified in the management of highly complex design processes. 3

4 Year Semester Introductory courses Year Obligatory (yes/no) 1 1 Architectural and Urban Design Paradigms. 1 Description and interpretation of architectural, urban and built-up forms. Theories and Techniques 1 Introduction to Research Methods (DiAP) Course outline Main Courses NC Obligator y (yes/no)) 5 yes Doctoral Programs (PhD) 8 yes Course School of In English (yes/no) 5 yes Thematic Seminar 1 8 yes no * 5 no Architectural and Urban Design Workshop 1 2 Architectural and Urban Design Workshop 2 8 yes yes Elective course and training on specific themes NC Development of the Doctoral Thesis 8 yes yes Phase 1 Topic definition and preparation of the Research project (1 st 2 Partecipation to workshops/seminars in Italy and abroad, partecipation to research programs/ 2 1 Architectural and Urban 8 yes yes 6 milestone Seminar with Faculty) Design Workshop 3 1 Thematic Seminar 1 8 yes no * Phase 2 - Development of essential elements and documentation (2 nd 1/2 Partecipation to workshops/seminars in Italy and abroad, partecipation to research programs/ courses in Italian and Foreign Universities, Courses of the PhD School 6 milestone Tutors and discussants review) 2 Stage in Italy or abroad 10 Phase 3 - Development of essential elements and documentation (3 rd milestone Seminar with Faculty) 3 1 Phase 4 - Development of essential elements and documentation (4 nd milestone Tutors review) 2 Dissertation Presentation 10 Final Seminar 2 Final Delivery 5 milestone 30 TOT CREDITS 13 TOT CREDITS 45 TOT CREDITS 22 TOT CREDITS 100 NC

5 2.2 Introductory courses: Course title: Architectural and urban design paradigms Coordinator: Prof. Ilaria Valente Course Outline: the course aims at identifying contemporary architectural and urban design paradigms through the theories, methods and sample projects. The course avails of multidisciplinary contributions as a reference background for a broader framework of contemporary knowledge aimed at critically redefine the foundations of architectural design theoretical and operational practice. The course covers the following problem areas: 1. Architectural design paradigms. 2. Theoretical modes in architecture. 3. Architectural design theoretical and operational practice. Lectures and seminars of the regular and guest professors shall be organized in three sections: 1. Tools 2. Themes 3. Examples Teaching methods: ex cathedra lectures, seminars Hours: 60 Credits:8 Grading system: Final seminar. Doctoral students shall give a lecture on an agreed subject related to course contents. At the Seminar, Doctoral students shall submit the text of their lecture together with the relevant bibliography and images. Course title: Description and interpretation of architectural, urban and built-up forms. Theories and techniques. Coordinators: Prof. Giovanni Denti, Prof. Guya Bertelli Course Outline: The course aims at illustrating the theories and methods related to the finalization of urban and built-up frameworks descriptive and interpretation documents. The latest contributions in this field of studies shall be investigated with respect to the broader context of space-related disciplines. Description techniques for the different scales and application examples shall be illustrated from a methodological standpoint. Case examples shall also be produced. Teaching methods: ex cathedra lectures, seminars, practice sessions. Hours: 30 Credits: 5 Grading system: Interview and evaluation of the documents produced during practice sessions Course title: Introduction to Research Methods (course coordinated with DiAP Dr) (optional course) Coordinators: Prof. Stefano Moroni, Prof. Gabriele Pasqui Content of the course: The course is a methodological introduction to research methods for a PhD Program. The main themes are: the analysis of Italian and international literature and the building of a survey; theoretical and empirical approaches to quantitative and qualitative research methods (analytical, phenomenological, pragmatist); empirical research tools (case study analysis; field analysis,..); milestones for the design of a PhD dissertation. 5

