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Maurizio Sabini SAMPLE WORKS RESEARCH | TEACHING | DESIGN

Updated: August 2015

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“At the foundation of Maurizio Sabini’s work, theory informs practice and practice informs theory in a constant progression…”�

Marco Frascari [1945-2013], 2006

RESEARCH

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/80776144/2012%20%5B2014%5D%20The%20Just%20City_Polytechnic%20Milan.pdf

“Politics, Architecture and the Informal City” review of book and exhibitions by Urban-Think Tank, The Journal of Architectural Education – on-line version, Fall 2013

http://www.jaeonline.org/articles/exhibit-reviews/politics-architecture-and-informal-city#/page1/

“Infrastructure and the Just City” in: Marco Bovati et al. [eds.], Cities in Transformation. Research & Design, 2 volumes, from the 2012 EAAE/ARCC conference at the Politecnico in Milan [I], Il Poligrafo: Padua [I] 2014, vol. 2, pp. 1298-1305

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/80776144/2011%20Wittgenstein's%20Ladder_%20JAE.pdf

“Wittgenstein’s Ladder. The Non-Operational Value of History in Architecture” in: Journal of Architectural Education 64:2, March 2011, pp. 46-58

“Re-Setting the Critical Project. Re-Assessing Tafuri and the Value of Discourse in Architecture”

in Re-Building, proceedings of the 2010 ACSA Annual Meeting, Washington DC: ACSA, pp. 385-392https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/80776144/2010%20resetting%20the%20critical%20project.pdf

“Pragmatic Modernism. The Dutch Laboratory on Architecture, Landscape and the City”

in: Getting Real: Design Ethos Now, proceedings of the

2006 ACSA Annual Meeting, Washington DC: ACSA, pp. 425-432 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/80776144/2006%20dutch%20pragmatic%20modernism.pdf

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The Kent State Forum on the City

Kent State University-Florence [Italy] 2006-2012 Florence [Italy]: StampArte 2008 Alinea Editrice 2010-12

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TEACHING�

Mikhail Digman [F14] - “[To] An In[from]ality. Exploring Connectivity Between Formal and Informal Sectors of African Cities.” https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/80776144/master%20project%20research/2014_F%20digman_final.pdf Jamie Lu [F14] - “The Ecology of Healing Place. Creating an Integrated Healing Experience for Patients in Urban Settings.” https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/80776144/master%20project%20research/2014_F%20Jamie%20Lu_final.pdf Elyse Coulter [F13] - “Youer Than You. The Revitalization of Creative Self-Confidence in Children” https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/80776144/master%20project%20research/2013_F%20coulter_final.pdf Jonathan Hays [F13] - “Protecting Families | Preventing Crisis” https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/80776144/master%20project%20research/2013_F%20hays_final.pdf Sam McBride [F13] - “Tactical Urbanism vs Adaptive Urbanism and the Megacity: a New Infrastructure” https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/80776144/master%20project%20research/2013_F%20mcbride_final.pdf

5th year [Master Project] research seminar [five year MArch professional @ Drury], Fall 2013/2014

MARC 557 – Architecture Senior Seminar MARC 590 – ST: Architecture Thesis Seminar [ “the Master Project Research” ] MARC 557: 3 credit/ hours + MARC 590: 4 credit/hours | Prerequisite: MARC 519 Academic Year 2014–15 FALL semester | T/Th, 9:00-10:50am | HSA 102 conf rm Instructor Maurizio Sabini, PhD, RA, Int’l AssocAIA Office: HSA 203 Office hrs: M/W/F: 8:30-10:00am [appointments recommended] Ph: 873-7494 [email protected] From the Drury Catalog: MARC 557: Architecture Senior Seminar. This master level course is an advanced seminar in architecture. Students will be expected to develop and apply advanced analysis, research and communication skills in order to identify a research topic of relevance to their own interests, professional goals and selected area of concentration. The research topic will also connect these specific and personal interests with students’ wider educational experience in the engaging our world curriculum. Topics developed in this course will be explored and extended through the MARC 521: Architectural Design X: Thesis Studio. [from the catalog]

• NB – The above stands also for MARC 590: Selected Topics: Architecture Thesis Seminar NAAB Student Performance Criteria [TBC]: primary: A.1 PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Ability to write and speak effectively and

use representational media appropriate for both within the profession and with the general public.

