EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING PROGRAM

IN ARCHITECTURE
OF
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM
ION MINCU
BUCHAREST

Brussels, 23 September 2008

ION MINCU UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND

URBANISM
BUCHAREST ROMANIA

ION MINCU
1852 - 1912
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THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

1927

THE MAIN ENTRANCE

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THE NEW BUILDING 1971

THE MAIN HALL

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THE CURRENT CONFIGURATION OF ACADEMIC

TRAINING IN ARCHITECTURE IS THE RESULT OF THE
REFORM BASED ON THE ROMANIAN TRADITION IN
ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION, CONTEMPORARY
INFORMATIONS AND INFLUENCES, AS WELL AS ON
THE COLLABORATION WITH THE PROFESSIONAL
INTERNATIONAL BODIES (UIA UNESCO, EAAE) AND
EUROPEAN SCHOOLS OF ARCHITECTURE

Responding to new requirements of a fast

changing world:
- an architectural education responsive to the fast
changing values of our contemporary culture, of our every
day life and attitudes;
- an architectural education sensitive to the incredibly fast
development of informational technologies;
- an architectural education attentive to an increasingly
unstable labor market and more and more specialized
professional practice;
- an architectural education prepared to face the big
variety of totally new materials and technologies;
- an architectural education aware of the rapid
deterioration of the environment and the imperative
necessity for a built environment less energy consuming
and more sustainable;
- an architectural education sensitive to the traditional
values and local identity.
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New Competences
which would allow the future graduate to confront the
architectural practice in a changing society where common
demands tend to be permanently reformulated

New Teaching Principles

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to emphasize ways of thinking

transcending the limitation of current
technologies, norms, methods, customs

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to teach how to think, how to learn, how to

deal with processes and not so much with
contents

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to teach fundamentals, not encyclopedias,

to explain not to expose, to stimulate
intuition, to encourage discovering through
investigation and experimentation

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to stimulate thinking about future by

selecting problems and issues that have
within them the seed for engaging the
future idea

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to stimulate the student to re-assemble

sequential information in a global building
concept

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to teach sustainability as a way of thinking

architecture

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to privilege process oriented teaching

methods

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to understand architecture as process

to include life cycle assessment
within design process
to consider old buildings as
reusable resources

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to encourage the knowledge of local

constructive culture and to valorize it in new
construction

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EDUCATION STRUCTURE: INTEGRATED BACHELOR AND

MASTER DEGREE
STUDY DURATION: 12 SEMESTERS, 360 CREDITS
DOCUMENT OF FORMAL QUALIFICATION: DIPLOMA DE
ARHITECT

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ADMISSION EXAM
2008
285 PLACES
925 CANDIDATES

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ADMISSION JURY 2008

INNER SPORT HALL
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DIPLOMA INTERNATIONAL JURIES

2008
THE HALL OF FRESQUES

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PROF. ARCH. FRANCIS NORDEMANN

PROF ARCH. PER OLAF FJELD

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DIPLOMA PROJECT AWARDED AT RIBA PRESIDENTS MEDALS

STUDENT AWARDS 2005
COMMENDATION AT PART 2
SERJEANT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DRAWING AT PART 2
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DIPLOMA PRESENTATION
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INTERNATIONAL JURY

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RIBA EVALUATION

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INTRODUCTION IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

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BASICS OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

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SYNTHESIS OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

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REPRESENTATIONS ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE

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INTERIOR DESIGN

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ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
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ARCHITECTURAL THEORY
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RESTORATION/REHABILITATION

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HUMANITIES

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STRUCTURES

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ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY

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LEGISLATION AND MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

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ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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URBANISM
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URBAN DESIGN

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TERRITORY, LANDSCAPE AND ENVIRONMENT

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THE CENTRE FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND URBAN STUDIES

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THE CENTRE FOR

ARCHITECTURAL AND
VERNACULAR STUDIES
DEALU FRUMOS
SCHOENBERG
TRANSILVANIA
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DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA - ARCH. RICHARD MEIER

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DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA

PROF.ARCH. ALVARO SIZA
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CURRICULA
1st & 2nd Semesters
Architectural Design Studio
Representation & PC Graphics
280
h
Geometry
of Architectural Forms
168
h
Introduction
in Contemporary Architecture
42
h
Evolution
of Architectural Phenomenon (1)
28 h
Architectural
Language (1)
28
h
Introduction
in Philosophy
28 h
Mathematics
28
h of Built Forms
Static
42
h
Building
Materials
42 h
Strength of Materials
28 h
Foreign Languages
28 h
Practical Training
56 h
28 h

Contact hours /

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CURRICULA
3rd & 4th Semesters
Architectural Design Studio
Representation & PC Graphics
280 h
Evolution
of Architectural Phenomenon (2)
140
h
Architectural
Language (2)
28
h
Architecture
Housing - Town
28 h
Morpho-typological
Urban Analysis
42
h
History
of Modern Architecture (1)
28
h
Environmental
Issues in Urban Planning
28 h
Architectural
Construction in Wood and Steel
28
h
Simple
Structures in Wood and Steel
28
h
Architectural
Construction in Masonry and Concrete
28 h
Concrete
and Masonry Structures (1)
42
h
Foreign
Languages
28
h
Practical
Training
56 h
28 h
Contact hours /

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CURRICULA
5th & 6th Semesters
Architectural Design Studio
Urban Planning Design Studio
266
h
Furniture
Technology & Design
70 h
CAAD
42 h
History
of Modern Architecture (2)
14
h
Traditional
Architecture in Romania
14
Theh19th Century from European Perspective
28 h
Architecture
Context - Landscape
28
h Doctrine
Urban
28 h
Finishing
and Non-structural Building Components
28 h
Building
Equipments
84
h
Concrete
and Masonry Structures (2)
28 h
Structural
Design Studio
42 h
Practical
Training (Building Site)
28
h
Optional
Courses
28 h
56 h
Contact hours /

