The Bartlett School of Architecture Graduate Guide 2023-24

Intr o ducti o n

Life at The Bartlett

World-class facilities

With multiple sites across London, including 22 Gordon Street and Wicklow Street in Bloomsbury, Here East at The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, and the soon to be opened UCL East – a brand new facility, also at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, that will be home to a number of our graduate programmes – we work with students in environments that encourage and facilitate innovation. B-made, The Bartlett Manufacturing and Design Exchange, offers students a combination of workshop facilities and expertise unrivalled in London. For students based at Here East, there’s the space, technology and expertise to test and learn in a state-of-the-art, interdisciplinary environment.

Big exhibitions

In a typical year, the school hosts a number of exhibitions and open house events, both physically across our London locations and digitally via our online exhibition platform at bartlettarchucl.com. These exhibitions act as a showcase for the extraordinary work produced by our students and are visited by thousands of people from across the globe every year.

Boundary-pushing lectures

Each year, leaders in architecture and related industries share their practice and expertise as part of The Bartlett’s International Lectures. Other regular events include Prospectives, a History and Theory lecture series, Work in Progress, a Landscape Architecture discussion series and Research Conversations with PhD candidates. We also host many one-off lectures, conferences and symposiums throughout the year.

In London

The school is part of The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment at UCL, a world-leading university based in the heart of London. Our students enjoy The Bartlett’s specialist environment alongside libraries, sports facilities, bars and cafés befitting a university of UCL’s size and prestige.

Across all of our programmes, we encourage students to engage with London as an environment and a cultural melting pot. The Bartlett School of Architecture is within walking distance of some of the UK’s flagship cultural institutions, including the British Museum and the British Library.

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“The Bartlett School of Architecture is a global leader in architectural pedagogy and practice. Our graduate students engage in an inclusive and participatory education, giving them the tools to design for a more socially and environmentally just future for the built environment.”

Architectural

Computation MSc / MRes

Learn the skills to create generative and responsive forms, exploring architecture and artificial intelligence

Programme Directors

Manuel Jiménez Garcia and Philippe Morel

Duration

Full time – one year, taught over 12 months

Part time – two years

Flexible – two to five years

Entry requirements

→ For the MSc degree, typically a minimum of a second-class degree or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard

→ For the MRes degree, typically a minimum of an upper second-class degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard

→ Candidates are expected to have basic computing experience.

Application deadline

MSc: 31 March 2023 for 2023 entry

MRes: 30 June 2023 for 2023 entry

Highlights

→ Learn the technical skills and theoretical knowledge to understand and advance architectural computation

→ Enjoy state-of-the-art technology and facilities at The Bartlett, as well as shared expertise across the five B-Pro programmes

→ Exhibit your work in our annual B-Pro Show.

About the programme

How will tomorrow’s built environment be designed and constructed? Taught by architects and experts in artificial intelligence, this course equips students with the skills to create generative and responsive forms, through exposure to real programming environments.

Throughout either an MSc or MRes degree, students develop the depth of understanding needed to exploit computation to create innovative architectural solutions for the future.

Students are taught programming skills alongside advanced theory. They work in research clusters to undertake studiobased research in their chosen area of the discipline.

The programme culminates in the annual B-Pro Show – an exhibition of student work, attracting thousands of visitors.

Careers

With the opportunity to develop expertise in one of the most important areas of growth and change in the built environment and construction industry, students graduate with an exciting plethora of career opportunities.

Contact Admissions enquiries for MSci: bartlett.pgtbsa-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Admissions enquiries for MRes: bartlett-pgr-admissions@ucl.ac.uk

Programme Directors: Manuel Jiménez Garcia manuel.garcia@ucl.ac.uk Philippe Morel p.morel@ucl.ac.uk

Previous: ‘simplyInterlocking’ by Daniel Marcelo Gonzalez. Top right: ‘Optimal Topology of Shell Structure’ by Anastasios Michos-Archimandritis. Bottom right: ‘Machine Nostalgia’ by Xudong Liu, Iliana Papadopoulou and Tengfei Zhang.

“At its core, intelligence can be viewed as a process that converts unstructured information into useful and actionable knowledge.”

Demis Hassabis, Financial Times, 21 April 2017

Architectural Design MArch

Explore the frontiers of advanced architecture and design, and their convergence with science and technology

Programme Directors

Gilles

Duration

Full time – one year, taught over 12 months

Entry requirements

→ Typically a minimum of a secondclass degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard

→ Candidates will be asked to submit a portfolio of their design work once their application has been submitted.

Application deadline

31 March 2023 for 2023 entry

Highlights

→ Develop an advanced practical understanding of design-based speculative research

→ Work with internationally renowned experts in cutting-edge design and fabrication

→ Exhibit your work in our annual B-Pro Show.

