DOORS of IDENTITY. A research trajectory on the project
Carlo Atzeni
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2020-01-01
Abstract
The innovative teaching project “DOORS of IDENTITY”, which was conceived and coordinated by the Degree Courses of Sciences of Architecture and Architecture, and sponsored by the University of Cagliari, has its origins in a critical condition of the project teaching methods, which is increasin- gly common in the schools of architecture due to the absence of concrete and application-oriented techniques. DOORS of IDENTITY also detects the decline in the sense of belonging to the School’s spaces, especially as regards the entrance atria of the several buildings of the Mauritian complex (historic premises of the Architecture Courses at the University of Cagliari). The proposal resulted in a performance which started with a process of rethinking the quality and nature of the threshold spaces of the Mauri- tian complex and which could only count on the availability of birch plywood panels. The perfor- mance ended with the self-construction of the projects designed by students and lecturers of the School of Architecture, intensively engaged in the action between June and October 2019. - integrate the teaching activity according to the principle of “learning by doing”, with an applica- tion and construction phase which involved the whole community of the School of Architecture in the redevelopment of its work and study spaces; - promote an innovative form of teaching, embra- cing participation and action with an outcome that can be achieved by means of a design and self-construction process, transforming the lear- ning process into a useful and tangible develop- ment; - create “pulsing thresholds” which declare the presence of a young, creative and active School; - stimulate the ethical sense of students who, in line with their future social mission, were directly the leading players in the process of taking care of the spaces of their own School; - convey to students the disciplinary message of quality through the paradigm of “little money and a lot of thought”, a contemporary imperative and real challenge for the architects of the future. The validity of the proposal lies, in addition, on its strong paradigmatic character and in its repeatability over time, by turning it into a cyclical appointment, and in space, by applying the pro- cess to other buildings in the University.File | Size | Format | |
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