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Academic year 2017/2018
Master's Degree (MSc) on BUILDING ENGINEERING-ARCHITECTURE
BUILDING ENGINEERING - ARCHITECTURE

Coordinator Prof. Antonino Margagliotta
Class of Master's Degree (MSc) on Architecture and Architectural engineering (five-year course) (LM-4 c.u.)
5 years
PALERMO
Number of seats in national planning: 90
Department of Architecture
Course Code
2030

Course info
The educational objective of the single-cycle degree in Building Engineering-Architecture is to enter the labor market a professional designer of buildings which, through its interdisciplinary training, is able to identify problems and seek appropriate design solutions, keeping pace with the innovative dynamic of the area, to improve the quality of buildings under the physical, technical, aesthetic, performance, economic and procedural perspective. The building engineer-architect carries out the design (in all the stages, from preliminary studies up to operations), the construction and operation of building works. To achieve this objective the training of the Building Engineer-Architect is based on solid foundations of mathematics, physics, chemistry, design, architectural history, art history and covers all sectors characterizing the Architecture and Building Engineering-architecture: technical architecture, urban and architectural design, architectural restoration, construction theory and structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, building production, planning, valuation, administrative law, sociology and economics. Other core disciplines of Engineering (technical physics, geotechnical engineering, hydraulics, materials technology) complete the training. The strong multi-disciplinary approach of the course makes the Building Engineer-Architect, a professional able to address current issues and ensures him/her the possibility of continuous updating. The training provided for the role of Building Engineer-Architect combines the education of civil and environmental engineers and architects, through a series of mandatory teachings, though ordered out of five continuous years, runs through four periods of significant and diversified learning. The first period is preparatory and includes core engineering (mathematics, geometry, physics, rational mechanics) and architectural subjects (architectural design and survey, architectural history and history of art, basics of architectural composition and computer-aided design, technology of construction elements, etc.). Since the whole course of studies aims at training in architectural design, most teachings, where possible and appropriate, address, in addition to theoretical and methodological content, implementation issues, through workshops, where students develop the necessary understanding, application and communication abilities. The second period, the third course year, is characterized by the first activities of integrated design synthesis based on the knowledge and skills acquired by students, through the elaboration of integrated and complete projects. The third period is dedicated to cultural enrichment through the study of specialized disciplines completing advanced learning and technical -professional and cultural training, preparing students to face the fourth and final period. This latter aims at the completion of professional training according to each student specific objectives and cultural choices (through elective courses, in line with the general educational model), as well as at the final synthesis activity, consisting in the elaboration of the dissertation for the final exam. The dissertation normally consists of an architectural project developed in all its parts and of a series of disciplinary insights of one or more of the design aspects.
Building engineers-architect may find professional opportunities in the technical branches of public and private agencies, in self-employment as designers, yard manager, safety official, in building companies and in companies in the architectural and building industry.
Presentation and discussion of an original dissertation, developed independently and with the assistance of the faculty by the student during the "Degree Laboratory" provided in the fifth year of the course. The dissertation is the development of a project in which all the main aspects of the future profession are addressed (urban analysis, architectural, technological, structural, design, plant design, operation and construction, etc..) or the original and innovative investigation about a topic related to architectural or town planning.

course outline
Teachings first year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
01238 - CALCULUS Details ARDIZZONE (RU) 9.0 1 V A MAT/05
03675 - GEOMETRY Details DIERNA (PC) 6.0 1 V A MAT/03
14717 - URBAN SOCIOLOGY Details ANGELINI (PA) 6.0 1 V B SPS/10
15616 - CHEMISTRY Details PALMISANO (CU) 6.0 1 V C CHIM/07
03245 - PHYSICS Details OLIVERI (RD) 9.0 2 V A FIS/01
06791 - HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE Details PIAZZA (PO) 12.0 2 V A ICAR/18
14073 - ARCHITECTURAL REPRESENTATION TECHNIQUES WITH STUDIO Details DI PAOLA (PA) 12.0 2 V A ICAR/17
Teachings second year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
04249 - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN I - STUDIO Details MARGAGLIOTTA (PA) 12.0 1 V B ICAR/14
06636 - STATICS Details FILECCIA SCIMEMI (RU) 6.0 1 V B ICAR/08
07690 - TOWN PLANNING WITH TWON PLANNING STUDIO Details TROMBINO (PQ) 9.0 1 V B ICAR/21
13232 - HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE AND HISTORY OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART - INTEGRATED COURSE Details SCADUTO (PA) 12.0 1 V
HISTORY OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART LA MONICA (RU) 3.0 C L-ART/02
HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE SCADUTO (PA) 9.0 A ICAR/18
01463 - TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURE Details VINCI (PA) 9.0 2 V B ICAR/10
04677 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE 3.0 2 G E
17538 - PHOTOGRAMMETRIC SURVEY OF ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES WITH LABORATORY ACTIVITIES Details LO BRUTTO (PA) 9.0 2 V A ICAR/06
Teachings third year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
06313 - MECHANICS OF MATERIALS AND THEORY OF STRUCTURES Details GIAMBANCO (PO) 9.0 1 V B ICAR/08
06328 - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF MATERIALS Details VALENZA (PO) 6.0 1 V C ING-IND/22
18085 - MANAGEMENT OF THE BUILDING PROCESS + STUDIO Details PENNISI (PA) 9.0 1 V B ICAR/11
03324 - ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL PHYSICS Details PERI (PA) 9.0 2 V A ING-IND/11
16107 - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO II Details SBACCHI (PO) 12.0 2 V B ICAR/14
17537 - HYDRAULICS WITH LABORATORY Details TERMINI (PO) 9.0 2 V C ICAR/01
Teachings fourth year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
04254 - URBAN PLANNING - STUDIO Details VINCI (PA) 10.0 1 V B ICAR/21
14109 - ENVIRONMENTAL VALUATION AND ECONOMICS Details NAPOLI (PA) 8.0 1 V B ICAR/22
17165 - ARCHITECTURAL RESTORATION Details TOMASELLI (PO) 8.0 1 V B ICAR/19
19401 - BUILDING RECUPERATION STUDIO Details CAMPISI (PA) 9.0 1 V B ICAR/10
19088 - SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY SYSTEMS Details MIGLIORE (PO) 6.0 2 V C ICAR/05
19089 - SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEM PLANNING WITH LABORATORY Details COLAJANNI (PA) 12.0 2 V B ICAR/10
19090 - STRUCTURE TECHNIQUE AND DESIGN WITH LABORATORY Details PAPIA (PO) 12.0 2 V B ICAR/09
Teachings fifth year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
02245 - SEISMIC AREA CONSTRUCTIONS Details CUCCHIARA (PA) 6.0 1 V B ICAR/09
04251 - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN III - STUDIO Details MARGAGLIOTTA (PA) 12.0 1 V B ICAR/14
07553 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 3.0 1 G S
18370 - OTHER ACTIVITIES 3.0 1 G F
19304 - THESIS STUDIO 12.0 1 G E
05917 - FINAL EXAMINATION 4.0 2 G E
Free subjects 21.0 D
Explaination
Term Term/Semester
Val. Valutation: V = mark in 30/30, G = note
(*) Teaching attended in english
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