GENOVA FALL 2010 CAF - Clemson University
Students: Michael Beveridge Lauren Chapman Honor Cosentino Ben Higgins Dianah Katzberger Whitney Jordan Rebecca Mercer Adrian Mora Vanessa Reyes Max Streeter Melissa Warren Henry Wilkinson Heather Zhang Faculty Henrique Houayek* - Professor in Residence Luca Rocco Alessandro Rocca Giuditta Poletti Saverio Fera Administrator Silvia Siboldi Staff: Cristina Lagomarsino Lucia Ruggiero * Spouse Kelly Houayek 2
Students, faculty and staff at the Villa Party September 24 2010 Charles E. Daniel Center for Building, Research and Urban Studies Via Privata Piaggio 14, 16136 Genova, Italy 3
Vitra Campus Genova Harbor Venice Vatican 4 Pompei Erba
Pompei 5
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Vigevano wall 7
Genova Piazza 1 Piazza San Matteo 2 Piazza San Lorenzo 3 Piazza San Matteo 4 Piazza Fontane Marose 5 Piazza del Ferro 6 Piazza Luccoli 2 8
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10 Piazza San Matteo Henry Wilkinson
Piazza San lorenzo Dianah Katzenberger 11
12 Piazza Luccoli Melissa Warren
Piazza San Matteo Lauren Chapman 13
14 Piazza Fontane Marose Heather Zhang
Piazza del Ferro Honor Cosentino 15
Piazza Giacomo Matte otti Vanessa Reyes 16
Piazza del Ferro Whitney Jordan 17
Sketches: Sketching the Villa Porta Soprana Arco di Cadutti Piazza de Ferrari Genova Harbor Palazo Bianco Cinque Terre Casa del Fascio Group Trip 1 Independent Travel Pompei Villa Adriana Vaticano Roma Firenze 18
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20 Top Left: Michael Beveridge Lower Left: Whitney Jordan Top Right: Melissa Warren Lower Right: Honor Cosentino
Sketching the Villa Right: Adrian Mora Top Left: Heather Zhang Bottom Left: Max Streeter 21
Porta Soprana Left: Michael Beveridge Right: Heather Zhang 22
Arco dei Caduti Right: Heather Zhang Top Left: Melissa Warren Middle Left: Adrian Mora Bottom Left: Max Streeter 23
Piazza de Ferrari Top: Heather Zhang Middle: Adrian Mora Bottom Michael Beveridge 24
Genova Harbor Top: Right: Adrian Mora Bottom Right: Dianah Katzenberger Top Left: Heather Zhang Middle Left: Max Streeter Bottom Left: Honor Cosentino 25
Palazzo Bianco Via Garibaldi Left: Rebecca Mercer Top Right: Dianah Katzenberger Middle Right: Heather Zhang Bottom Right: Max Streeter 26
Cinque Terre Top: Whitney Jordan Bottom Left: Ben Higgins Bottom Right: Rebecca Mercer 27
Casa del Fascio Casa del Fascio, Como: Michael Beveridge 28
Top: Window order at a Palace in Via Garibaldi: Adrian Mora Bottom Left - Porta del Battistero Firenze: Max Streeter Bottom Middle: Michael Beveridge Bottom Right - Window of the Palazzo Ducale di Venezia: Michael Beveridge 29
30 Venice Canal: Ben Higgins
Group Trip1 Castelvecchio; Verona: Vanessa Reyes 31
32 Notre Dame du Haut chapel; Ronchamp Top: Max Streeter Bottom: Dianah Katzenberger
Group Trip 1 Top - Fire Station at Vitra: Whitney Jordan Bottom Right - Gipsoteca Canoviana: Max Streeter Bottom - Left Nordic Pavilion Venice Bienale: Henry Wilkinson 33
34 San Pietro in Montorio; Rome: Henry Wilkinson
Independent Travel Louvre Museum, Paris: Heather Zhang 35
36 Left: Brandenburg Gate; Berlim: Vanessa Reyes Right: Trinity College Arch; Dublin: Rebecca Mercer
Independent Travel Ville Savoye, Le Corbusier; Poissy France: Heather Zhang 37
38 Barcelona Skyline: Ben Higgins
Independent Travel On top of Latterbarrow, England: Adrian Mora 39
40 Left - St Paul s Cathedral : Rebecca Mercer Right - St Paul s Cathedral : Dianah Katzenberger
Independent Travel Top Left - WestministerPalace : Rebecca Mercer Middle Left - Westminister Palace: Honnor Consentino Bottom Left - British Museum: Honnor Consentino Right - Big Ben Tower: Max Streeter 41
42 Top: Stonehenge, England: Adrian Mora Bottom - Lake Distric, England: Max Streeter
Independent Travel Highlands, Scotland Castle: Whitney Jordan 43
44 Top - Greek Sculptures: Heather Zhang Bottom Left - Woman Sculpture in Barcelona: Melizza Warren Bottom Right - Nettuno de Bologna: James Beveridge
Independent Travel Right - Michelangelo Rebellious Slave, Louvre Museum: Lauren Chapman Top Left - Alberto Giacometti Sculptures: Max Streeter Bottom Left - Eeastern Island totem, British Museum: Max Streeter 45
46 Notre Dame Cathedral Paris Left: Lauren Chapman Right: Dianah Katzenberger
Independent Travel Eretteu in Acropolis; Greece: Heather Zhang 47
