| Academic Year | 2025-2026 |
|---|---|
| Subject area | Engineering Studies |
| Cycle | 41 |
| Coordinator | Prof. Matteo Cassani Simonetti |
| Language | English, Italian |
| Duration | 3 years |
| Scholarship amount |
Minimum € 1,195.48 net per month (the amount may vary if you are a member of Italian professional pension funds or if you have other employment income that leads to a reduction in the social security rate) |
PhD website (for information on research topics and programme organization)
Application deadline: Apr 03, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Call for Applications - First Round - 41st cycle
Doctoral programme start date: Nov 01, 2025
- Operating centre
- Bologna
- Main Department
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Department of Architecture - DA
- Research topics
Architecture
- Architectural composition
- Theory of architectural design
- Autonomy of architecture
- Space, form and structure in architecture
Planning and Urban Design
- Sustainability in planning and in urban design
- Relations between planning and environment/landscape protection and promotion
- Urban and rural regeneration: techniques, tools and experimentations
- Theories of planning and urban design
Construction Technologies and Building Performances
- Sustainable building design
- Energy efficient building
- Architectural building renovation
- Project construction management
- Innovation Technologies
- Indoor quality and building performances
- Outdoor quality, climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies
- Acoustics
Advanced Design
- Design driven product and service innovation
- Advanced design cultures: beyond processes and thinking
- Design thinking social innovation
- Industry 4.0
- Cultural and Creative Industries
- Social Innovation
- Visions of the futures in material forms: a dynamic relationship between past, present, and future
Cultural Heritage
- Protection, Restoration and Preservation
- Technologies for conservation
- Digital Heritage
- Design for Cultural Heritage in the digital era
- Humanities and Technology for Cultural Heritage
- Cultural Heritage and sustainability
Architectural Humanities
- History of architecture
- History of design
- Aesthetics of design and architecture
- Aesthetics of everyday life
- Philosophy and architecture
- Architecture and arts
- Architecture and literature, film, tv
- Urban and visual culture
- Job opportunities and potential areas of employment
- Job opportunities are directly related to research activities in the field of architecture with particular reference to the areas here described in general terms: Architectural composition; Urban Design; Construction Technologies; Advanced Design; Restoration and Preservation; Humanities and Technology for Cultural Heritage; History of architecture; Aesthetics of design and architecture.
- Admission Board
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Surname and Name University Role email Apollonio Fabrizio Ivan Università di Bologna Member fabrizio.apollonio@unibo.it Assumma Vanessa Università di Bologna Member vanessa.assumma@unibo.it Formia Elena Maria Università di Bologna Member elena.formia@unibo.it Pretelli Marco Università di Bologna Member marco.pretelli@unibo.it Rossl Stefania Università di Bologna Member stefania.rossl@unibo.it Conticelli Elisa Università di Bologna Substitute elisa.conticelli@unibo.it Fallavollita Federico Università di Bologna Substitute federico.fallavollita@unibo.it Gasparotto Silvia Università di Bologna Substitute silvia.gasparotto@unibo.it Signorelli Leila Università di Bologna Substitute leila.signorelli@unibo.it Trentin Annalisa Università di Bologna Substitute annalisa.trentin@unibo.it
Notices
PR ESF+ 2021/2027 funding approval
With resolution no. 315 of 10/03/2025, the Emilia-Romagna Regional Council approved the funding of research training projects for the 41st cycle ‘Alte competenze per la resilienza del territorio e delle comunità’ (Pr fse+ 2021/2027).