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Designing the spaces in which we live

Architecture, engineering and design come together in research and design to transform the built environment, products and services, tackling environmental, social and technological challenges.

We are building the future through knowledge

  • Design
  • Innovation
  • Regeneration
  • Built environment
  • Heritage
  • Landscape
  • Design
  • Sustainability
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • Public spaces
  • Accessibility
  • Participation
  • Modelling
  • Digital technologies
  • Communication

Events

Seminar
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30 October 2026

Climate Change and Gender Equality

Interconnections in Urban Transformation Processes

Presentation

14 April - 3 November 2026

GIACOMO VENTURI AWARD for Urban Regeneration

The award supports the contribution of students and researchers to urban regeneration projects initiated through an integrated and shared approach

Seminar
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6 November 2026

Atlases & Twins

Knowing and Governing the City with Digital Tools

Webinar
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24 September - 10 November 2026

BEYOND RESEARCH - Tools and strategies for transforming research into innovation

An introduction to entrepreneurship

News

Incontri e iniziative

LEARNING BY VISITING: EDUCATIONAL VISITS AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

Students from the ACPCL and AD degree programmes visit the DAMA Technopole, home to the Leonardo supercomputer, and the Fiera District designed by Kenzo Tange in Bologna.

COIMBRA GROUP THREE-MINUTE-THESIS COMPETITION

Applications are open for final-year PhD students to present their research in English | Bologna | The deadline for submitting applications is December 18th

CALL FOR PAPERS: 25th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE AND ITS APPLICATIONS (ICCSA 2025)

Workshop “Building Multi-dimensional Models for Assessing Complex Environmental Systems – MES2025” | International Conference ICCSA 2025| 30 Jun-3 Jul| Istanbul and Online

NEW FRONTIERS OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP 24-CMW 24

Workshop | Ravenna, Via Tombesi dall’Ova 55 | 7 and 8 November 2024 (9am-1:30pm)

About us

We are a leading academic community for education, research and innovation in the fields of architecture, engineering and design. Our approach integrates analysis and design: we combine the rigour of technical-scientific, historical-critical and theoretical inquiry with the diversity of design cultures, whilst fostering creativity and a spirit of experimentation. This integration spans different fields and scales, from the sustainable transformation of the built environment to the design of products and services, and enables us to understand and guide change in its many dimensions.

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Public engagement events in 2023

92,9%

Percentage of graduates in employment three years after graduation in 2023

36

Total number of competitive research projects in 2022, 2023 and 2024

50

Students enrolled on the PhD degree programme in the 2024/25 academic year

Platforms and networks

The Department of Architecture promotes, supports and enhances its research activities through participation in and ongoing exchange with national and international organisations and associations.

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Job opportunities, calls and contracting

Opportunities for professional development, training and collaboration offered by the Department. (in Italian)

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