6 Teaching method: lectures and discussion with students of texts Hours of lectures: 30 Credits: 5 Method for grading: oral examination 2.3 Main courses: Course title: Thematic Seminar 1 Coordinators: Prof. Massimo Venturi Ferriolo, Prof. Fabrizio Zanni Course Outline: International seminar consisting of three integrated sessions, corresponding to the development of the problems related to the three research areas of the Doctoral program, with reference to the framework of the discussion in progress (1. Architecture of the nodes, infrastructure networks and the affected environments and landscapes; 2. Transformation, regeneration, value enhancement of the marginal areas in contemporary urban and built-up contexts; 3. Architecture of public areas and new urban centers) The meetings with Italian and Foreign Lecturers and Experts aim at providing multidisciplinary contributions on the problems related to the design interpretation of urban and built-up systems transformation dynamics. Teaching methods: Seminars Hours: 60 Grading system: Evaluation of a paper on an agreed subject Course title: Architectural and urban design workshop 1 Coordinators:Prof. Guya Bertelli, Prof. Roberto Spagnolo, Prof. Sara Protasoni Course Outline: The Workshop deals with sample issues in architectural and urban design with reference to the framework of the disciplinary discussion in progress, applied to sample case studies of contemporary urban and built-up systems transformation dynamics, aimed at the formulation of sample design experiments. The Workshop follows a theoretical-methodological-operational path through the categories, procedures, and tools typical of architecture, in order to recover the foundations, contents and results of design applied to specific cases. The Workshop 1 is integrated with technical methodology and instrumentation seminars where specific multidisciplinary contributions are developed. The goal of Workshop 1 is the implementation of description and interpretation apparatuses related to the selected case study, and the definition of design strategies for the different scales. Teaching methods: workshops, seminars, ex-cathedra lectures Hours: 90 Grading system: Final seminar, evaluation of the design documents and accompanying reports. 6

7 Course title: Architectural and urban design workshop 2 Coordinators: Prof. Raffaele Pugliese, Prof. Marco Lucchini Course Outline : The Workshop continues the work conducted during the 1 st semester (Workshop 1), and aims at developing demonstration design processing, with particular emphasis being devoted to comparing case studies, design experiments, theoretical-methodological reviews with reference to international architectural research. The Workshop 2 is integrated with methodological and thematic seminars where specific multidisciplinary contributions are developed. The goal of Workshop 2 is the implementation of specific design studies, abac scales, and reference apparatuses for the design experiment considered. Teaching methods: workshops, seminars, ex-cathedra lectures Hours: 90 Grading system: Final seminar, evaluation of the design documents and accompanying reports Course title: Architectural and urban design workshop 3 Coordinators: Prof. Claudio Fazzini, Prof. Fabrizio Zanni, Prof. Roberto Ravegnani Morosini Course Outline: The Workshop concludes the work conducted during the 1 st and 2 nd semesters of the first year (Workshops 1 and 2) and aims at writing the design in terms of its physical-formal, expressive and technical contents and of the definition and systematization of its descriptive, interpretative and referential apparatuses as well as at an in-depth review and selection of appropriate graphical and communication techniques. The goal of Workshop 3 is the draft of the summary report of the design research developed. Teaching methods: workshops, seminars, ex-cathedra lectures Hours: 90 Grading system: Final seminar, evaluation of the design documents and accompanying reports Course title: Thematic Seminar 2 Coordinators: Prof. Ernesto D Alfonso, prof. Antonella Contin, Prof. Luca Guerrini Course Outline: Seminar activities are developed in parallel thematic sections and focus on the problems analyzed in the Doctoral students theoretical and design research. The Seminar requires active participation of the Doctoral students in discussing the topic and in supporting their design and research documents during a public discussion with the Teachers and the Guest Experts. Teaching methods: Preliminary seminar meetings and final seminar Hours: 60 Grading system: Evaluation of the preliminary papers and of the presentation during the final seminar 7

