The Architecture in Metal
This project was made with the French school : Lycèe Hector Guimard, in Paris. Tthe Italian students went there for two weeks, working with the French students. Their experience was really exciting and outstanding.
sabato 25 giugno 2011
Students at work
Students at work while are preparing some posters and video on the French project during the Open Days at school
mercoledì 8 giugno 2011
venerdì 27 maggio 2011
Matteo's diary
We have visited the school laboratory, I think I have never seen something so great!
At 11 o’clock we started to show our works, such as Mammiano’s suspension bridge, Pistoia’s Cinema Eden and the works about Pontedera and our school.
After that French students showed us their works about some important structures in Paris and in other important cities.
Then we have had lunch in the school canteen.
In the afternoon we have taken the bus to Père Lachaise Cemetery, where we have visited Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison, Chopin and Proust’s graves.
Later we returned to the Hotel and we went to the restaurant where we have eaten.
In this day we had the opportunities to visit another type of school, in my opinion it is more equipped and more beautiful than our school.
I think it was an important experience for me and my friends and I felt very happy and excited to live it.
SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT
The surveyors class has studied in Italy with the teacher Francesco Bibbiani several structures in metal such as: The Suspension Bridge in San Marcello Pistoiese, The Food Market in Livorno, The Chains Bridge near Bagni di Lucca, The Poggio Fountain and The Eden Cinema in Pistoia, The San Lorenzo Market in Florence, The Church in Follonica and the Eiffel Tower.
After that the students went to Paris with the teachers Bibbiani and Di Pierro to widen their studies, to show their own works to the French students and to know what the French students had prepared for the exchange.
All works made by the Italian students, were translated in English with the help of the teacher Di Pierro and were shown by power point presentations.
The Italian students attended the French school for seven days, the lessons, the canteen and they appreciated a lot the welcoming from both French multiethnic students and teachers.
Besides the Eiffel Tower, they could know different structures in metal built in the city, with the guide of the French teachers and their students.
mercoledì 25 maggio 2011
The french school, part I
The restoration and expansion works will allow the school to grant new sections and classes, to a maximum of 600 students. The end of works is fixed by April 2011.
The restoration will include a general renewal of every building
, and a reset of the security standards and accessibility to handicapped people, the creation of underground car park needed to expand the external areas. It will involve the eventual demolition of existing buildings. The project was chosen after an architectural competition. The operation will be conducted in compliance with a HQE (High Environmental Quality).