PhD in PRESERVATION OF ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE - 30th cycle Number of scholarship offered Department 4 Dipartimento di Architettura e Studi Urbani Description of the PhD Programme The 30 th cycle PhD programme in Preservation of the Architectural Heritage, first activated at the Politecnico di Milano back in 1983, is envisaged to run in the renewed form as set for the 29 th cycle. In addition to the professors of architectural restoration, history of architecture, structural strengthening of the Politecnico di Milano, the Faculty Board includes representatives from other well-known universities and research institutes: in particular the professors of the Università di Genova, IUAV - Venezia and the experts at the highest level in the field of preservation of cultural heritage from Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione e il Restauro. The ultimate purpose of the enlarged Faculty Board not only resides in broadening the experiences that the PhD candidates will acquire over the first three years of the course, it chiefly aims at providing the PhD candidates with a unique training experience in the Italian panorama, so far unparalleled also in domains other than the preservation and restoration. Such context investigates the synergies and responses to the modern themes of cultural heritage protection. The PhD programme is meant as the place where theorization, methodology, investigation into the most significant chapters of the protection of historic architectural and cultural heritage will be connected to complex, challenging operating research themes, on-site and lab experimentation of analytical and diagnostic stages and, finally, the experimentation at building sites which cater for the foremost Italian works. The Faculty Board organization allows to investigate and share relevant topics, that describe the complex domain of preservation, a strategic field and, at the same time, one of the chief resources of the Italian economy and future. The on-going contact with the breakthroughs from studies and research carried out in Italian and international contexts and the will to promote joint projects, are fostered through expanding the network of relations with other foreign universities. In this regard, over the past 3 years the PhD programme has been committed to promoting and coordinating inter-doctoral courses, contributed by foreign professors from different European countries. Such activity will further benefit from the co-operation with other PhD programmes in the Politecnico di Milano and the universities that collaborate with the PhD programme activities. Administrative location: Politecnico di Milano - Milano LeonardoUniversities and scientific centres involved in the PhD Programme: Università IUAV, Venezia; Università degli Studi di Genova; ISCR, Roma. Other collaborations: ICVBC_CNR Unità Gino Bozza, Milano; School for Specialists (Scuola di Specializzazione in Beni Architettonici e del Paesaggio - SSBAP) in Milan and in Genoa. The PhD Programme in Preservation of the Architectural Heritage welcomes foreign and Stampato il 07/04/2014 1 / 2
Italian students. All candidates will be admitted with the basic departmental scholarships, and the specific research subject will be assigned, with the agreement of the PhD candidate and the Board of Professors, within the first years. Within the 30 th cycle PhD Programme, the following additional subjects are proposed:- Damage and reconstruction in ethnic conflict- Modernity and Preservation- Frontiers of the Roman Empire: large-scale systems of historically archaeological sites.- Transformation and preservation of traditional buildings in different cultural context (Europe, Asia, South-America)- Timber roof structures: structural problems and seismic prevention- Structural diagnosis and monitoring: iron tie-rods.- Restoration sites between 19 th and 20 th century: the decorated layers- Organic components in the ancient mortars - Documentation of the architectural heritage: ICT integrated system for the data collection and management- Energy issue about traditional and modern buildings. Stampato il 07/04/2014 2 / 2
PhD in PRESERVATION OF ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE - 30th cycle Research Field: PRESERVATION OF ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE Monthly net income of PhDscholarship (max 36 months) 1027.73 In case of a change of the welfare rates during the three-year period, the amount could be modified. Motivation and objectives of the research in this field Context of the research activity The PhD programme calls for the acquisition of 180 credits overall. 30 credits are concentrated in the first year: 25 (minimum) offered by PhD courses organized by the PhD programme in Preservation of the architectural heritage, and 5 offered by the PhD School. The remaining credits are aimed at personal study and research for preparation of the PhD thesis. The academic plan of the PhD programme revolves around 5 main research areas: Preservation culture and practice; Diagnostics of materials and structures and rehabilitation of historic buildings; Methods and themes of historical research; Construction history; Historical territory and landscape. PhD candidates may also attend courses offered by the School for Specialists in Milan and in Genoa, in order to add more specific knowledge to that acquired in the Master of Science courses as well as in relation to the various topics of the thesis. Website: http://www.ricerca.polimi.it/index.php?id=4205 Methods and techniques that will be developed and used to carry out the research Besides the doctoral courses, the PhD programme comprises workshops, visits and intensive courses dealing with innovative themes. To the aim of their thesis research, PhD candidates will have the opportunity to rely on facilities and laboratories the breadth and width of which provides them with a crucial support to the aim of acquiring competence for highly qualified research activities in the domain of cultural heritage protection. Educational objectives 1 / 3
Studying material substance of buildings, techniques and treatments has a cognitive purpose, but it is also a necessary premise of planning and design processes; it is strongly related to the theoretical aspects and to the debate on history and historiography of architecture and preservation. Job opportunities Graduates of the PhD programme have often found employment in public sector, preservation institutions at progressively higher levels, as well as in professional practices and in the business world, in specific specialized fields. Composition of the research group Name of the research directors 10 Full Professors 6 Associated Professors 3 Assistant Professors 35 PhD Students Di Biase, Chesi, Grimoldi, Crippa, Boriani Contacts Carolina Di Biase (e-mail: carolina.dibiase@polimi.it; tel. +39 02.2399.9400). Contact in the PhD Office at DAStU: dr Marina Bonaventura (E-mail: marina.bonaventura@polimi.it ; tel. +39/02/2399.5165) and Manuela Rinaldi (e-mail: manuela.rinaldi@polimi.it; phone +39/02/2399. 5019). Website: http://www.dastu.polimi.it/index.php?id=148 Additional support - Financial aid per PhD student per year (gross amount) Housing - Foreign Students -- Housing - Out-of-town residents (more than 80Km out of Milano) -- Additional information: educational activity, teaching assistantship, computer availability, desk availability, any other informations List of 5 Universities, Companies, Agencies and/or National or International Institutions that are cooperating in the research: 1. Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Svizzera 2. Université Paris I - Pantheon - Sorbonne, Francia 3. Campus Gotland Uppsala universitet VISBY, Svezia 4. National Technical University of Athens (N.T.U.A.), Grecia 5. Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto, Portogallo 6.Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura Universidad de Granada, Spagna 2 / 3
7.Accademia di architettura di Mendrisio, USI, Svizzera 8.Instituto Superior Técnico Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Portogallo Educational activities (purchase of study books and material, funding for participation in courses, summer schools, workshops and conferences): financial aid per PhD student per year 1 st year: max 0 euros per student 2 nd year: max 1.365,00 euros per student 3 rd year: max 1.365,00 euros per student Teaching assistantship (availability of funding in recognition of supporting teaching activities by the PhD student): There are various forms of financial aid supporting the teaching practice. The PhD candidate is encouraged to take part in these activities, within the limits allowed by the regulations. Computer availability: individual use with wireless connection. In the CBA PhD room are available 2 pc for shared use. Desk availability: 1 desk for each PhD candidate individual use 3 / 3