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Bachelor’s
and Master’s degrees
Studies
at the Academy are divided into semesters. The first two offer an introductory training, followed by
four semesters to complete the B.Arch. (three-year degree) and another four for the M.Arch. The last
semester is devoted to the Diploma project. They are supplemented by two semesters of practical work
outside the school.
In the first year of the B.Arch.,
students will have the opportunity to verify their aptitudes as they establish the theoretical and practical
foundations of the architect’s education. It will present introductory lessons in the various subject
areas of the Academy’s syllabus and gain practical drafting skills in the architectural design studios.
The
course of studies includes a period of work experience in a firm for a minimum total duration of two
semesters, to enable students to acquire the essential skills in using drafting instruments. At the
conclusion of the period of practical work each student is required to present the results to an assessment
committee that will appraise its validity. In the subsequent semesters of the B.Arch.
and then the M.Arch., students will develop their theoretical knowledge and practical skills by attending
lectures on historical-humanistic and technical-scientific subjects as well as the design studios (ateliers).
In their final semester of the M.Arch., students will work on a research and study project that will
constitute the Diploma syllabus.
The historical-humanistic courses and
scientific-technical courses fall into four subject areas: Theory of Art and Architecture (which comprises
history of art and architecture, philosophy and theory of restoration), Culture of the Territory (comprising
urban planning and sociology, urban economics and geography), Construction and Technology (comprising
construction techniques, materials, equipment, and building envelopes), Structures and Exact Sciences
(comprising mathematics and also computer studies). Architectural design will be of
central importance through the whole course of studies and will be closely related to the teaching of
the historical-humanistic and technical-scientific subjects. The design work will be organized in design
studios.
The project themes are defined by the architects-professors
and vary from semester to semester. By the end of the M.Arch. each student will have produced nine projects
and completed the Diploma work.
A design studio, guided by a professor
or chargé de cours assisted by two architects will have a maximum of 24 students. Attendance at studio
sessions is compulsory. In the first year of the B.Arch. there will be one more design studio attended
by all students (that’s why it’s called “horizontal”). In terms of course loads and credits earned,
the vertical studios amount to half of the course requirements.
Papers
In
the years of the M.Arch course students are asked to produce two theoretical papers on topics of their
own choice with the approval of the teachers.
Field trips
During
academic year, in addition to visits to the sites chosen for the design studios, there will be field
trips linked with the lecture courses.
Open to students from the second year on, the
content of these trips and in some cases the allocation of credits will be decided case by case.
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Bachelor and Master 
