Architecture

About this programme

When we consider applications to study with us, we form a complete view of your achievements to date, and future potential through our contextual offers . Develop your design identity through making, collaboration and critical thinking - preparing for professional practice with skills employers actively seek. Working with engineering and construction students, you will learn how buildings come together through joint projects, drawing, modelling and building in dedicated studios and workshops. History and theory ground your ideas; site visits and study trips show you how design decisions become reality. Sustainability runs through every project as a technical and ethical question. You will work in the new Dorothy Buchanan Building with labs and fabrication equipment, preparing for future professional accreditation. Your design projects align with UN Sustainable Development Goals, working in interdisciplinary teams to address real social, environmental and technical challenges from Year 1. You'll test materials in our labs, calculate embodied carbon, and use timber and reused steel - skills that put you ahead in sustainable design practice. Architects are responsible for designing buildings and structures that are functional, safe, aesthetically pleasing, and sustainable. Their duties include creating detailed architectural plans and ensuring that designs comply with building codes and regulations. Architects collaborate with key design team stakeholders to oversee the construction process, addressing any design-related issues that arise. Ultimately, architects guide a pr