Facultatea de Arhitectură şi Urbanism

What Facultatea de Arhitectură şi Urbanism does

Facultatea de Arhitectură și Urbanism (FAUT) is a public higher education faculty within Universitatea Politehnica Timișoara (UPT), located at Str. Traian Lalescu 2, Timișoara, Romania. It serves prospective and current university students, master's-track graduates, and practicing architects by offering five accredited degree programs: a 6-year integrated bachelor's and master's program in Architecture conferring a European-recognized architect title; a 3-year bachelor's in Furniture and Interior Design (MAI); and three 2-year master's programs — Urbanism and Territorial Planning (UAT), Heritage Restoration and Regeneration (RRP), and Trends, Materials and New Technologies in Interior Architecture (TMTN). The faculty's pedagogical model integrates studio-based design learning with structural engineering, building physics, heritage conservation, urban planning, and digital fabrication, supported by a Digital Fabrication and 3D Printing Laboratory and an interdisciplinary flagship space, the ARChA Center, inaugurated in 2023 inside the renovated historic Cantina 2 MV building.

FAUT operates within the Romanian public higher education funding framework administered by the Ministry of Education, generating revenue primarily through per-student state-budget allocations for budgeted (tuition-free) seats and through tuition fees on fee-paying seats, supplemented by continuing professional education and research activity routed through the Research Center in Urbanism and Architecture. Distribution is conducted exclusively through Politehnica University Timișoara's centralized national admissions system (Admitere UPT), with student selection via portfolio review, practical examinations, and interviews. The faculty also maintains active Erasmus+ mobility agreements with European partner universities, organizes the annual Cohesion and SCSS conferences, publishes the Journal of Architecture Urbanism and Heritage, and participates in the FAST Festival for Architecture Schools of Tomorrow organized by the Order of Architects of Romania (OAR). Multiple faculty members lead or co-found partner architecture studios (RD SIGN, D Proiect, Subcontrol, Archistressstudios, Parasite Studio, :Puncte Studio, Andreescu & Gaivoronschi) that integrate professional practice into the educational ecosystem, while senior lecturer Diana Belci's 2024 Berenson I Tatti Harvard Fellowship underscores the faculty's research profile in heritage studies.

Name

Facultatea de Arhitectură şi Urbanism

Legal name

Facultatea de Arhitectură și Urbanism

Website

https://arh.upt.ro

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FAUT is a public higher education faculty at Politehnica University Timișoara offering accredited architecture, urbanism, heritage, and interior design programs to prospective and current students, master's-track graduates, and practicing architects across Romania.

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Product category

Higher Education in Architecture and Urbanism

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

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Technical Universities with Architecture, Built Environment & Design Engineering

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Technical & Polytechnic Universities

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Design Colleges (Graphic, Industrial, UX/UI, Interior)

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Makerspace, Innovation Lab & Fab Lab Operations (Tools, Safety, Programming)

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Keywords

• Architecture education
• Urban planning studies
• Heritage restoration programs
• Interior design education
• Professional architecture licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Timișoara

HQ country

Romania

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

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B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Public Higher Education Funding (State Budget): As a public faculty of Politehnica University Timișoara, the primary revenue stream is Romanian state funding allocated per student enrolled in budgeted (tuition-free) seats through the national university admission process. Funded through the Romanian Ministry of Education.
2. Tuition-Fee Students: Revenue from students admitted on tuition-fee seats who pay annual tuition for programs including Architecture (6-year integrated), Furniture and Interior Design (3-year bachelor's), and master's programs in Urbanism, Heritage Restoration, and Interior Architecture.

Go-to-market motion2 records

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Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Facultatea de Arhitectură și Urbanism (FAUT) is a public higher education faculty within Politehnica University Timișoara offering accredited degree programs in architecture, urban planning, furniture and interior design, and heritage restoration. Its core offerings include a flagship 6-year integrated Architecture program conferring the European-recognized architect title, a 3-year bachelor's in Furniture and Interior Design, and three 2-year master's programs in Urbanism and Territorial Planning, Heritage Restoration and Regeneration, and Trends, Materials and New Technologies in Interior Architecture. The faculty combines studio-based design pedagogy with engineering, humanities, and digital fabrication, and supports research through its Research Center in Urbanism and Architecture.

