VoD platform proposes the postgraduate course “Intelligent school design” in order to give a practical interpretation to the recent D.M. 11/4/2013, guidelines for sustainable design of schools. The course works both in distance learning and in face to face learning. The organization of the course is thus light and interactive, it doesn't interfere with the working activities of the participants. Thou the low cost of participation, it gives a high surplus value, both professional and social, thanks to three final collaborative workshops.

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Sponsorship
Promoters
Partner
Supporter

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Manifesto 04
Human resources 05
Themes 06
Towards the platform “Bassano for sustainability” 08
Two experimental projects 10
Index

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The working method of the school of Bassano is based on the principle of
creative chatter, open to diversity, in order to address precisely the rapid
changes in the social, economic and environmental field.
The development of human resources is the real purpose of our projects.
The project is intended as a generative force for new opportunities, a
collaboration open to different cultures and to all stakeholders.
The students will develop processes to produce creative solutions, designed
to overcome the complex challenges they face.
The key to managing the diversity of goals and their continuous evolution is
the organization of activities through diversified and integrated platforms,
consisting of public administration, entrepreneurs, researchers, citizens.
We work in partnership with businesses, nonprofit organizations, public
administration: this circular method allows students to understand what it
means to design outside the classroom and helps our partners to intensify
their innovation strategy.
Weproposeaninnovativemethodologythatcombinesanalyticalandcreative
approaches, and requires collaboration between different disciplines. This
process, called “design thinking”, it combines the methods of engineering
and of planning, it exploits the ideas of the art world, the tools of the social
sciences and the visions of the economy. The student becomes familiar
with these processes, customizes them, internalizes them, and applies
them to his plans: this means learning by doing.
The student is called to solve a problem, but also to define its nature. He is
stimulated towards a strong curiosity and a strong spirit of collaboration,
with the aim of overcoming the already assimilated experience. The
teachers illustrate different points of view, offering a mix of contributions
from different disciplines and problem-solving solutions.
Insted of working in groups on the same project, the students address
different aspects of innovation, exploiting their own differences as a creative
engine. They work in the field, to develop empathy with the users of the
project, discovering their real needs.
The result is the production of a series of prototypes which will receive a
feedback from the population. Each phase of the work explores unexpected
visions and solutions. The process of design thinking is the glue that holds
together the diversity of stakeholders, allowing students to continuously
develop intuitive ideas and lateral thinking.
Manifesto
A creative chatter
Generating innovators
Stimulating a radical
creative collaboration
between stakeholders
Esploring new
shared solutions

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human resources
From IUAV University:--
Prof. Fabio Peron - scientific board
Prof. Giuseppe Longhi - scientific board and organization
Arch. Massimo Vallotto - stakeholder engagement
From Architects Association of Vicenza:--
Arch. Marisa Fantin - president
Arch. Elisabetta Mioni - advisor
Arch. Raffaella Reitano - advisor
Arch. Linda Comerlati - design and engagement
Anna Ave anna.ave@hotmail.it
Lucia Baccara lucia.baccara@iuav.it
Diletta Bellina d.bellina@awn.it
Sara Carciotti saracarciotti@gmail.com
Matteo Coletto matthewcolett@gmail.com
Laura De Rocco lauraderocco@yahoo.it
Maria De Rossi maria.derossi.88@gmail.com
Maria Ilaria Di Gaeta imariailariadigaeta@gmail.com
Michele Disarò micheledsr@gmail.com
Giulia Longhi gllonghi@yahoo.it
Andrea Pennisi andrea.pennisi@a-office.org
Beatrice Rizzo b–rizzo@tiscali.it
Rodighiero Massimo massimo@sra.it
Nicola Sartori nikfuture@libero.it
Giacomo Tomasini g.tomasini@studioalbanese.it
Francesco Zanon francesco.zanon@a-office.org
Chiara Zoppi architettochiarazoppi@gmail.com
Nicola Preti arch.nicolapreti@gmail.com
The course begins
with the collaboration
between IUAV
University and the
Architects Association
of Vicenza (Italy)
Staff
Students

