Restoration and History of Architecture role in international courses. Master’s Degree in Architecture (Restoration) learning experience, at Sapienza University of Rome

The paper shortly illustrates the Master’s Degree in Architecture (Restoration), managed by Sapienza University of Rome, whose main purpose is imparting to students a general and unitary method in approaching architectural heritage. Developing the “critical sense” is firmly based on specific knowledge such as history, survey, conservation, restoration and construction techniques, technology, physics, and management of regeneration and urban recovery, in order to manage the whole environment transformation process. Teaching is addressed to students coming from the five continents, from the most diverse regions, so that each student, already partially trained in country of origin, can develop a common basic method in approaching architectural heritage. In this frame, international courses offered by Master’s Degree in Architecture (Restoration), in addition to the main education goal, generate important opportunities in meeting and integrating students from very different backgrounds.