Pratt Institute School of Architecture, Undergraduate Spring Rome Program Arch 400i-402 Advanced Design Course Syllabus Class Credits: 5 Type of Course: Required Studio – Honor’s Program Class Meetings & Location: T/TH 9AM-1PM & TH 2-6 PM Pratt Studio @ Santa Maria in Trastevere Prerequisites: Arch 301/ 302 or equivalent with at least a grade of “C” & Roman Form ARCH 420 – Honor’s Program Review Enrollment Capacity: 34 (2 sections of 17) Instructor’s Names: Anthony
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[email protected] Course Overview: This course will initially focus on analysis of historic models to reveal distinct architectural patterns within Rome. Design processes will explore the transformation of Roman prototypes. Design issues include understanding urban form as an accommodation of the city's growth, and acretive intervention within a fragmented historic context. Studies will conclude with formal propositions within the context of the city fabric. Rome, the eternal city of cultural and historical treasures, inventions, influence and endless lessons, is a rite of passage for those privileged to reside in the midst of this living laboratory, and study, first-hand, the palimpsest of accumulated artistic, architectural and urban masterpieces framed and intertwined within the puzzle of the urban fabric. Pratt Institute's Spring Semester in Rome provides an opportunity for qualified students to live and study in this unique context. The lesson of Rome is one that goes beyond its strong architectural heritage. It presents a different culture, language and landscape, where history assumes a dominant role in the continuum of time. This is an environment which generates particular responses, specifically toward people and toward an appreciation of urban place.