The PhD in Architecture and Construction of the City has as its scientific objective the progress of studies in the various fields of architecture and city construction as well as the formation of studies that are able to operate at the various levels of scientific research, from theoretical elaboration to the operational application of the knowledge achieved.
The general objective of the research conducted in the PhD in Architecture and Construction of the City is to maintain as a reference the "line of resistance" of the architectural culture of our country, within our specific History, whose fields of application can diversify as a consequence of the most urgent issues that come from local and/or international realities. In this operational context, the architectural project, a synthetic expression of the various knowledge that contribute to defining the PhD in Architecture and Construction of the City, assumes a decisive importance both with regard to the tools and techniques, and with regard to the advancement of scientific knowledge. The Doctorate is divided into three different curricula: Architecture and Construction (A), Appraisal and Evaluation (B), Architecture and City (C), whose educational objective is the provision of innovative skills and advanced tools useful for research in the relevant scientific disciplinary field. The three curricula and the reference teachers work interactively with each other, within common and shared seminars in which the individual disciplines contribute to the best achievement of the objectives. Teaching in the doctorate is organized separately in the three years of the course.
In the first year, the doctoral students attend two seminars: one theoretical and one design-based, two cycles of lessons held by the professors of the college on topics established from year to year, and finally, ex cathedra lessons by professors from other national and international research centers. The doctoral students participate in conferences, external seminars and calls for papers, asking the faculty board to verify the program. 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 of the progress of the research that the doctoral students present to the entire faculty board: every year there are two/three, in February, in July, in December. The July report is also aimed at establishing a judgment regarding the admission of the doctoral students to the following year. The activity in other research centers in Italy or abroad with proven necessity with respect to one's research interests is encouraged and promoted. Finally, the production of individual and group publications is promoted, to encourage the construction, by each doctoral student, of an adequate scientific curriculum. |