Lecture

Rental Buildings: Architectural Typology

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AR-427: History of housing

Le cours se focalise sur les moments les plus significatifs de l'histoire de l'habitation urbaine en Europe. L'accent est mis sur les types courants, ou les plus facilement répétés, de différentes classes sociales et qui ont particulièrement contribué à la ...

Description

This lecture explores the history and development of rental buildings, also known as income properties, from the 18th to the 19th century, focusing on Paris as a case study. It delves into the architectural characteristics and layout of rental buildings, detailing their evolution over different floors and their impact on the architectural homogeneity of modern Paris.

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Instructor

Luca Ortelli

LUCA ORTELLI Né à Sorengo (Cantone Ticino) le 8 février 1956 Diplômé en Architecture de la Facoltà di Architettura del Politecnico di Milano en 1983 Positions académiques 1983 à 1986 Assistant à l'École Polytechnique Fédérale de Zurich 1985 à 1989 Professeur de Projet et Théorie du projet à la Scuola Tecnica Superiore de Lugano 1986 Visiting critic à la University of Miami (USA) 1989 à 1991 Chargé de cours à l'École dArchitecture de l'Université de Genève (EAUG) 1992 à 1997 Professeur ordinaire à l'École d'Architecture de l'Université de Genève (EAUG) 1994 à 1996 Professeur invité à South California Institute of Architecture à Vico Morcote de 1997 Professeur ordinaire à lInstitut dArchitecture et de la ville, Faculté ENAC, EPFL Positions administratives 1999 à 2001 Président de la Commission d'enseignement du Département d'Architecture EPFL 2002 à 2008 Directeur de la Section Architecture de la Faculté ENAC de 2006 Membre de la Direction de la Faculté ENAC de 2007 Membre de la Commission de recherche EPFL de 2008 Membre du Comité de Direction Programme doctoral Architecture et sciences de la ville Positions éditoriales 1980 à 1990 Rédacteur de la revue darchitecture Lotus international de 1988 à 1993 Codirecteur des guides d'architecture Stella polare, Edizioni Città Studi, Milano de 2007 Codirecteur collection Architecture, Presses Polytechniques Universitaires Romandes Pratique professionnelle Participation à nombreux concours nationaux et internationaux Activité indépendante en Suisse de 1990 et réalisation des Archives du Canton Tessin (1993-1998)

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Architectural style

An architectural style is a set of characteristics and features that make a building or structure notable or historically identifiable. It is a sub-class of style in the visual arts generally, and most styles in architecture relate closely to a wider contemporary artistic style. A style may include such elements as form, method of construction, building materials, and regional character. Most architecture can be classified within a chronology of styles which changes over time, reflecting changing fashions, beliefs and religions, or the emergence of new ideas, technology, or materials which make new styles possible.

Architecture

Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing buildings or other structures. The term comes ; ; . Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural symbols and as works of art. Historical civilizations are often identified with their surviving architectural achievements.

Church (building)

A church, church building, or church house is a building used for Christian worship services and other Christian religious activities. The earliest identified Christian church is a house church founded between 233 and 256. Sometimes, the word church is used by analogy and simplicity for the buildings of other religions, such as mosques and synagogues. Church is also used to describe a body or an assembly of Christian believers, while "the Church" may be used to refer to the worldwide Christian religious community as a whole.

Romanesque architecture

Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe characterized by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque style, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 11th century, this later date being the most commonly held. In the 12th century it developed into the Gothic style, marked by pointed arches. Examples of Romanesque architecture can be found across the continent, making it the first pan-European architectural style since Imperial Roman architecture.

Paris

Paris (ˈpærɪs; paʁi) is the capital and most populous city of France, with an official estimated population of 2,102,650 residents as of 1 January 2023 in an area of more than , making it the fourth-most populated city in the European Union as well as the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, fashion, gastronomy and many areas.

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