The scientific objective of the PhD in Architecture and Construction is the progress of architectural studies in relation to the different areas of construction.
The research conducted in the Doctorate in Architecture and Construction is divided into three different curricula, Architectural and Urban Composition (A), Estimate and Evaluation (B), Urban Morphology (C), whose educational objective concerns the provision of innovative skills and advanced tools useful for research in the relevant scientific field.
The three curricula and the reference teachers work interactively with each other, operating within common and shared seminars in which the individual disciplines contribute to the best achievement of the objectives.
Teaching in the doctorate is organized in a distinct way in the three years of the course. In the first year, PhD students will have to attend two seminars: one theoretical and one design. At the end of the first year, the delivery and presentation of papers relating to all the activities carried out is expected.
The second and third years are characterized by reports on the progress of the research that the PhD students present to the entire teaching staff: three/four every year, in March, July, September and December. The autumn one is also useful for determining the transition of doctoral students to the following year.
Finally, the production of individual and group publications is promoted, to encourage the construction, by each doctoral student, of an adequate scientific curriculum.
The PhD in Architecture and Construction offers three distinct training curricula, respectively hinged on the disciplinary scientific sectors ICAR/14 (Architectural and Urban Composition and Urban Morphology) and ICAR/22 (Estimate). PhD students will have to indicate, when applying for admission, which curriculum they intend to opt for.
The CURRICULUM A in Architectural and Urban Composition will mainly address research topics related to the tools of contemporary design by investigating the different declinations of the relationship between architecture and construction: the construction of architectural and urban form; the construction of the building; the construction of the city and the built environment.
CURRICULUM B in Appraisal and Evaluation will pursue training objectives related to the problem of evaluating interventions considered in its role as a fundamental component of the project.
Taking into account the widespread international interest in studies on urban form conducted with innovative methods and also considering the tradition of studies developed within the Faculty of Rome, the CURRICULUM C in Urban Morphology dedicated to the study of urban phenomena has been activated. |