USI Università della Svizzera italiana
Master of Science in Architecture
Mendrisio, Switzerland
MSc
DURATION
4 semesters
LANGUAGES
English, Italian
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
CHF 4,000 / per semester **
STUDY FORMAT
* 15/02/23 for non-EU/EFTA; 15/04/23 for EU/EFTA
** applicants whose official residence was in Switzerland or Liechtenstein at the time of the final high school exam - Maturità - pay a reduced semester fee of CHF 2,000 per semester
Key Summary
About: The Master of Science in Architecture at USI teaches advanced theory and operative skills for contemporary architectural design. International faculty use an interdisciplinary, interactive curriculum that links design with technological innovation, environmental issues, territorial management, restoration, and heritage reestablishment. USI's small, cosmopolitan campus supports direct faculty engagement and studio practice.
Career Outcomes: Graduates move into architectural practice, restoration and conservation, urban and territorial planning, environmental design consultancy, building technology and project management, or research and academia. Key careers include architect, conservation specialist, urban planner, environmental design consultant, project manager, academic researcher. Keywords: architecture, sustainability, conservation, urban design, heritage management
The Master of Science in Architecture offers the opportunity to acquire the most advanced theoretical knowledge and operative skills for the practice of contemporary architectural design. Architectural design is taught through its disciplinary foundations and is closely related with technological innovation, environmental issues, models of territorial management and the themes of restoration and reestablishment of the historical, architectural and environmental heritage.
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Structure and contents
The study programme consists of a series of theoretical lectures and design studios dedicated to arguments and methods of architectural design in its different forms (housing, services industry, culture, etc.) and scales (from interior design to the architectural structure all the way up to the urban and territorial plan).
The programme draws on two different but correlated teaching approaches.
The first consists in theoretical courses pertaining to the methodological, technological and historical knowledge that will enable future architects to explore central themes of contemporary architectural culture critically.
The second approach entails, each semester, the choice of a design studio which focuses on a specific project typology, whether architectural or urban. In the years of the Master students are asked to produce one theoretical paper on topics of their own choice with the approval of a teacher.
The last semester is entirely dedicated to the drafting of the final thesis, which consists in a project that is related to a topic chosen by the design studio professor. Although each professor chooses a different topic to be developed by his students, all concern a specific site selected by the school.
Master of Science in Architecture
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