Donatella Bottero

Raffaella Beolé

L’argomento.
 Il testo è rivolto agli studenti dei corsi di studio a indirizzo “Costruzioni, Ambiente e Territorio” e “Architettura e Ambiente”.
 Gli argomenti trattati sono strettamente collegati alle discipline di studio del triennio: ecologia e salvaguardia del territorio, materiali da costruzione e sicurezza nei cantieri di lavoro, bioedilizia, progettazione e realizzazione di edifici, tecniche e strumenti per la restituzione grafica
 di progetti e rilievi, problematiche urbanistiche, conoscenza della storia dell’architettura con riferimenti specifici all’architettura moderna e contemporanea.

Module 1 - The environment

1 Ecology

2 Pollution

3 Energy sources

Mapping your mind

Vocabulary

Grammar • Expressing present time in English

Listening • Water for life

Speaking • The last drop

Writing • Applying for a summer job

Film • Avatar

Green Economy

Module 2 - Bio and Man-made construction

1 Landscapes

2 Eco-design

3 Building materials

Grammar • Expressing past time in English

Listening • The vertical forest

Speaking • Ten energy saving tips for your house

Writing • How to write a complaint letter

Film • A Little Chaos

Classification of common rock

Module 3 - Surveying

1 Progession and equipment

2 Mapping

Grammar • Expressing future time in English

Listening • Becoming a surveyor

Speaking • Meet a surveyor

Writing • Working as a surveyor

Film • The Englishman Who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain

James Cook

Module 4 - House planning

1 Designing

2 Building elements

3 Technical systems

4 Building renovation and restoration

Grammar • The Passive Form

Listening • Casa Loma, Toronto

Speaking • Lower your fuel bill with a grant

Writing • Looking for a new house

Film • The Money Pit

Edward Hopper: the painter of American urban landscape

Module 5 - Public works

1 Roads and public transports

2 Education, culture and entertainment

3 Recreation and sport

Grammar • Compounds

Listening • The London Stadium

Speaking • A radio debate: train or plane?

Writing • Assessing a school building

Film • Once Upon a Time in the West

John Steinbeck: the voice of American rural workers

Module 6 - The workplace

1 Civil engineering

2 Architecture and architects

3 Safety in the yard

Grammar • Comparatives and Superlatives

Listening • Safety test

Speaking • An interview

Writing • Writing a cover letter

Film • The Architect

Earthquakes

Module 7 - Settlements

1 Urbanisation

2 History of city planning

Grammar • Prefixes and Suffixes

Listening • Dubai: a city of contrasts

Speaking • Liverpool: a real urban renaissance

Writing • City or countryside?

Film • Manhattan

The Olympic Games

Module 8 - History of architecture

1 From the beginnings to the 18th century

2 Architecture of the 19th century

3 The masters of modern architecture

4 Contemporary architecture

Grammar • Connectors

Listening • Art Deco in America

Speaking • Sightseeing modern architecture

Writing • A school trip to Barcelona

Film • Medici: Masters of Florence

Proportions: the Golden Ratio

9 Complete the table with the missing information. YEAR HISTORICAL EVENT 1650s 1659-1675 The French troops destroyed some parts of the palace. 1699-1713 Filippo Juvarra transformed the palace according to the baroque style. Benedetto Alfieri was charged to continue the work. 1820 The palace was abandoned. 1960 Beginning of the global restoration. Today ACTIVITIES 10 O R The gardens of the Royal Castle D W S Find a word in the text to match with the correct definition. 1. A building in which horses are kept. 2. Group of buildings where members of the armed forces live. 3. The residence of a king or similar dignitary. 4. An extremely beautiful work of art. 5. The deliberate damaging of things, especially public properties. 6. An organized group of soldiers. 7. A straight line. 8. Physical decadence. 11 4.10 Listen to the second part of the text and complete the gaps with numbers. Royal Venaria has a surface area of about (1) ............................... m 2 and a volume of about (2) ............................... m3. The main parts of the building   the Gallery of Diana, the Alfieri Tower, the Great Gallery, the Church of St. Hubert, the Orangerie, the Stables of Juvarra, the Gallery of Alfieri and a part of the Alfieri Stables   were all the restoration plan. In order to avoid the risk of collapse, restoration was completed for m 2 of roofing and static restoration for about (4) ............................... m3, including the rebuilding of lofts, walls, plaster, fixtures and technical installations. In the meantime, floor heating in the Great Gallery and heating convectors in the west Pavillon of Garove were installed, as well as the sewer system in the whole complex. The restoration of the Venaria complex is the largest heritage conservation work ever undertaken in Europe. Frescoes, decorations and important archaeological findings were (3) ............................... brought to light using experimental restoration techniques and working methods. (5) ............................... m 2 of overall surface restored, (6) ............................... m 2 of stuccowork, (7) ............................... m 2 of frescoes, (8) hectares of gardens open to the public and (9) ............................... million litres of water in the Great Fishpond, show its greatness and its outstanding suggestiveness. ............................... ONLINE RESOURCES   Filippo Juvarra 140 Module 4 FOUNDATIONS 

MAPPING YOUR MIND site plan floor plan elevation plan section plan autocad BIM rendering ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS INNOVATION IN DESIGN DESIGNING UNIVERSAL DESIGN H O U S E P L A N N I N G needs of all users shallows deep settlement footings FOUNDATIONS load-bearing non-load-bearing WALLS FLOORS BUILDING ELEMENTS STRAIRS structure flooring straight half landing arched spiral compact ROOF construction materials durability lighting communication entertainment automation security ELECTRICAL HEATING TECHNICAL SYSTEMS SOLAR PLUMBING DWV thermal photovoltaic HVAC forced air water hydronic geothermal district heating passive house hot/cold water distribution sewers/septic tanks IoT remote controllable network comfort maintenance and repair additional space saving energy RENOVATION safety measures hazardous material management seismic evaluation building cleaning HOME AUTOMATION BUILDING RENOVATION AND RESTORATION RESTORATION major repair rebuilding adaptive reuse 

Il testo per studenti di “Costruzioni, Ambiente e Territorio” tratta ecologia, bioedilizia, sicurezza nei cantieri, progettazione, urbanistica.

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English for the Construction Industry, the Environment and Design

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