About the programme Design is a crucial agency for uncovering complex patterns. This course explores the frontiers of advanced architecture and design, and their convergence with science and technology.

Spending around two-thirds of their time undertaking studio-based design enquiry, students work with internationally renowned researchers and practitioners towards a major speculative design project and thesis.

The design modules are structured into groups known as research clusters, each with its own research specialism, and all underpinned by shared technical and theoretical resources and expertise.

The programme culminates in the annual B-Pro Show – an exhibition of student work, attracting thousands of visitors.

Careers

With the opportunity to develop expertise in many of the cutting-edge design technologies shaping the global built environment, graduates from this programme are equipped for an exciting career in architecture or design.

Contact

Admissions enquiries: bartlett.pgtbsa-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Programme Directors: Gilles Retsin g.retsin@ucl.ac.uk Tyson Hosmer t.hosmer@ucl.ac.uk

Previous: ‘Elementable’ by Tao Li, Yushan Sun, Xiaohan Wang and Shuyu Zhang. Top right: ‘Decommissioning Svalbard’ by Maaya Harakawa, Ran Mo, Nutthapol Pimpasak and Jin Wang. Bottom right: ‘Fabric Hewn’ by Tai-Jung Lee, Jiaqi Qu, Xin Xie and Xinge Zhu.

“Architectural Design at The Bartlett is intense, challenging, and demanding, yet a creatively and intellectually fulfilling experience.”

Nadia Saki, Architectural Design student

Architectural History MA

Take a rigorous historical, theoretical and critical approach to architecture

Programme

Duration

Full time – one year

Part time – two years

Flexible – two to five years

Entry requirements

→ Typically a minimum of a secondclass degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.

Application deadline

31 March 2023 for 2023 entry

Highlights

→ Develop an extensive knowledge of architecture, alongside the ability to analyse, interpret and interrogate architecture, art and society

→ Learn from and with eminent academics, researchers and practitioners

→ Acquire interdisciplinary approaches throughout the programme.

About the programme

This programme explores what history can do for architecture. It examines architecture, not just as autonomous buildings, cities or designs, but through the society that inhabits and constructs them, and the ideas and debates they give rise to.

Students work with some of the world’s most respected historians and theorists to examine architecture and cities from Early Modern to contemporary contexts. They develop an extensive architectural knowledge and learn to critically interpret buildings, texts and architects as well as other representations and creative practices. Students advance their skills for interrogating, extending or reframing architecture as a discipline, situating it within broader debates about culture, history and politics.

The longest-established course of its kind, Architectural History at The Bartlett remains the unchallenged leader in its field.

Careers

Graduates from this course have gone on to be awarded funded PhDs at leading universities including UCL and Harvard, and to gain academic positions. They have also established highly successful careers in architectural curation, architectural and arts journalism, architectural practices, and in the heritage sector.

Contact Admissions enquiries: bartlett.pgtbsa-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Programme Director: Professor Barbara Penner b.penner@ucl.ac.uk

Previous: Annual Architectural History Symposium at 22 Gordon Street, Bloomsbury. Top right: ‘Homework’ Architectural History Symposium online, 2020. Bottom right: ‘Painting the Town Orange’ by Dhruv Shah Aka Lodaya.

“This course teaches you a way of thinking about architecture and the built landscape. It teaches you to question… not just to confront buildings, but to look at them from other angles.”

Tom

Architecture MArch (ARB/RIBA Part 2)

Programme Directors

Dr Kostas Grigoriadis and Professor Marjan Colletti

Duration

Full time – two years

Entry requirements

→ Typically a minimum of an upper second-class degree in architecture from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard

→ Membership of the following UK professional institutions: Architects Registration Board (ARB); the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) would also meet the requirement

→ Candidates will be asked to present a portfolio of design work and will be contacted about this once their application has been received

→ You are expected to have at least one year of professional work experience taken after completing your undergraduate degree.

Application deadline 24 February 2023 for 2023 entry

Highlights

→ Take speculative risks with your projects and test the boundaries of how architecture and sustainability are defined

→ Work with world-class tutors, both academic experts and practising architects

→ Enjoy the school’s unrivalled reputation and networking opportunities and exhibit in the annual Bartlett Summer Show.

About the programme

As a leading professionally accredited architecture programme, Architecture at The Bartlett allows students to develop an advanced understanding of a diverse approach towards architecture and cultivate a personal path for their future careers.

Explore the complexities of what architecture is and what it could be, while developing the core skills of an architect

Students strengthen their core skills in design, technology, history and theory and professional studies, working closely with world-class tutors.

The programme is taught through design modules, where teaching is structured into groups known as units, which run throughout both years of study. Although distinct from one another, units deliver a common set of principles with the support of a dedicated practice-based tutor.