A.3 INVESTIGATIVE SKILLS: Ability to gather, assess, record, and comparatively evaluate relevant information and performance in order to support conclusions related to a specific project or assignment.

secondary: A.3 USE OF PRECEDENTS: Ability to examine and comprehend the fundamental principles present in relevant precedents and to make informed choices about the incorporation of such principles into architecture and urban design projects.

The Master Project This course is the first part of a two-semester educational experience: the Master Project. The Master Project, comprising both MARC 557 and MARC 521, is the final educational experience for the professional degree of the Master of Architecture at Hammons School of Architecture at Drury University. Its purpose is to provide the students with an opportunity to work independently on a project of choice, exploring an area or issue of personal interest within the field of architecture. It also serves as a statement of competence, demonstrating the range of skills that qualifies a student as a graduate of the program at Drury University.

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The purpose of the Master Project is also to help the student acquire an ability of developing a complex architectural design project, putting to use all the knowledge that the student has acquired along the course of study. At the end of the two-semester experience, the student is expected to show his/her “mastery of the art of architecture.” Here, “mastery” means beyond “understanding,” “knowledge” and “application;” it implies that creative edge or superior level of competence by which any expert, in any given professional field, is able to orchestrate, with maturity, the tools of the discipline/art/profession.

Course Objectives The objective of this course is to guide each student in identifying and developing the Master Project Narrative that investigates meaningful and timely questions relating to the built environment. Students will learn how to recognize and refine quality topics, create a structure for, and engage in, research that supports inquiry of the topic, and prepare an adequate design program that includes both qualitative and quantitative information. This work supports the design development in MARC 521: Thesis Studio. Research constitutes the majority of the work in this course and includes, but is not limited to: a topic statement, an abstract, historical and theoretical background research supported by an annotated works list, relevant precedents, a design program (including qualitative and quantitative requirements) with a focus on inquiry objectives, and a site analysis. Final Product The final document will be the written work supporting the MARC 521: Thesis Studio. As a bound document that includes text and graphics, it will not only be critical for studio work, but, duly summarized and more illustrated through graphics and diagrams, part and parcel of the final Master Project presentation. In general, the document should serve as a “reference manual” for the coming Master Project Studio, providing the theoretical argument and framework for the design decisions, and much of the information needed to proceed into the design phase, including details of the site, intended users, the program, etc. There will be THREE intermediate steps towards the completion of the final document:

1. Topic Statement: key question/s, the “what” and the “why” of the study + Plan of Study: “what” to be accomplished by “when”

2. Preliminary Draft: intro chapter + literature review almost completed + criteria & tentative list of case-studies

3. Draft Document: intro chapter + literature review completed + ALL case-studies FULLY analyzed The final document will be a bound booklet [binding of choice], 8 1/2” x 11”, to be submitted in one copy to the instructor. Students though are encouraged to produce a second copy for their own use during MARC 521: Thesis Studio, for constant consultation during the design process and for interim and final presentations of the MARC 521 project. The course will use Blackboard for submitting intermediate and final documents. Class Format Because this course focuses on the development of individual master projects, after a few initial class meetings the format will change to alternating weeks of individual conferences and collective presentations or seminar discussions. The purpose of this format is to provide guidance that fits the specific research during one-on-one meetings, while broader perspectives and comparisons can be made during the presentations.

