Master in Architecture-Restoration

The 2nd Cycle Degree Course (Master Degree) in Architecture-Restoration deepens teaching elements of the 1st Cycle Degree course in Architectural Science, giving to the graduates a high level of technical knowledge and thorough historical-critical basis, essential to deal with crucial professional themes related to historical heritage on different levels: from a single building to old town centers urban environment, to cultural landscape.

The educational path is characterized by inter-disciplinary Laboratories which, through a practical approach, are suitable for dealing with various issues related to the project, easing students learning. The project, considered as cognitive experience, analysis and critical evaluation of the existing, exploits appropriate tools useful to protect, conserve, value, manage and promote cultural heritage. It can be observed, in contemporary society, an attention toward the latter as architectural and landscape assets convey the distinctiveness of the architecture-culture-territory connection. This is the reason why society needs technical and cultural professionals able to appropriately meet demands of territories which are in a great challenge with the architectural and landscape heritage complexity related to the importance of recognizing, preserving over time and valuing the historical heritage that identifies the peculiarity of each country.

First year

• History of City and Territory
• Environmental Technical Physics
• Elective
• Laboratory of Solids and Structural Mechanics and Structural Engineering
  • Mechanics of Solids and Structures
  • Structural Engineering
• Laboratory of Strengthening of Historical Buildings
  • Stengthening of Historical Buildings
• Laboratory for Sustainable Urban Regeneration
  • City and Landscape
  • Urban Design
  • Economic Appraisal of the Design

Second year

• Internship and further linguistic competences
• Final Project
• Laboratory of Design of Innovation in the Existing
  • Architectural Design
  • Environmental Design
  • Economy of Environment and Territory
• Laboratory of Restoration
  • Architectural Restoration
  • Philosophy of Preservation in different cultural areas of the world
  • Nondestructive Survey
  • Architectural Survey for Restoration
  • Materials Science
  • Defense of Wood from Pests

Located in the center of the Mediterranean, the University provides a wealth of knowledge built on every aspect of this area: the ideal springboard for those who want to study in Reggio and build their own future in a city with a metropolitan breath, engaging for its beauty. Founded in 1982, the Università Mediterranea has completed the reorganization envisaged by the reform and is now presented with six departments in the areas of agriculture, architecture and engineering law, sixty laboratories, and a renewed educational offer. It is available to students the new area dedicated to administrative services, free wireless, scholarships, the new Residence to increase the carrying capacity of offsite and foreign students, theater workshops and 200 Erasmus scholarships to study abroad. With a full calendar of cultural events throughout the year, the Università Mediterranea combines its commitment to research and teaching. Concerts, workshops, and activities in collaboration with student associations are placed in the sections devoted to informing the University website. From the Web also passes the main offer of services for the student: registration, taxes and college career are on your PC. And to keep yourself informed by the Università Mediterranea regular newsletters, personalized emails and pages on Facebook and Twitter. Great attention to the orientation pre and postgraduate curated by UniOrienta with the services of counseling, internships, and meetings with schools.