About the insitution:
Fondazione per l’architettura / Torino was founded in 2002 on the initiative of the Order of Architects of Turin.
The Foundation promotes interdisciplinary relations and acts as a bridge between the worlds of design, construction, technology and culture.
Its aim is to investigates present and future social needs, to study innovative responses and to implement concrete actions in the field, stimulating change and seeking tools to face the challenges of the future with awareness and responsibility.
The Foundation works in various fields: vocational training, social projects, cultural projects and architectural competitions.
About the course:
“Off-site Construction to Simplify the Energy Transition in Social Housing” is a project by Fondazione per l’architettura / Torino and Stowarzyszenie Laboratory for Urban Research & Education, funded by the European Union within the framework of the Vocational Training Partnership KA210-VET (Erasmus⁺).
The project aims to train young architects and adapt their job profiles to the changing skills required by contemporary societal needs and the renovation wave in Europe. The development of off-site knowledge among architects will support its use in the partner countries Italy and Poland, contributing to a faster green transition in the social housing sector, where decarbonisation and energy efficiency are more urgent due to higher building obsolescence.
Based on the analysis of different good practices and case studies, the project will identify and design new transnational training content and professional tools to empower architects in off-site design for social housing. In this way, their work will contribute to the environmental and social challenges of the social housing context, combining digital and collaborative technologies with innovative and high-performance materials.
The aim of the project is to engage a group of 20 architects from Italy and Poland to stimulate debate, deepen their knowledge and come up with innovative project ideas for off-site construction to facilitate the energy transition in social housing.
The architects will improve their professional practices and pave the way for a widespread greening and digitalisation of their work, comparing and learning from the experiences of Poland and Italy within the framework of best practices in the European context.
Site and company visits will allow participants to discuss with policy makers, contractors and professionals the off-site solutions used in the renovation and new construction of social housing and their strategic contribution to achieving inclusiveness, aesthetics and sustainability.
The full programme consists of 4 days of training with conferences, workshops and site visits organised between the cities of Turin and Warsaw.