The M.Sc in Architecture and City Sustainability is a second-cycle degree programme in Architecture completely thought both in Italian and in English. It requires a bachelor’s degree qualification (first-cycle studies) obtained in Italy (class L-17 - Scienze dell’architettura) or abroad.
The course complies with the European Directive 85/384/EEC concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates, and other evidence of formal qualifications in Architecture in the European Union. The course combines in-depth theoretical studies of core professional subjects with a solid applied and technical approach to sustainable design and planning.
The different modules in Architectural design, Restoration, Urban planning and design, BIM and Construction technology are mainly organized into laboratories where students, supported by theoretical studies, carry out applied activities in an international environment, supported by skilled lecturers (University staff, researchers, and practitioners).
Each year, about 50 students enrol in the second-cycle degree programme Architecture and City Sustainability, 50% of whom come from different Italian and International universities.
The programme has also promoted various agreements for didactic and scientific cooperation with foreign universities and a Double degree programme with the Université Internationale de Rabat in Morocco is in the process of being defined. The success of the programme is highlighted by high employment rates (with a share of around 100%) within the three years following the graduation.
What you will learn
LP4 Architectural and urban design studio for the sustainable city (integrated Educational activity - single annual cycle - compulsory)
Composition 4. Form and construction of architecture - 6 CFU
Design 4. Architecture and urban regeneration - 6 CFU
Design of structures - 4 CFU
Innovative technologies for sustainable design - 4 CFU
Urban planning studio for the sustainable city (integrated educational Activity - single annual cycle - compulsory)
Urban and sustainable planning - 6 CFU
Urban planning assessment techniques- 6 CFU
Economic evaluation of plans and projects - 4 CFU
Landscape planning and design - 4 CFU
Architectural restoration studio (integrated educational activity – first Semester - compulsory)
Heritage conservation and restoration - 4 CFU
Analysis and conservation of existing structures- 4 CFU
Assessment of structural safety - 4 CFU
Building information modeling (integrated educational activity - second Semester – compulsory)
Digital modeling of architecture - 4 CFU
Digital visualization of project - 4 CFU
English for engineering and architecture (level B2) - 3 CFU
Methods of research on history of architecture (integrated educational Activity - first semester - compulsory)
Architecture historiography - CFU 4
Methods of historical research on architecture - CFU 4
Administrative law for architecture and urban planning (integrated Educational activity - second semester - compulsory)
Planning law and public contracts - CFU 4
Construction law environmental and cultural heritage law - CFU 4
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Attendance
Not mandatory (with the exception of laboratory activities).
After graduation
Graduates from M.Sc in Architecture and City Sustainability acquire a very wide range of professional skills related to the design of new buildings and open spaces, the urban and regional planning practice, the restoration and conservation of existing buildings, building and urban surveying, and the coordination of the construction process. This may also include organising the work of other specialists and professionals in the field of Architecture, Construction engineering, Urban and regional planning, and Architectural restoration.
Graduates will be able to take on roles of high responsibility in public or private institutions, but also in public or private companies operating in the fields of construction and urban transformation processes. Graduates may also sit in the Italian State examination finalized at independently carrying out the professional activity in Italy.
Skills acquisition can be reinforced by optional postgraduate internships and work placements, organized in cooperation with approximately one thousand public bodies and private companies, mostly professional studios, affiliated with the University
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