As part of the curriculum of the courses "Materials and Design of Building Elements" and "Urban Planning I", first-year students of the undergraduate programme in Architecture at the Department of Architecture of Pescara, together with undergraduate students from the "Design and Construction" undergraduate laboratory, were involved in an experimental design and construction activity.The project was based on the innovative use of digital design and fabrication techniques and sustainable materials for the design and construction of small buildings, the "Clouds", whose social aims respond to the post-pandemic condition.The laboratory's experimentation and research activity, coordinated by professors Daniela Ladiana and Piero Rovigatti of the Department of