Why in Alghero?
The location of the Faculty was carefully selected to offer an exciting and stimulating environment to the students.
The town of Alghero was chosen for its historical importance, having been the only cultural enclave of Spanish civilization in Italy, and for the beauty of its position facing the sea.
An ideal location Set in North Sardinia, one of the main islands in the Mediterranean Sea, the Faculty of Architecture in Alghero is the only university location in the country to be built entirely in a historical and naturally beautiful area.
This branch of the University of Sassari in Alghero offers a unique environment for interdisciplinary study and an attractive urban environment which is an ideal setting for creativity .
Learning by doing Innovative educational programmes integrate theory with hands-on learning to produce successful architects. The courses are project-oriented: they explicitly call for design proposals rather than purely theoretical work. This does not preclude fundamental research but stresses the importance of its connection to the broader decision-making within a complex project. This method gives the students the best intellectual preparation combined with practical skills. It seeks to enable young people to find their orientation in a complex and rapidly changing world.
Teaching excellence Students will learn from inspiring, enthusiastic and award-winning Italian professionals and teaching staff, and higly reputed foreign teachers all specialists in their field (Valentin Bearth, David Chipperfield, Alan Fletcher, Willy Hüsler, Joao Nunes, Pierre Pinon, Carme Pinós, Luigi Snozzi, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Alexandre Tsoukias). Who better to teach you than experts working at the forefront of their field? Not only do they know their subject, they are also innovative in their expertise. Many students have the opportunity to participate directly in ground-breaking research work.
International relationships As a technical university with a worldwide perspective, the School of Architecture in Alghero can only compete with the world's best by establishing international links, by recruiting its academic and research staff worldwide, and by remaining attractive to students from abroad.
The School of Architecture in Alghero strongly supports international co-operation in all fields of research and education.
Degrees in Alghero
- Bsc Architecture Sciences - Scienze dell’Architettura (3 years) 180 credits
- Bsc Urban and Environmental Planning - Pianificazione Territoriale Urbanistica ed Ambientale (3 years) 180 credits
- Diploma Architecture - Architettura (2 years) 120 credits
- PhD Environmental Planning and Design (3 years) 180 credits
- PhD Engineering for Materials and Environment (3 years) 180 credits
- International Summer School on the Environmental Project and Territorial Planning (2 weeks) 4 credits
The School of Architecture in Alghero offers two three-year full-time BSc programmes in Architecture Sciences and in Urban and Environmental Planning. The programme is based on theory and pratice. Most of the teaching is on a one-to-one tutorial basis with frequent review sessions. Successful completion of the BSc leads to exemption from Part 1 of the architectural registration board.
Students may proceed to a two-year Diploma programme (leading to Part 2 of the architectural registration board), which must be applied for separately.
Students who successfully complete the Diploma in Architecture programme at the School of Architecture in Alghero are eligible to apply for a further course of study leading to a Master's degree or a PhD.
The School of Architecture at Alghero offers a PhD programme in Environmental Planning and Design and Engineering for Materials and Environment.
Research in Alghero
The School of Architecture research structure is therefore an interdisciplinary and flexible organisation, with projects responding to changing research needs, and more lasting multidisciplinary concerns.
There are increasing numbers of overlaps, collaborations and joint initiatives, many of them through interdisciplinary centres:
LAMP (Laboratory for Spatial Analysis and Planning Models)
LAPA (International Laboratory on Environmental Project)
Centre for Metropolitan Architectural History
Laboratory for Material Testing
Laboratory for Cartography and Topography
Centre for Energy and Environmental Control
Laboratory for Materials Sciences
Regular research seminar series are organised by the DAP, Department of Architecture and Planning
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Life in Alghero
Our campus is situated in the beautiful historic centre of the city. The friendly and informal campus life in Alghero is a reflection of the community at large; Alghero is a tolerant, lively and exciting place. Alghero, capital of the Coral Coast, is one of the most coveted goals of the north-west coast thanks to its 80 km of sandy beaches, isolated inlets and charming cliffs. Alghero is located on the north-western coast of Sardinia and has a population of approximately 42,000 inhabitants. It is a very pretty city that combines an untouched medieval town centre reserved for pedestrians only with beautiful beaches and clear seas. Originally a fishing village, it was seized by the Genoese towards the end of the 12th century and became an important fortress. The city then fell under the control of the Catalans in the 14th century and to this day has many Catalonian characteristics, like the language.
Alghero Airport is approximately 10 kilometres to the north-west of the town centre and is directly connected to Rome, Milan and several important European cities, such as London, Frankfurt and Paris.
