Architecture and Town Planning

6.191.00.00 Architecture and Town Planning
Qualification awarded: Bachelor in Architecture
Entry year: 2020
Mode of study: full
Program duration: 4 years
Institute: Institute of Architecture and Design
Number of credits: 243 credits ECTS on the basis of the complete secondary education
Level of qualification according to the National Qualification Framework and the European Qualifications Framework: NQF Level 6 (First cycle of QF-EHEA / EQF Level 6)
Field(s) of study: Architecture and construction
Gained competence: - basic theory, design standards, methods of urban design, architectural design of new and reconstruction or restoration of historical and existing residential and public buildings, as well as architectural space design; - functional and typological, architectural and artistic bases of design of buildings and their complexes; - basic techniques of functional and planning, architectural and artistic arrangement of buildings and their complexes, taking into account various needs of the population, weather conditions and urban design requirements, and requirements of the monument protection laws; - interrelation of the building, design, construction, engineering tasks and performance properties of buildings; - technology of organization of engineering in architecture and urban design, design stage, architect functions as an organizer of the project process; - technology of design tasks development; the content and sources of pre-project information, methods of data collection and analysis; - design and construction design documents system for construction, and the main requirements to the system.
- apply knowledge of natural sciences in solving architectural and urban design problems; - choose methods of pre-project information collecting and processing in architecture, interpret the background information for architectural concepts, develop a design program; - use the basic techniques of functional and design arrangement of buildings and their elements in architectural design taking into account social, weather, environmental, regulatory, technological and other requirements; - suggest a project idea and gradually develop it while developing the architectural design, provide architectural and compositional and actual social and environmental problems of creating a healthy, affordable and comfortable environment in the project; - apply methods, techniques and technologies of architectural and urban design, including compositional simulation and computer design; - to follow the requirements of project documentation at all stages, comprising working drafts of architectural solutions.
- ability to analyze topical problems of modern architecture and urban design, assess the actual possibilities to solve them by architectural and urban design, and architectural space design; - ability to effectively communicate and interact with various specialists of architectural and construction industry; - ability to form a stable outlook and defend the author's design considerations; - ability to feel professional responsibility for the applied architectural concepts; - ability to master new knowledge and self-improvement.