SURVEY AND TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS

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SURVEY AND TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS
Teaching
SURVEY AND TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS
Subject area
L-ANT/09
Reference degree course
EUROPEAN HERITAGE, DIGITAL MEDIA AND THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
Course type
Master's Degree
Credits
6.0
Teaching hours
Frontal Hours: 42.0
Academic year
2019/2020
Year taught
2019/2020
Course year
1
Language
ENGLISH
Curriculum
INTERNAZIONALE
Reference professor for teaching
AMICI Carla Maria

Teaching description

Good knowledge of history and ancient architecture; curiosity and critical attitude.

Principles of ancient building technique, for a  critical understanding of ancient   constructions through the analysis of monumental     structures, with specific reference to the monuments of the Greek and Roman culture. Construction methodology and processes, spatial interpretation of  architectural complexes. Principles of diagnostics applied to the analysis of ancient walls and buildings, in the context of conservation and restoration of cultural heritage.

Methodology of direct and indirect survey, computerized systems applied in drawing and virtual reconstructions. Participation in  survey exercises  is compulsory.  (CFU  2)

Good knowledge of  ancient building technique,  with specific reference to the monuments of the Greek and Roman culture. Expertise in  direct and indirect survey, and elementary know-how in virtual reconstruction of ancient  buildings.

Lectures,  guided tours  and inspections, practical exercises.

 

Oral examination on ancient building technique, critical analysis of ancient monuments, and results of practical exercises.

Booking procedure for examinations:

The use of the procedures provided by the system VOL is compulsory.

For exam dates and timetables:

https://www.unisalento.it/scheda-utente/-/people/carlamaria.amici

11 marzo   (straordinario, fuori corso e laureandi); 16 giugno; 1 luglio; 15 luglio 2020

15 settembre; 7 ottobre  (straordinario, fuori corso e laureandi) 2020

 

conctact: cm.amici@unisalento.it

Principles of ancient building technique, for a  critical understanding of ancient   constructions through the analysis of monumental     structures, with specific reference to the monuments of the Greek and Roman culture. Construction methodology and processes, spatial interpretation of  architectural complexes. Principles of diagnostics applied to the analysis of ancient walls and buildings, in the context of conservation and restoration of cultural heritage.

Methodology of direct and indirect survey, computerized systems applied in drawing and virtual reconstructions. Participation in  survey exercises  is compulsory.  (CFU  2)

C.F.GIULIANI                     L’edilizia nell’antichità                                             Roma 2006

and/or J.P. ADAM                 L’Arte di costruire presso i Romani                         Milano 1988

and/or L LANCASTER            Concrete Vaulted Construction in Imperial Rome

Cambridge University Press, 2005

 

CM. AMICI               “Innovative solutions in the organization of construction process” in  Proceedings of the Second International Congress on Construction History, Cambridge 2006, pp. 167-176.

 

and/or CM. AMICI    “Hidden iron: high tech devices  in roman imperial architecture”, Proceedings of the Fifth                International Congress on Construction History, Chicago 2015, pp. 63-71.

 

At the beginning of the course,  non-attending students can agree on an alternative program with the teacher.

 

ATTENZIONE: Causa Covid19,e quindi impossibilità di accedere alle biblioteche,  il testo di GIULIANI e/o di ADAM può essere sostituito da:

M. BIANCHINI, Le tecniche edilizie nel mondo antico, Roma 2010, scaricabile gratuitamente  dal sito http://www.rilievoarcheologico.it/home-articoli-li_00000b.htm

Parte I  -   cap. III – VII

Parte II -   cap.  II, VI, VII, VIII

Parte III – cap. I –IX

Niente vieta, ovviamente, di leggere anche il resto

 

Semester
Second Semester (dal 24/02/2020 al 29/05/2020)

Exam type
Optional

Type of assessment
Oral - Final grade

Course timetable
https://easyroom.unisalento.it/Orario

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