BACHELOR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
AY 2020/21 SENSING LANDSCAPE STUDIO
WE CONNECT NATURE, PEOPLE & PLACE FOR A BETTER
AY 2020/21 BIOPHILIC CAMPUS IN NATURE RETROFITTING SITE STUDIO
URBAN FUTURE
Application opens • 1 - 21 February’21 for applicants with Diploma from a local polytechnic • 3 days after A’Level results release till 19 March’21
E-Open house 27 February’21 - 06 March’21
AY 2020/21 OVERLOOP RETROFITTING SITE STUDIO
AY 2020/21 CAMPUS ON A HILL RETROFITTING SITE STUDIO
Interview April’21
For more courses offered by NUS School of Design and Environment, go to https://www.sde.nus.edu.sg/e-openhouse/
AY 2020/21 POCKET LOTS ENCROACHMENT RETROFITTING SITE STUDIO
WHY NUS L ANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
PROGR AMME STRUCTURE UNDERGR ADUATE
The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) is a four-year Honours degree programme that prepares students to respond to multifaceted socio-ecological issues in Asia through critical thinking, analytical inquiry, and creative expression. BLA provides core foundation training in skills and knowledge that equips our graduates for professional practice or entry into advanced Master degree programmes. Relevant topics, including tropicality, site specificity, boundaries and scales, densification, multi-functionality, and placemaking are played out in the programme through integrated learning platforms in design studios and lectures.
GCE A-LEVEL, IB DIPLOMA, NUS HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, OTHER HIGH SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
BLA 1
BLA 2
L ANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DIPLOMA
BLA 3
NUS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE is distinctively Asian and pan-tropical in geographic attention with an urban emphasis. Centrally located in Singapore, one of the most We are a leading dynamic, diverse, and rapidly urbanizing regions of the world, we aim to provide a landscape programme centred in architecture education that is sensitive to the Asia myriad challenges facing Asian cities, as well as opportunities inspired by the rich heritage and cultural, socio-economic, and ecological elements of the region. Singapore provides an enriching backdrop to our training of landscape architects with its diversity of culture and cosmopolitan outlook, and where greening and ecology of the built environment is a cornerstone of urban development.
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Landscape architecture as a professional practice is constantly evolving, and landscape architects’ roles are expanding into new frontiers of practice. Foundational years give students a head start to We train design better engage the diverse issues of designing the environment. In senior years, students choose professionals who will from a variety of design paths to develop shape the environment interests, strengths and potentials. These paths provide career opportunities beyond landscape architecture whereby students might venture into architecture, urban design, regional planning, integrated sustainable design, and environmental studies.
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GR ADUATE BLA 4
BACHELOR OF L ANDS CAPE A R CH ITECTURE
MINOR IN L ANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
RELEVANT NUS PROGR AMMES
NUS BLA GRADUATES EXEMPTED FROM MLA 1 (APPLICATION REQUIRED)
L ANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ACCREDITATION (3 YEARS AFTER BL A OR 2 YEARS AFTER ML A) SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS (SILA)
ABBREVIATIONS
BL A Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
ML A Master of Landscape Architecture
MLA 1
MLA 2
M AST E R O F L AND S CAPE AR C HI T E CT U R E
RELEVANT BACHELOR DEGREES
NUS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE environment is enriched by its affiliation to a full-fledged university built on world-class arts, humanities, and STEM programmes. We provide a rich, Hosted by the Department of Architecture, with a long-standing reputation as the top interdisciplinary design Asian Architecture School and one of the top education ten schools in the world, we leverage the close partnership across design disciplines through joint studios, cross-discipline electives, and networking guided by a world-class team of academics and practitioners. When students join the NUS LA programme, they will have access to a variety of cross disciplinary courses and specialised programmes, a broad range of overseas student exchanges, and excellent campus resources.
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