“LA REGOLA DELLI CINQUE ORDINI DI VIGNOLA”. 3D PRINTED LEARNING MODELS

Abstract

The study of architectural orders has been one of the cornerstones in the education of architects in Academies and Universities up until the 19th century. Although it has lost its original purpose of providing practical tools, the practice of teaching continued into the 20th century and remains a subject of study in school and university courses even today. The focus, often directed at understanding components and recognizing moldings, is still carried out today through redrawing exercises. To complement traditional methods, a teaching aid is being proposed, based on the composition of 3D printed models, designed in such a way that allows students to reassemble the elements of the order according to syntactic rules, helping them understand compositional principles. "La regola delli cinque Ordini di Vignola" (The Rule of the Five Orders by Vignola), one of the most influential treatises from the late Renaissance to the 20th century, was chosen as a reference.