Welcome to the Faculty for the Built Environment
Focus is the design, or “creative organization”, of the
built environment, which is the physical environment
that
h is created
d as a result
l of human
h
intervention.
To “make
make another world
world, a better world”
world .
Good design “should infiltrate the visual standards of
everything from sign
sign-writing
writing, and graphics,
graphics to interior
design, and a good deal in between. It should not be
restricted to buildings, but should include spaces and
environments g
generally
y …”
Colin Stansfield Smith
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The Faculty for the Built Environment embraces a wide range of disciplines:
• systems of urban, town or spatial planning;
• urban design, and hard and soft landscaping;
• infrastructural support systems, such as transport
systems, water resources, distribution, and disposal;
• design and planning of buildings and other physical
structures;
• engineering support systems, such as structure, utility
services,
• the
th study
t d off history
hi t
off th
the b
built
ilt environment
i
t iin it
its wider
id
meaning;
• the protection and conservation of the existing built
heritage;
• the management of heritage sites and buildings;
• the management of the construction processes;
• the science of the environmental performance of
buildings;
• the study of the environmental impact of buildings,
structures and other related interventions.
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Faculty for the Built Environment
Dean: Prof. Dr.Eur.Ing. Alex Torpiano
• Department of Architecture & Urban Design:
Head. Prof. Dr. Dennis DeLucca
• Department of Civil & Structural Engineering: Head.
Prof. Dr.Eur.Ing. Alex Torpiano
• Department of the Built Heritage:
H d P
Head.
Prof.
f Dr.J.Cassar
D JC
• Department of Spatial Planning & Infrastructure
Co-ordinator. Dr.P.Gauci
• Department
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Environmental
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Design
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Co-ordinator. Dr.V.Buhagiar
• Department of Visual Arts
Co-ordinator. Mr.A.Grech
• Unit of Construction and Management
Co-ordinator. Dr.J.Spiteri
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Faculty for the Built Environment
objectives of Re-Structuring Plan
•
to move away from a Faculty offering a single professional
degree course, to a Faculty that addresses the wider
issues relevant to the quality of the built environment in
the Maltese Islands, and provides training, and research,
in the other p
professions,, besides architects and civil
engineers, who have an important role in the process
whereby the built environment is formed and modified,
including planners, construction managers, building
engineers, conservation professionals etc.;
•
to ensure that the structure of courses offered by the
Faculty conform to the proposals envisaged in the Bologna
Declaration;
•
to ensure that the courses offered by the Faculty, in the
main professional sub-disciplines, allow its graduates to
achieve the relative professional recognition at European
level;
•
to ensure that the academic preparation offered by the
Faculty is of a higher quality, so as to attract a wider, and
more international, market, whilst becoming of greater
relevance to Malta’s needs for the future, in the context
of its reality within the European Union.
Union
Academic Development Plan - Outline
WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE:
• Architecture and Urban Design
architectural and urban design, including history of
architecture, theory of architecture, interior
architecture and landscape architecture.
• Built Heritage
conservation of the local built heritage,
deterioration and repair interventions of
heritage masonry structures, management and
preservation of archaeological sites and historic
landscapes environmental issues in degradation
landscapes,
mechanisms, conservation and restoration.
• Civil and Structural Engineering
building structures
structures, structural materials
materials, masonry
masonry,
concrete, steel, glass, geo-technical engineering,
and marine and other civil engineering structures.
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Spatial Planning and Infrastructure
sustainable planning and development, and on infrastructural issues of
relevance to Malta, including urban and spatial planning, landscape planning,
transport planning, water and mineral resources, solid and liquid waste
management, geographic information systems applied to spatial planning,
related public policies and EU legislation, and environmental impact
assessments.
Environmental Design
environmental performance of buildings,
buildings including topics of environmental
performance, building engineering physics, energy efficiency, climate and
building comfort, natural and artificial lighting and acoustic performance, and
related building regulations, and building services systems.
Vi
Visual
l Arts
A t
visual literacy, fine and applied art, interior and product design, graphic
design and printing
Sustainable Construction and Management
g
sustainable construction processes and their management, including
construction processes for buildings and engineering works, project and
construction management, contracts and legislation, health and safety, cost
control, real estate and geodetics.
