Why Architecture?

The Department of Architecture (DoA) at the National University of Singapore is where creative global designers and critical thinkers are nurtured for the built environment, to shape Asia’s future and the world. Located at the nexus between East and West, Singapore is a dense contemporary city, thriving with abundant design opportunities, being connected regionally in Asia and internationally around the world.

Our international faculty brings a broad and diverse set of skills and ideas within the discipline of architecture and the built environment, enabling our students to think critically and position themselves within a wide spectrum of issues that impact our cities today.

With design learning focused on climate and sustainability issues, our graduates are equipped with creative ideas and skills to morph our built environment for a better world socially and environmentally.

Our net-zero energy buildings SDE1 and SDE4, are a prime example of how ideas of sustainability can be designed and built, without compromising on other values in architecture such as experience, comfort, and aesthetics. While embarking on design studios or other learning experiences, be inspired by the award-winning campus architecture and design solutions to tackle the problems that contemporary society faces today.

Career Prospects

The design, research and thinking skills from the pre-professional programme

B.A.(Arch) prepares students to be:

• Spatial Designers

• Researchers

• Design Educators

The professional M.Arch programme prepares students to practice as architects or as architectural educators. Graduates have also broadened their skills and knowledge to become:

• Urban Designers

• Landscape Architects

• Heritage Consultants

• Architectural Technologists

• Project Managers