The Bartlett School of Architecture Graduate Guide 2024-25 by The Bartlett School of Architecture UCL

Graduate Guide 2024–25

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Architectural Design MArch Architectural History MA Architecture MArch (ARB/RIBA Part 2) Architecture & Historic Urban Environments MA Bio-Integrated Design MArch / MSc Cinematic and Videogame Architecture MArch Design for Manufacture MArch Design for Performance & Interaction MArch Landscape Architecture MA / MLA Situated Practice MA Space Syntax: Architecture & Cities MSc / MRes Urban Design MArch

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Introduction

We’re a world-renowned architecture school with a long tradition of innovation and creativity. Our name stands for provocative ideas, boundary-pushing research and leading graduates. The Bartlett is part of UCL, a top-ranking university for both teaching and research, where architecture has been taught since 1841.

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We are consistently placed at the top of the QS World University Subject Rankings. In 2023, The Bartlett faculty ranked #1 in the world for Architecture and the Built Environment, and we remained #1 in the UK for the ninth year running. The school also has more RIBA medal winners amongst its graduates than any other institution.

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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 newly opened UCL East – a brand new facility, also at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, that is 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.

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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Boundary-pushing lectures The Bartlett School of Architecture curates CRUNCH, a weekly research-driven and practice-led programme of panel discussions. 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.

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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.” Professor Amy Kulper, Director of The Bartlett School of Architecture

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

Programme Director Philippe Morel Duration Full time – one year, taught over 12 months Part time – two years Flexible – two to five years Entry requirements → Typically a minimum of a second-class degree or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard → Candidates are expected to have basic computing experience. Application deadline 5 April 2024 for 2024 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 students develop the depth of understanding needed to exploit computation to create innovative architectural solutions for the future.

Architectural Computation MSc

Students are taught programming skills alongside advanced theory. They work in research clusters to undertake studiobased research in their chosen area of the discipline. Practice modules allow students to develop their personal interests within a range of themes, such as technologies of interaction (augmented reality and virtual reality), cybernetics, physics simulations, AI, automation and robotics manufacturing including 3D printing. 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: bartlett.pgtbsa-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Programme Director: Philippe Morel p.morel@ucl.ac.uk

“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

Previous: ‘Dwelling Configurator’ by Rishabh Lunkad, Tommaso Pardini, Fernando Rey Vidal and Julius Uberall. Top right: ‘Work Incubator’ by Yu Chen, Kaiyu Shi, Shengzhan Xu and Tianxiaoyang Zong. Bottom right: ‘Passive solar blossom’ by Yudi Cui.

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

Programme Directors Gilles Retsin and Tyson Hosmer 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 are required to submit a portfolio of their design work. Application deadline 5 April 2024 for 2024 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.

Architectural Design MArch

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

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

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 History MA Take a rigorous historical, theoretical and critical approach to architecture

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.

Programme Director Professor Barbara Penner 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 5 April 2024 for 2024 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.

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 primary leader in its field.

Architectural History MA

Careers Graduates from this course have gone on to be awarded funded PhDs at leading universities including UCL, ETH Zurich and Harvard, and to gain academic positions in the UK, EU and Overseas. 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 Co-Director: Dr. Robin Wilson r.wilson@ucl.ac.uk

“In a discipline as wide-ranging as architecture, this programme draws upon all manner of cultural and spatial practice, with a student cohort from diverse backgrounds. While it is at times unnerving to study in a field that is so variable, it is exactly this quality which made the teaching and seminars so dynamic and farreaching, and gave the work we each achieved a genuine sense of purpose.” Jon Astbury, Assistant Curator, Barbican Centre and Architectural History alumnus

Previous: Students on a field-trip in the New Town of Edinburgh. Photo by R. Wilson. Top right: Middle East Centre (Zaha Hadid Architects) at St Anthony’s College, Oxford. Photo by R. Wilson. Bottom right: Hong Kong. Photo by I. Borden.

Architecture MArch (ARB/RIBA Part 2)

Professionally Accredited

Explore the complexities of what architecture is and what it could be, while developing the core skills of an architect Application deadline 23 February 2024 for 2024 entry

Programme Directors Dr Kostas Grigoriadis and Matthew Butcher 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 are required to submit a portfolio of their design work → You are expected to have at least one year of professional work experience taken after completing your undergraduate degree.

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.

Architecture MArch (ARB/RIBA Part 2)

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 Cross Unit events 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 Matthew Butcher m.butcher@ucl.ac.uk

“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.” Finbar Charleson, Architecture student

Previous: ‘A Paper Architecture for Messy Hybrids’ by Kai McLaughlin. Top right: ‘Silvertown Battery Park’ by Chia-Yi Chou. Bottom right: Kowloon Reimagined: ‘Bridging Hong Kong’s Past and Future’ by Anthony Tai.

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 Jane Wong 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 are required to submit a portfolio of their design work. Application deadline 5 April 2024 for 2024 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.

Architecture & Historic Urban Environments MA

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: Jane Wong jane.wong@ucl.ac.uk

“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.” Francisca Pimentel, Architecture & Historic Urban Environments graduate 2021

Previous: ‘A ‘Scattered’ Home for Beijing’s Migrant Cleaners’ by Yanping (Pyper) He. Top right: ‘Towards a National Archive of the Built Environment’ by Layla Hasan. Bottom right: ‘Clothing London’s Early Victorian Terraces for Climate Emergency’ by Muyun Qiu.

Bio-Integrated Design MArch / MSc Combine scientific methods with design experimentation to develop and prototype innovative bio-integrated systems

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 are required to submit a portfolio of their design work. Application deadline 5 April 2024 for 2024 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.

