HE Directory 2012-2013 - Shock of the Arts

ArcHitEcturEucas codeBa (Hons) arcHitecture: K100course leader: simon BeesontHe courseThis course provides a vital introduction to the architecturalprofession. A major strength of the course is its location withina specialist University College with the potential for students tostudy additional creative and cultural disciplines and determinetheir individual sphere of practice through interdisciplinarycollaboration across fine art, design, media and performance.The BA (Hons) Architecture Part 1 qualification is prescribedby the Architects Registration Board (ARB), subject to periodicreview by ARB, for the purposes of entry onto the UnitedKingdom Register of Architects on completion of Part 1, 2 and3. For further information about ARB and the prescription ofarchitectural qualifications see the Education section of theARB website www.arb.org.uk. This qualification is also carriesRIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Part 1 Exemption,subject to periodic review.As a student of Architecture at the University College you willhave the opportunity to experiment with architectural designand its methods, including drawing, photography, printmaking,model- making, video and electronic media. With this breadth ofskill and experience you will be able to propose challenging andinnovative places and work collaboratively with other specialisms.A network of practicing architects, engineers and designerswill ensure the course’s relevance to innovative professionalpractice, through lectures, visits and studio projects.The course explores architecture as the reflective practiceof making tangible, enjoyable, thoughtful, inhabited places.Through a process of making propositions and intellectualreflection (“making/thinking”) you will build an understandingof works of architecture as places that both house our livesand challenge our expectations. The course will draw onspecialist knowledge and experience from contemporarypractice in architecture and related disciplines, and examinedesign issues through realised projects with sound theoreticalgrounding. This will include occasional travel to see examplesof excellence in architectural design in Britain and beyond.Each year of study centres the learning and teachingexperiences on a broad theme.resourcesThe course is situated in its own studios, in an intimate campusenvironment. Learning is centred on the studios, which areimportant for personal development and for building ouractive studio culture. You will work predominantly in the studio,sharing your learning experiences with others in a supportive,student-centred environment, and will also have access to thenearby well-resourced 3D workshops with manual and digitalmanufacturing equipment. There is wireless computer accessin the studio with the aim of encouraging students to integratedigital understanding and outcomes into their processes, aswell as access to further computer provision. The adjacentspecialised library provides a range of relevant material inarchitecture and the arts.14 | 15