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School of Sustainability (SOS) is a post graduate practice academy by Mario Cucinella based in Bologna, Italy, focused on training emerging professionals in the field of sustainability. Sos is a professional school aimed at recent graduates to build experience in a setting that integrates education research and practice. SOS is a creative laboratory born in close collaboration with Mario Cucinella Architects (MCA), where training is inspired by the active projects and expertise in a professional practice setting. SOS launches an open call for a comprehensive 10 months program with a practice based approach in the professional context of MC Architects, supported by industry site visits, project study trips, client and community meetings. Programme of the course: Part 1 – Three Foundation Courses (3 months): - Environmental Design: the Culture of Sustainability through dialogue with different personalities, but who share a vision of the future; - Common Ground: apply an understanding of the principles, strategies and analytic techniques of environmental design to real world design problems; - Leading Practices: to provide the ability and potential for design professionals “to lead in the professional, in practice and in projects. Part 2 (2 months): - Case studies; - Simulation; - Project research. Part 3 (5 months) – Three Project Tracks: - Post Carbon Architecture; - Architecture as a Social Business; - The Right to Quality Shelter.

Professional Bachelor or Master degree in architecture, engineering, design and others.

- One to five years of experience preferred but not required; - English B2 Level(CEFR), Or Upper Intermediate Spoken / Written validations through official certificates.

Varies according to the country of origin

SOS - School of Sustainability - based in Bologna, Italy, is a post graduate practice academy by Mario Cucinella focused on training emerging professionals in the field of sustainability.

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