Structure and Contents
The Master aims to bring architecture at the heart of the critical debate in universities and society as a whole. The context offered by the Faculty of Architecture is congenial for the study of art history and especially for the history of architecture.
Students of the Master in History and Theory of Art and Architecture will study together with future architects, attend projects critiques and most of all, they can take advantage of a direct exchange with world-renowned architects during dedicated conferences. Last but not least, it is important to know that the USI Academy of Architecture has a strong vocation and an important tradition in the field of humanities. The study plan of the Master also contemplates practical work such as internships or workshops in archives or other institutions, as well as study trips during individual courses to observe buildings and gain experience on the field.
For the Master in History and Theory of Art and Architecture, students can choose between a course entirely focused on historical-artistic subjects (MSTAA 120 ECTS) and a course divided into subjects dealing with historical-artistic subjects and subjects related to the history of literature and related subjects (Maior MSTAA 90 ECTS, Minor MLLCI 30 ECTS).
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Study Plan 2024-2026 - MSTAA (120 ECTS)
The full course of the Master in History and Theory of Art and Architecture aims to provide students with historical, social and methodological knowledge for a solid understanding of the figurative arts, architecture and theories related to them, from Antiquity to the contemporary.
The compulsory courses focus on the teaching of the main historical-artistic disciplines and the study of the history of restoration, museology, history of art literature and digital humanities, while the optional courses allow the student to deepen their knowledge of topics ranging from architecture of the Roman Empire to the twentieth century, passing through the history of design, photography, cinema, artistic techniques and the evolution of the architect's role over the centuries. The training is completed through workshops or internships in partner institutions.
At the end of the unique course, the graduate of the Master in History and Theory of Art and Architecture will have acquired the necessary skills to move easily in the academic world and teaching in general, as well as in the areas of conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage.
Hypothetical study plan:
Corsi obbligatori (totale 39 ECTS)
ECTS, Semestre
Lingua Docenti Luce e oscurità nell'architettura medioevale
6, SA IT D. Mondini Storia dell'arte medievale
3, SA IT D. Mondini Storia dell'arte moderna
6, SA IT C. Mazzarelli Storia dell'arte contemporanea
6, SA EN T. Bezzola Letteratura artistica
3, SA IT C. Mazzarelli, D. Mondini, M. Moizi Methodologies of Art History from the 20th Century of the Present
3, SA EN C. Frank Museologia e museografia
6, SP IT C. Mazzarelli Elaborato teorico 6, SA/SP
EN/IT A scelta
Corsi a scelta (totale 45 ECTS)
Enlightenment
3, SA EN C. Frank Design in Italia: 1945-2024
3, SA IT G. Neri Metodi e tecniche del restauro architettonico
6, SA
IT
S. Bettini
L'architettura in Ticino, 1945-2000
3, SA IT N. Navone Filosofia dello spazio e dell'abitare
3, SA IT M. Vegetti Architettura inclusiva: accessibilità e fruizione dei luoghi della cultura
3, SA IT A. Bernardi Building an Empire: Roman Architecture
3, SA EN V. Ivanovici Elementi di storia e teoria della fotografia
3, SA
IT
V. Tescari
Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889-1943) - Artista, architetta e designer
3, SA
IT
S. Martinoli
Vivere, abitare, costruire nelle Alpi
3, SA
IT
L. Lorenzetti
Architects and the Urbanization Process
3, SA
EN
A. Bideau
Storia e teorie del restauro architettonico
3, SA
IT
I. Haupt
The Red Line. An aesthetic-social study of Milan's first subway line
3, SA
EN
B. Carnevali
Filosofia e culto della natura
3, SA
IT
M. Jakob
Storie e poetiche del cinema italiano
3, SA
IT
V. Tescari
Social Architecture
3, SA
EN
S. Hildebrand
Future Energy Landscape
6, SA
EN
S. Roesler
Monumenti al servizio dell'idea di nazione
3, SA
IT
I. Emelianova
Cinema and Visual Arts
3, SA
EN
V. Tescari
Transatlantic Architecture: Venturi, Scott Brown and Switzerland
3, SA
EN
F. Grahn
Architecture on Display
3, SP
EN
C. Frank
Theory and Criticisms of Contemporary Architecture
6, SP
EN
E. Walker
Il Rinascimento in Lombardia e nelle terre ticinesi
3, SP
IT
M. Moizi
Il Bauhaus: un modello concettuale
3, SP
IT
G. Neri
Why History?
