EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING PROGRAM

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

Brussels, 23 September 2008 1

“ION MINCU” UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM
BUCHAREST ROMANIA

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ION MINCU
1852 - 1912
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THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE 1927

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THE MAIN ENTRANCE
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THE NEW BUILDING 1971

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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
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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 PRESIDENT’S 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 27
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
Static of Built Forms
42 h
Building Materials
42 h
Strength of Materials
28 h
Foreign Languages
28 h
Practical Training
56 h
28 h Contact hours / semester:
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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 of Modern Architecture (1)
History
28 h
Environmental Issues in Urban Planning
28 h
Architectural Construction in Wood and Steel
28 h Structures in Wood and Steel
Simple
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 / semester:
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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 of Modern Architecture (2)
History
14 h
Traditional Architecture in Romania
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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 / semester:
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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 / semester:
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 CURRICULA
9th & 10th Semesters
Architectural Design Studio
Urban Planning Design Studio
280 h and Culture Philosophy
Axiology
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
56 h Contact hours / semester:
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 CURRICULA

11th Semester
Restoration Design Studio
Economic and Social Efficiency
28 h
Optional Courses
28 h
Contact hours / semester:
56 h
Practical Training in Design Office
112 h
240 h

12th Semester

DISERTATION and DIPLOMA PROJECT

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 CURRICULA
Optional Courses
Winter Semester Summer Semester
Graphic Design Architectural Detailing
CAAD Crisis and Architectural Vulnerability of Town
The Theory of Monument Hypostasis of Architecture
Central Areas in Big Towns Architecture, Culture, Society
Thinking and Creativity in Design Symbolic Geometry
Morphology in Romanian Architecture Theory and Problematic of the Architect Profession
Styles Technology of Sustainable Habitat
Fractal Art in Architecture Morphology of Architectural Styles
Computer Graphic Design The Architecture of Un-built Spaces
Extreme Housing - Hyper housing Advanced Programming Techniques in Architecture
Metal in Architecture Tourism & Urban Development
Management in Design Architectural Eco-technology
Computer Aided Urban Planning Preservation of Monuments: Types of Interventions
Building Rehabilitation History of Human Settlements in Romania
Contemporary Spaces: American Architecture History of Visual Arts
Housing and Extreme Poverty Current Trends in Structural Design
Restoration Techniques Hypostasis of Contemporary Art
Errors in Buildings’ Design, Execution, Use Structural Restoration
Architecture’s Connexions Concept and Behavior in Urban Space
Management of Heritage & Restoration Design Recycling of Built Heritage
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 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
100 5th year
6th year

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Art. 46 Art. 46 Art. 46 Art. 46 Art. 46 Art. 46 Art. 46 Art. 46 Art. 46 Art. 46 Art. 46
(1)a (1)b (1)c (1)d (1)e (1)f (1)g (1)h (1)i (1)j (1)k

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

optionals a
k 8% 14%
5%
j a
4% b
b c
i
13% d
7%
e
f
g
h
h c i
11% 7%
j
k
g d optionals
6% 9%
f
e
6%
10%

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

Course; 1333
1600 Debate-seminar

Practical work- laboratory; 671

Practical work- laboratory

Architectural design- workshop; 1584

1400 Architectural design- workshop
Optionals
1200 Debate-seminar; 506

1000

800

Optionals; 322
600

400

200

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1333 502 671 1584 322
30,2% 11,4% 15,2% 35,3% 7,3%
41,6% 51,1% OPTIO-
THEORETICAL PRACTICAL NALS
TRAINING TRAINING

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200
300
400
500
600

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Introduction to architecture design

280
Bases of architecture design

1386
31,4%
Synthesis of architecture design

546 490
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Interior Design

Representations – Architectural Language

392
Humanities

196
8.9% 4,5%
Architectural History

140
Architectural Theory

406
182

9,2%
Restoration/ Conservation

84
Structures

294
504
11,4%
Architectural Technology

210
Legislation and Management – Professional Practice
534
Environmental Control & Sustainability Development
168
12,1% 3,8%

Urbanism
154

Urban design
504
266

11,4%

Territory, Landscape and Environment

84

Optionals
322
7,3%
U.A.U.I.M. GRADUATE – THE MAIN TEACHING AREA

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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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