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The new strategies of building and urban design are experienced through
the contents of the document Europe 2020, the objectives of the 8th
Framework Program and the application of D.M. 11/04/2013 “Guidelines
for sustainable design of school facilities.” These documents and laws
allow you to devise innovative proposals, which are basic structures of new
prototypes for urban and economic regeneration.
Knowledge is the engine of development because it can increase the
capacity of human resources. This is the primary goal of the design. The
projectwillbeageneratorofseveralopportunitiesforthegrowthofcohesion,
resilience, productivity, connecting a local urban area to the world.
The city of Bassano del Grappa has an innovative and entrepreneurial
foundation and it is engaged in the experimentation of new forms of
knowledge and work. Regarding natural and physical resources it has
an important historical and natural heritage; regarding the processes of
dematerialization it has a free wi-fi network in the historic center. It houses
the Urban Center, a space for shared dialogue and discussion on urban
development.
The course is part of a structure subdivided into: the structure of production,
the structure of teaching, and the stakeholder forum:
Structure of production: it comprehends all the activities designed to--
produce interactive database and automatic design tools;
Structure of teaching: it is divided into online and face-to-face activities.--
The activities have tools for distance storage (online databases and
folders) and tools for dialogue (blogs, social net, webinars, skype).
Through these tools, the dialogue is 24h and students are encouraged to
be proactive and creative. The face-to-face activities are focused on the
design workshops and integrated with the final presentation of the prjects
to the stakeholders;
stakeholder forum: the learning activities are supported by a committee--
of partners coming from the public administration and professional
associations, with the aim of increasing the feasibility of the projects and
generate new ones.
themes
Intelligent
School Design
The design of
knowledge and the
application of
D.M. 11/04/2013
Philosophy
Why Bassano
del Grappa
Operative structure

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THEME 1
From the classroom
crisis to the FabLab
The driving forces of
the evolution of school
design principles
THEME 2
From learning to being
industrious
Knowledge in European
policies and international
organizations
THEME 3
From Maria Montessori
to Seymour Papert
Cognitive systems and
organizational models
THEME 4
From openspace to
the cloud/fablab
The design of the
school from the second
to the third industrial
revolution
THEME 5
A design that promotes
metabolic cohesion
The project agenda
THEME 6
The school as a center
for urban resilience
The executive design
of school ecosystem
according to D.M.
11/04/2013
THEME 7
A cloud for an
interactive design
Operative database
for school design

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The specialization course “Intelligent school design” aims to develop:
innovative engagement opportunities to involve stakeholders;--
a platform for local businesses to penetrate new markets;--
skilled job opportunities for young people.--
Never before the international market of design and urban regeneration has
been so dynamic: Asia has opened the opportunity to build more than 200
new city of 2 million inhabitants each; the EU has launched a campaign
for urban regeneration through new smart infrastructures; President
Obama launched the “Presidential Climate Action Project”; the Australian
Government with the document “State of Australian Cities” is programming
the regeneration of the city.
These programs are accompanied by strong measures to support
innovation, linked to the renewal of knowledge and business. As a matter of
fact you can considerate the five-year plan for a metabolic development in
China, the program “Clean Revolution” and the smart corridor Mumbai-New
Delhi, the EU programs “Europe 2020” and “Horizon 2020” and the “Design
Innovation Platform for Europe”, the U.S. program “Brain Initiative”.
The rules of contemporary design have little to do with historical ones. At
the end of the last millennium the Wuppertal Institute launched a slogan that
changed the way we see economic development: “Make tons kilowatthours
redundant and not people.” If the problem is the limit of resources, a
consequence of the increase in consumption of raw materials due to the
growth of income and population, the strategic variable for industries shifts
from the centrality of labor productivity to the saving of raw material and
energy production from renewable sources. Industries have to radically
innovate and invest in research and dissemination of knowledge, as set out
by the agenda of international Conventions (see the following table).
These premises lead to the proposal of an integrated platform “Bassano for
Sustainability” whose mission is to:
enhance the operation of the business, administrative, cultural systems,--
to extend the connectivity of the enterprises of the Northeast Region;
develop big data to support human capital and disseminate the global--
potential of the Northeast Region;
organize the participation to international design competitions;--
begin an action for the redevelopment of the structures of knowledge, in--
symmetry with “Horizon 2020” objectives and the D.M. 11.4.2013.
Towards the platform “Bassano for sustainability”
The course as a force
for urban innovation
The new dimension
of the market
New rules to access
new market sectors
The opportunity
for the business
community of
Bassano del Grappa

