TAARP: Participatory Learning on Dismantling, Reassembly, Modular and Cyclical Design Principles

Final Exhibition

Date

27/05/2026

Time

11:15 - 17:00

Location

Politecnico di Milano, Leonardo Campus

TAARP: Participatory Learning on Dismantling, Reassembly, Modular and Cyclical Design Principles

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

TAARP (Tempor-Active Architecture & Reversibility Principles) is a participatory course on temporary, lightweight architecture and modular design, focusing on how structures can be assembled, dismantled, and reused.

Using the TemporActive pavilion as a case study, students analyze its components, study deconstruction and reassembly methods, and redesign it for future reuse following Design for Disassembly principles.

The course combines sustainability, structural analysis, parametric design, and hands-on workshops to explore architectural systems made from lightweight materials such as textiles, membranes, and composite elements.

Curators

Prof. Alessandra Zanelli
Prof. Carol Monticelli

TAARP Tutors

Haya Alhussaini
Maria Giovanna Di Bitonto
Devanshi Modi
Ketan Solanki

Design of Ultra Lightweight Building System

DULBS Tutors

Haya Alhussaini
Milan Dragoljevic

SEMINAR TAARP AND DULBS COURSE

11:15 – 12:30

Room 4.0.1 – Building 4, Ground floor

  • Prof. Bojan Tepavcevic – University of Novi Sad
    Computational Design of Ultra-Lightweight Structures
  • Prof. Giulia Boller – ETH Zurich
    Innovating structural shapes: physical and computational approaches to form finding

FINAL EXHIBITION

12:45 – 17:00

Sala Vetrata – Building 13, Ground floor

With the participation of:

  • Prof. Lluis Bosch Roig – Universidad Politecnica de Valencia
  • Prof. Bojan Tepavcevic – University of Novi Sad
  • Prof. Giulia Boller – ETH Zurich

ABC Department. Director: Roberta Capello