Architecture students benefit not only from our unique teaching style and structure, but also from the school’s unrivalled industry networking opportunities, including annual Open Crits and the largest student architecture showcase in the UK.

Careers

Our graduates are amongst the most sought-after employees by leading and emerging practices, including Foster + Partners, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Make Architects, Arup, Zaha Hadid Architects, OMA and Herzog & de Meuron. Graduates have also formed their own practices and forged successful careers in related creative disciplines.

Contact Admissions enquiries: bartlett.pgtbsa-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Programme Directors: Dr Kostas Grigoriadis k.grigoriadis@ucl.ac.uk Professor Marjan Colletti m.colletti@ucl.ac.uk

Finbar Charleson, Architecture student

Previous: ‘Sweat, Pant, Blush: Three Houses of Three Tomorrows’ by Samuel Davies. Top right: ‘New Doggerland: A Dynamic Masterplan for Enabling the East Tilbury Commons’ by Yip Wing Siu. Bottom right: ‘The Third Space’ by Krina Christopoulou.

“I learnt from specialists in my areas of interest and developed my personal design confidence. Regular and useful feedback meant that both research and design projects developed quickly and in a meaningful way.”

Architecture & Digital Theory MRes

Analyse the history, theory, and culture of digital design and fabrication

Programme Directors

Professor Mario Carpo and

Professor Frédéric Migayrou

Duration

Full time – one year

Part time – two years

Flexible – three to five years

Entry requirements

→ Typically a minimum of an upper second class degree in architecture or an associated design discipline from a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.

Application deadline

30 June 2023 for 2023 entry

Highlights

→ Develop an advanced knowledge of digital design theory and architecture with leading academics

→ Be mentored throughout the year by an academic with expertise in your chosen area of research

→ Bolster your expertise with taught modules from other Master’s programmes at The Bartlett as well as the school’s rich schedule of lectures and seminars.

About the programme

This programme explores the history, theory and criticism of computational design and fabrication. It offers a hybrid pedagogical format, where students’ research and experimentation are informed by the culture of the design community, alongside leading contemporary scholarship in the arts and humanities.

Students have the opportunity to gain an advanced understanding of the history and theory of computation and architecture, defining new ways to understand the history of computational design and contemporary architectural design.

Candidates are advised that this history and theory programme does not include studio-based design classes.

Careers

Although it is likely that students might be considering a PhD in the field, this course equips graduates with knowledge of contemporary digital theory and the ability to conduct in-depth research that may be applicable to a range of careers.

Contact

Admissions enquiries: bartlett-pgr-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Programme Directors: Mario Carpo m.carpo@ucl.ac.uk Frédéric Migayrou f.migayrou@ucl.ac.uk

Previous: ‘CSD’by Oliver Ledzema Gallegos and Ian Tu. Right: The Bartlett Architecture & Historic Urban Environments Show.

“Digital tools for design and fabrication are inspiring contemporary architecture, reshaping the global construction industry, and upending the definition and roles of the design professions as we have known them.”

Architecture & Historic

Urban Environments MA

Pioneer a critical and practical approach, and consider sustainable creative interventions for historic urban environments at all scales

Programme Director

Professor Edward Denison

Duration

Full time – one year

Flexible – two to five years

Entry requirements

→ Typically a minimum of a second-class degree from a UK university in an appropriate subject or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard

→ Candidates will be asked to submit a portfolio of their design work, once their application has been submitted.

Application deadline

31 March 2023 for 2023 entry

Highlights

→ Work with a team of outstanding designers, researchers and historians to develop creative and restorative approaches to historic urban environments

→ Develop skills in urban surveying, recording and mapping to inform your design vision, informed by guest lectures and field trips to world-renowned sites

→ Become an advocate of positive change through your own creative practice, concluding in the exhibition of your work at The Autumn Show.

About the programme

This degree engages critically and practically with historic urban environments, which, as repositories of our collective pasts, hold the keys to our sustainable future. Treating the past as a source of inspiration for new creative interventions, the course pioneers innovative and critical design approaches to reinterpret and reimagine historic urban environments at all scales and through different media.

Students examine cities from around the world, beginning with London. Working alongside leading practitioners, historians and researchers, students learn from experts, such as The Survey of London team, the processes of urban surveying, recording, mapping and analysis alongside urban strategies and key issues concerning cultural heritage and sustainable development.

By developing a robust theoretical and practical understanding of sites, students have the opportunity to develop their own design practice, thinking critically about how historic urban environments embody past inequities and yet can be generators of new ideas and sustainable futures.