Bio-Integrated Design MArch / MSc

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

“Working simultaneously in a lab and in a studio, we are able to design systems and materials from the terrestrial to the microbial scale.” Timothy Ryan, Bio-Integrated Design student, 2019

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.

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 – 12 months Part time – 24 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 are required to submit a portfolio of their design work. → Oﬀers will be subject to an interview. Application deadline 5 April 2024 for 2024 entry

Highlights → Learn from internationally renowned experts in cutting-edge cinematic, animation and videogame technologies → Study at UCL East, and make use of brand-new, state-of-the-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.

Cinematic & Videogame Architecture MArch

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

“Students explore creative solutions that will help shape our increasingly hybrid physical/digital world.” Professor Penelope Haralambidou and Dr Luke Pearson, Programme Directors, 2022

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.

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 are required to submit a portfolio of their design work → Candidates without a degree but with extensive experience in the field may also be considered. Application deadline 5 April 2024 for 2024 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.

Design for Manufacture MArch

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.

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.

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.

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

“This course presents the opportunity to progress building design, rethinking production as part of the creative process.” Robert Stuart-Smith, architect, designer, researcher

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.

Design for Performance & Interaction MArch Design and build spaces to be experienced through performance and interaction

Programme Directors 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 are required to submit a portfolio of their design work → Candidates without a degree but with extensive experience in the field will also be considered. Application deadline 5 April 2024 for 2024 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.

Design for Performance & Interaction MArch

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.

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.

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.

Contact Admissions enquiries: bartlett.pgtbsa-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Programme Director: Dr Fiona Zisch fiona.zisch@ucl.ac.uk

“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.” Stephen Henderson, Design for Performance & Interaction MArch student

Previous: ‘Syn_’ by Courtney Klein, Tsai-Chi (Kiki) Lin and YiFei (Evelynn) Zhang. Top right: ‘Boundary’ by Pei Shan Lin, Jungmin Bang and Yiming Gong. Bottom right: ‘Sisyphus’ by Kachi Chan.

Landscape Architecture MA / MLA

Professionally Accredited

Progress towards a career as a Landscape Architect, developing strategic thinking and creative designs Programme Directors Professor Laura Allen and Professor Mark Smout

Application deadline 5 April 2024 for 2024 entry

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. Applicants must also have completed their previous degree and be undertaking a year in a professional development practice → Candidates are required to submit a portfolio of their design work. Oﬀers will be subject to an interview.

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.

Landscape Architecture MA / MLA

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

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

Previous: ‘Winspit’s Nomadic Nursery’ by Yuelin Liu. Top right: ‘The Rebirth of a Mining Site’ by Zhengyang Wang. Bottom right: ‘Reconnective Landscapes’ by Ana Patricia Garrido Chávez.

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

→ 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.

Programme Director James O’Leary and Polly Gould 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 are required to submit a portfolio of their design work. Application deadline 5 April 2024 for 2024 entry Highlights → Develop an advanced understanding of situated practice, both theoretical and practical

About the programme Contemporary culture doesn’t fit neatly into distinct boxes. 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. This programme foregrounds questions of site, situation, positionality and relationality in order to address the built and unbuilt environment.

Situated Practice MA

While at home in the School of Architecture, it does not aim at the production of architectural design, but rather through methods drawn from across art and architecture, urban activism and critical and creative writing, it guides students in becoming situated practitioners. Through a programme supporting the development of critical awareness of spatial practices, audio and video production, artist’ books as site-writing, and live interventions in public space, each student determines their own site-related project through practice-led research. This culminates in a final work that might be a physical installation or digital intervention, an audio or video work, a piece of critical creative writing, a participatory community project or a site-specific public performance. 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 Directors: James O’Leary (on sabbatical until 1 January 2024) j.o’leary@ucl.ac.uk Polly Gould (until 31 December 2023) polly.gould.10@ucl.ac.uk

“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

Previous: ‘The Donut Subcollection’ by Xin Lee. Photo by David Roberts. Top right: ‘The Multitude’ by Ning Lee. Bottom right: ‘Reflector’ by Yen Huang.

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 5 April 2024 for 2024 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

“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.” Samantha Li, Space Syntax: Architecture & Cities student, 2019

Previous: ‘An Integrated Urban Model of London’ by Alessandra Di Cerbo. Top right: ‘VGA Analysis of MOMA’ by Chenyang Li. Bottom right: ‘Re-Designing Chelsea Riverside’ by Rita Estephan, Elisa Dogor, Lina Zhao, and Timothy Bruce.

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

Programme Director Roberto Bottazzi 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 are required to submit a portfolio of their design work. Application deadline 5 April 2024 for 2024 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.

Urban Design MArch

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

“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

Previous: ‘Accent Diffusion’ by Xuming Cai, Muskaan Mardia, Yiwen Qian and Yiheng Xu. Top right: ‘Peatland Restoration Organisation’ by Jecci Chen, Napapa Soonjan, Yuanhao Wei and Rock Zheng. Bottom right: ‘The Urban Cell – Micro-Energy Hub’ by Bo Wang, Chuying Qi, Qianying Wang and Xiaotian Kong.

How to 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 be required to submit a portfolio. 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. ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate

Check application deadlines Our 2024 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 for requires a portfolio, you should upload a portfolio link at the point of application wherever possible. If you have not submitted this work at the point of application, we will send you an additional work submission request. 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 application.

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 CRUNCH 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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Excluding student projects or where otherwise stated, photography by Stonehouse Photographic, Benjamin McMahon or James Tye. © The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL Design by weareunlimited.co.uk 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