Qualification path · In progress
Architect State Exam
The tracks assigned in past sessions, university by university. Each one is summarized editorially and linked to the technical regulations it calls into play — so you study the rule, not just the theme. Full texts stay at the official sources.
01The archive55 real tracks, university by university, each linked to its rules.Browse ↓02The exam roomDraw an envelope, start the timer: brief, deliverables, the norm kit on your desk.Enter →03TrainingThree-option quiz with explanations, and the oral: answer, then check the key points.Train →
The exam, university by university
Every board has a recognisable hand. Each university page gathers the briefs actually assigned there, the themes that come back, and the norm kit computed on that archive alone.
2026
2025
I sess. · sez. ASocial housing in a district under regenerationProva pratica · Politecnico di MilanoII sess. · sez. AReuse of a disused industrial complex on the edge of the Parco SudProva pratica · Politecnico di MilanoI sess. · sez. BTwo themes: a commons with temporary structures, an attic recoveryProva pratica · Politecnico di TorinoII sess. · sez. AChange of use of a former courtyard carpentry workshop into housingProva pratica · Politecnico di TorinoI sess. · sez. ANew residential building on a corner lot, in dialogue with a listed buildingProva pratica · Politecnico di TorinoI sess. · sez. AThree themes: terraced house, detached villa, town hall with squareProva pratica · Università "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-PescaraII sess. · sez. ATwo themes: two-family villa with courtyard, small block on pilotisProva pratica · Università "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-PescaraI sess. · sez. AThree themes: a public pavilion, an ex-barn recovery, the ex-Mercafir masterplanProva pratica · Università degli Studi di FirenzeII sess. · sez. AThree themes: a neighbourhood library, a Tuscan ex-barn, the Soccorso district in PratoProva pratica · Università degli Studi di FirenzeII sess. · sez. AA villa for an artist on the Trieste CarsoProva pratica · Università degli Studi di TriesteII sess. · sez. AA two-family house around an internal courtyard in a peri-urban settingProva pratica · Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (Aversa)I sess. · sez. ASingle-family house in an agricultural zone (new build)Prova pratica · Università di BolognaI sess. · sez. BCompleting a house on an already-started frameProva pratica · Università di BolognaII sess. · sez. AnZEB two-family house in a consolidated urban area in ModenaProva pratica · Università di Bologna
2024
I sess. · sez. ATwo themes: temporary housing for the Besta hospital, recovery of a courtyard farmsteadProva pratica · Politecnico di MilanoI sess. · sez. BTwo themes: merging two dwellings, a demountable kiosk in a historic squareProva pratica · Politecnico di TorinoI sess. · sez. ATwo themes: riverside residential buildings, multifunctional public buildingProva pratica · Politecnico di TorinoII sess. · sez. ATwo themes: mixed craft-residence building, an office/production buildingProva pratica · Politecnico di TorinoI sess. · sez. AThree themes: rural residence, exhibition space, media libraryProva pratica · Università "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-PescaraII sess. · sez. AFour themes: a Francigena centre, a lighthouse restoration, a historic house, a Sorano recovery planProva pratica · Università degli Studi di FirenzeI sess. · sez. AFour themes: a house on the Francigena, tower ruins, a Belvedere pavilion, an urban blockProva pratica · Università degli Studi di FirenzeII sess. · sez. ATwo themes: a detached house on a lot, the urban recovery of a square in TriesteProva pratica · Università degli Studi di TriesteI sess. · sez. ATwo themes: an apartment on Piazza Ponterosso, a beach establishment at GradoProva pratica · Università degli Studi di TriesteI sess. · sez. AA bioclimatic tower house on a sloping lotProva pratica · Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (Aversa)II sess. · sez. ATwo briefs: a small civic building on a sloping lot, a low-rise high-density block with a roof gardenProva pratica · Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (Aversa)II sess. · sez. ASingle-family house in an agricultural zoneProva pratica · Università di BolognaII sess. · sez. AArchitecture and climate neutrality: commenting on Rogers and FosterProva scritta · Università di Bologna
2019
I sess. · sez. AThree themes: retail building, adaptive reuse, urban-planning districtProva pratica · Università "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-PescaraI sess. · sez. ATwo themes: the reuse of a mountain building, a confectionery-company outlet in FriuliProva pratica · Università degli Studi di TriesteI sess. · sez. AThe school complex: primary school, gym, canteenProva pratica · Università di BolognaII sess. · sez. AThree spaces for the town: an artist's house, a fortress lift, a terraced hotelProva pratica · Università di Bologna
2018
II sess. · sez. AThree themes: a coastal observatory, “growing houses”, the Pinerolo market canopyProva pratica · Università degli Studi di GenovaI sess. · sez. AThree single-family houses: terraced, on a steep slope, with a patioProva pratica · Università di BolognaII sess. · sez. AThree themes: an atelier in a former depot, a porticoed infill, a student houseProva pratica · Università di Bologna
