Courses

Courses 2024-25

Domestic space in the 20th century

“Look Back in Anger”: This course is part of a three-year trajectory dedicated to a comprehensive history of domestic space and its relationship with urban form, from prehistory to Neoliberalism.

The adventures of rationalism II

The course traces the recurring reemergence of a rational approach in design and building form throughout the history of Western architecture, from the Middle Ages to the late 20th century.

Courses 2023-24

The origins of modern domestic space

The course is part of a three-year trajectory dedicated to a comprehensive history of domestic space and its relationship with urban form from its prehistoric origins to Neoliberal times.

The adventures of rationalism

The course traces the recurring reemergence of a rational approach to design and building form trough the history of Western architecture, from the Middle Ages to the late 20th century.

Harmony and Conflicts: A course on the histories of buildings, drawings, and projects

This is a methodological PhD course focused on the history and close reading of one case study and the construction of its historical broader context.

Courses 2022-23

The origins of domestic space

The course is part of a three-year trajectory dedicated to a comprehensive history of domestic space and its relationship with urban form. This year the course will be devoted to the origins of domestic space, from hunter-gatherer forms of life to the rise of private property.

Reading Manfredo Tafuri

Negative Creep: Reading Manfredo Tafuri, Today. The course offers a systematic introduction of the architectural historian Manfredo Tafuri’s body of work to students in order to ease their reading of his often difficult work and discover its contemporary relevance.