Course General Description

Industrial facilities make up a large part of the spatial environment created by man to live and to leave a legacy for the future generations (architect A. Burau). These objects with residential buildings are the most reliable representation of life in this very time and space. To understand and love the world is the kind of science we teach at the Department of Architecture of Industrial Facilities and Architectural Design, which was founded in 1977. Since the beginning of its existence, the Department has pursued two directions in educational, scientific, and practical activities: industrial architecture and architectural constructions. Today, architectural subjects that taught at the Department concern diverse industrial, multi-functional, and technologically sophisticated objects of business activity, including industrial buildings, enterprises, groups of companies, and industrial areas. The scope of activities of the Department includes lecturing, supervising course and diploma projects, as well as practical training sessions, and providing career guidance. Theoretical and practical subjects cover all the necessary issues of preparing qualified architects and civil engineers in the field of industrial architecture and architectural constructions. The main subject for the future architects is architectural design. Themes of course projects reflect the general principle of the educational process: from a small production facility with a small number of employees and simple technology to multifunctional industrial complexes and large territorial units, such as industrial zones. Along with the study of the peculiarities of industrial design of new facilities and renovation of existing ones, the training provides for deepening the knowledge of the role and place of production facilities in shaping urban environment, the theory of architectural formation, and the integrated comprehensive design of manufacturing facilities.

School General Description

BNTU is one of the leading technical universities in Belarus and the CIS. It combines classical university traditions with modern approaches and technologies. According to Webometrics, the BNTU ranks among the top 9% of the world's best universities. The BNTU today: comprises 16 faculties offering high-quality training in 134 specialities and specializations; trains over 35 000 students in advanced BA, MA, PhD, and post-doctoral programs; numbers over 2100 highly qualified lecturers and scientists involved in teaching and research; has 35 research laboratories creating innovations, transferring technologies, and cooperating with production; runs 10 institutes offering refresher courses in the newest areas of technology and economics.