48 Top - Castello Estense, Ferrara: Henry Wilkinson Bottom Left: Palazzo Re Enzo: Michael Beveridge Bottom Right: Aqueduct: Michael Beveridge
Independent Travel Right - Moulin Rouge; Paris : Lauren Chapman Top Left: Park Guell; Barcelona: Ben Higgins Bottom Left - Nemo; Amsterdam: Dianah Katzenberger 49
50 Left: Lauren Chapman Top Right: Max Streeter Bottom Right: Max Streeter
Pompei Left: Rebecca Mercer Right: Rebecca Mercer 51
Villa Adriana Top Left: Whitney Jordan Bottom Left: Dianah Katzenberger Top Right: Vanessa Reyes Bottom Right Whitney Jordan 52
Vaticano St. Peter s Basilica: Heather Zhang 53
54 Left - Palazzo Barberini Staircase: Max Streeter Top Right - Spanich Steps: Heather Zhang Bottom Right - Roman Forum: Lauren Chapman
Roma Piazza Navona: Dianah Katzenberger 55
56 Duomo: Heather Zhang
Firenze Right Giotto s Bell Tower: Max Streeter Left - Townscape: Heather Zhang 57
Contemporary European Architecture The CEA (Contemporary European Architecture) seminar focused on a selected number of relevant personalities, projects and theories of the European architectural culture. Through the critical examination of some architectural samples, we have explored the different ideas and theories about space, technology, and lifestyle. The period of observation is fragmented through the last ninety years. The course will treat the works of some European masters of the Twenties and Thirties of the last century; architects, theories and works of the second half of the last century; buildings, projects and new topics of the first years of this century. A part of the course was dedicated to the thinking, designing, writing and editing an architectural book. A personal production where the students were asked to fix and discuss ideas, concepts and critical observations suggested from the topics treated in class. The books have shown a clearly organized collection of illustrations, texts, drawings and any kind of architectural material, and also reported about other topics, as the trips and visits made during the semester. 58
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Studio Projects One of the most important considerations for your semester studies at Genoa is to understand the city s urban context and its architecture. This semester s studio project focused on the design of a building at the heart of the harbor area, the Piazza di Caricamento. The project challenged students in how to replace the existing Generali Building, for a building that would be more appropriate for the Ripa the Genovese harbor front - and the city. The Generali Building is the only contemporary building in the area, built after the existing block was bombed in WWII attacks to Genova. Main design challenges came in the understanding Genova s rich medieval urban form and how to translate cultural and regional aspects into contemporary design. Students worked in groups of two mixing undergraduate and graduate students analyzing and developing design solutions for the area. 60
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62 Ben Higgins Melissa Warren
Whitney Jordan Dianah Katzenberger 63
64 Max Streeter Adrian Mora
Michael Beveridge Lauren Chapman 65
66 Honor Cosentino Vanessa Reyes
Rebecca Mercer Heather Nam Zan 67
68 This book has been produced by Henrique Houayek during the fall 2010 semester. It is a sample of the students experiences and their work produced while living at the villa.
The Charles E. Daniel Center for Building, Research and Urban Studies was founded in 1972 by Harlan Ewart McLure and Cesare Fera as one of the first architecture programs in the US to establish a satellite program in Europe. Since its creation the Genova program has serve as home for Clemson University, captivating and inspiring countless architecture students. The program balances studio experience with studies of Italian architecture, contemporary design, urban practices, culture and field sketching. Students spend about a third of the 15-week semester traveling around Italy and Europe. A resident professor from Clemson is assisted by Italian professors who also practice architecture in Genoa. Visiting critics and lecturers from Italy and Europe come to the center on a regular basis to lecture and critique student work. This book presents the work produced during the fall semester of 2010 with particular emphasis on student s sketches and field studies.