MSc in Landscape Architecture - Land Landscape Heritage. AUIC School, Politecnico di Milano

Since 2017, the Politecnico di Milano has offered a two-years MSc in Landscape Architecture, now coordinated by Prof. Federico Zanfi. Design experience, understood as a critical form of knowledge rather than mere problem-solving, is foundational to the course.The program’s name connects three terms: Land, Landscape, Heritage. Four themes clarify the relationship among them and guide the selection of the projects presented here, developed in multidisciplinary Design Studios.

1. Landscape dimension as a fundamental component in urban and territorial design. The program acknowledges landscape design as a specific field of action in open and built spaces, while emphasizing its key role in contemporary urban and territorial designs.

2. Landscape design nourished by polytechnic culture. The training of landscape architects draws not only on landscape traditions but also on architecture, urban planning, environmental engineering, agricultural and forestry sciences, and natural, geological, geographical, and social sciences.

3. Landscape design as conservation, care, and modification.  The course focuses on the care and critical modification of landscapes, integrating new elements while respecting the specific contexts undergoing changes.

4. Italy as an international experimental field. Italy’s diverse and fragile territory offers a privileged testing ground for contemporary landscape design.

Professors

Paolo Bozzuto

Mara Gabrielli

Sara Gangemi

Francesco Garofalo

Chiara Geroldi

Antonio Longo

Marco Mancini

Carlo Masera

Andrea Oldani

Sara Protasoni

Giovanni Ravazzani

Sara Anna Sapone

Marialessandra Secchi

Hope Strode

Federico Zanfi

Students

Jonathan Arnaboldi

Veronika Brabcova

Tatiana Cárdenas Sánchez

Shengran Chang

Wei-An Chen

Stella Gelmini

Vasiliki Giagkoula

Chia-Yu Hsu

M. Camila Katich

Jianong Li

Luis M. Ocampo

Laura C. Parra

Robbe Van der Mynsbrugge

Maria Paula Vega Gualdron

Sofie von Kauffmann

Spyridon Zouganelis