GENOVA FALL 2020
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Students Graduate: Jonathan Beck
Undergraduate: (L.Arch) Gabriel Jenkins Samuel Floyd
Undergraduate: Hunter Caine Samantha Cozzi Nancy Gonzalez Hannah Gowan Layton Gwinn Delaney Halliday Brittany Holladay Taylon Jenkins Mitchell Johnson Kyle Kane Thomas Moore Dalton Pumputis Morgan Shawen Madi Turner
Administrator Silvia Siboldi Carroll Staff: Cristina Lagomarsino Lucia Ruggiero
Professor in Residence Henrique Houayek* Faculty Saverio Fera Giuditta Poletti Luca Rocco Danilo Vespier Family Kelly Houayek Helena Houayek
This book is dedicated to the Daniel family and all the donors, and friends of the Villa for their generous support over the years. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Forrester Little & Associates Architects CU & RW Oakley Mr. Frederick George “Fritz� Roth Mrs. Jeanne G. Fowler Mr. and Mrs. John H. Jameson, Jr. Mr. Raymond Stainback, Thompson Ventulett Stainback & Associates
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DA Gardner Mr. William Pelham, Pelham Architects, LLC Mr. David Olesker, for the Anne Landsman Isenburger Memorial Fellowship Dr. Cesare Fera, in memoriam Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Powell Mrs. Mary F. Powell
The Fall 2020 was the first full time online Genoa semester. Due to travel restrictions, as well as, health concerns, the Villa did not operate with students and all classes were set via Zoom. As challenging as it can be, the Genoa faculty was able to set and organize a semester with the same level of excellence and distinction it has presented in the past. This book presents samples of the work developed by the students, focusing on its graphic pieces and Studio projects.
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Semester Events
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Field Studies: Henrique Houayek Giuditta Poletti
Via Garibaldi Doors As part of our study of Genova’s historical center and its historical typologies this semester, students will be requested to produce a poster with an accurate representation of the doors and windows from Via Garibaldi. Via Giuseppe Garibaldi is one of the most important streets in the Genovese historical center, It is known for its ancient palaces built by the Genoese aristocracy in the 1400s and 1500s, and it is consider one of the finest Renaissance palace typologies in all Italy. This assignment works to both explore and understand the intricate details of the Genovese architecture and its construction system, as well as provide better drafting and AUTOCAD + Photoshop tutorials to students.
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Via Garibaldi 8-10 Palazzo Lazzaro e Giacomo Spinola Samantha Cozzi Nancy Gonzalez 8
Via Garibaldi 11 Palazzo Bianco Delaney Halliday
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Via Garibaldi 7 Palazzo Lomellino Hannah Gowan Mitchell Johnson 10
Via Garibaldi 2 Palazzo Pantaleo Spinola Hunter Caine
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Via Garibaldi 5 Thomas Moore
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Via Garibaldi 12 Sam Floyd
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Via Garibaldi 5 PAlazzo Doria Brittany Holladay
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Via Garibaldi 3 Palazzo Franco Lercari Dalton Pumputis
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Via Garibaldi 9 Palazzo Doria Tursi Layton Gwinn Taylon Jenkins 16
Via Garibaldi 1 Palazzo Agostino Pallavicino Madison Turner Jonathan Beck 17
Via Garibaldi 18 Palazzo Rosso Kyle Kane
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Via Garibaldi 4 Morgan Shawen
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Italian Rationalism
Saverio Fera
The purpose of this course is introduce to foreign students to a part of the Italian history of architecture. This history is part of the genealogy of many contemporary Italian architects. The seminar will be based on a series of lectures depicting the Italian architectural environment of the first half of the XX century. A specific bibliography will be given during the lectures. As part of your study of Modern Italian Architecture (MIA)this semester, studentswill be requested to produce a poster with aset of accurate representationsof the axonsforsix different building from the Italian production of the Twenties and Thirties.
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Colonia AGIP G. Vaccaro Casenatico 1938 Hunter Caine Kyle Kane
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Studio Projects
Henrique Houayek Luca Rocco Danilo Vespier
La piccola biblioteca di Genova As the world is continuously transforming and expanding, the amount of data and information created every day is also increasing constantly. Human intellect today is expected to evolve at the same rate as our world to continue our journey into the future. Despite all the information, reading and self-learning remain the most powerful tools available to mankind to consume knowledge. Learning bolsters awareness, exposure and productivity, which in turn results into development. Books are considered to be the torchbearers for knowledge, helping mankind develop its intellect and create a world that is constantly developing. With an aim to make education more accessible, we have transformed books to digital, audio and visual formats. Historically libraries have been not only the place for education, but also for gathering and encounter, an urban beacon for the community. Libraries as an educational incubator is a space that not only sheds light on conventional means of knowledge but also encourages its users to interact, share ideas and grow together. Can we rethink a library of the 21st-century public space where knowledge is not limited to books? Can we ignite the new age movement of learning? Challenge Students are to design a small scale library optimized for 50 users with engaging multifunctional spaces for all ages and spatial experience. La piccola biblioteca would be equipped with traditional reading material along with modern formats like e-books, audiobooks, audiovisual books etc. The space would be designed as a centralized think tank for the local communities with a focus on public interactions and community development. Project Area The area of intervention for this studio is situated at Genova’s Porta Siberia and the Piazzale Porto del Molo, its front parking lot. This area is part of Genova’s historical Port, a seminal landmark history, an its urban space.
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Despite the strong historical significance, the target site is today an urban edge serving as a parking lot. Genova, a city which is proud of its long history, its positive urban spaces, its piazzas and walkable areas loses its urban and cultural strength at this leftover edge.
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Madison Turner Laytont Gwinn
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Gabe Jenkins Nancy Gonzalez Taylon Jenkins 37
Nancy Gonzalez Gabe Jenkins Taylon Jenkins
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Brittany Holladay Hannah Gowan
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Hunter Caine Kyle Kane
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Mitchell Johnson Dalton Pumputis
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Sam Floyd Jonathan Beck
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Samantha Cozzi Delaney Halliday
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Thomas Moore Morgan Shawen
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