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Faculty for the Built Environment
Current Degree Course Programmes:
(Bachelor of Engineering and Architecture – being phased out)
Diploma in Design Foundation Studies (f/t)
BSc (Hons) in Built Environment Studies (f/t)
MSc in Conservation Technology of Masonry Structures
(every two years) (f/t)
MSc in Conservation of Decorative Architectural Surfaces
(every two years) (f/t)
MA in Management of Cultural Heritage (f/t)
MSc in Environmental Design (p/t)
Masters of Science ((byy Research))
Doctor of Philosophy (by Research)
Planned to open in February 2013:
Masters in Spatial Planning and Infrastructure
MS in
MSc
i Sustainable
S t i bl IInfrastructure
f t t
(p/t)
MSc in Project Management (p/t)
Under development for 2013/2014:
Masters in Architecture and Urban Design (f/t)
Masters in Engineering (Civil/Structural) (f/t)
MA in History and Theory of Architecture (p/t)
BA in Landscape Architecture (f/t)
BA in Product and Interior Design (f/t)
(p/t)
Course Programmes - Outline
Faculty for the Built Environment
BOLOGNA PROCESS
1 + 3+ 2
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Academic Development Plan - Outline
Faculty for the Built Environment
free- hand drawing,
colour appreciation
appreciation,
visual literacy,
graphical
communication
plastic arts,
photography
photography,
computer graphics,
creativity, (oral and
written English).
candidates
Built Env.
Engineering
Communicat
ion Studies
ICT
other
Stand-alone certificate or diploma
Design
g Foundation Studies Year
Diploma Design Foundation Studies
Diploma of Design Foundation Studies - Course Programme
Semester
S
t 1
1: C
Core St
Study-Units
d U it
BEN 1000 Visual Design Fundamentals 1
BEN 1003 20th Century Cultural Movements
14 ECTS
4 ECTS
Selection of Three Elective Study-Units
y
from list including:
g
BEN 1004 Landmarks of Cultural Development
4 ECTS
BEN 1005 Architectural Modelling Techniques
4 ECTS
BEN 1006 Digital Imaging 1
4 ECTS
BEN 1007 Digital Documentation and Space
4 ECTS
ICS 1028 Introduction to Game Programming
4 ECTS
IOT 1008 An Introduction to Creativity
4 ECTS
Semester 2: Core Study-Units
BEN 1002 Visual Design Fundamentals 2
Language Communication Skills
LIN 1063 Academic Reading and Writing in English
LIN 1065 Academic Speaking in English
14 ECTS
(4 ECTS)
2 ECTS
2 ECTS
Selection of Three Elective Study-Units from list including:
BEN 1008 Experimental Printing
4 ECTS
BEN 1009 Introduction to Critical Art
4 ECTS
CST 1301 Digital Imaging 2
4 ECTS
CST 1192 Presentation Techniques
4 ECTS
ICS 1027 Intro. to Game Design and Theory
4 ECTS
IOT 1009 A Toolkit for Thinking Out of the Box
4 ECTS
Faculty for the Built Environment
A range of “knowledge-based”
study units common to many of the
study-units,
professional disciplines. A greater
degree of choice, from a “cloud” of
study-units, than is currently the
case. Should allow for the study of
architectural and structural/civil
engineering subjects, in preparation
for entry to the “Graduate School”
stage of studies, but delaying final
decision of which particular
professional discipline they intend to
follow.
Admission to the first-tier degree
g
would
be after successful completion of the
Foundation Year Diploma, and the
attainment of any Special Course
Requirements that may, from time to
time be defined by the Faculty
time,
Faculty.
First Tier Honours Bachelor Level
B.Sc (Hons) in Built Environment Studies
B.Sc. Built Environment Studies - Summary of Programme of Study
OBJECTIVES OF THREE-YEAR COURSE:
1.
to allow candidates to CHOOSE, and be SUITABLY QUALIFIED for taking, one of three main
professional masters:
Architecture and Urban Design
Structural and Civil Engineering
Spatial Planning and Infrastructure,
(eventually also other specialization masters, e.g. Conservation, Construction Management, Environmental Design).
