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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 archive43 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 →

2025

I 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 FirenzeI sess. · sez. ASingle-family house in an agricultural zone (new build)Prova 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 TriesteII 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

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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.

22 briefs
Collective housingMultiple dwellings aggregated: the housing types the exam asks you to know and compose on a real plot.
21 briefs
Reuse & refurbishmentFarmhouses, barns, former workshops, attics: working on what already stands, often with a heritage constraint in play.
14 briefs
Public spaceSquares, parks, masterplans, urban blocks: when the brief steps out of the building and into the city.
11 briefs
Single-family houseThe detached house, the home in an agricultural zone, the duplex: the most frequent practical-test theme.
10 briefs
Public buildingTown hall, headquarters, civic centre, place of worship: the building that represents a community.
9 briefs
Retail & productionGround-floor shops, markets, craft workshops, office buildings: the function that generates work.
8 briefs
Culture & educationSpaces of learning and culture, where light and route matter as much as square metres.
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 43 tracks call each rule into play. Not opinion — links.

D.M. 236/1989Technical requirements for the accessibility of private buildings42 tracksIn forceD.P.R. 380/2001Consolidated Building Act (Testo Unico Edilizia)42 tracksIn forceD.M. 17/01/2018Technical Standards for Construction (NTC 2018)41 tracksIn forceD.Lgs. 192/2005Implementation of Directive 2002/91/EC on the energy performance of buildings40 tracksIn forceD.M. 1444/1968Mandatory limits of density, height, distance between buildings and urban standards38 tracksIn forceD.Lgs. 42/2004Code of Cultural Heritage and Landscape20 tracksIn forceD.P.R. 503/1996Removal of architectural barriers in public buildings, spaces and services19 tracksIn forceD.M. 26/06/2015Minimum energy-performance requirements for buildings (the 'minimum requirements decree')13 tracksIn force

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Progressive coverage: 43 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.