Program Overview

Design and Creative Practice 3 (BARC0107)

Key Information

• Faculty: UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment
• Teaching department: Bartlett School of Architecture
• Credit value: 30
• Restrictions: For students not enrolled upon the BSc AIS programme, please contact the programme administrator to organise a Portfolio interview with the module tutors. Meetings are expected to take place at the start of term 1.

Alternative Credit Options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

Design and Creative Practice Year 3 is driven by an interest in interdisciplinary research-based practice that looks outside of the institution and promotes public facing, socially engaged projects. Throughout the year, students explore and experiment with strategies for creating projects that are sustainable within a wide cultural context, whilst collectively exploring a theme relating to architecture and the built environment.

In line with the ethos of Architectural and Interdisciplinary Studies, in which students have the opportunity to tailor their educational experience by selecting their own modules, we encourage students to take the lead. Projects are developed through collaboration and conversation within the peer group and with the guidance and direction of the tutors. Due to the broad range of research topics and multiple disciplines explored in the module, we aim to invite external practitioners with specific skills or areas of expertise to contribute to the group discussions through a series of workshops, screenings, and talks.

The module starts in term 1 with a series of short projects that are often carried out in pairs or larger groups. Building on the outcomes of these initial projects, students then have the opportunity to develop their own brief in response to a specific strand of research initiated in term 1.

Module Deliveries for 2026/27 Academic Year

• Intended teaching term: Academic year (terms 1, 2, and 3)
• Level: Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)

Teaching and Assessment

• Mode of study: In person
• Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework
• Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other Information

• Number of students on module in previous year: 17
• Module leader: Mr Freddy Tuppen

Last Updated

This module description was last updated on 10th March 2026.