Sede di Roma
The Program
In Rome, Penn State's Department of Architecture offers a full year (fall and spring semesters of 15 sem/crs. each) of academic courses at the fourth year level of a five-year Bachelor of Architecture program. The two semesters, fall and spring, are scheduled with the Penn State calendar. They run generally from early September to mid December and from early January to late April. A summer program is also offered for upper level, and graduate students in Architecture and related disciplines. The Spring 2008 curriculum includes:
- Arch 499B—Architectural Analysis - Architecture and the City
- Architectural Design Course—Moretta Project
- IT 297: ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I
- IT 397: ITALIAN I, II and III REVIEW
- Independent Study - Level III
Italian Contemporary Literature
Design, Urban Studies and Analysis courses are taught by Penn State Department of Architecture faculty with the assistance of Roman architects and local professors. A guest lecture series is part of each semesters offerings and has included world class practicing architects, historians, and specialists in related disciplines
General Information for Spring 2008
The Facility
The Penn State leased space includes four studio spaces, a large classroom, a library and seminar room, and administrative support areas. Studios are each approximately 800 square feet in size and are furnished to accommodate a maximum of 75 design students. The classroom is 900 square feet in size and can easily accommodate 70 students. The library is in its infancy, yet its quiet space is ideal for small group discussion or individual research. Student accessible computers for basic operations and CAD are also located in this space.
The administrative area is equipped with telephones, fax machine and computer. Faculty desks are provided and support services are available from complete assistance with field trip arrangements to simple telephone calls in Italian. A permanent administrator staffs the program and can assist faculty and students with the logistics of housing and can provide more general "living in Rome" insights.
Contact
If your program, or individual students, would like to take advantage of this opportunity and help us make the Palazzo Doria-Pamphili an exciting and stimulating environment for learning, please contact:
Professor Romolo Martemucci
The Department of Architecture
Piazza Del Collegio Romano #1
Rome, Italy 00186
rgm6@psu.edu
Telephone: 011-39-06-679-0420
Fax: 011-39-06-678-8945