2 to allow the candidates AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE to make this selection,
2.
selection i.e.
i e as few
mandatory subjects as possible, but to offer targeted electives, which have, at least in the first three
semesters, a large component of commonality – so that students become aware of the width of possibilities,
and also of their own aptitudes, before they make a choice. Selection of study-units will be guided. Each
professional masters degree route will include the minimum range of disciplines to be taken before
admission. The study-units offered will therefore be grouped in themes, and students will be required to
obtain established amounts of credits, from each theme, as required by the respective Masters programme.
Students should find choice, even within the same theme, with as efficient a use of resources as possible,
(a) so that there is no single mould for all aspiring professionals;
(b) so that the possibilities of study are widened beyond the current limitations of a completely mandatory
programme;
Study-units are grouped under generic headings, including, taught study-units, via formal lectures/seminars,
and practical Design Workshops.
3.
To be registered as regular students in the Course, applicants shall, apart from satisfying the general
requirements for admission as specified in the Admission Regulations, be in possession of the special
course requirements listed hereunder:
(a)
the Diploma in Design Foundation Studies; and
(b)
two passes at Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in:
(i) Pure Mathematics or Applied Mathematics (Mechanics); and
(ii) Physics;
(c)
a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in one of the designated subjects.
YEAR ONE.
Semester 1
(All study
study-units
units mandatory)
BEN1101 Design Workshop 1
AUD1201 History and Theory Studies 1
CNM1401Introduction to Forms of Construction
CNM1421Materials and the Environment
EVD1501 Fundamentals of Environmental Science
CVE1611 Introduction to Structure Systems
SPI1711 Landscape and Human Impact
SPI1721 Introduction to Sustainable Development
MAT1801 Mathematics for Engineers 1
6 ECTS
3 ECTS
3 ECTS
3 ECTS
3 ECTS
3 ECTS
3 ECTS
3 ECTS
4 ECTS
Semester 2
(All study
study-units
units mandatory)
BEN1102 Design Workshop 2
AUD1202 History and Theory Studies 2
BLH 1301Our Heritage and Us
MME1203 Introduction to Material Science
CVE1632 Introduction to Data Management
EVD1502 Environmental Design of Interior Spaces
CNM1412Building Elements 1
CVE1612 Structures 1
6 ECTS
3 ECTS
3 ECTS
3 ECTS
3 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
+ appropriate units
f
from
3-year
3
fi t
first
tier bachelors
+ appropriate units
from 3-year first
tier bachelors
+ appropriate units
from 3-year first
tier bachelors
traditional planning disciplines with
relevant infrastructural topics, such as
water and mineral resources, waste
management, and transport engineering,
landscape, gis.
Second Tier Professional Masters Level
Professional Masters
TO S
START
T OCTO
OBER 2013
Faculty for the Built Environment
Title of Architect – European Level - Qualifications Directive
1. an ability to create architectural designs that satisfy both aesthetic and technical
requirements,
2 an adequate
2.
d
t k
knowledge
l d off th
the hi
history
t
and
d th
theories
i off architecture
hit t
and
d th
the related
l t d arts,
t
technologies and human sciences,
3. a knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design,
4. an adequate
q
knowledge
g of urban design,
g ,p
planning
g and the skills involved in the p
planning
g
process,
5. an understanding of the relationship between people and buildings, and between
buildings and their environment, and of the need to relate buildings and the spaces
between them to human needs and scale,
scale
6. an understanding of the profession of architecture and the role of the architect in
society, in particular in preparing briefs that take account of social factors,
7. an understanding of the methods of investigation and preparation of the brief for a
d i project,
design
j t
8. an understanding of the structural design, constructional and engineering problems
associated with building design,
9. an adequate
q
knowledge
g of p
physical
y
p
problems and technologies
g
and of the function of
buildings so as to provide them with internal conditions of comfort and protection against
the climate,
10. the necessary design skills to meet building users' requirements within the constraints
imposed by cost factors and building regulations,
11. an adequate knowledge of the industries, organizations, regulations and procedures
involved in translating design concepts into buildings and integrating plans into overall
planning.
