Postgraduate Prospectus

This course has a start date in September

The MArch Urban Design is a research and project-based programme, which aims to assist the enhancement of the quality of our cities by bringing innovative design into a new relationship with the latest theoretical research on the special structure of urban form.

Architecture primarily concerns the design of individual buildings and seldom has the mandate to challenge the nature of the city itself. Conversely, planning deals with the city as a whole but generally stops short of specific design interventions, leaving open the question of what alternative spatial forms the future city might take.

Through creative urban design proposals (as opposed to purely theoretical work), this course aims to fill this academic and professional vacuum. It provides students with an understanding of the complex relationship between spatial and design issues and social and economic urban processes. It addresses urban design as a mode of research and practice that shapes urban environments and responds to urban problems.

The course will enable you to develop the mechanisms and tools, which may effectively be implemented to secure and deliver projects for the long-term benefit of its city and people.

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• As part of its remit, the Department of Architecture and Built Environment aims to develop your vocational skills and the environmentally responsible attitude necessary in today's rapidly changing world
• The department enjoys strong collaborative links with overseas institutions. You may have the opportunity to attend conferences, seminars and training courses both in the UK and abroad
• The Institute of Urban Planning was one of the first institutes in the country to offer research and postgraduate qualifications in urban design
• The MArch Urban Design course is suitable for architecture graduates
• This course does not convey professional accreditation in the UK
  

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