8 2.4 Special training for research Special training for research development includes activities focused on the in-depth analysis of architectural and urban design problems: - From the disciplinary theoretical standpoint and from that of the implementation of the correlations and multidisciplinary contributions selection; - From the standpoint of new developments with respect to the national and international research framework of the problem areas, the methods, architectural and urban design techniques applied to urban and residential contexts. In this respect Doctoral students are expected to pursue the following activities: Mandatory activities: - Attendance of at least one Doctoral School Course (cross-sectional, multidisciplinary, taught by a foreign lecturer, or instrumental); - As from the second year, Doctoral students are required to attend an internship with Universities, Institutions, Research Centers in Italy and, especially, abroad. Internship activities abroad can be developed individually, consistent with the dissertation research objectives, or availing of the activities organized by DrPAU, following a well-proven formula dating back to the 9 th program, at Madrid ETSAM University, in Lille, Paris-Belleville, Barcelona ETSAB, New York Institute of Technology, including the activation of workshops on a design issue specific of the host city. Workshops consist of communication developed by the Teachers of the host University on the analytical-descriptive issues of the relevant contexts, on the positions and methods typical of the host school approach and of design sample cases on a specific issue, supported by collective reviews. Works discussion and evaluation is conducted during an international seminar organized by DrPAU and the host institution. Activities to be chosen by the students: - Participation in international design workshops at Universities or Institutions in Italy or abroad. This activity aims at testing the students design skills and at providing, at the same time, a review on the terms of cultural discussion and application practices in the field; - Participation in national and international seminars and conventions; - Participation in research activities developed in departmental workshops; 2.5 Development of the Doctoral Dissertation Doctoral dissertation development starts as from the first year on a theoretical-experimental issue agreed upon with the Faculty. The Doctoral dissertation shall be followed by a Supervisor, in case a Co-Supervisor and a Discussant, to verify its progress with respect to the development stages. Phase 1 During the first year, after attending introductory and main courses activities, the dissertation issue is chosen together with its theoretical and methodological implications, the preliminary table of contents is defined, as well as the basic bibliography and the organisation of the documentation are finalized. At the end of the second semester, PhD Students submit the Research project document to the Faculty (1 st milestone). Phase 2 The second year is devoted to the development of essential elements and documentation: annotated tables of contents, bibliographical documentation, graphic and iconographic material (2 nd and 3 rd milestones). Phase 3 The third year is devoted to detailed thematic, experimental and design issues and to the draft of the final dissertation (4 th and 5 th milestones). The Faculty meets with PhD Students during the dissertation evaluation seminars at the end of each year (1 st, 3 rd and 5 th milestones). Intermediate evaluations are conducted at the end of the first semester by the dissertation Tutors and Discussants, with Faculty ratification (2 nd and 4 th milestones). 8

9 At the end of the third year the dissertation is presented during a Final public seminar, attended by qualified external scholars. The Doctoral Dissertation is awarded with 100 credits. 3. ORGANISATION: 3.1 Faculty Family Name First Name Position 1 SSD Institution Valente Ilaria FP ICAR/14 Politecnico di Milano Bertelli Guya FP ICAR/14 Politecnico di Milano Caputo Paolo FP ICAR/14 Politecnico di Milano Contin Antonella RE ICAR/14 Politecnico di Milano Crotti Sergio 0T ICAR/14 Other Denti Giovanni FP ICAR/14 Politecnico di Milano Di Franco Andrea RE ICAR/14 Politecnico di Milano Fazzini Claudio AP ICAR/14 Politecnico di Milano Galliani Pierfranco RE ICAR/14 Politecnico di Milano Lucchini Marco RE ICAR/14 Politecnico di Milano Protasoni Sara RE ICAR/15 Politecnico di Milano Pugliese Raffaele FP ICAR/14 Politecnico di Milano Ravegnani Morosini Roberto RE ICAR/14 Politecnico di Milano Spagnolo Roberto FP ICAR/14 Politecnico di Milano Venturi Ferriolo Massimo FP M-FIL 04 Politecnico di Milano Zanni Fabrizio AP ICAR/14 Politecnico di Milano Zucchi Cino FP ICAR/14 Politecnico di Milano *Position: FP = Full Professor; AP = Associate Professor; RE = Researcher; OT=Other 3.3 Advisory Board Family Name First Name Institution Choay Françoise Université de Paris VIII Coenen Jo T.U. Delft - MIT Institute D Ardia Giangiacomo Facoltà di Architettura di Chieti-Pescara Emery Nicola USI- Accademia di Architettura Mendrisio Le Dantec Jean-Pierre École d Architecture de Paris-la-Villette Sagarra Trias Ferran UPC Escuela Tecnica Sup. de Arquitectura Barcellona - Preside Simmonds Roger Oxford Brookes University Schwarting Michael New York Institute of Technology Zarza Daniel Università Alcalà de Henares Leggeri Simona ANCE Bergamo Matarrese Salvatore Confindustria Bari. Sezione costruttori edili Vice Presidente ANCE Wall Ed Kingston University - London elisa.zannoni@polimi.it PhD Course Academic Secretariat: Dott. Marina Bonaventura Dipartimento di Architettura e Pianificazione Phone: 02/ Fax: 02/ marina.bonaventura@polimi.it website: PhD Course Administrative Secretariat: Mr. Massimo Depau Dipartimento di Architettura e Pianificazione Phone: 02/ Fax: 02/