Architecture for Heritage Politecnico di Torino

Overview

Key facts

• The objective of the Master's Degree in Architecture for Heritage at Politecnico di Torino is to train an architect in the preservation, enhancement, management, promotion of cultural heritage (as per its international definition) thus acquiring expertise through a two-year program that is structured in single-subject teachings, theme Studios, workshops and seminars, study visits, training activities and/or internships in Italy and abroad.  
•  The courses are aimed - in virtue of the cross curricular contributions - to the consolidation of the cultural base to then acquire theoretical knowledge, to apply it to design issues and keep to up-to-date on contemporary debates. The Studios adopt appropriate design methodologies and propose solutions using traditional and innovative tools; they have a cross curricular nature and include workshops, seminars and field visits to tackle design simulations on real case studies.
• Career opportunities
• Architect  
• These professionals must have acquired the ability to set up work designs, direct and coordinate their implementation, with specific expertise in enhancement, management and communication related to architectural and landscape heritage.
• Must have the ability to coordinate the feasibility studies of designs and the application of innovative technologies in construction. Must be able to act as consultants to help identify the functions that are compatible with a heritage building, also relying on dedicated software; must also have the necessary skills to coordinate the pre-feasibility and feasibility studies of public and public-private intervention works that aim at local enhancement and development, also using innovative technologies for promotion and for the identification of cultural consumption demands.