Title of European Engineer - FEANI
a.
An understanding of the engineering profession, and of the registrant's responsibility to
colleagues, to employers or clients, to the community and to the environment.
b A thorough knowledge of the principles of engineering
b.
engineering, based on physics and mathematics,
mathematics appropriate
to his discipIine.
c. A general knowledge of good engineering practice, in his field of engineering and the properties,
behaviour, fabrication and use of materials and components.
d. Familiarity with the tools of the new technologies and ability to handle technical information and
statistics.
e. The ability to develop and use theoretical models from which the behaviour of the physical world can
be predicted.
f. A capacity to exercise independent technical judgement through scientific analysis and logical
thought.
g. An ability to work on multi-disciplinary projects.
h. Knowledge of industrial relations and the principles of management, taking into account technical,
financial and human considerations.
i. Skill in communication, oral and written, including the ability to write clear, cogent reports.
j. An ability to apply the principles of good design in the interest of ease of manufacture and
maintenance, and quality, at economical cost.
k. An active appreciation of the progress of technical change and of the continuing need not to rely
solely on established practice but to cultivate an attitude of innovation and creativity in the exercise
of the profession of engineering.
I. An ability to assess conflicting and multifarious factors (e.g. cost, quality and time-scale) both in the
short and long terms and to find the best engineering sol u I ion.
m. An
A ability
bilit tto provide
id ffor environmental
i
t l considerations.
id ti
n. The capacity to mobilize human resources.
o. The aim to be fluent one European language other than the mother tongue.
Title of Planner ?
a. Acquire due knowledge for:
· the nature, purpose, theory and method of planning;
· the historyy of p
planning
g as an institution and a p
profession;;
· the cultural differences in planning on a European and international level;
· developments in the natural and man-made (economic and social) environment and knowledge of the impact of men's
exploitation, i.e. possibilities for sustainable development;
· the political, legal and institutional context of planning practice both at the national level and at the (evolving)
international i.e.
i e European level;
· the instruments and performance of instruments for implementing planning policies;
· specialized fields in planning;
· relationships across and between these fields.
b. Develop practical competence in:
· methods for problem definition and collaborative problem-solving in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary settings;
· thinking in terms of concepts, instruments and measures and management of knowledge for practical application;
· techniques for data collection, for data analyses and synthesizing, including modern information technology;
· valuing and managing the built and natural environment;
· anticipating future needs of society
society, including the appreciation of new trends and emerging issues in planning;
· methods for generating strategic planning proposals and the advancement of implementation;
· integrating aesthetic and design dimensions in planning proposals;
· devising plans, programmes and measures and guiding the implementation policies.
· written, oral and graphic communication
c. Develop an attitude i.e. a feeling for:
· planning to be basically oriented towards solving the needs of society within the framework of sustainable development;
· the cultural embedding of the man-made environment;
· the value dimension of planning;
· the ethical implications of planning.
planning
d.Opportunities to specialize in particular fields of planning such as housing, infrastructure and transport, recreation, land
development and building, design and international i.e. European affairs.
Faculty for the Built Environment
Second Tier Specialisation
Taught Masters Level
Specialisation Masters
Conservator.Restorer Warrant – within EnCORE criteria
M.Sc. in Conservation (of Decorative Architectural
Surfaces)
Entry requirements – Bachelor degree in Built Environment
Studies, Science, History, Engineering
Duration: one "foundation" year + 2 taught years + two years
internship
h
Foundation year will be tailored in accordance with
background of candidates: ie Arts, Science or
Conservation backgrounds
Year 1 of taught course will include 35 ECTS of lecture-study
units, and 25 ECTS of practicals in conservation
laboratoryy or in-situ,, in summer semester.
Year 2 of taught course will include 30 ECTS of lecture
study-units, and 30 ECTS of Dissertation
According to Cultural Heritage Act, two years of
internship, in Malta or abroad, are necessary to qualify
for Warrant of Conservator-Restorer,
Final Comment
And a World which sees art
and engineering as divided
i not seeing
is
i the
h World
ld as a
whole
E.Happold. A Personal Perception of Engineering in Great Engineers, D.Walker, 1987
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