Architecture and Landscape Architecture MArch

Program Overview

This MArch program combines architecture and landscape architecture, equipping students with both design and research skills. Students engage in themed design studios, explore environmental and cultural issues, and gain practical experience through real-life projects. The program is accredited by RIBA and LI, providing graduates with professional recognition. It emphasizes the social and environmental impact of architecture and fosters a studio culture that encourages collaboration and critical thinking.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This course is a unique opportunity to qualify as both an architect and a landscape architect. It’s open to students with previous combined or separate degrees in both Architecture and Landscape Architecture. The degree is RIBA Part 2 and LI accredited and is prescribed by the ARB. Your study focuses on a range of themed, design-based studios dedicated to specific areas of practice or research. There are compulsory modules in landscape architecture, humanities, management, building and plant sciences, and an integrated architecture and landscape architecture project. You’ll also have the opportunity to work with local or regional groups on a real-life challenge through our Live Projects programme.

Outline:

The program is structured around a series of design studios, with different tutors setting agendas and projects that encompass a diverse range of themes. Specific projects vary on an annual basis, but are chosen to develop students' skills in design, along with an integrated understanding of technological, environmental and cultural issues. The different studios each have their own teaching patterns and assessment methods.

First Year Core Modules:

• Design 1: This module is the first of 4 sequential modules that make up the course of studio based design projects that form the core of the MArch course.
15 credits.
• Design 2: This module is the second of 4 sequential modules that make up the course of studio based design projects that form the core of the MArch course.
30 credits.
• Architectural Research Methods: This module is an introduction to a broad range of research methods in architecture.
It is specifically designed to meet the needs of students in a department of architecture that encourages an interdisciplinary, integrated and ethical approach to research. 10 credits.
• Environment and Technology 1: This course in environmental design technologies and techniques developed around a sustainable framework.
10 credits. 10 credits.
• Landscape Professional Practice: This module covers three core areas relating to landscape architecture practice: Professional Practice, Environmental Law and Planning, and Landscape Contracts.
10 credits.
• Design Research Study: This module provides an opportunity to engage in autonomous study and research of a chosen area, informed by appropriate theoretical framework.
15 credits.
• Urban Futures: This module speculates on the future of urban landscapes, examining the processes that underpin changes in the nature, materiality and experience of this growing area of landscape practice.
20 credits.

Second Year Core Modules:

• Design 3: This module is the third of 4 sequential modules that make up the course of studio based design projects that form the core of the MArch course.
15 credits.
• Live Project 2: This is a core module for 6th Year MArch students, MArch Collaborative Practice and MALA students.
Students work in Live Project groups with a range of clients including local community groups, charities, health organisations and regional authorities. 15 credits.
• Design Manifesto: This is a part of the Y6 thesis project and is integral to the development of Y6 studio design work.
15 credits.
• Environment and Technology 2: This module is a course of advanced construction, environmental design and technology.
15 credits.
• Management and Practice 2: This module is designed through comparative analysis in a seminar and a workshop format, and will focus on innovative building procurement and project funding.
15 credits.
• Special Project: This project aims to test your readiness to enter the Landscape and Architecture profession.
45 credits.

Assessment:

Programmes run by specialist staff link together lectures, studio work and research.

Other:

We believe in architecture that makes a difference. We know that it has the potential to improve the lives of those who inhabit and use it. Through our internationally-acclaimed teaching and research, we explore the social, spatial and environmental implications of architecture. As a Sheffield student, you will engage with real issues affecting the built environment. We encourage you to explore ideas and collaborate with other students. Sheffield is the perfect place to develop your personality as a designer. We provide a balance of theory, design work and professional experience. We have a strong design studio culture. The studio acts as a laboratory for trialling your creative and critical ideas, and for developing fundamental architectural skills. You'll share ideas during group tutorials and review other students' work. This encourages you to express your own opinion and to value the opinions of others, as you begin to develop your personality as a designer.

Home (2024 annual fee) : £9,250 Overseas (2024 annual fee) : £29,110