Profile, requirements, outings, and enrollment
The recommended entry profile is for students who have passed the University entrance exam, having completed the Scientific-Technical branch of high school, with a solid foundation in mathematics, physics, and humanities, particularly in art history. The ideal candidate should also have a notable ability in graphic, artistic, and design ideation, as well as basic knowledge of spatial representation systems and design fundamentals.
Royal Decree 861/2010, which amends Royal Decree 1393/2007, establishes that access to official Bachelor's Degree programs will be governed in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 1892/2008, of November 14, which regulates the conditions for access to official university Bachelor's programs and the admission procedures to Spanish public universities, as amended by Royal Decree 558/2010, of May 7.
The Governing Council of ULPGC, in its session of April 27, 2010, agreed to approve the Access and Admission Regulations of ULPGC for the Official Degrees created under Royal Decree 1393/2007, of October 29, and in the session of September 27, 2010, the Permanent Commission of the Governing Council of ULPGC approved the modification of said Regulations.
As specific entry requirements, candidates must have passed the entrance exam in one of the two degrees involved in this curricular program. In the event that a student abandons this curricular program, they may only continue their studies in the degree for which they passed the specific entrance exam.
For admission to the Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, no specific entrance exams are considered. However, it is recommended that the minimum required English level be B1.
For more information, please visit the ULPGC Admissions webpage.
The objective of this degree program is to train students in the fundamentals of architecture, covering the following areas:
- Building construction.
- Urban planning, landscape, architecture, and environment.
- Specific development of technical disciplines related to architecture and urban planning.
- Project management.
- Real estate management.
- Legal architecture.
- Studies and work in the theory, history, and criticism of architecture and urban planning.
- Drawing and design.
- Landscape architecture.
- Sustainability.
- Conservation and restoration of historical heritage.
- Expert consulting.
- Professional tasks related to architecture, comparable to any of the above.
**These professional profiles for architects stem from the expanding competencies that developed progressively during the 20th and early 21st centuries, along with the updated diverse career opportunities listed in the** **White Paper on Architecture**.
External practices
Teaching projects, justification, objectives and results
The Bachelor's Degree in Architecture is a generalist degree with a long tradition and social prestige in Spain. This degree is offered as part of the professional degree catalog in the field of building at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
The profession of architect has very ancient roots, appearing in diverse cultures such as ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, or Greco-Roman civilization. The first official Spanish institution dedicated to the study of architecture was the Academy of Mathematics in 1582, which had a chair of Architecture. Starting in 1752, the Royal Academy of the Three Noble Arts of San Fernando established architecture studies, which from 1844 became known as the "School" or "Special School of Architecture"; the 1845 regulations separated these studies from painting and sculpture.
The first curriculum for the Architecture degree was established by the Royal Decree of September 1858, which introduced a common core that was not of a polytechnic nature, and the first three years were taken in the Faculty of Sciences. In parallel with these courses, students had to acquire the graphic skills that would allow them to pass an entrance exam for the Architecture degree. This system, with a propaedeutic phase combining studies in a faculty with a highly selective graphic test, remained in force for almost a century.
The Royal Order of 1864 regulated the responsibilities of the various professions existing in the construction sector up to that time, authorizing architects to design and supervise all types of buildings. The first curriculum of the 20th century was established in 1914, retaining the previous structure but reducing the preliminary science studies to two years. This same framework, with some minor variations, was followed in the curricula of 1932 and 1956. The 1957 curriculum modified this model by instituting a selective first year in the Faculty of Sciences or at a Higher Technical School, followed by an introductory course before the five years of study and the submission of a Final Degree Project.
The 1964 curriculum definitively organized the studies within the Higher Technical Schools of Architecture. This curriculum maintained the selective first year and was the first to be offered at the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Las Palmas. In 1975, a new curriculum was approved, which definitively eliminated the selective course and extended the studies to six years.
The order of March 9, 1968, initiated architecture studies in the Canary Islands, under the supervision of the Higher Technical School of Madrid. On September 28, 1973, the studies were transferred to the University of La Laguna, and the center was renamed the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Following the creation of the Polytechnic University of Las Palmas in 1979, the center became part of the new university. In January 1987, the Polytechnic University of Las Palmas was renamed the Polytechnic University of the Canary Islands. Finally, on May 4, 1989, the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria was established, to which the Higher Technical School of Architecture now belongs.
Throughout its forty years of existence, the curricula have been modified due to legal requirements. As mentioned, the first curriculum was that of 1964. Subsequently, the 1975 curriculum was approved, and the current curriculum is accredited by the University Council according to the established guidelines and published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) on September 3, 2001.
The current demand for this degree in the Canary Islands community is well recognized, as these studies have been continuously and regularly offered in the Canary Islands for forty years. The current proposal allows for the utilization of both the experience gained and the existing human and material resources, while also responding to the demand for technical training in this sector within the Canary Islands community.
