FIVE YEAR GRADUATE SCHOOL IN ARCHITECTURE EU Academic year 2010/11 – Architectural Design Module of the Final Synthesis Studio in Environmental Architecture (60 hrs). Field: Architectural Design. Main topic: URBAN FARMING

Program:

The Course deals with  urban farming topic, that is, “the return of productivity inside the cities”, and not only vertically, but also horizontally, concentrating on design, layout and typological aspects.

The Course is structured on a series of lectures on three main topics:

• General lectures on typological innovation of functional mix and farming;
• Specific lessons on strategies and applications derived from recently build or designed concrete examples.

1) Building typologies: Slab/Block/multistory buildings. Examples and characteristics.

SLAB

BLOCK

MULTISTORY BUILDINGS

2) Urban Farming: Cultural and Historic references.

Relationship between MAN, AGRICULTURE & CITY.

3) Urban Farming: examples of different approaches.

4) Production Spaces: examples and psychological aspects in the layout of productive functions.