Teaching Technical Architecture through a practical and experience-oriented approach

The contribution aims to present and promote a practical approach to teaching and learning Technical Architecture, already widespread in many European universities, based on the development of group or individual laboratory experiences. An intuitive approach to the study of geometric, structural and construction issues - specific to Architecture and Engineering - is based on the importance attributed to participation in the construction site for conducting the construction experiments and creating physical models on which to carry out analysis and load tests, an essential part of the research path. The construction site, in fact, is the place where the different languages that flow into the definition of the design process find a common space for dialogue and comparison. For this step to be taken, it is necessary to acquire and promote not only technical but also practical knowledge of construction processes.