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

EDUCATION, CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT 2 SCHOOLS Answer these questions. From kindergarten pupils to high school students, a pleasing school environment can a. Is your school a improve the learners  performance. recent or an old Over the past decades, school design has building? been widely recognised as a factor producing b. Have you visited a a good learning environment that strongly museum recently? affects student achievement as well as What was it about? teacher satisfaction. A recent American study c. Do you like going shows that 92% of teachers surveyed believe to the theatre? If general classroom design has a strong impact so, what was the on students  learning and they identify the last performance top five design elements that promote the you saw? best learning environment: comfort, safety, Traditional school building lighting, temperature control and good acoustics. In the 1855 edition of  Practical Illustrations of the Principles of School Architecture , a to affect: influenzare to deliver: consegnare primary school in Boston had enormous windows and very large classrooms. The typical drastically: drasticamente, classroom shape and dimensions haven t changed much in more than 150 years because estremamente the way a teacher delivers information to 25 or 30 students in a classroom hasn t changed edge: lato much either. glazed: vetrato kindergarten: scuola One of the concepts behind the design of modern schools is the innovative teachingmaterna learning modality. This requires a variety of different kinds of spaces. Internal semilarch-cladding: permanent walls can be moved giving the space greater flexibility, so the classrooms can rivestimento in larice be rearranged in lots of different ways. Therefore if the teaching modality changes, it roof-light: lucernario fundamentally changes the way school design will be organized. setting: scenario shaded: ombreggiato One of the most famous and prominent schools in Britain is the Bedales School, an to survey: fare un independent school in the county of Hampshire, England. This new kind of public school sondaggio, indagare was founded in 1893 in reaction to the traditional Victorian Public School. Bedales top-lit: illuminato is famous for its foundation in the Arts and Crafts dall alto Movement. Today, the school has a well-known reputation for high quality art, drama and music teaching. In 2001, the school was the object of a new project that has drastically modified the relationship between classroom and space. The new development consists of two south-facing blocks, teaching to the east, administration to the west, linked by a social and circular space. In the teaching block, classrooms are placed on three floors along the northern edge, where they are protected from direct solar light. Along the south side of the building, the classrooms open onto a top-lit, highly glazed, but well shaded, circulation space. Natural ventilation for classroom and circulation spaces is provided by opening windows and roof-lights. Larch cladding and the stainless steel roof optimize Bedales School, Art and Design building 166 Module 5 FOUNDATIONS 

the insulation to a high standard. The administration block contains the offices for the Headmaster and the staff members, administrative offices and meeting rooms. An eclectic mix of buildings adds charm to the setting; they range from modern classrooms to Memorial Library (1921), and two contemporary award-winning buildings   Olivier Theatre (1997) and the Orchard Building (2005). Bedales  stunning new Art & Design Building was completed in 2016. 1 Find the Italian words for the following terms. 1. pleasing ............................................................... 2. widely ............................................................... 3. achievement ............................................................... 4. challenge ............................................................... 5. reputation ............................................................... 6. headmaster ............................................................... 2 An amazing building for future engineers and architects The High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture is located in Queens, New York City. This institution focuses on preparing students for apprenticeships or technical colleges focusing on construction engineering and architecture. The center has special laboratories for mechanical drafting, computer-aided design, construction technology and model building. The high-tech and visually intriguing structure offers students a great place in which to learn. In fact, one student has said of the school,  It s fun. It brings out your creative side.  Decide if these sentences are true or false. Correct the false ones. T F 3 Read the part of the text about BEDALES SCHOOL carefully and answer these questions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 4 ACTIVITIES 1. A pleasant school environment may not affect the learner s performance. 2. A good learning environment is a part of a teacher s satisfaction. 3. Comfort, safety, lighting, temperature control and good acoustics are the top five design elements for a good learning. 4. The book  Practical Illustrations of the Principles of School Architecture  was published in 1865. 5. The classroom shape and dimension have not changed in the last 150 years. 6. School architecture is very different in most countries in the western world. 7. New learning-teaching modality is connected to new school design. 8. Internal walls cannot be moved. What kind of school is the Bedales School today and where is it located? When was it founded? Why was it a new kind of school at that time? What artistic movement was it linked to? What is Bedales School recognized for today? What does the 2001 development consist of? Why are the classrooms placed along the northern edge? What is there along the southern side? How is natural ventilation provided? What materials have been used to insulate the roof? What does the Administration block contain? What building is almost 100 years old? What buildings have been added in the last twenty years? Bedales School, Memorial Library ONLINE RESOURCES Draw a sketch of your school. Describe the building in detail: age, size, form, location of the classrooms, offices, gym, laboratories, bar (if any), etc.   Arts and Crafts Movement PUBLIC WORKS Module 5 167 

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

New Landscapes

English for the Construction Industry, the Environment and Design

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