Architecture Warsaw University of Technology

Overview

Since graduates of the Architecture programme from Warsaw University of Technology on completing their studies at the master level, shall be able to apply for professional licences, the proposed four year cycle of studies is planned to have a general academic profile. Special emphasis, in line with will the existing criteria, is to be placed on knowledge, skills and social competence.

The main area of studies will be conducted as an “atelier” under the guidance of chosen academic teachers employed at the Faculty of Architecture WUT. All design subjects and interdisciplinary lectures and seminars will form a unified educational block for students studying through semesters 1 to 4, with a possible additional selection of workshops and interdisciplinary seminars during semesters 5 to 8, with respect to individual choice and areas of interest. The studies in engineering conclude with the composition of a diploma design thesis which must be presented orally before an examination board.

Opportunities: 

• The teaching process in planning and designing urban spaces is to be provided through the application of architectural tools, as well as reference to a variety of interdisciplinary subjects: the fine arts, architectural and town-planning theory, the history of architecture, economics of building investments, basic management method in design processes, with emphasis placed on BIM (Building Information Modelling) techniques, state-of-the-arts computer technologies and software aiding with an aim towards best case design scenarios. The programme is devised to allow future graduates from the Faculty of Architecture to undertake the professional tasks of a designer, while equally preparing those who wish to become project managers in all or part of building investment process, developers’ and contractors’ representatives, land investment or real estate consultants.