College of Architecture - Politecnico di TorinoMaster Degree in Architecture (Construction and City)A.A. 2013 – 2014, Spring Term

Project Unit 01PQKPQ

Professors:Architectural design Pierre-Alain CrosetUrban design Angelo SampieriMaterial Science Simonetta Pagliolico

Tutors: Francesca Diano, Roberto Ghisu, Alberto Lessan, Cinthya Luglio, Gianluca Murano, Mariapaola Repellino, Andrea Rosada

Syllabus

PHASE 1 4 weeks Introduction to Cusco and Materials

Week Date Time Professor Theme

1 03-mar 14:30-17:30 Pagliolico Introduction to the Design UnitSampieri Introduction to the City of Cusco

Introduction to the website of the Design Unit04-mar 9:00 Pagliolico Traditional constructive technologies

Sampieri and materials. 14:30 Sampieri The Urban planning of Cusco

The Cusco block: exercise on densification05-mar 10:30 - 13:00 Pagliolico Exercise 1_SM: Traditional constructive

technologies_ Collective workRevisions of exercise 1

2 10-mar 14:30-17:30 Pagliolico Introductory notes on the sustainabilityRecycling of construction materials.

11-mar 9:00 Sampieri Revisions of the Exercise on densification14:30 Sampieri Revisions of the Exercise on densification

12-mar 09:30 - 12:30 Pagliolico Revisions of exercise 1

3 17-mar 14:30 Pagliolico Sustainable use of soils on Sampieri construction sites:

nutrients and contaminants in soil, restoration of soil quality

18-mar 9:00 Croset Presentation and discussion of:Sampieri The Cusco block: exercise on densification

14:30 CrosetSampieri

19-mar 09:30 - 12:30 Pagliolico Water saving and wastewater treatment. Containment basins for the flooding of the river.

4 24-mar 14:30 Pagliolico Exercise 2_SM: 2.A Sustainable use of soils on construction sites or 2.B Water saving and wastewater treatment. Containment basins_Collective work

25-mar 9:00 Sampieri An hypothese for the Masterplan Croset Seminar and brainstorming of the Urban Design

14:30 Croset Elaboration of the urban modelSampieri Bibliographic and Design search

26-mar 09:30 - 12:30 Pagliolico Revisions of exercise 2

Presentation and discussion

PHASE 2 Urban Design

Week Date Time Professor Theme

531-mar 14:30 Pagliolico Green building materials_the chemical

and physical properties_building earth 01-apr 9:00 Sampieri Workshop on the Urban Design

Croset Seminar on Best practices and Eco-cities14:30 Revisions of the urban model

First Design sketches02-apr 09:00 - 11:00 Pagliolico Revisions of exercise 2

6 05-apr

06-apr Excursion07-apr Excursion

08-apr 9:00 SampieriCroset

14:3009-apr 09:00 - 10:30 Pagliolico Green building materials: bamboo, straw, wool

7

14-apr 14:30 Pagliolico Insulating materials15-apr 9:00 Sampieri Revisions on Urban Design

14:30 Croset16-apr 09:00-12:30 Pagliolico Revisions of exercise 1 and 2

Eastern Holidays 18-25 April

828-apr 14:30 - 17:30 Pagliolico Pinup and tables discussion of the Exercises 1 + 2

collective work 29-apr 9:00 Croset Revisions Urban Design

14:30 Sampieri30-apr 09:00-12:30 Sampieri Revisions Urban Design

Croset

9 05-mag 14:30 SampieriCroset

06-mag 9:00 SampieriCroset

07-mag 09:00 - 13:00 CrosetSampieri

PHASE 3 Individual Architectural Design

Week Date Time Professor Theme

10 12-mag 14:30 PagliolicoCroset

13-mag 9:00 Pagliolico RevisionsSampieriCroset

14-mag 09:00 - 13:00 Pagliolico RevisionsSampieriCroset

12 26-mag 09:00 - 19:00 Croset CharetteSampieri

27-mag 09:00 - 19:00 Charette

timber structures

Mid-term review Urban Design

5 weeks

Structural materials: concrete, stone, structural brickwork, earth structures,

Bolzano, Freiburg, Linz

Final Design work on Urban Design

Mid-term review Urban Design

5 weeks

3-days Excursion to some Eco-cities:

28-mag 09:00 - 19:00 Charette

29-mag 09:00 - 19:00 Charette

30-mag 09:00 - 19:00 Charette

13 02-giu 09:00 - 19:00 Croset CharetteSampieri

03-giu 09:00 - 19:00 Charette

04-giu 09:00 - 19:00 Charette

05-giu 09:00 - 19:00 Charette

06-giu 09:00 - 19:00 Charette

14 09-giu 09:00 - 19:00 Charette

10-giu 09:00 - 19:00 Charette

11-giu 09:00 - 19:00 Croset Final Review with external expertsSampieriPagliolico

12-giu 09:00 - 19:00 Final Review with external experts