The AI for Urban Regeneration course at YACademy trains students in integrating AI into architecture, with industry insights from firms such as Zaha Hadid Architects and Foster + Partners.

The course provides students with an up-to-date overview of the possibilities offered by AI, exploring its practical applications in urban regeneration processes.

The design workshop is tutored by Luca Bussolino, Partner-in-Charge/Head of Strategy and Innovation at Carlo Ratti Associati, and will explore the role of artificial intelligence as a tool to analyse, interpret and design the city.

Developed in collaboration with Urban Up | Unipol, the workshop will focus on the Missaglia district in Milan, an emblematic example of the transformations and challenges of contemporary suburbs.

With a frequency of three days per week for two months, AI for Urban Regeneration hosts several frontal teaching modules with the participation of numerous well-known professionals working at world-renowned companies, including Zaha Hadid Architects, Foster + Partners, Herzog & de Meuron, MAD Architects and UNS.

Believing that construction is a fundamental step in architecture, Yacademy offers its students the opportunity to participate in a construction workshop, gaining practical experience on construction sites, and the authorship of projects capable of defining a turning point in their professional career.

At the end of the teaching modules and workshops, Yacademy's placement office will guarantee every student an internship or collaboration proposal in one of its partner firms.

The course offers multiple scholarships for the most deserving students. It is also possible to participate in the course remotely.

School: YACademy
Course: AI for Urban Regeneration
Type: Short course
Location: Bologna, Italy
Course dates: November 2026 to February 2027
Application deadline: 4 September 2026

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What will I learn during this course?

– Urban systems, territorial dynamics and the potential offered by artificial intelligence
– How to approach urban design in a conscious, informed and innovative manner
– How to work within the most advanced practices of contemporary regeneration

What are the requirements?

– Participants should have at least a B1 level in English
– Participants should be students or graduates in architecture, landscape architecture, architectural engineering, or heritage-related studies

The Selection Committee can admit applicants who hold a different certificate from those mentioned above after examining their CV, portfolio, motivational letter and, possibly, interviewing them.

What facilities and resources are available?

– An educational hub of excellence in a prestigious medieval place in the heart of Bologna
– An architecture library of more than 5,000 volumes
– Numerous apartments in the same building that houses the institute's classrooms

The accommodation service is to be considered outside of the fees for attendance to the courses, and it is activated upon request of the students.

What career prospects can I expect upon graduating?

Trained in integrating AI into architectural projects at any scale, students will carry out a period of collaboration with one of YACademy's partner firms.

Such collaboration will have a minimum duration of two months and guaranteed remuneration, consistent with regulatory requirements.

Some of the professional players with expertise in relation to the course topic include Foster + Partners, UNS, MAD Architects, Carlo Ratti Associati, Herzog & de Meuron.

Who teaches this course?

– Paolo Matteuzzi, director at Zaha Hadid Architects
– Nicola Scaranaro, partner at Foster + Partners
– Frans Van Vuure, managing director at UNS
– Elena Manferdini, head of the SCI-Arc Graduate Programs
– Andrea D'Antrassi, associate partner at MAD Architects
– Carlo Ratti, founding partner/chairman of Carlo Ratti Associati
– Kim Fröhlich, civil engineer and project specialist at Herzog & de Meuron
– Liam Young, director

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