Once the 300 credits of the curriculum have been completed, each student must present and defend a Final Degree Project (PFC), which will consist of a professional Architecture project.
This educational activity contributes to the necessary generalist training for the professional profile of the architect. It demonstrates the ability to design based on the consideration of a specific site, organizing forms, programs, and pathways in line with contemporary thought, while simultaneously addressing the constructive and material aspects of the project.
The contribution to the professional profile focuses on the role and definition of the project as an essential professional tool. In the contrast between what exists and what is designed, a new architecture project emerges, involving the student in factors such as materials, structure, construction, space, and, where applicable, sustainability, requiring them to interpret and later contextualize their contribution to these starting conditions.
The student must complete a project with a clear idea in tune with contemporary societal thinking and, additionally, must know how to select the most appropriate design tools, communicating their architectural idea through a language consistent with the essence of the project, oriented towards their imminent entry into professional practice.
The Final Degree Project constitutes the Final Degree Work, also referred to as the Final Thesis, for the Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture at ULPGC. This degree qualifies graduates to practice the regulated profession of Architect, which is subject to a European Directive for professional development.