2017
I sess. · sez. AThree themes: a Sampierdarena transformation district, a civic library, a rural recoveryProva pratica · Università degli Studi di GenovaI sess. · sez. AThree residential types: terraced, block, patio housesProva pratica · Università di BolognaII sess. · sez. AThree recoveries: a neighbourhood hall, a farmhouse B&B, a civic hall on the squareProva pratica · Università di Bologna
2016
II sess. · sez. AThree themes: attic reuse, a retail complex, housing on a slope in ImperiaProva pratica · Università degli Studi di GenovaI sess. · sez. AThree residential building types: terraced, in-line, gallery-accessProva pratica · Università di BolognaII sess. · sez. AThree refurbishments: a library-playroom, a social centre, a farm-stayProva pratica · Università di Bologna
2015
2014
2013
I sess. · sez. AThree themes: a town hall from a villa, a farm-stay house in the Apennines, an accessible flatProva pratica · Università degli Studi di GenovaII sess. · sez. AThree themes: a shop-and-housing block, a food market, a brewery in a harbour warehouseProva pratica · Università degli Studi di GenovaII sess. · sez. AThree themes: housing over shops, a neighbourhood culture centre, a public sports areaProva pratica · Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (Aversa)I sess. · sez. BHouse-workshop: a dwelling and a work space over a duplexProva pratica · Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (Aversa)
2012
I sess. · sez. AThree themes: terraced houses, a gallery-access apartment building, restoration of a Romanesque churchProva pratica · Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (Aversa)I sess. · sez. AA building of the last thirty years read through contemporary architectural languageSeconda prova scritta · Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (Aversa)
2009
2008
2007
I sess. · sez. ASpaces of dialogue: a hall for faiths, a rural recovery, a multi-ethnic neighbourhoodProva pratica · Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico III sess. · sez. AAn in-line residential building with shops on the ground floorProva pratica · Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (Aversa)
Undated
Real briefs whose session we have not been able to establish. We publish them because they are still useful to study, and we prefer saying so to inventing a date.
sez. ATwo theory envelopes: language and technique, memory and heritageSeconda prova scritta · Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (Aversa)sez. ATwo theory briefs: tradition and innovation, the architect as a cultural figureSeconda prova scritta · Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (Aversa)
Exam briefs by theme
The same archive, read by theme instead of by year. Each theme gathers the briefs that asked for it and the norm kit they share — the rules that kind of project always calls into play.
27 briefs
Collective housingMultiple dwellings aggregated: the housing types the exam asks you to know and compose on a real plot.23 briefs
Reuse & refurbishmentFarmhouses, barns, former workshops, attics: working on what already stands, often with a heritage constraint in play.16 briefs
Single-family houseThe detached house, the home in an agricultural zone, the duplex: the most frequent practical-test theme.15 briefs
Public spaceSquares, parks, masterplans, urban blocks: when the brief steps out of the building and into the city.11 briefs
Public buildingTown hall, headquarters, civic centre, place of worship: the building that represents a community.10 briefs
Culture & educationSpaces of learning and culture, where light and route matter as much as square metres.10 briefs
Retail & productionGround-floor shops, markets, craft workshops, office buildings: the function that generates work.6 briefs
Tourism & hospitalityThe short-stay project, often in valued settings: landscape, coast, mountain, countryside.The rules the exam calls most often
Study priority computed from the archive itself: how many of the 55 tracks call each rule into play. Not opinion — links.
D.M. 236/1989Technical requirements for the accessibility of private buildings51 tracksIn forceD.P.R. 380/2001Consolidated Building Act (Testo Unico Edilizia)51 tracksIn forceD.M. 1444/1968Mandatory limits of density, height, distance between buildings and urban standards47 tracksIn forceD.M. 17/01/2018Technical Standards for Construction (NTC 2018)45 tracksIn forceD.Lgs. 192/2005Implementation of Directive 2002/91/EC on the energy performance of buildings41 tracksIn forceD.M. 05/07/1975Minimum height and main hygiene and health requirements of habitable rooms38 tracksIn forceD.Lgs. 42/2004Code of Cultural Heritage and Landscape25 tracksIn forceD.M. 26/06/2015Minimum energy-performance requirements for buildings (the 'minimum requirements decree')22 tracksIn transition
Preparation path · In progress
The preparation path is taking shape.
The archive, the exam room and the training are the first three pieces. Leave your email and we’ll tell you when the full path opens — with regulatory updates that stay current until exam day.
Progressive coverage: 55 tracks in the archive so far; more universities and sessions are being added.
Orientation material: editorial summaries, never the full official texts (linked at each track). Exam formats and rules can change — always check the current ministerial ordinance and your university.