Architecture (Professional) Loughborough University

Overview

The Architecture (Professional) programme from the Loughborough University is structured around a student-centred learning approach and ‘research by design’ pedagogy that provides a flexible framework from which you can deliver design experimentation and entrepreneurial thinking by taking advantage of the broad ecosystem of actors and resources that the integrated design lab approach affords.

The first year will be a flexible learning year designed to support a personalised learning journey, with block-release weeks at the London campus. The second year will be delivered at Loughborough, allowing you to construct and test designs of full-scale prototypes using the studio space, the newly refurbished, dedicated studio space environment, VR and digital fabrication labs, and over 3,000m2 of workshops. The focus will be on a research-led design module that will integrate the dissertation and global future(s) modules as part of a holistic, studio-based approach to architectural design and entrepreneurship.

Design labs focus on specialised areas of design research to establish a unique identity for each lab, allowing you to test speculative lines of enquiry as part of an iterative and reflective design process, providing the opportunity to develop visonary and robust design propositions. Each student has an allocated workspace, which allows cross-fertilisation of ideas for the formation of a lively, tight-knit creative culture.

Your future career

As a new programme, employment opportunities will build off the well-established and fruitful relationships of the undergraduate BArch Architecture programme, with students securing employment in the UK and abroad.

Many of the industry partners engage with the University’s research and in delivering guest lectures and design studio workshops, providing an ideal opportunity for you to discuss employment opportunities. Some of the industry partners include Sheppard Robson, Glenn Howells Architects, and Francesco Pierazzi Architects, to name a few.

Recent graduate destinations of the BArch sister programme include Aukett Swanke, Gensler, and Holmes Miller.