3, SA EN E. Chestnova Video Essay Atelier
6, SP EN K.B. Lee AI in the Humanities
3, SP IT P. Fornaro Bruno Munari e Enzo Mari: design come estetica sociale
3, SP IT B. Carnevali Immagini algoritmiche. Intelligenza artificiale e cultura visuale
3, SP IT A. Somaini Architettura in fotografia
3, SP IT D. Mondini Territorio, storia ambientale e paesaggio storico
3, SP IT R. Leggero Lab 1+2*/Stage (totale 6 ECTS)
Workshop: Peccia. Scultura tra creazione e fruizione del territorio
3, SP IT G. Mina Workshop: URR - Urbino Riuso Restauro
3, SP IT S. Bettini, C. Mazzarelli, D. Mondini, I. Haupt Workshop: Filmare l'architettura
3, SP EN I. Bäka, L. Lemoine Workshop: La fotografia come spazio di negoziazione
3, SP EN A. Linke Tesi di laurea (30 ECTS)
30, SA/SP EN/IT C. Frank, S. Hildebrand. C. Mazzarelli, D. Mondini, S. Roesler The study plan might be subject to changes.
*The two LABs (with a total value of 6 ECTS) can be replaced by an internship (6 ECTS).
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Study Plan 2024-2026 - Major MSTAA (90 ECTS), Minor MLLCI (30 ECTS)
The Major MSTAA + Minor MLLCI programme consists, on the one hand, of compulsory courses related to subjects connected with the history and theory of art and architecture, which represent the most consistent part of the course itself; on the other hand, of subjects concerning the history of Italian language and literature offered in the Master in Italian Language, Literature and Civilization (MLLCI) of USI.
This is a double integrated course that allows the student to acquire the fundamental knowledge related both to the main historical-artistic manifestations (figurative arts, architecture and their theories, from the Middle Ages to the contemporary) and to the contemporary cultural expressions of Italian civilization (from prose to poetry, from rhetoric to bibliography and theatre), in interdisciplinary dialogue and in a constant comparison aimed at a better understanding of the society within which they developed.
At the end of the Maior MSTAA + Minor MLLCI course, the graduate of the Master in History and Theory of Art and Architecture will have acquired the necessary skills to move easily in the academic world and teaching in general, as well as in the fields of conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage.
Hypothetical study plan:
Corsi obbligatori (totale 39 ECTS)
ECTS, Semestre
Lingua Docenti Luce e oscurità nell'architettura medioevale
6, SA IT D. Mondini Storia dell'arte medievale
3, SA IT D. Mondini Storia dell'arte moderna
6, SA IT C. Mazzarelli Storia dell'arte contemporanea
6, SA EN T. Bezzola Letteratura artistica
3, SA IT C. Mazzarelli, D. Mondini, M. Moizi Methodologies of Art History from the 20th Century of the Present
3, SA EN C. Frank Museologia e museografia
6, SP IT C. Mazzarelli Elaborato teorico 6, SA/SP
EN/IT A scelta
Corsi a scelta A (totale 21 ECTS)
Architects and the Urbanization Process
3, SA
EN
A. Bideau
Architettura inclusiva: accessibilità e fruizione dei luoghi della cultura
3, SA
IT
A. Bernardi Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889-1943) - Artista, architetta e designer
3, SA
IT
S. Martinoli
Building an Empire: Roman Architecture
3, SA
EN
V. Ivanovici
Deisgn in Italia: 1945-2024
3, SA
IT
G. Neri
Enlightenment
