Learning objectives 

The Summer School aims to develop advanced skills in the digital representation and design of architecture, with particular reference to the configuration and geometric control of complex façade systems.

The course framework takes Drawing as its foundational discipline, understood as a critical and operational tool for the construction, analysis and management of form within the digital space. Within this methodological framework, interdisciplinary contributions relating to parametric modelling, architectural technology and advanced visualisation are integrated.

Within this theoretical and operational framework, reference will be made to the geometric principles of planar and spatial tessellation, understood as tools for controlling and organising form. The study of the logics of subdivision, repetition and geometric aggregation allows, in fact, the definition of modular structures and discrete patterns through which to analyse and govern complex surfaces. Tessellation thus becomes a geometric and design device capable of linking continuous formal configuration to the definition of discretised construction systems, providing a rigorous basis for parametric implementation and for managing the morphological variations of architectural façades.

The Summer School will take the Ligini Towers as a case study, recognising them as a paradigm of the complexity of Rome’s contemporary architectural heritage.

The adoption of this context allows for the combination of methodological experimentation and territorial roots, identifying Rome as a privileged laboratory for the development of models, tools and strategies that can be replicated in other contexts. From this perspective, the Summer School serves as a mechanism for integrating research, teaching and knowledge transfer, contributing to the development of advanced skills and the construction of national and international collaboration networks.

Expected learning outcomes 

• Develop advanced geometric modelling skills, aimed at the construction and control of complex surfaces using three-dimensional digital tools.

• Transform the formal configuration into a parametric system, through the definition of relationships, rules and variables that make the geometry adaptive and controllable.

• Integrate the representational and constructive dimensions, linking the digital model to the definition of components, nodes and assembly logic.

• Enhance project representation and communication skills through process diagrams, rendered visualisations and AI support tools, understood as a contemporary extension of drawing practices.

• Consolidate collaborative work in a digital environment, structuring an integrated workflow that leads from the initial geometric definition to the final presentation of the designed system. 

Registration fee 

1. Standard fee - €300 per person

2. 50% reduction on the standard fee: for members of the Algorithm-Architects Design Studio S.R.L society (€150 per person)

3. 100% discount on the standard fee (*). For candidates not members of the AlgorithmArchitects Design Studio S.R.L society, a maximum of 10 scholarships will be awarded during the selection process, based on the evaluation of the applications received and attendance of at least 75% of the course activities.

(*) These scholarships, funded from the Department of Excellence of the DSDRA Department (Department of History, Representation and Restoration of Architecture), consist of a full refund of the participation fee.

Successful applicants are required to pay the full registration fee; the reimbursement will be paid later, in accordance with current administrative procedures and regulations.