Year One

Year 1 Architectural Design Studio Module

Year 1 is a foundation and qualifying year for both Architecture (BArch) and Architecture and Environmental Design (MEng) students. It is a studio based year-long module within which the fundamental principles of architectural design are taught, tested and developed through a series of design projects. 

The year is divided into five units, each unit having a full-time Unit Leader assisted by visiting practitioners and Masters students. 

Studio comprises five stages of skill building exercises, design projects and portfolio assessments. In addition to learning the fundamental principles of creating a building that responds to a specific client and a given site, students also learn to communicate their design intentions effectively through drawings, models and verbal presentations and integrate and test knowledge learnt in the taught modules Environmental Design, Humanities, Tectonics, and IDA.