STUDY PROGRAMME
Design

AFAM CODE
ABPR17

DISCIPLINARY AREA
Design

DISCIPLINARY FIELD
Design

CREDITS
12

APPROACH
Theoretical/project based

The course deals with the theme of environmental design of urban or natural areas, starting with the premise that sustainability-related research is rapidly expanding, and has a strong multi-disciplinary approach. Urban contexts are changing, and metropolitan populations are relentlessly growing: designing resilient, resource-efficient spaces and contexts aimed at sociability has become an urgent need. The course offers the students a broad overview of the design and sociological context, which enables them to conceive spaces capable of facing new urban or environmental challenges.

The programme grants 12 credits, divided as follows:

• ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN: 8 CFA

• ECOLOGY AND ECONOMY: 4 CFA

Successful students will be able to:

ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN:

• Develop a sustainable environmental design and management perspective

• Acquire competence concerning the materials that can be used in environmental design contexts

• Design spaces with reduced use of polluting materials

• Design buildings that can guarantee human and animal well-being

• Develop mindful design strategies for delicate ecosystems

ECOLOGY AND ECONOMY:

• Understand and interpret social phenomena linked to the transformation of our contemporary society, analysing institutions and organisation, as well as the behavioural and relational models of individuals.

ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN:

• Develop a sustainable environmental design and management perspective

• Acquire competence concerning the materials that can be used in environmental design contexts

• Design spaces with reduced use of polluting materials

• Design buildings that can guarantee human and animal well-being

• Develop mindful design strategies for delicate ecosystems

ECONOMY AND ECOLOGY:

• Understand and interpret social phenomena linked to the transformation of our contemporary society, analysing institutions and organisation, as well as the behavioural and relational models of individuals.

• Situate the acquired knowledge within the broader cultural, economic and social context at a local, national and global level.

This is a theoretical/project based course. Over the course, the students will carry out didactic activities that are functional to achieving the learning goals, that in both modules may include:

• Classroom lectures

• Exercises and revisions

• Field trips, workshops

• Development of individual or group projects

• Individual or group study and research

• Use of tutorials, videos or other media tools for detailed study

The didactic modules that make the course will be assessed separately. The final grade will result from the weighted average of all marks. Assessment is based on a check of learnt skills and technical abilities, and may include:

• Oral exam

• Papers

• Complete projects

• Assessed revisions or mid-term tests

Further details on specific tests can be provided by the professors during the course. Assessment criteria include commitment, active participation and personal growth of the students during the course.

All bibliographic details will be provided by the professors during the course. A lot of the referenced material, together with other in-depth study material, can be consulted online in MyNaba, in the Library section.