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

MONITORING THE ENVIRONMENT Aerial photography is used extensively in civilian applications such as natural disasters, environmental studies, land use and planning, mineral and geotechnical research. An example can be the satellite and aerial images which reveal the level of destruction following central Italy s earthquake in August 2016. The maps were produced by the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (EMS), at request of the Italian Civil Protection to support a preliminary assessment of the damage. The Copernicus Emergency Management Service (EMS) is the European operational mapping service aimed at providing civil protection authorities and humanitarian aid agencies with appropriate and relevant satellite information in emergency contexts, such as natural and man-made disasters, as well as humanitarian conflicts. This is an abstract: Aerial photo of the earthquake damages in Amatrice assessment: valutazione aimed at: mirato a extensively: ampiamente humanitarian aid: aiuti umanitari overview: quadro generale ACTIVITIES 9 96 Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 Over the weekend, the European Commission has published accurate maps of the damage caused by the catastrophic earthquake that hit central Italy on 24 August. Following a request of the Italian Civil Protection, the service was activated few hours after the event and the first maps were available less than 24 h. from the occurrence of the earthquake; a larger set of maps produced in the following days provided accurate identification of the affected zones. The areas worst hit are 100 km. north-east of Rome, especially the villages of Amatrice, Accumoli, Arquata del Tronto and Pescara del Tronto. The most affected villages were covered first with satellite imagery on the very day of the disaster. More than 50 post-disaster maps were produced. The maps show the overview of the most affected areas and provide basic statistics on the damage grade on buildings and infrastructure. In addition to the Italian Civil Protection, the maps were used by several news portals to inform about the extent of the damage. Map of Central Italy s earthquake (2016) Answer the following questions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Where can civilian applications make use of aerial photography? Can you mention an example? Who requested the maps to Copernicus Emergency Management Service? What does this organisation provide? When were the first maps of the disaster available? What areas were hit by the earthquake? How many post-disaster maps were produced and what did they show? Who used the maps in addition to the Italian Civil Protection? Module 3 FOUNDATIONS 

MAPPING YOUR MIND SURVEYING PROFESSION AND EQUIPMENT TYPE OF SURVEYING SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS GPS TECHNOLOGY LASER SCANNING IN ARCHITECTURE land on cadastral satellites constellations of satellites geodetic drones GPS topographic LIDAR GNSS as-built 3D laser scanner GLONASS hydrographic total station BEIDOU mining theodolite high resolution digital camera 3D illustrations architecture and archaeology transit barometer compass measuring tapes chains MAPPING MAPS physical political road THE CADASTRE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY land ownership property boundaries aircraft parcels drones GIS maps topographic ortophotos economic or resource photogrammetrists climate cartographers weather cadastral 

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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