The course is an integrated course composed of two modules:

• Module 1: Building Design for Architectural Renovation (BD4AR).
• Module 2: HBIM for Architectural Renovation (HBIM).

The aim of the Module 1 is giving to the students methods and notions to make them able to approach the rehabilitation project. The course presents them criteria to select the different operative and technical solutions in conservation/modification existing heritage.
The principal topic of the course is the existing building design both in conservation and in rehabilitation of the building organism with different phases of knowledge and  understanding of the specific spatial and technique components.

The Module 2 aims to introduce students to the theoretical and practical aspects of Heritage/Historic Building Information Modeling (HBIM), understood as the adaptation of the Building Information Modeling (BIM) methodology to support the processes of knowledge, management, maintenance, transformation, and enhancement of historic built heritage.