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061-0142-22L 12 Credits MSC D-ARCH

Foundation Studio II

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Teresa Galí-Izard
Only for Landscape Architecture MSc.
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 16:08:39

Abstract

By looking at Rome through the lens of productive partnerships, this studio develops a design methodology that overlaps current urban typologies with production practices that are based on a balanced management of resources and the creation of healthy soils.

Objective

In this course, students develop a design proposal in Rome that uncovers new potentials for urban space through an analysis of the larger systems of water, topography, and geology in the city and surroundings. Using drawing-based investigations, each project will identify a transformative potential in an existing urban system and make a design proposal that augments that potential.

Content

During the semester, students will go through a multi-scale analysis of the city and territory of Rome. They will draw and analyse the living systems of the city, seeking new potentials in the design of urban spaces. They will accompany this research with the study of different practices on regenerative agriculture. By the end of the Studio, the students will design the transformation of one of those systems, integrating the logics of urban regenerative production.

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Course material will be provided

Literature

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General Information

Language
English
Levels
MSC
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance

Registration & Places

Priority: Registration for the course unit is only possible for the primary target group

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
exercise Foundation Studio II
Classes (and critiques) are held in English. No course 22nd/23rd March 2022. (seminar week).
  • Tue 08:00-16:30 (HIL G 65)
  • Wed 08:00-16:30 (HIL G 65)
16 h weekly

Offered In

  • Landscape Architecture Master
    • Design Studios (The design studios deal with problem and practice-related tasks on a local, regional, supra-regional, national and international level. Teaching of digital analysis, design and planning methods.)
      • Foundation Studio I and II (- Fundamental Studio I: basic knowledge - Fundamental Studio II: Design tasks in the context of the contemporary landscape)