Building engineering and architecture
Class: LM-4 c.u. -
The building engineer-architectural engineer deals with the typological, compositional, structural and technological properties of building works, supervising their design, transformation and restoration in relation to the natural, social, economic and productive context in which they are placed.
Occupational areas include applied research, design of construction works, planning and management of complex territorial systems, infrastructure networks; recovery and restoration of the historical buildings heritage; employment in design firms, industries, companies, quality control, safety services, in technical offices of public administrations and industry companies.
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Characteristics and objectives
The Building engineer - Architect deals with the typological, compositional, structural and technological characteristics of the building works. He takes care of their design, transformation and restoration in relation to their natural, social, economic and productive context in which they are placed. The degree programme in Building Engineering and Architecture is multidisciplinary: it integrates technical-scientific disciplines, with others of a humanistic nature, so as to provide all the knowledge tools necessary for the design. The teaching method makes extensive use of design and experimental workshops, through team-work in constant interaction with the teaching staff.
Occupational opportunities
Typical professional fields for the graduate include: applied research, advanced and innovative design in the field of construction works, planning and management of territorial systems, design of infrastructure networks, design and implementation process of the recovery and restoration of heritage historical buildings. Usual workplaces are professional design studies, construction companies, industries that produce materials and building components, property management and service companies, quality control, safety, coordination and programming services, technical offices of public administrations and industrial companies.
Teaching list
1st Year MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY [ MASSIMO GUGLIELMI ] OTHER KNOWLEDGE USEFUL FOR THE INTEGRATION INTO THE LABOUR MARKET [ STEFANO ZAGGIA ] PHYSICS [ ALESSANDRO RENZI ] ALGEBRIC LINEAR ELEMENTS AND GEOMETRY [ PAOLO ROSSI ] CALCULUS 1 [ LUCA BERGAMASCHI ] HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE AND LABORATORY [ STEFANO ZAGGIA ] FUNDAMENTALS OF DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY AND REPRESENTATION WITH HOUSING DESIGN STUDIO [ ANDREA GIORDANO ] ADMINISTRATIVE LAW [ CLEMENTE PIO SANTACROCE ] B2 ENGLISH (RECEPTIVE SKILLS) [ SIMONE CARMIGNATO ] FINAL EXAM 2nd Year INFORMATICS MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS 2 HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE AND LABORATORY ADVANCED DIGITAL REPRESENTATION STUDIO HOUSING DESIGN AND CAD MODELING STUDIO URBAN DESIGN AND LABORATORY 3rd Year HYDROLOGY FOR ENGINEERS BIM MODELING IN THE AEC INDUSTRY BUILDING PHYSICS AND INDOOR ENVIRONMENT MECHANICS OF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES AND LABORATORY TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURE AND LABORATORY ARCHITECTURAL AND URBAN COMPOSITION WITH LABORATORY 4th Year TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURE 2 AND LABORATORY URBAN PLANNING AND TECHNIQUES AND LABORATORY SOIL MECHANICS STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN SYSTEMS AND BUILDING COMPONENTS ARCHITECTURE OF THE CITY AND DESIGN STUDIO 5th Year STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN 2 PRESERVATIVE DESIGN FOR MONUMENTS AND HISTORIC BUILDINGS TOPICS IN ECONOMICS AND PROJECT VALUATION BUILDING RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION AND LABORATORY WORKSHOP OF ARCHITECTURAL AND URBAN DESIGN URBAN AND REGIONAL ANALYSIS AND PLANNING RESTORATION AND LABORATORY