Careers

Graduates are equipped with both the expertise and practical skills to engage with and shape historic urban environments around the world, whether through critical research or practical and creative interventions. Recent graduate destinations have included architectural, urban design and landscape practices, public and non-governmental institutions, and further studies.

Contact

Admissions enquiries: bartlett.pgtbsa-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Programme Director: Professor Edward Denison e.denison@ucl.ac.uk

Francisca Pimentel, Architecture & Historic Urban Environments graduate 2021

Previous: ‘Eritrean Orthodox Christians Praying Outside St Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral’ by Edward Denison. Top right: ‘Decolonising the Modern Wastescape’ by Francisca Pimentel Fuentes. Bottom right: ‘Re(-)Covered Sights of Belonging’ by Rasha Saffarini.

“The theoretical and practical methodology of this programme, as well as the weekly discussion of contemporary issues, provided me with a refreshing and critical approach to rethinking heritage practice, addressing hegemonic power relations and the climate crisis that compromises our historic environments today.”

Bio-Integrated Design MArch / MSc

Combine

Programme Directors

Professsor Marcos Cruz and Dr Brenda Parker (MSc only)

Duration

Full time – two years

Flexible – up to five years

Entry requirements

→ Typically a minimum of a secondclass degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard

→ Candidates will be asked to submit a portfolio of their design work, once their application has been submitted.

Application deadline

31 March 2023 for 2023 entry

Highlights

→ Work with an interdisciplinary team of scientists and designers to establish new forms of design

→ Design innovative bio-integrated systems with a variety of applications

→ Develop an advanced knowledge of technologies and working methods, which may include digital simulations, synthetic biology and biotechnology, and digital fabrication.

About the programme

Our habitat today is being fundamentally shaped by revolutions in biotechnology, computation and climate change. Bio-integrated design takes these revolutions as the foundation for developing sophisticated design solutions to shape the future of the built environment.

scientific methods with design experimentation to develop and prototype innovative bio-integrated systems

Taught jointly by The Bartlett School of Architecture and UCL’s Biochemical Engineering Department, the programme combines scientific methods with design experimentation, seeking new modes of simulation and production, and exploring how advances in the fields of biotechnology, synthetic biology and material science are changing architectural design.

Two distinct bio-integrated design programmes are available: an MArch degree and an MSc degree. Applicants should choose which to apply for depending on whether they seek to specialise in scientific or architectural outputs.

Careers

Students are empowered to engage with processes where design and engineering make a direct contribution to quality of life. With advanced skills in scientific research and/or design, graduates will be uniquely prepared for a broad scope of jobs, whether in academia or industry.

Contact

Admissions enquiries: bartlett.pgtbsa-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Programme Directors: Professor Marcos Cruz m.cruz@ucl.ac.uk Dr Brenda Parker brenda.parker@ucl.ac.uk

Previous: ‘Building Green Cities with Poikilohydric Living Walls’ led by Professor Marcos Cruz. Photo by Sarah Lever. Top right: ‘Prime Mover’ by Erfan Pour Ahmad, Tairan (Aurora) Li and Ian Robinson. Bottom right: ‘Voltio’ by Julian Rodriguez Jirau.

“Working simultaneously in a lab and in a studio, we are able to design systems and materials from the terrestrial to the microbial scale.”

Cinematic & Videogame Architecture MArch

Study at the convergence of architecture, film and videogames to develop radical time-based, immersive and interactive design projects

Programme Directors

Penelope Haralambidou and Luke Pearson

Duration

Full time – 15 months

Part time – 30 months

Flexible – two to five years

Entry requirements

→ Typically a minimum of a second-class UK degree in an appropriate subject or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard or significant relevant industry experience (7+ years of employment )

→ Candidates will be asked to submit a design/creative work portfolio

→ Offers will be subject to an interview.

Application deadline

30 Jun 2023 for 2023 entry

Highlights

→ Learn from internationally renowned experts in cutting-edge cinematic, animation and videogame technologies

→ Study at UCL’s new campus, UCL East, and make use of brand-new, state-ofthe-art facilities with shared specialist media and workshop spaces

→ Engage with theoretical concepts through lectures and introductory design projects, supported by digital skills modules.

About the programme

By employing innovative architectural design methods, students on the first programme of this kind in the UK will critically situate their work in relation to new developments in time-based digital technologies and the way these are shaping our culture, identity and politics.

The programme is founded on a strong and experimental practice-led studio element, where practical learning is supported by robust theoretical research. This crossdisciplinary approach allows students to test ideas and invent new research methods, leading to the production of architectural design projects that are developed and realised through films, videogames and hybrid digital/physical environments.

Students will gain technical skills and explore time-based storytelling and interactive media as new platforms for engaging with the design and production of space from the domestic to the urban.

