Studying Architecture in the UK
Are you keen to pursue a career as an architect, a landscape architect, or an urban and regional planner. Here’s everything you need to know about pursuing a career in Architecture in the UK.
Architecture courses at UK universities help you imbibe skills and knowledge of design and mechanics behind the construction of buildings. The core curriculum mainly focuses on the design, technical, cultural as well as historical aspects of the subject.
Most UK universities who offer programmes in Architecture, focus on a variety of aspects including not only the technological and design side of this field, but also the cultural and historical aspects of architecture. Modules on history and theory along with art and 3D design provide students with the best approach to learning this subject.
Architecture is ideal for students who are keen to tackle different types of design related problems or assembling things using their ingenious and methodical problem-solving aptitude to give artistic, purposeful and practical answers. Your job as an architect is not restricted to sitting at a corporate workplace; instead you will be involved in a variety of activities like renovating or designing houses, hotels, hospitals, shopping complexes, sports stadiums, schools, and industrial buildings among other projects. Learning architecture is indeed a first step to numerous career opportunities in this industry.
Some of the subjects covered include architectural drawing, theory of structures, architectural appreciation, art and design, building technology and materials, landscape technology, working drawings, building construction, thesis project, training and much more. As a profession, the project life cycle including ideation, brainstorming with customers, creating designs with a team and collaborating with contractors and construction companies to complete a project requires clever planning, group effort and valuable approach of communication.
One of the advantages of choosing a career in architecture is that you are not limited to a particular role and this requires both vision and expression. There are many different options that you can select within the specific profession. The career opportunities for architects are soaring due to the growth opportunities in the designing and construction fields.
Job Options
• Architect
• Architectural technologist
• Building control surveyor
• CAD technician
• Fire risk assessor
• Interior and spatial designer
• Town planner
• Urban designer
• Building surveyor
• Commercial/residential surveyor
• Construction manager
• Estates manager
• Estimator
• Historic buildings inspector/conservation officer
• Landscape architect
• Planning and development surveyor
• Production designer, theatre/television/film
• Structural engineer VFX artist
Employers
• Large or small firms architecture/construction firms
• Firms that incorporate planning, urban design or construction.
• Public sector – including local authorities and housing associations
• Various planning departments for housing associations or organisations
• Large firms hire in-house architectural teams
It is preferable to have studied Art and design, English and mathematics prior to applying for an Architecture programme in the UK. It will also be good to up your skills in freehand drawing. An interest in design and producing 3D work is desirable too. Many UK universities request students to submit a portfolio of work which is assessed and only then you are offered a place in the programme.
International Baccalaureate requirements: Minimum 32 points.
A-levels requirements: AAB, with a balance of art, sciences and writing ability. IELTS requirements: 6.5 overall, with no lower than 6.0 in any one component.
English Language Requirement: If you are worried about IELTS, speak to us now and we will help you secure admission at a University where IELTS scores are not mandatory. English language scores secured in the Higher Secondary (in your country) are considered by select institutions in Britain. IELTS is therefore not mandatory for some UK Universities.
If you are keen to pursue a program in Architecture in the United Kingdom, contact us now. At LACAH, we excel in helping students apply to the best Universities in the UK. We provide you with end to end service, right from application to entry level requirement guidance to visa application. Our advisors have years of experience guiding students wishing to pursue a career in Architecture. Book your free consultation with our education advisor now!
• University of Central Lancashire
• University of Greenwich
• Ulster University
• De Montfort University
Here are some of the leading UK Universities in the UK offering Architecture. At LACAH, we can help you get placed not just at these institutes but across a wide range of Universities in the UK that specialise in Architecture courses. Contact the GSL education advisors now if you wish to know more about a University not listed above.