DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Segment

Course Sheet

Course code:

AI634

Academic Year of enrolment:

2020

Year of supply:

2020/2021

Divisions:

Gruppo B

Type of Course:

Basic

Degree:

Course of Single Cycle Degree 5 years in ARCHITECTURE

Disciplinary Sector:

Design

Is part of:

DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY

Location:

PESCARA

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

CAFFIO Giovanni

Cycle:

First semester

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Hours of classroom activity:

100

Individual study hours:

150

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of the representation methods, of drawing tools and techniques. Basic skills in using computer and common softwares.

Objectives

The course aims at learning the scientific foundations of representation, i.e. the study of the theory and applications of Descriptive Geometry, with particular reference to its 4 traditional methods - orthogonal projections, axonometric projection, perspective, quoted projections -, considered in the context of the history of architectural representation and as a function of subsequent teachings relating to architectural survey and project design.
Additional teaching objectives include the study of elementary geometry and the theory of shadows.

Contents

Starting from the logical tools of geometry and their historical-critical framing, they will face double orthogonal projections, central projections (perspective), axonometric projections and quoted projections. Moreover, the drawing of arches and vaults and the Theory of Shadows will also be exposed. Furthermore, the digital drawing will be tackled, from a theoretical and practical point of view, as an aid to the understanding of space and as a tool for the representation of architecture.

Extended Syllabus

The Descriptive Geometry course includes the following study issues: 1) Elements of technical drawing; 2) Geometric entities and fundamental operations; 3) The model of double orthogonal projections; 4) The axonometric model (oblique and orthogonal); 5) The linear prospective model (with vertical, horizontal and inclined picture plane); 6) Arches and vaults; 7) The theory of shadows;
8) The digital drawing for the descriptive geometry and the representation of the architecture;
9) freehand drawing of architecture. 
These issues will be explored also through communications relating to the historical reading of geometric models and the selection of significant examples.

Recommended Bibliography

Migliari, R., Geometria dei modelli, Edizioni Kappa, Roma 2003.
Docci, M. e Migliari, R., Scienza della rappresentazione. Fondamenti e applicazioni della geometria descrittiva, NIS, Roma 1992.
Spadafora, G., Fondamenti e applicazioni di geometria descrittiva, Franco Angeli, Milano 2019.
For further information:
Migliari, R., Geometria Descrittiva, 2 voll., CittàStudi, Novara 2009.
Caffio G., Luigini A., Exempla #1. Rappresentazione, architettura e città, Aracne, Roma 2010.
Sacchi L., L'idea di rappresentazione, Kappa, Roma 1994.
Sacchi L., voce “Disegno”, Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani, Appendice 2000, Roma 1999.
Texts in bibliography will be presented, and eventually integrated, during the semester and further information will be made available through the on-line course platform (https://elearning.unich.it).

Teaching Methods

The topics of Descriptive Geometry and Digital Drawing will be addressed through lectures and experimented with laboratory methodology with exercises that will be delivered to the exam. To accompany the student to the realization of the weekly exercises and the final tables will be fixed regular reviews, individual and collective, through which to verify the progress of the documents and related knowledge, skills and abilities.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

At the end of the course, the students will be asked to demonstrate what they have learned during the course through graphic-theoretical exercises. The final mark will also include the evaluation of the drawings realized in progress and of the final ones - one for each projective model - in which a small building, chosen from those proposed by the lecturer, will be represented.

Contacts/More Information

During the course the students' reception will take place after the lesson. The subdivision of new students in Groups A and B takes place by roll number: A even number, B odd number. For information and contacts giovanni.caffio@unich.it

Other courses

Course year: 1

DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY
10 Credits - Basic
HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE 1
8 Credits - Basic
MATHEMATICS
10 Credits - Basic
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 1
14 Credits - Characterising
THE MATERIALS AND DESIGN OF BUILDING ELEMENTS
8 Credits - Characterising
URBAN PLANNING 1
10 Credits - Characterising

Course year: 2

ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY
8 Credits - Basic
HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE 2
8 Credits - Basic
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 2
14 Credits - Characterising
DESIGN OF CONSTRUCTIVE SYSTEMS
10 Credits - Characterising
STATICS
6 Credits - Characterising
URBAN PLANNING 2
10 Credits - Characterising
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
6 Credits - Language/Final Examination

Course year: 3

BUILDING PHYSICS AND INDOOR ENVIRONMENT
12 Credits
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 3
14 Credits - Characterising
ARCHITECTURAL RESTORATION 1
8 Credits - Characterising
STRUCTURAL MECHANICS
6 Credits - Characterising
TOWN PLANNING LAWS
6 Credits - Characterising
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING
8 Credits - Related/Supplementary
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
8 Credits - Related/Supplementary

Course year: 4

HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE 3
8 Credits - Basic
ARCHITECTURAL RESTORATION 2
10 Credits - Characterising
ENVIROMENTAL DESIGN
8 Credits - Characterising
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
12 Credits - Characterising
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 4
14 Credits - Related/Supplementary
URBAN DESIGN
10 Credits - Related/Supplementary

Course year: 5

CONSOLIDATION OF HISTORICAL BUILDINGS/DESIGN IN SEISMIC AREA
6 Credits
REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL AND ESTIMATING COST
8 Credits - Characterising
ADVANCED BIM
6 Credits - Elective Course
ADVANCED DIGITAL DRAWING (ARCHITECTURE)
4 Credits - Elective Course
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
8 Credits - Elective Course
CONSERVATION OF ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE AND LANDSCAPE
8 Credits - Elective Course
ENGLISH LANGUAGE (ADVANDED LEVEL)
6 Credits - Elective Course
GRADUATION WORKSHOP
12 Credits - Elective Course
GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENT
8 Credits - Elective Course
HISTORY ISSUES AND PROBLEMS OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE
8 Credits - Elective Course
ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY OF THE SITE
6 Credits - Elective Course
ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY OF THE SITE B
6 Credits - Elective Course
PROFESSIONAL LEGISLATION AND PROCEDURES
4 Credits - Elective Course
THECNOLOGICAL DESIGN OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
8 Credits - Elective Course
URBAN DESIGN AND PLANNING
8 Credits - Elective Course
FINAL WORK
15 Credits - Language/Final Examination

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