Master in Urban Design. Urban Space Sustainable Projecting

Description

Objectives

The Master in Urban Design aims the training of a professional prepared to provide advice and space projects or services useful to government and non-governmental organizations that administer the urban space on a local scale in a sustainable development perspective.
The Master programme will bring students to develop skills in observation, analysis and understanding of the area and the subsequent design of public and semi-public spaces.

The master course consists of a combination of courses designed to provide the theoretical and practical bases that constitute the tools available to professionals called upon to design the public space of the city of tomorrow.
Each course will pay particular attention to saving energy and co-generation, the opportunities provided by digital technologies in terms of safety, communication and monitoring and the challenges of sustainable mobility, such as bike paths, electric cars, light distribution of goods.

The objective of the Preliminary Module is to provide students with the knowledge base in the field of urban planning, subject that, together with the decision-making processes, policy development and the involvement of stakeholders and the public, led to the formation of different urban contexts. As far as practical approaches for the design, during the same training period, students will be well prepared to deal with the design of the public space using elements of lighting, plant material, furniture and mobility structures connected by trails and facilities.
The Master Module has the objective of training and awareness of the students on the issues of urban sustainability, introduced through the LEED certification system with regard to the sphere of the environment: local development and budgeting with regard to society and the economy. In addition, students will be invited to face, in a practical way in the thesis and project-work, digital technology, art, and security as key features and strategies for the development and training of public and semi-public space.

IAAD students will be asked not only to recognize the business aspects of the project, but also to gain the marketing skills to promote themselves - essential to present and explain one's works and talents. Presentations and contests are highly rated during the Master. Students are encouraged to prepare presentations for their work and supported in participating in international and national contests.

Contents

The Master Programme in Urban Design - Sustainable design of public space is a full time course lasting 16 months divided into 2 modules:
• Preliminary Module
• Master Module

Preliminary Module (60 ECTS credits)
Language: English
Framework: full time course (active lectures, laboratories and individual studying) with compulsory attendance classes Monday through Friday (some lectures and external didactic activities may take place on Saturday).
Objectives: the key objective of the module is to introduce actors, dynamics and instruments involved in the planning of cities and the design elements for the transformation of public space.

Master Module (60 ECTS credits).
Language: English
Framework: full time course (active lectures, laboratories and individual studying) with compulsory attendance classes Monday through Friday (certain lectures and external didactic activities may take place on Saturday).
Objectives: The Master module focuses on the application of skills acquired in Module Preliminary depending on the configuration in the various fields of urban design.

Scholarships

IAAD offers 5 scholarships to be assigned to candidates according to curriculum and portfolio evaluation.

The available scholarships are:

- 1 worth 100% the tuition fee
- 2 worth 50% the tuition fee
- 2 worth 20% the tuition fee

Scholarships will be assigned to the top 5 students in the Preliminary application ranking, and will be confirmed for the Master module prior the passing of all Preliminary exams with a minimum 27/30 average. Scholarships will be awarded with merit criteria from a board selected from the Direction and from the Coordinator of the "Communication Design" department.

Requirements

Preliminary module
Preliminary can be accessed by graduates and postgraduates in Architecture, Planning. The course is also geared to welcome young professionals who wish to specialize in the design of the urban or perfect the mediation between the urban and the architectural dimension through a holistic and strategic approach to local development.
Many subjects will finally allow to accept other profiles compatible to the topic under consideration, such as: designers interested in the dynamics of the space-planning and decision-making, social scientists who mean the built and the space dimension as a fundamental element of social relations and landscape architects interested in developing knowledge and skills to operate in the urban landscape.
Admission depends on the evaluation of the candidacy, which will have to be presented thorough a cover letter, curriculum vitae and portfolio. IAAD reserves the right to ask the candidate, when deemed necessary, an additional interview at the head office or via Skype.

Master module
Admission to Master from Preliminary depends on the positive result of the exams undertaken during Preliminary.
Access to Master is possible only with the authorization of the Coordinator based on the evaluation of academic titles, professional curriculum and portfolio.

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