Program Overview

Prepare for an exciting career as an architect on this progressive, environmentally-focussed and RIBA-accredited course — giving you a real advantage after graduation.

• Study a pioneering course in the field of sustainable architecture and design.
• Realise your creative potential to evolve environmental and sustainable architecture for the 21st Century.
• Explore social and political issues of architecture through design projects set within a broad range of rural and urban contexts.
• Study the culture, history and theory of architecture to inform your design projects.
• Learn digital modelling and CAD to the most up-to-date industry standards.

On this course, you'll join a highly-regarded and successful department, developing a range of practical and technical skills. You'll learn to think creatively and communicate effectively on a range of exciting projects — preparing you for your future career.

How you learn
All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

Design projects are the core of the course, and a significant part of teaching takes part in the design studio.

You will learn to conceptualise, analyse and develop your creative imagination, applying this to design problems which increase in complexity throughout the course. Design projects simulate the real-world skills used in architectural practice.

Year 1 has a small-scale and domestic focus with an emphasis on environmental principles and three-dimensional investigation through making and drawing.

Year 2 has a larger urban scale and international focus and is designed to expand knowledge, imagination, confidence and skills. The year is centred on a European field trip.

Year 3 has a strong social and environmental focus with design projects located in the UK.

You learn through:

• Weekly studio-based design tutorials
• Lectures and seminars
• Practical workshops
• Field trips within the UK and Europe
• Digital classes
• Visits to important architecture and places
• Visits to current architectural practices
• Lectures and talks from practicing architects
• Specialist consultants from industry