Careers

Students will be equipped to become leaders in new and emerging architectural design fields. Graduates will possess knowledge highly appropriate for careers in architectural design and visualisation, film and videogame industries, immersive environments and VR/AR development.

Contact

Admissions enquiries: bartlett.pgtbsa-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Programme Directors: Professor Penelope Haralambidou p.haralambidou@ucl.ac.uk Dr Luke Pearson luke.pearson@ucl.ac.uk

Previous: ‘A New New Town’ by Enoch Liang, PG24, Architecture MArch student, 2021, Opposite: ‘DeFi City’ by Wenbo Di, Angyi Li, Yutong Wu, Kerun Yu, RC12, Urban Design MArch students, 2022.

“Students explore creative solutions that will help shape our increasingly hybrid physical/digital world.”

Professor Penelope Haralambidou and Dr Luke Pearson

Design for Manufacture MArch

Research, design and prototype innovative design solutions for manufacturing

Programme Director

Professor Peter Scully

Duration

Full time – 15 months

Part time – 30 months

Flexible – two to five years

Entry requirements

→ Typically a minimum of a second-class UK degree in an appropriate subject or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard

→ Candidates will be asked to submit a portfolio of their design work, once their application has been submitted

→ Candidates without a degree but with extensive experience in the field may also be considered.

Application deadline

31 March 2023 for 2023 entry

Highlights

→ Develop, learn and innovate using advanced manufacturing processes

→ Work collaboratively to design and prototype elements, such as furniture systems, structures and enclosures

→ Advance your skills with B-made, The Bartlett Manufacturing and Design Exchange, our state-of-the-art fabrication resource staffed by experts in craft, making, manufacturing and robotics.

About the programme

The manufacturing industry is changing fast. With advanced design and engineering tools demanding highly skilled graduates, and rising expectations of quality and regulation, an elite workforce is needed, with cutting-edge expertise and hands-on experience.

This programme prepares a new professional workforce of highly skilled, creative and adaptable experts, with tacit and explicit knowledge in design, engineering, material behaviour, analogue and digital craft, and advanced systems operations.

This programme is taught at the school’s state-of-the-art facilities at Here East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, an interdisciplinary space shared between UCL’s Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment and Faculty of Engineering Sciences.

Careers

Graduates are equipped to progress to further study and teaching, or to roles in design and the built environment with some of the world’s leading architecture, engineering and construction companies.

Contact

Admissions enquiries: bartlett-pgt-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Programme Director: Professor Peter Scully p.scully@ucl.ac.uk

Previous: ‘Viscous Catenary’ by Malgorzats (Gosia) Pawlowska. Photo by Sarah Lever. Top right: ‘PTP’ by Yu Chieh (Victor) Lin and Marilena Papandreou emerging from the workshop at Here East. Bottom right: ‘Reflective Geometries’ by Mariana Dolores & Sara Zaidan. Photo by Sarah Lever.

“This course presents the opportunity to progress building design, rethinking production as part of the creative process.”

Robert Stuart-Smith, architect, designer, researcher

Design for Performance & Interaction MArch

Design and build spaces to be experienced through performance and interaction

Programme Directors

Dr Ruairi Glynn and Dr Fiona Zisch

Duration

Full time – 15 months

Part time – 30 months

Flexible – two to five years

Entry requirements

→ Typically a minimum of a second-class UK degree in an appropriate subject or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard

→ Candidates will be asked to submit a portfolio of their design work, once their application has been submitted

→ Candidates without a degree but with extensive experience in the field will also be considered.

Application deadline

31 March 2023 for 2023 entry

Highlights

→ Develop advanced practical knowledge about designing performances and interactive experiences, based on interdisciplinary theories

→ Work with practitioners and researchers in cutting-edge facilities

→ Exhibit your work in a public exhibition in London.

About the programme

What happens when we design not in three dimensions but four? This radical course teaches students to understand and design performances and interactive experiences.

Students develop an advanced understanding of the principles and skills of design for performance and interaction in relation to interdisciplinary theories taken from performing arts, digital media, spatial interaction, cybernetics, neuroscience, psychology and aesthetics.

Structured to offer the widest scope for creativity, the course facilitates and empowers students to find their own unique design vision, emphasising prototyping, from interactive objects to staged events and performance architecture.

The programme is taught at The Bartlett’s cutting-edge facilities at Here East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – a space renowned for cross-disciplinary and performative design and research.

Careers

This course prepares graduates for careers influencing, changing and leading in the creation of spaces and systems for performance and interaction in the 21st century.

Contact Admissions enquiries: bartlett.pgtbsa-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Programme Directors: Dr Ruairi Glynn r.glynn@ucl.ac.uk Dr Fiona Zisch fiona.zisch@ucl.ac.uk

Previous and top right: ‘Lumina’ by Claudia Cortes Herrera and Danniella Vizcarra Barra. Bottom right: ‘CuGo’ by Peng Gao and Kongpyung Moon.

