The Department of Architecture and Urban Planning aims to provide high-quality education, to train researchers and to carry out academic research, focusing on the design component of the architectural discipline, in the branches of knowledge of architecture, building technology and urban planning.Concerning the education, the department aims to develop a comprehensive and innovative program in architectural design, supported by the technical and scientific knowledge of the engineer and by the historical and theoretical knowledge of the broad context of architecture and urbanism.
The education is on the one hand supported by research activities carried out in the different research groups and laboratories, and is otherwise related to the design practice and the current developments in architecture and urban design.
The education builds upon a broad intellectual and cultural openness, and active internationalization of research and education.