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The Master of Architectural Composition is a professional degree (M.Arch or MArch) established by the University of Genoa. It is legally recognized in Italy and across Europe, and it allows you to become a licensed Architect in Italy and other European countries.
First Year Study Manifesto
2025/2026
Second Year Study Manifesto
2025/2026
Calendar AY 2025-2026
First Semester: September 22 – December 17, 2025
Holidays: December 22, 2025 – January 6, 2026
Exams: January / February 2026
Second Semester: February 2 – May 8, 2026 (First Year)
February 23 – May 29, 2026 (Second Year)
Holidays: April 3 – April 6, 2026
Exams: May / June 2026
Summer Workshop: June 8 – 19, 2026
Internship: July / September 2026
Class Schedule
Second Semester, First Year
Architecture Studio 2 (Prof. Lepratti): February 10, 2026
Architectural Theory 2 (Prof. Moretti): February 24, 2026
Principles of Conservation: February 12, 2026
Structural Morphology: February 4, 2026
Second Semester, Second Year
Architecture Studio 4 (Prof. Casamonti): February 27, 2026
Architectural Theory 4 (Prof. Canepa): February 27, 2026
Project of the City: February 24, 2026
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For specific information about how the Master of Architectural Composition works, please contact:
Staff
Internships: Gaia Leandri – gaia.leandri@unige.it
Study Abroad: Christiano Lepratti – christiano.lepratti@unige.it
Claudia Canese (Erasmus) – erasmus.architettura@unige.it
Class Schedule: Vittorio Pizzigoni – vittorio.pizzigoni@unige.it
Study Plan: Beatrice Moretti – beatrice.moretti@unige.it
Laura Santi (DAD Curriculum Committee) – commissionepianidad@unige.it
Other Activities: Paolo Rosasco – paolo.rosasco@unige.it
Italian Language: Laura Santi (DAD Curriculum Committee)
– commissionepianidad@unige.it
Website: Elisabetta Canepa – e.canepa@unige.it
FIRST YEAR
First Semester
ARCHITECTURE STUDIO 1
– Architecture studio
Vittorio Pizzigoni
– Architectural theory
Giovanni Galli
– Typological analysis
Gaia Leandri
HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY
ARCHITECTURE
– Methods and perspectives
Marco Folin
– Works and architects
Luca Placci
Second Semester
ARCHITECTURE STUDIO 2
– Architecture studio
Christiano Lepratti
– Architectural theory
Beatrice Moretti
PRINCIPLES OF CONSERVATION
Federica Pompejano
STRUCTURAL MORPHOLOGY
Marco Lepidi
FIELD TRIP
other training activities
Summer Workshop
ARCHITECTURE STUDIO 3
TBD
OTHER TRAINING ACTIVITIES
(for Italian native speakers or certified proficient students only)
(4 CFUs)
ITALIAN LANGUAGE
(for international students only; Erasmus students excluded, except KA171)
(4 CFUs)
Giuseppe Bisesti
FIRST OR SECOND YEAR
ELECTIVE COURSES
(from a minimum of 8 to a maximum of 12 CFUs to be acquired in years 1 to 2)
ARCHITECTURE AND MEDIEVAL CITIES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE ISLAMIC WORLD
Alireza Naser Eslami
COASTAL DESIGN AND OTHER EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS
Beatrice Moretti
CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS
Daniela Pittaluga
AESTHETICS
Enrico Terrone
EXECUTIVE DESIGN
Renata Morbiducci, Clara Vite
PROGETTO VILLARD
Davide Servente, Beatrice Moretti
REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS: HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY
Salvatore Polverino
SECOND YEAR
First Semester
COST ANALYSIS
– Economic evaluation of projects
Paolo Rosasco
– Sociology for contemporary architecture
Alessandro Canevari
PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITY
– Sustainability technology
Katia Perini
– Sustainability technique
Clara Vite
RENEWABLE SOURCES
AND TECHNICAL PLANT DESIGN
Stefano Lazzari
Second Semester
ARCHITECTURE STUDIO 4
– Architecture studio
Marco Casamonti
– Architectural theory
Elisabetta Canepa
PROJECT OF THE CITY
– Component design
Silvia Pericu, Chiara Olivastri
– Urban design
Nicola Canessa
MASTER THESIS
professors
Alireza Naser Eslami
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Chiara Olivastri
bio
Silvia Pericu
bio
Katia Perini
bio
Daniela Pittaluga
bio
Vittorio Pizzigoni
Vice Head of the program
bio
Luca Placci
bio
Salvatore Polverino
bio
Federica Pompejano
bio
Paolo Rosasco
bio
Davide Servente
bio
Enrico Terrone
bio
Clara Vite
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For further information, please contact ac@unige.it
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