3, SA EN C. Frank Filosofia dello spazio e dell'abitare
3, SA IT M. Vegetti L'architettura in Ticino, 1945-2000
3, SA
IT
N. Navone
Monumenti al servizio dell'idea di nazione
3, SA IT I. Emelianova Elementi di storia e teoria della fotografia
3, SA
IT
V. Tescari
Storia e teorie del restauro architettonico
3, SA
IT
I. Haupt
Metodi e tecniche del restauro architettonico
6, SA
IT
S. Bettini
Social Architecture
3, SA
EN
S. Hildebrand
The Red Line. An aethetic-social study of Milan's first subway line
3, SA
IT
B. Carnevali
Filosofia e culto della natura
3, SA
IT
M. Jakob
Future Energy Landscapes
6, SA
EN
S. Roesler
Vivere, abitare, costruire nelle Alpi
3, SA
IT
L. Lorenzetti
Transatlantic Architecture: Venturi, Scott Brown and Switzerland
3, SA
EN
F. Grahn
Monumenti al servizio dell'idea di nazione
3, SA
IT
I. Emelianova
Cinema and Visual Arts
3, SA
EN
V. Tescari
Transatlantic Architecture: Venturi, Scott Brown and Switzerland
3, SA
EN
F. Grahn
Architecture on Display
3, SP
EN
C. Frank
Theory and Criticisms of Contemporary Architecture
6, SP
EN
E. Walker
Il Rinascimento in Lombardia e nelle terre ticinesi
3, SP
IT
M. Moizi
Il Bauhaus: un modello concettuale
3, SP
IT
G. Neri
Why History?
3, SA EN E. Chestnova Video Essay Atelier
6, SP EN K.B. Lee AI in the Humanities
3, SP IT P. Fornaro Bruno Munari e Enzo Mari: design come estetica sociale
3, SP IT B. Carnevali Immagini algoritmiche. Intelligenza artificiale e cultura visuale
3, SP
IT
A. Somaini
Architettura in fotografia
3, SP IT D. Mondini Territorio, storia ambientale e paesaggio storico
3, SP IT R. Leggero Corsi a scelta B (totale 30 ECTS)
Argomentazione
3, SP IT A. Rocci Letteratura del Settecento e del primo Ottocento
6, SA IT G. Bellorini Letteratura del secondo Ottocento e del Novecento A
3, SP IT A. Anedda Angioy Storie e poetiche del cinema italiano
3, SA IT V. Tescari Storia del teatro (Master)
3, SA
IT
M. Giovannelli
Storia della lingua italiana
3, SA
IT
M. Motolese
Letteratura e libri di testo
3, SA
IT
E. Bisello
Poesia e traduzione poetica del '900
3, SA
IT
F. Pusterla
Cinema and Visual Arts
3, SA
EN
V. Tescari
Cinema and Audiovisual Futures
6, SA
EN
K.B. Lee
Letteratura italiana (seminario)
6, SA
IT
S. Prandi
Scrittura e libri nel Medioevo
3, SA
IT
M. Cursi
Retorica e stilistica
3, SA
IT
A. Paternoster
Letteratura del secondo Ottocento e del Novecento B
3, SP
IT
G. Jori
Letteratura medievale e umanistica
6, SP
IT
M. Mocan
Letteratura del Rinascimento e dell'età barocca
3, SP
IT
S. Prandi
Linguistica pragmatica
3, SP
IT
J. Miecznikowski
Letterature comparate (seminario)
6, SP
IT
M. Maggi
Tesi di laurea (30 ECTS)
30, SA/SP EN/IT C. Frank, S. Hildebrand. C. Mazzarelli, D. Mondini The study plan might be subject to changes.
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Language
The Master includes courses in Italian and English, a good understanding of both languages is assumed.
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Teaching
The teaching staff includes specialists of international renown and established prestige in research.
Learning is also fostered by the Italophone environment, which is open to multilingualism, and by the ideal conditions of study at the University of Lugano.Mondini Daniela, Master's Director
Caviezel Nott
Cursi Marco
Linke Armin