Master’s Degree in Sustainable Architecture and Landscape Design

The master's degree in Sustainable Architecture and Landscape Design, belonging to class LM-4, trains architects able to face the challenges of the ecological transition in the field of buildings and landscape. The programme gives prominence to sustainable materials technology and territorial management strategies, integrating artistic, environmental and engineering perspectives. Areas of interest include landscape design and the enhancement of open spaces. The perspective is international and aligned with European sustainability standards. The integration of architecture and landscape is a distinctive feature, because the most effective projects in terms of sustainability consider the building and its context together, from the use of water and greenery to soil management, from energy performance to integration into the environment, with territorial strategies that enhance open spaces.

The programme lasts two years, is held in person at the Piacenza campus and is delivered entirely in English. Teaching combines theory courses and practical activities. For admission, a bachelor's degree in Architecture or related disciplines is required, and curricular supplements, set out in the programme regulations (section 6), may be necessary. A check of English language proficiency is also provided. The page does not state the credits, the list of modules, the class size, information on scholarships or the assessment methods, and invites readers to contact the university directly for information on the cost, which is not made public. Sustainable materials technology is another important axis: students learn to assess the origin, life cycle and performance of materials, and to use low-impact solutions, in dialogue with the artistic, environmental and engineering perspectives that characterise a quality project and that require an interdisciplinary approach.

The aim is to prepare professionals with sustainable design skills at the scale of the building and the landscape. Career opportunities include architecture firms, public and private organisations, environmental consulting firms, academic research and international positions in urban regeneration and resource management. Related professions are the landscape and sustainable architect, the urban planner, the sustainable development specialist, the sustainable building designer and the landscape and public space designer. The Piacenza campus, of modest size, offers a study environment linked to an area rich in agricultural, river and historic landscapes, and the English language opens the programme to international students, with training aligned with European standards and useful for working in firms, bodies and organisations engaged in urban regeneration and resource management.