Product overview

Facultatea de Arhitectură și Urbanism is a higher education institution within Politehnica University Timișoara offering a portfolio of five educational programs. The flagship is the 6-year integrated Architecture program (conferring European-recognized architect status), alongside the 3-year Furniture and Interior Design bachelor's. Three specialized master's programs build on the architecture degree: Urbanism and Territorial Planning (UAT), Heritage Restoration and Regeneration (RRP), and Trends, Materials and New Technologies in Interior Architecture (TMTN). The master's programs UAT, RRP, and TMTN each span two years (four semesters) and provide advanced professional specialization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arhitectură (Architecture)

Quantifiable outcome

• Architecture graduates receive the title of architect recognized at the European level
• +2 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Harvard University – Berenson I TatticoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Diana Belci, Senior Lecturer, served as Berenson I Tatti Harvard Fellow in 2024, representing a prestigious academic research affiliation that enriches the faculty's international research profile and heritage studies specialization.
• RD SIGN (Biroul de Arhitectură)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaniela Negrisanu, Dean of Year II and faculty member, is co-founder of the RD SIGN architecture office. The partnership provides students with professional mentorship, internship opportunities, and real-world project experience integrated into the faculty's educational ecosystem.
• D Proiect (Birou de Arhitectură)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAndrei Chindriș, collaborator at the Faculty, works at D Proiect architecture office where he is involved in restoration, adaptive reuse, and urban regeneration projects. The office collaborates with the faculty on teaching and research activities.
• Subcontrol (Firmă de Arhitectură)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaniel Tellmann, Assistant Professor and doctoral student, serves as Managing Partner of Subcontrol, a firm dedicated to cultural heritage preservation and revitalization. He coordinates studio and diploma projects at the faculty, bridging professional practice with academic research.
• Archistressstudios™coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAndreea Anghel, Associate Professor and partner at Archistressstudios™ design studio, integrates her professional interior architecture practice with academic teaching, organizing professional internships and promoting design innovation at the Faculty.
• Parasite Studio (Birou de Arhitectură)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaja Bâldea, Lecturer, and Roxana Palade, Collaborator, are associated with Parasite Studio, an architecture office focused on architectural experiments, heritage conservation projects, and competition entries. The studio provides mentorship and project-based learning opportunities.
• Andreescu & Gaivoronschi (Birou de Arhitectură)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAndrei CÎRA, Teaching Associate, practices at Andreescu & Gaivoronschi architecture office, a connection that provides student mentorship and professional practice integration.
• :Puncte StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAna-Maria Branea and Marius Găman, both Associate Professors, co-founded :Puncte Studio, whose work encompasses urban design, exhibition design, interior design, and public spaces. They have won national and international architecture/urban planning competition awards and collaborate extensively with the faculty.
• Prin Banat AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural organization collaborating with faculty on heritage events. Andrei Chindriș previously collaborated as organizer of the 'Heritage of Timișoara: Baroque' conference series, integrating academic research with community engagement.
• PACT – Asociația pentru Patrimoniu ActivcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiana Belci, Senior Lecturer, is founding member of the Association for Active Heritage (PACT), through which faculty coordinate heritage safeguarding projects in Romania, integrating research with practice.
• Ordinul Arhitecților din România (OAR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe National Order of Architects of Romania is the professional body for architects in Romania. Faculty members serve on OAR national and local councils, and the faculty prepares students for the Right of Signature examination administered by OAR. OAR also co-organizes the FAST Festival where faculty student work is exhibited.
• Erasmus+ Partner UniversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerErasmus+ exchange agreements with Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura (Spain), Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium), Yacademy Bologna (Italy), and others enable student and faculty mobility. International study semesters enrich the curriculum and provide cross-cultural academic exposure.
• TU Delft (Technische Universiteit Delft)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAna-Maria Branea, Associate Professor, conducted a research internship at TU Delft as part of her PhD on urban management and e-participation, deepening academic collaboration between the faculty and the Dutch university.

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Recent moves7 records

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Market position

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Key highlights6 records

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Profiles10 records

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