ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree

WHY ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING?

The profession of an architect is one of the most popular professions in the modern world that is full of innovation. There are lots of prospects for high-paying employment and career growth in this industry, since specialists in architecture and urban planning are always in demand in the labour market. If you become an architect or an urban planning specialist, you will have a perfect opportunity for self-expression, because these professions are considered to be very creative. This profession is a wonderful combination of self-organization, responsibility, analytical thinking and the development of creative abilities and talent. Moreover, working in these industries you will always have the opportunity for developing and implementing your creative ideas, as trends in architecture and urban planning are changing frequently.

Quality architectural education is a good background to help you find a high-paid job wherever you are, both in Ukraine as well as abroad.

Educational program ?

Head architect in architectural and design agencies, design organizations,
architect for the restoration of monuments of architecture and urban planning,
chief architect of the project
urban and district planning specialist,
energy conservation and energy efficiency adviser
work in scientific institutions as a junior researcher – adviser.
Institutions and enterprises related to architecture, urban planning and construction industries, architectural design studios, construction companies can also serve as a workplace

List of the "bachelor" level graduate’s competencies:

Knowledge and understanding of the peculiarities of the development of historical and modern styles in architecture, urban planning, art and design of Ukraine and foreign countries.
Ability to accumulate and use information of legislative documents, state construction norms and rules in the field of architecture, urban planning, design, landscape design, reconstruction and restoration works.
Ability to critically analyze and evaluate natural-climatic, ecological, engineering-technical, socio-demographic and architectural-urban planning conditions of architectural design.
Ability to perform technical and artistic images for use in architectural and urban planning, architectural design and landscape design, as well as in projects of reconstruction and restoration of monuments of historical architectural, urban planning and landscape environment.
Knowledge and understanding of the basic laws and principles of architectural and urban composition, formation of an artistic image and style in the process of designing buildings and structures, urban, architectural, environmental and landscape objects.
Knowledge and understanding of the theoretical and methodological foundations of architectural design, the foundations of the typology of buildings and structures, urban planning, architectural - environmental and landscape objects.
Ability to develop architectural-artistic, functional, volume-planning and constructive solutions, as well as to perform drawings, prepare sections of explanatory notes for architectural and urban planning projects and projects for the reconstruction and restoration of existing objects.
Ability to participate in the preparation of architectural and planning tasks for design, in the organization of the process of development of architectural and urban planning, architectural, environmental and landscape projects, reconstruction and restoration projects.
Knowledge and understanding of the features of the use of various types of structural, engineering systems, networks and elements, their calculations in architectural and urban planning.
Ability to analyze, develop and justify architectural and urban planning solutions taking into account safety and sanitary-hygienic, engineering-technical and energy-saving, technical and economic requirements and calculations.
Knowledge and understanding of the features of the use of modern building materials and technologies in the decoration of exteriors and interiors of buildings and structures, small architectural forms, improvement of urban and landscape areas, in projects of reconstruction and restoration of historical and modern monuments of architecture and urban planning.
Ability to draw up technical documentation, use computer visualization tools, make models and visual illustrative materials for architectural and urban planning projects of new construction, reconstruction and restoration of existing objects.