Architectural Design

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Science in Architectural Design at Politecnico di Milano equips graduates with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to design architecture across scales, fostering an understanding of the complexities of transforming the built environment. The program emphasizes critical thinking, technical mastery, and a wide disciplinary framework encompassing science, humanities, and arts. Graduates are prepared for careers in architecture, engineering, and urban planning, with opportunities for further studies in various graduate programs.

Program Outline

Architectural Design - Bachelor of Science (Laurea)

Degree Overview:

The Bachelor of Science in Architectural Design aims to equip graduates with the theoretical foundations and practical tools necessary for designing architecture across various scales. The program emphasizes the complexities of transforming the built environment.

Objectives:

• Develop graduates who master the theoretical fundamentals and operational tools for designing architecture.
• Foster an understanding of the complexities of transforming the built environment.
• Equip graduates with a wide disciplinary framework encompassing science, humanities, and arts, reflecting the diverse knowledge and skills required of contemporary architects.
• Develop critical thinking skills and technical mastery for design activities.
• Prepare graduates for international-level engagement in the field.

Careers:

Graduates of the Architectural Design program can pursue careers in:

• Public and private companies and institutions
• Professional firms and design companies
• Collaboration in design and construction management of building sites, including public works
• Direct and instrumental surveys
• Design and work supervision for simple constructions, building maintenance, and renovation

Other:

• The program includes a wide disciplinary framework based on science, the humanities, and arts.
• Relevant studies include history of architecture and art, representation and math, sociology, urban planning, architectural composition, architectural technology, building physics, statics and mechanics of materials and structures, historical building conservation, and project evaluation.
• Design training is central to the program, with a strong synergy between multidisciplinary studios and disciplinary courses.
• Studios provide methodological and operational skills for conceiving, representing, and developing architectural projects, considering construction implications.
• Courses provide the basic knowledge supporting design practice.
• Seminars, conferences, workshops, exhibitions, and study trips complement the program.
• An internship completes the educational cycle, providing a link to the professional world, companies, or public administration.
• Graduates will have knowledge of fundamentals concerning methods and techniques of architectural and urban design, history of architecture, theories and tools of representation, structural and plant sizing, historical building conservation and diagnostics techniques, construction, and technical and economic feasibility related to the transformation processes of the built environment.
• The program is offered at Milano Leonardo, Mantova, and Piacenza Campuses.
• Graduates can pursue a Master of Science in Architecture, Building and Architectural Engineering, Management of Built Environment, Landscape Architecture, Land Landscape Heritage, and Urban Planning and Policy Design.
• The program website is: http://www.progettazionedellarchitettura.polimi.it/en/