“This programme provides students with amazing opportunities to exhibit work internationally and enables graduates to develop breadth and depth of technical skills and design thinking, to become the practitioners of tomorrow.”

Henderson,

Landscape Architecture MA / MLA

Progress towards a career as a Landscape Architect, developing strategic thinking and creative designs

Programme Directors

Professor Laura Allen and

Professor Mark Smout

Duration

MLA: Full time – two years

MA: Full time – one year

Entry requirements

→ For the MLA degree: typically a minimum of a second-class degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard

→ The MA degree is open to students with a UK degree in landscape architecture or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. On occasion, it is also open to graduates of other degrees who can demonstrate comparable abilities

→ Candidates will be asked to submit a portfolio of their design work, once their application has been submitted.

Application deadline

31 March 2023 for 2023 entry

Highlights

→ Work with a team of landscape architects, researchers and built environment professionals to inform your creative design practices

→ Develop a detailed knowledge and understanding of the potential of the landscape architecture profession

→ Learn in the school’s unique studio culture, and showcase your work in The Autumn Show.

About the programme Landscape architecture is a creative and reflective discipline looking at interventions in the landscape through imaginative design, strategic thinking and technical knowledge. Landscape architects shape the future of cities and rural environments alike.

With design-led teaching and learning, this programme equips students to progress towards a career as a landscape architect. Students work to put their theories into practice from week one, researching through speculative design.

Landscape architecture is available to study as an MLA (Master of Landscape Architecture) conversion course or MA degree, depending on whether students have an undergraduate degree accredited by the Landscape Institute or one in another discipline.

Careers

These programmes prepare students to become leaders in the field of landscape architecture. Both degrees are professionally accredited by the Landscape Institute (LI).

Contact Admissions enquiries: bartlett.pgtbsa-admissions@ucl.ac.uk

Programme Directors: Professor Laura Allen l.allen@ucl.ac.uk Professor Mark Smout m.smout@ucl.ac.uk

Previous: ‘Rebuilt to Collapse’ by Sheetal Muralidhara. Top right: ‘Food Forest in Gibellina Nuova’ by Youngjin Jun. Bottom right: ‘Chemical Topographies’ by Haoming Tang.

“Landscape architecture can change the way we experience and think about our environment.”

Professor Laura Allen

Situated Practice MA

Explore and research the connections between architecture, the creative arts and other disciplines

Duration

Full time – 15 months

Part time – 30 months

Flexible – two to five years

Entry requirements

→ Typically a minimum of an upper second-class UK degree in an appropriate subject or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard

→ Candidates will be asked to submit a portfolio of their design work, once their application has been submitted.

Application deadline

31 March 2023 for 2023 entry

Highlights

→ Develop an advanced understanding of situated practice, both theoretical and practical

→ Enjoy an invigorating interdisciplinary environment, which brings students and practitioners together from a wide range of artistic and technical backgrounds

→ Learn in state-of-the-art facilities at Here East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and have the opportunity to exhibit your work before graduation.

About the programme

Contemporary culture doesn’t fit neatly into a box. The overlap between practices, methods and approaches from the fields of architecture, art and design is the fast-evolving terrain of this programme, which examines how architecture crosspollinates with other creative arts.

Students learn about spatial theories and practices in art, architecture, performance, urbanism and writing, develop a robust understanding of research methods in art and design practice-led research and create their own site-related projects –from physical installations and digital interventions to site writings.

Working with practitioners and researchers from The Bartlett, alongside affiliated centres and institutions, the programme empowers students to pioneer new forms of hybrid practice between art and architecture.

Careers

As well as preparing graduates for further research, the programme provides the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills across an impressive cultural spectrum, equipping graduates for careers in practices that engage with the transformation of spaces and generate public engagement.

Contact Admissions enquiries: bartlett.pgtbsa-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Programme Director: James O’Leary j.o’leary@ucl.ac.uk

Previous: ‘Il Balcone’ by Valeria Muteri. Top right: ‘Landscapes of Ladino I’ by Anastasia Perahia Dede. Bottom right: ‘The Emancipated Hill –Northala Fields, UK’ by Luofei Dong, 2019. Photo by Jan Kattein.

“This course has allowed me to address emerging cultural, social and political issues in relation to spatial theories and practices in art, architecture and writing.”

Fanqi Zhou, Situated Practice student, 2020

Space Syntax: Architecture & Cities MSc / MRes

Analyse architectural and urban systems and explore how cities can be designed better for the people who inhabit them

Programme Director

Professor Kayvan Karimi

Duration

Full time – one year

Part time – two years

Flexible – two to five years

Entry requirements

→ For the MSc degree, typically a minimum of a second-class degree or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard

→ For the MRes degree, typically a minimum of an upper secondclass degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.

