Objectives

Offered by the Faculty of Architecture at Sapienza University of Rome, the Bachelor’s Degree in Architectural Sciences aims to provide graduates with the essential knowledge and skills in design disciplines. These competencies are a key requirement both for admission to Master’s Degree programs leading to the qualification of Architect and for entering the professional field in compliance with current Italian legislation.
Balancing theoretical and practical aspects, the program offers an integrated learning path designed to foster critical thinking and the ability to connect technical-scientific and historical-humanistic knowledge. These foundations are essential for training professionals capable of working independently or in teams, both in the design of new buildings and urban settlements and in the conservation, rehabilitation, and transformation of existing heritage and the built environment.

Graduates in Architectural Sciences gain a strong multidisciplinary training, including:
 

  • Core subjects: history of architecture, architectural and environmental representation, mathematics, building physics and systems for architecture;
  • Specialized subjects: architectural technology, structural analysis and design, theories and techniques for architectural restoration, urban design and planning, real estate appraisal, architectural, interior, and urban design.

This broad-based training enables graduates to sit the State Examination for registration in the Junior Architects’ Professional Register, in line with Italian Legislation, or to pursue further studies in a Master’s Degree in Architecture (LM-4) leading to the full professional qualification of Architect in accordance with European directives. Graduates may also continue their studies in related Master’s programs, such as Landscape Architecture (LM-3), Design (LM-12), or Project and Construction Management (LM-24).

At the end of the three-year program, graduates will have acquired the skills to manage the creative and constructive processes of architecture, understood as both an intellectual and scientific product, including:
 

  • techniques and tools for architectural, environmental, and technological design, from detail to urban and landscape scale;
  • theories and methods for analyzing transformation processes and planning cities, territories, and environments;
  • construction techniques, methods, and tools for sustainable, environmentally responsible design and urban regeneration;
  • mechanical behaviors of structural systems and materials in simple application contexts;
  • tools for the economic evaluation of projects;
  • graphic and digital methods for multiscale representation, surveying, parametric and information modelling, reverse modelling, and visual communication;
  • history of architecture and cities across different periods and geographical contexts, along with methodological tools for formal and historical-constructive analysis of buildings and urban fabrics.

Graduates will also be able to:
 

  • apply theoretical, critical, and operational tools in an interdisciplinary approach to architectural, urban, and territorial design and conservation issues;
  • use traditional and innovative technologies for materials, construction systems, structures, and facilities, with particular attention to energy saving, environmental sustainability, and economic feasibility.

Program Structure
The learning pathway of the Bachelor’s Degree in Architectural Sciences integrates design, humanities, and technical-scientific disciplines, evenly distributed over the three years, in order to develop analytical, interpretative, and critical skills related to architecture, landscape, urban planning, and restoration.
Students receive a solid foundation in:

  • architectural technology, structural engineering and building physics;
  • representation and spatial data processing;
  • analysis of construction, functional, and formal features of historical buildings and urban spaces;
  • management of transformation, regeneration, and urban renewal processes.

The technical-scientific and historical-cultural foundations are delivered mainly through single-discipline courses on architectural representation, architectural history, logical-mathematical processes, physical and environmental aspects of architecture, and economic and valuation studies. Specialized theoretical and technical skills are developed through courses focused on construction technologies, urban and territorial design, and architectural heritage restoration.
Project-based learning is developed through three Architectural Design Studios, gradually guiding students from the fundamentals of architectural composition to more advanced and complex design challenges. Interaction between subjects and disciplines is strongly encouraged, alongside diversified teaching methods including lectures, seminars, design workshops, in-progress assessments, and site visits.

The program also includes:

  • two elective courses to tailor the curriculum to individual interests;
  • professional practice experiences through workshops and external collaborations, enabling students to apply their knowledge in operational contexts;
  • access to Faculty and Departmental Laboratories, offering opportunities to independently apply and experiment with the acquired skills.

An English language proficiency test, focusing on technical and disciplinary terminology, further enhances communication skills in an international context.
The Program Regulations, available on the university’s course catalogue, define the distribution of the overall student workload between classroom activities, personal study, and other individual learning activities, in line with Italian legal requirements.