Three themes: a clifftop church, a park with an open-air theatre, a neighbourhood civic centre
What the track asks
The practical exam of 26/06/2008 (Section A, old system, 8 hours): three alternative themes, each developed with preparatory sketches, plans, elevations, sections and details at suitable scales. THEME 1 — on a flat area 75 m up, on a cliff over the sea, a church of 200 usable sqm with a 60 sqm sacristy (WC, parlour) and a bell tower, plus a pilgrim house of about 80 sqm (meeting room, refreshments, toilets, assistance), joined by an open-air churchyard; masonry or reinforced-concrete structures, roofs in RC, steel or glulam, with possible outdoor spaces for open-air rites. THEME 2 — the landscaping of an enlarged neighbourhood park: resolve the link between the existing park and the new area, separated by a 10 m level change (altering or removing the retaining wall), create equipped greenery with an open-air theatre for about 200 seats screened from the street, a green area for pedestrian access and a car park, specifying paving, trees and fencing. THEME 3 — in an existing district, on a 20×30 m site surrounded by streets, a residential service (civic centre) with a 150-200 seat multipurpose hall (assemblies, conferences, screenings, theatre, exhibitions, library and newspaper room), an office for social services, a group meeting room, a soundproofed music room, a lobby and rest area, services and a heating plant, stating the main planning indices. Deliverables per theme: from the 1:500/1:200 site plan to 1:100 plans, elevations and sections, with construction details and a statement of structures and materials. Transparency note: the university does not publish the exam texts; this sheet is reconstructed from a preparation archive (source below), with the usual editorial summary.
Required drawings
They vary by theme. THEME 1: roof-plan and external-works site plan 1:500; church plan, elevations and longitudinal section 1:100; pilgrim-house plan and elevations 1:100; a construction detail of choice; a statement of vertical/horizontal structures and materials. THEME 2: a site-layout scheme; elevations and sections; details and construction details; a statement of materials. THEME 3: a 1:200 site scheme; 1:100 plans, elevations and dimensioned section; preparatory and detail sketches with materials; a statement of the main planning indices.
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