ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING
Architecture and Urban Planning Why choose Architecture or Urban Planning at Loughborough? Loughborough University has a long history of excellence and influence in design and making, rooted in its earliest traditions of ‘learning through doing’ as Loughborough Technical Institute (1909). Our courses bring together the best practice in education with practical experience, alongside the very latest thinking and technologies in architecture and urban planning. Specialist subject expertise, practitioner-led teaching, and hands-on experiences develop architecture and urban planning graduates who can lead in their respective fields.
Placement year Unlike many others, our Architecture course integrates the essential professional practice experience crucial to becoming a qualified architect directly within the course at the end of the second year. Our Urban Planning course includes an optional placement year allowing you to build essential practical experience and make professional contacts that can really move your career forward.
3RD IN UK FOR ARCHITECTURE THE TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES GOOD UNIVERSITY GUIDE 2020
1ST IN UK FOR BUILDING THE COMPLETE UNIVERSITY GUIDE 2020
1ST IN UK FOR BUILDING THE TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES GOOD UNIVERSITY GUIDE 2020
Research focused teaching Our team of international experts bring their cutting-edge research directly into the taught curriculum. This is combined in the BArch Architecture with a thorough grounding in the histories and theories of architecture and urbanism, the arts and technical studies. Our Urban Planning course combines the research and teaching expertise of the School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering with Geography and Environment, providing a holistic overview to prepare graduates for the future of planning.
Facilities At over 3,000m2 our purpose-built, open-plan laboratory is one of the largest in the UK, benefiting from over £1 million in refurbishment and new equipment in the last five years, from brand-new digital fabrication and mixed-reality design suites, laser cutters and state-of-the-art robotic arms through to traditional work-benches and hand-tools.
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