Application deadline

MSc: 31 March 2023 for 2023 entry

MRes: 30 June 2023 for 2023 entry

Highlights

→ Learn about the theories, methods and techniques of Space Syntax, at the institute where the methodology was founded

→ Analyse architectural and urban systems, determine their roles in creating a better society and inform design processes

→ Apply theoretical and analytical frameworks to practical case studies.

About the programme

How can buildings and cities be designed in direct relation to people? Developed and taught by UCL’s internationally renowned Space Syntax Laboratory, this course investigates architecture and urban design as instruments in the development of society.

Space Syntax: Architecture & Cities MSc / MRes

Students are equipped with theoretical and practical knowledge about spatial, physical and human systems within the built environment, enabling them to conduct their own in-depth research and analysis. Students work with leaders in the field to analyse patterns of space inhabited by individuals, communities and organisations.

This course explores the fields of architecture and urbanism to create a greater knowledge of how complex architectural and urban systems work and how spaces can be planned, designed and manufactured to create a better society.

Careers

Graduates are prepared to go into practice or further research, having gained an unrivalled understanding of evidenceinformed and research-based design. Previous graduate destinations have included Foster + Partners, Zaha Hadid Architects and Aecom, as well as research institutes and universities such as ETH Zurich, Tsinghua and UCL.

Contact

Admissions enquiries for MSci: bartlett.pgtbsa-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Admissions enquiries for MRes: bartlett-pgr-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Programme Director: Dr Kayvan Karimi k.karimi@ucl.ac.uk

Previous: ‘From Urban Street to Urban Spine: Blackfriars Bridge’ by Gustavo Maldonado, Tina Samie, Julija Maksimova, Saskia Collado, Youngyun Ju. Top right: ‘The Future of Innovative Workplaces’. A socio-spatial investigation of interaction patterns in accelerator and incubator workplaces by Hoda Hajo. Bottom right: ‘A Spatial Network Approach to the Emergence of the Urban Centres and its Relation with Building Typology’ by Youngyun Ju.

“Taught by an extraordinary group of professors, the programme allowed me to deepen my practical and theoretical knowledge of spatial analysis, human movement, urban networks and design theories.”

Urban Design MArch

Programme Director

Duration

Full time – one year, taught over 12 months

Entry requirements

→ Typically a minimum of a secondclass degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard

→ Candidates will be asked to submit a portfolio of their design work once their application has been submitted.

Application deadline

31 March 2023 for 2023 entry

Highlights

→ Develop an advanced practical understanding of design-based speculative research for the urban environment

→ Work with internationally renowned experts in cutting-edge design and fabrication

→ Exhibit your work in our annual B-Pro Show.

About the programme

Urban design is the study of cities, their form and nature, as well as the complexities of increasing global urbanisation. This programme brings together designers and thinkers from across the world for design-led research into the challenges of urban living. Students explore new ideas for the city through the development of design experiments, which speak to the most pressing contemporary issues, such as climate change and the role of digital technologies.

Develop an advanced understanding of the form and nature of cities, researching design solutions for better built environments

Students are encouraged to pursue an experimental, research-driven approach which combines design techniques, theoretical investigations, and digital skills, using specialist tools and technology. They develop an awareness of computation as both a condition shaping our culture, and a powerful paradigm for generating design proposals.

The programme culminates in the annual B-Pro Show – an exhibition of student work, attracting thousands of visitors.

Careers

Having built up specialist expertise in urban design, graduates from this programme enjoy a reputation as forward thinkers in cities around the world. Recent graduate destinations have included design agencies and architectural practices as well as further research.

Contact

Admissions enquiries: bartlett.pgtbsa-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Programme Director: Roberto Bottazzi roberto.bottazzi@ucl.ac.uk

Previous: ‘Biocoenosis Nest’ by Oscar Adrian Villarreal Viera. Right: ‘Symbiocity’ by Siming Chen, Yetong Jin, Yuxin Liu and Xinyue Shou.

“The degree allowed me to engage with advanced ideas and technologies in urban design and I’ve become more confident in both academic and practical skills.”

Sheghaf Abo Saleh, Urban Design student, 2018

Advanced Architectural Research PG Cert

study or research in practice

Programme Director

Professor Nat Chard

Duration

Mixed mode of study, combining distance learning with some attendance at UCL. This is a 24-month modular/ flexible programme starting in September. Students may submit after three, 12 or 24 months.

Entry requirements

→ The normal minimum qualifications are a Master’s degree in architecture from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, or an equivalent professional architecture or design qualification.

