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6710 - Engineering for Historic Building Rehabilitation
The specific learning outcomes of the programme are to train professionals with a solid foundation, both general and specialized, capable of performing roles in public institutions, private companies, or as self-employed professionals. These roles involve the management, design, and coordination of processes related to the survey, diagnosis, strengthening, and rehabilitation of historic buildings, where high-level knowledge is required to integrate engineering, historical-critical, organizational, managerial, and regulatory expertise within a coherent and effective framework. The aim is to optimize resource use and achieve expected performance outcomes for interventions, while complying with client requirements and regulatory constraints.
Therefore, graduates acquire in-depth knowledge of the core subject areas of the programme, with particular focus on structural engineering, the survey and diagnosis of buildings and their materials and functional components, the organization of construction processes, and the technologies used in the consolidation and rehabilitation of historic buildings.
The competencies provided to graduates include:
· the ability to critically analyse historic buildings through detailed survey and diagnosis, identifying critical issues and potentialities, as well as the applicable constraints and protections; they are also capable of using specialized analytical tools for this purpose;
· the ability to plan and schedule consolidation and rehabilitation interventions by evaluating feasibility and organizing efficient implementation processes;
· the ability to design consolidation and rehabilitation interventions by integrating structural, technological, functional, and maintenance aspects, in compliance with relevant norms and regulations; for this purpose, they are able to support analyses using appropriate numerical tools;
· the aptitude to develop effective solutions that integrate the performance of innovative materials and technologies, and to apply the most up-to-date engineering methods for the prediction and verification of the behaviour of existing structures and newly designed works;
· the capacity to understand the multidisciplinary nature of the required expertise in this field and the ability to identify and collaborate effectively with specialists from other disciplines.
The educational path combines single-subject courses and application-based laboratories, both single- and multi-disciplinary, in order to integrate theoretical knowledge acquisition in various fields and promote deeper understanding by addressing the demands that emerge in practical applications. The equipment and laboratories available at the campus allow students to explore these applied aspects further and gain proficiency with measurement tools and software, also independently. The programme is delivered in English, allowing students to also develop transversal communication and relational skills.
The final examination consists of a project-based or experimental-theoretical work that synthesizes the knowledge acquired and exemplifies the integration of the competencies developed during the programme. It may be completed either in Italy or abroad.
The study programme is structured around the following four areas, developed over the two-year period:
· History, Urban Planning, and Conservation: in-depth study of architecture, urban planning, and methodologies for the protection and enhancement of architectural, historical, landscape, and environmental heritage.
· Representation and Diagnostics: techniques for representation, surveying, and diagnostics aimed at the analysis, documentation, and monitoring of architecture and the built environment.
· Technology, Building Production, and Economics: study of construction processes, architectural technologies, and the economic-legal aspects related to the organization and management of building activities.
· Structural Design and Structural Technologies: analysis and application of engineering principles for structural design, with particular attention to innovation in materials and construction techniques.
In the first year, students acquire a solid foundation of knowledge and skills in each of these areas. In the second year, they deepen and apply these competencies in a more specialized manner. Many courses across both years contribute to the development of transversal skills, supporting one or more of the identified thematic areas. This approach allows students to progressively build advanced expertise in the four core domains of the discipline. By attending and successfully completing the courses over the two years, with an integrated and multidisciplinary perspective, students develop advanced engineering and managerial competencies for the recovery and redevelopment of the historic built heritage.
