Architectural Design Studio activities in times of pandemic. Alternative models and tools for managing mixed-mode teaching

Abstract

This contribution deals with the experience of the Architectural Design in Historical Context Studio held by professors Luigi Spinelli, Barbara Bogoni and Eduardo Souto de Moura, that takes place in the second semester of the first year of the Master of Science in Architectural Design and History - AUIC school of the Politecnico di Milano. The course, held in English, is part of an international program that welcomes students from all over the world, offering them the opportunity to fully experience the integration of the different disciplinary components of design practice. The course aims to learn the fundamentals of architectural design and the application to the historical context of the city of Mantova of the theoretical, analytical, historical and instrumental knowledge that students have had the opportunity to develop and increase during their studies, to reach the definition of an architectural project developed in all its parts.