Application deadline

31 March 2023 for 2023 entry

Highlights

→ Develop an advanced practical understanding of design-based speculative research for the urban environment

→ Work with internationally renowned experts in cutting-edge design and fabrication

→ Exhibit your work in our annual B-Pro Show.

About the programme

In architecture, research and practice go hand in hand, with ground-breaking design inspiring great research and vice versa. This three-month programme allows students to develop their own research and/or design to an advanced level, ready to push new boundaries and change normalised modes of working either in academia or industry. Many students on this programme work with their tutors to clarify a PhD proposal.

Develop your own architectural research to an advanced level, in preparation for PhD

Students are allocated an individual  tutor who works with them to define an appropriate mode of research and submission. Students are encouraged to attend open lectures and ‘crits’ at The Bartlett, and enjoy full use of the faculty’s workshop, computer clusters and library.

Careers

Having built up specialist expertise in urban design, graduates from this programme enjoy a reputation as forward thinkers in cities around the world. Recent graduate destinations have included design agencies and architectural practices as well as further research.

Contact Admissions enquiries: bartlett.pgclerk@ucl.ac.uk Programme Director: Nat Chard n.chard@ucl.ac.uk

Previous: Studio life at 22 Gordon Street, Bloomsbury. Right: Students at The B-Pro Show 2019.

“The programme was a key first step for me to begin to establish an academic and research career. It gave me the time and space to develop ideas from my Master’s thesis.”

Sam McElhinney, Director of Architecture, Canterbury School of Architecture

o w t o Apply

How to Apply

We welcome applications from all over the world from students who want to gain a Master’s degree to change the world around them and understand the built environment in new ways.

All applications to study one of The Bartlett School of Architecture’s graduate programmes are made directly to UCL. For some programmes, you will receive a request for a portfolio from our admissions team after submitting your application. Check the entry requirements detailed in this booklet and if you’re unsure, get in touch with the programme contact.

Decide which programme you would like to study

This booklet is just the start. Visit our website, and explore full details of current modules, units and research clusters for your programme of interest. You can also join us for an open day or take a look at our schedule of public events.

→ Remember, you can only apply for a maximum of two graduate programmes at The Bartlett School of Architecture.

Make sure you understand the entry requirements and that you’ve already met them or are likely to Entry requirements are different for each of our programmes. In this booklet we have detailed the normal or typical entry requirements, but you can find the full details online. You may also need to find out which qualifications UCL accepts from other countries and check UCL’s English Language proficiency requirements. Tier 4

Student Visa Holders must meet the English Language requirements of their offer no later than 23 June 2023.

Check application deadlines

Our 2023 deadlines are detailed in this booklet and you can double-check them online. We would advise submitting your application as early as possible, as the admissions process can take several months and we make offers on a rolling basis. Our programmes are also over subscribed and competition is high, so the earlier we receive your application, the better.

Submit your application online

Visit www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/apply to apply. You’ll need to supply the details of two referees who are able to comment on your suitability for the programme for which you are applying. A transcript of results is also required with a certified translation in English if necessary.

If the programme you’ve applied to requests a portfolio, you’ll be emailed after you’ve submitted your application. Do not send your design work until requested. If needed, please upload an English Language certificate if you have one; however this can also be sent at a later stage.

Await a decision

You will be able to track the progress of your application via the UCL Applicant Portal. An email will be sent to you telling you how to log in to the applicant portal page once you have submitted your form.

→ Tier 4/Student visa holders are required to meet the English language proficiency of their offer no later than 23 June 2023, in order to allow sufficient time to obtain a CAS number and visa.

Visiting Us

We run a dynamic programme of events, lectures and exhibitions throughout the year, many of which are open to the public and of interest to prospective students.

Open Days

This year, the school will be running in-person and virtual events for prospective students as part of UCL’s Open Day Series. Visit our website for announcements and full details.

Events

In 2023–24, we are running many public events, both in person and online, including our International Lecture Series. Check our website to find out the latest events we have planned; almost all of which are free.

Exhibitions

Each summer, autumn and winter we host major exhibitions of architectural student work, which attract thousands of visitors a year. In 2020, The Bartlett launched a new and innovative online space for its exhibitions, including The Summer Show, The B-Pro Show, The Autumn Show and The Fifteen Show. Visitors can experience our student work in a new way by visiting www.bartlettarchucl.com. Our shows are an excellent way to discover more about the school’s unique philosophy and personality.

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Disclaimer

The information in this booklet is intended as a general guide to the programmes offered at The Bartlett School of Architecture. Although the information provided is believed to be correct at the time of publication, the school reserves the right to make changes to the content or delivery of programmes or the facilities and resources which support them.

For the most up-to-date information, please visit UCL’s online graduate prospectus –www.ucl.ac.uk/graduate