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CODE 84732
ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026
CREDITS
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
MODULES Questo insegnamento è composto da:

OVERVIEW

The second-year curriculum encompasses a range of disciplines that, at various scales and from various perspectives, contribute to the design of a restoration project for architectural and landscape heritage. In order to apply what has been learned in lectures, students are expected to develop a project for the conservation, possible repurposing, and enhancement of the building studied in the first year. The course includes modules on: the theoretical and critical questions underlying restoration projects; the technical and IT tools involved in detailed design; the management issues of restoration projects; restoration techniques and technology applied to the rehabilitation of existing architecture; structural consolidation and seismic improvement projects for buildings; the economic evaluation of interventions; and the principles, standards, and procedures for the protection of architectural and landscape heritage.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The second-year course, through the specialized contribution of the various modules into which it is divided, aims to provide the set of methodological, theoretical, and technical knowledge necessary to correctly and knowledgeably prepare any architectural or landscape project relating to ancient and recent cultural heritage. It also provides information regarding national and international legislation on cultural heritage, useful for acting consciously in the various design, administrative, and management roles in which the specialist may operate.

PREREQUISITES

There are no prerequisites other than those already indicated for the first year.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The second-year exam consists of the preparation, by the group of specialists, of written, graphic, and accounting projects for the restoration of the building being studied, according to the various levels of detail indicated by the professors, and in their presentation and collegial discussion.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Assessment of preparation consists of verifying the clarity, methodological and technical accuracy, and completeness of the papers presented by the group of specialists, as well as evaluating their ability to present and explain the project path undertaken and its theoretical and technical rationale.