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CURRICULA
7th & 8th Semesters
Architectural Design Studio
Urban Planning Design Studio
224 h Architecture
Interior
112 h and Contemporary Architecture in Romania
Modern
28
h
Preservation
of Historical Heritage
28 h
Restoration
Design Studio
28
h Structure
Urban
28
h
Landscape
Design
28 h
Concept
Language Speech
28 h
Buildings
Physics
28
h
Architectural
Technology Design Studio
56 h
Structural
Engineering
84 h
Practical
Training (Study Trip)
56
h
Optional
Courses
28 h
56 h
Contact hours /

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CURRICULA
9th & 10th Semesters
Architectural Design Studio
Urban Planning Design Studio
280
h
Axiology
and Culture Philosophy
70
h
Aesthetics
and Architectural Aesthetic
28 h Composition
Urban
28
h
Landscape
Design Studio
42
h Jurisprudence
Urban
28 h Management
Urban
28
h Performance Structures
High
28
h
Complex
Building Design
28 h
Architectural
Technology Design Studio
28 h
Practical
Training (Survey)
42
h
Optional
Design Studio
28
h Planning, Restoration, Interior Design, Architectural Technology)
(Urban
Optional Courses
56 h
Contact hours /
56 h

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CURRICULA
11th Semester
Restoration Design Studio
Economic and Social Efficiency
28 h
Optional
Courses
28 h
56
h
semester:
Practical Training in Design Office

Contact hours /

112
240 h
h
12th Semester
DISERTATION and DIPLOMA PROJECT
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CURRICULA
Optional Courses
Winter Semester Summer Semester
Graphic Design
CAAD
The Theory of Monument
Central Areas in Big Towns
Thinking and Creativity in Design
Morphology in Romanian Architecture
Styles
Fractal Art in Architecture
Computer Graphic Design
Extreme Housing - Hyper housing
Metal in Architecture
Management in Design
Computer Aided Urban Planning
Building Rehabilitation
Contemporary Spaces: American Architecture
Housing and Extreme Poverty
Restoration Techniques
Errors in Buildings Design, Execution, Use
Architectures Connexions
Management of Heritage & Restoration
Design

Architectural Detailing
Crisis and Architectural Vulnerability of Town
Hypostasis of Architecture
Architecture, Culture, Society
Symbolic Geometry
Theory and Problematic of the Architect
Profession
Technology of Sustainable Habitat
Morphology of Architectural Styles
The Architecture of Un-built Spaces
Advanced Programming Techniques in
Architecture
Tourism & Urban Development
Architectural Eco-technology
Preservation of Monuments: Types of
Interventions
History of Human Settlements in Romania
History of Visual Arts
Current Trends in Structural Design
Hypostasis of Contemporary Art
Structural Restoration
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Concept and Behavior in Urban Space

U.A.U.I.M. THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE 11 POINTS

DURING THE 6 YEARS OF STUDY

250

200

1st year
150

2nd year
3rd year
4th year
5th year

100

6th year

50

0
Art. 46
(1)a

Art. 46
(1)b

Art. 46
(1)c

Art. 46
(1)d

Art. 46
(1)e

Art. 46
(1)f

Art. 46
(1)g

Art. 46
(1)h

Art. 46
(1)i

Art. 46
(1)j

Art. 46
(1)k

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U.A.U.I.M. GRADUATE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (11 POINTS)

k
5%

j
4%

optionals
8%

a
14%
a
b
b
13%

i
7%

c
d
e
f
g
h

h
11%

c
7%

i
j
k

g
6%

f
6%

e
10%

d
9%

optionals

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TRAINING METHODS
U.A.U.I.M.
- TRAINING ACTIVITIES
1800

600
400

Practical work- laboratory

Architectural design- workshop
Optionals

Optionals; 322

800

Debate-seminar
Architectural design- workshop; 1584

1000

Debate-seminar; 506

1200

Practical work- laboratory; 671

1400

Course; 1333

1600

Course

200
0
1333
502
30,2%
11,4%
41,6%
THEORETICAL
TRAINING

671
1584
15,2%
35,3%
51,1%
PRACTICAL
TRAINING

322
7,3%
OPTIONALS

60

400

300

200

100

280
546 490

1386

31,4%
70
392
196

8.9% 4,5%
140
182

Humanities

84

Synthesis of architecture design

Bases of architecture design

Representations Architectural Language

294
210

406
504

9,2%
11,4%
534

12,1% 3,8%

168
266
84

504

Optionals

Territory, Landscape and Environment

154

Urban design

Urbanism

Environmental Control & Sustainability Development

Legislation and Management Professional Practice

Architectural Technology

Structures

Conservation

Architectural Theory

Architectural History

Restoration/

500

Interior Design

600

Introduction to architecture design

U.A.U.I.M. GRADUATE THE MAIN TEACHING AREA

322

7,3%

11,4%

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Specialty Certification
Supplementary competences mentioned in Diploma
Supplement
The Departments coordinating the training activities in specific
disciplinary

areas

(as

are

Restoration,

Design,

Architectural

Technology, Urbanism) encourage the students to specialize

their architectural education and thoroughly study particular
aspects of the mentioned areas, by extra curricular optional
training;

finally,

the

same

Departments

certify

these

supplementary competences of the graduates in order to be

mentioned in the Diploma Supplement.

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