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The theme of knowledge engages with the issue of economic development
thanks to the project “Bassano Start Up City”.
This project is an innovative prototype of urban creative development,
replicable from the regional to the international scale, based on the
proposal of an industrious generative sector. Starting with the new models
of school organization the projects integrates them with the knowledge of
creative enterprises, increasing the human capacity thanks to new patterns
of production value.
The project is based on the experience of a local finance institute for the
promotion of spin-offs, and intends to expand it further.
This project begins with the interpretation of national and international best
practices of creative urban planning, in order to subsequently assess the
potential application of innovative tools in the school system.
The project will develop an operative agenda that will define the actions of
the stakeholders involved and the structure of the crowdfunding action to
raise financial resources.
The project is thought both for professional training and for the regeneration
of manufacturing and finance firms.
This project aims to provide the cultural and entrepreneurial system
of Bassano del Grappa with an interactive high-capacity memory. The
purpose is to give international transparency to the social, environmental
and productive city potential. The projects enables urban infrastructure
development and is intended to increase the penetration of Bassano on
international markets and to lower the cost of production due to the free
provision of on-line software. It is intended to be an evolution of the wifi
network, adding to this basic infrastructure a new high-capacity.
The players involved come from the production and the service system. They
intend to implement basic urban infrastructure with high added value.
Two experimental projects
Launching the project
Bassano Start Up City
Launching the project
Bassano on the cloud

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Construction of
the platform for
Bassano del Grappa
Acta
Minuzzo
2007
2013
April
2014
June
2014
July
2014
August
2014
March
2015
VoD Umbrella Think Tank
Public Administration
Bassano del Grappa
Urban Center
Bassano del Grappa
Platform Bassano
for sustainability
India - Clean
Revolution
USA - Climate
Action Plan
Australia - State
of Australian cities
EU
Horizon 2020
Bassano start up city
City to city Barcelona
Copenhagen Conference
Bassano on the cloud
Institutional knowledge
Technical knowledge
Professional training
Community building
Institutional
knowledge
Promozione culturale
“Dal banco alla
nuvola. Materiali per
la progettazione di
qualità della scuola”
Book
Process
“Intelligent school
design” course
MIUR e DPS
Sensi Contemporanei
Qualità Italia Progetti per
la qualità dell’architettura
Long Life Learning
Architects Associations
Vicenza, Trento,
Venezia, Treviso
Imprese
Industrie cotto Possagno
Abitazioni ecologiche
Vibeton
Vimar
Abba
Acqua Risolta
Carpenteria Brotto
Viva Real Estate

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Fabio Peron peron@iuav.it
Giuseppe Longhi longhi@iuav.it
Massimo Vallotto massimovallottoarch@nsoft.it
VoD vod.valueofdifferences@gmail.com
VoD http://www.vodblogsite.org/
IUAV http://www.iuav.it/master/
The course is part of the long life learning program of IUAV University -
Department for design and planning in complex environments, and of the
professional training program of the Architects Association of Vicenza.
The course works through the platform VoD - Value of Difference and it is
integrated with the social network Facebook (Vod Differences), Linkedin
(VoD Umbrella Think Tank), Issuu (vod_group) and VoD blogsite.
The course provides awards of both university and professional credits
recognized by the National Council of Architects.
The course will last three months from April to June 2014.
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