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As the opportunity or need arises, the instructor will also make more formal presentations on shared concerns in research methodology and writing, as well as theoretical concerns that may be relevant to a number of the projects. Participation, which includes attendance but also contributions to the on-going conversations, is critical for a successful performance in the class. Attendance in all classes is required. Grading Performance in this course will be based on a demonstration of the quality of inquiry, the depth and clarity of the research, and the development of the final Master Project document. Grading will occur after presentations and Blackboard postings. Because individual projects will develop in various ways and the goal is one final work, intermediate grades will reflect the quality of the work at each particular stage. There will be one, final, grade. CRITERIA The final document will be evaluated for [in order of importance]:

1. Relevance to the field of architecture and to its current discourse 2. Clarity of objectives, argument and its articulation 3. Critical insight 4. Degree of information 5. Appropriateness and relevance of case studies 6. Structure of writing, presentations and oral discussions 7. Graphic quality (document and presentations)

Resources There is no text for this course. There will be ample resources provided, with general research guidelines posted on Blackboard and specific project suggestions given to individual studies. However, students will be responsible for building their own set of resources that will support work throughout the semester and in MARC 521: Thesis Studio. Developing a deep and rich body of resources is critical. Each student will develop her/his own reading list for the course. As general reference, it is also a good idea to review various books available on research techniques, such as:

• Booth, Wayne C. et al, The Craft of Research (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008) • Gibaldi, Joseph and Franklin, Phyllis, MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th edition (New York:

Modern Language Association of America, 2003) • Creswell, John W. Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Method Approaches (Los Angeles:

SAGE Publications, 2009) • Turabian, Kate, et al, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses and Dissertations, 7th edition

(Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007) • Handbook of Qualitative Research, Denzin and Lincoln, eds. (Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE

Publications, 1994)

NB – This was a coordinated three section studio, run under my guidance. The work presented here though was done by students for whom I acted as the thesis advisor. Sam McBride [S14] - “Urban Insectival Automation” http://issuu.com/sammcbride/docs/presentationboards

Hammons School of Architecture 900 North Benton Avenue Springfield MO 65802 417-873-7580

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MARC 521 – Architectural Design X: Thesis [5 cr] MARC 590 – ST: Architecture Thesis Studio [6 cr] [ “the Master Project” ] 5/6 credit/ hours - Prerequisite: MARC 520 + MARC 557 - Co-requisite: MARC 569 Academic Year 2013 – 14 – SPRING semester – M/W/F | 8:30a-12:30p / 1:00-5:00p Instructors: section 03 – 8:30am-12:30pm section 02 – 8:30am-12:30pm section 01 – 1:00-5:00pm

Prof. Yong Huang Prof. Panos Leventis Prof. Maurizio Sabini [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

873-7393 873-7906 873-7494 Office hours: by appointment Course description From the Drury University Catalog: “This master level course is an advanced design studio that assumes a high level of proficiency in design process and representation, as well as in other content areas developed in the pre-professional program. Students will be expected to approach advanced design problems by applying skills and content developed in previous studios, as well as in advanced seminar and research courses associated with their selected elective concentration area. This studio is the capstone of the studio sequence, providing a setting for the exploration and synthesis of specific in-depth topics of personal and professional importance to the individual student that were developed in the senior seminar course.” NAAB Student Performance Criteria level Primary Criteria A.2. Design Thinking Skills Ability A.3. Visual Communication Skills Ability

A.5. Investigative Skills Ability A.7. Use of Precedents Ability Secondary Criteria A.1. Communication Skills Ability A.9. Historical Traditions and Global Culture Understanding A.10. Cultural Diversity Understanding A.11. Applied Research Understanding

5th year [Master Project] studio [five year MArch professional @ Drury], Spring 2013/2014

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�“A constant understanding of the ‘other’, both as a user or �

as a student, and of the ‘otherness’ of architectural and �educational construction, is the critical ground on which �

Maurizio Sabini is building his cultural legacy.”�Marco Frascari [1945-2013], 2006