SOS School of Sustainability


by Mario Cucinella
SOS is…

  • an academy integrating education, research and practice and combining the study of sustainable theory with a real project work experience
  • a community, a hub for the sharing of visions and knowledge moving toward a more sustainable future

  • SOS aims to...

  • provide the highest quality practice-based experience to the next generation of professionals
  • serve as a nexus for the exchange between the academic and professional world
  • develop a culture of responsible and sustainable design methods, processes and practices

  • SOS offers…

  • a First Level Professional Master's Degree in Sustainable Architecture and Design
  • a program focused on the application of sustainable architecture and design, from urban to product scale, from developing to advanced communities
  • an experience within the top ranked MCA firm and the opportunity to work with high level project partners such as BMW Group, ARUP, Artemide, Unipol, Manni Group, Salvatore Ferragamo, IRIS Ceramica, Saib Spa
  • Master's Program in Sustainable Architecture and Design

    Our First Level Professional Master's Degree seeks to reinvent the professional figures of architects and designers.

    Founded in 2015, the SOS Master's Program in Sustainable Architecture and Design strives to bring together the knowledge, competencies, and skills that Mario Cucinella Architects (MCA) has acquired over more than thirty years of professional experience at an international level in the fields of education, industry, and research.

    The program is accessible to recent graduates and young working professionals through an innovative blended format, made possible by the collaboration with Uninettuno University. Following the Uninettuno e-learning model, the program's structure combines online teaching (video lessons, sharing of didactic material, live virtual classrooms, tutorials, and discussion forums), with hands-on project work at the SOS campus in Milan (within the MCA Mario Cucinella Architects Firm). The Master’s Program gives our students the flexibility to manage the workload with the comfort of remote learning while still getting the crucial practical experience and opportunity to work directly with SOS faculty members and trusted institutional partners on large-scale and innovative student projects when on campus.

    Degree Type: Level I Professional Master's

    Program: Sustainable Architecture and Design

    Issued by: UNINETTUNO International Telematic University

    Credits: 60 CFU/ECTS

    Language: English

    Intake: 2 intakes per year (September and January)

    Duration: 12 months

    Format: blended
    (online + 4 months of project work on campus)


    Slide Slide Slide Slide Slide Slide In order to meet the needs of a wide range of students and professionals, the educational format has been re-organized according to a modular structure that facilitates multiple opportunities for access to the program. It is in fact possible to take individual modules, with durations ranging from one to eight weeks. Single courses Find out more

    The SOS Campus
    The 1000 sqm structure is home to both SOS and the Milan branch of MCA Mario Cucinella Architects, allowing for collaborations on research and development of sustainable design between school and firm.

    The headquarters lie in the Risorgimento neighborhood, on the East side of Milan, the historical and contemporary heart and soul of the city, a symbol of Made in Italy design.

    An ample façade conceals four levels interconnected through wide galleries on each floor and with a central opening spanning from the bottom floor all the way up to the dominant skylight, at the center of the rooftop terrace.

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