PhD in PRESERVATION OF ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE

PhD in PRESERVATION OF ARCHITECTURAL
HERITAGE - 30th cycle
Number of scholarship offered
4
Department
Dipartimento di Architettura e Studi Urbani
Description of the PhD Programme
The 30th 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 29th
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
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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 30th 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 19th
and 20th 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.
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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.
Context of the research activity
Motivation and objectives of the research
in this field
Methods and techniques that will be
developed and used to carry out the
research
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
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
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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
Composition of the research group
Name of the research directors
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.
10 Full Professors
6 Associated Professors
3 Assistant Professors
35 PhD Students
Di Biase, Chesi, Grimoldi, Crippa, Boriani
Contacts
Carolina Di Biase (e-mail: [email protected]; tel. +39 02.2399.9400).
Contact in the PhD Office at DAStU: dr Marina Bonaventura (E-mail:
[email protected] ; tel. +39/02/2399.5165) and Manuela Rinaldi (e-mail:
[email protected]; 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
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Housing - Out-of-town residents
(more than 80Km out of Milano)
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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
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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
1st year: max 0 euros per student
2nd year: max 1.365,00 euros per student
3rd 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
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