Architecture is a profession, practice and research domain that reflects both the physical and non-physical attributes applied to the built environment to form a city's layered knowledge. Our Architecture Design MSc degree will examine these two aspects in an interdisciplinary and experimental manner, combining architecture and sustainability issues through critical debate and creative practice to aid your development as a designer of future cities and urban environments.
The programme encourages students to critically engage with the future of architecture and design practice, including the growing role of AI and digital technologies in creative design. Students explore how computational tools, visualisation technologies and data-informed design methods are influencing architecture, urbanism and spatial experience. Rather than treating AI as a replacement for creativity, the course positions emerging technologies as tools that can support experimentation, innovation and more informed design decision-making.
You'll be introduced to innovative research and global settings to expand your knowledge beyond the usual subject boundaries, connecting architectural expertise with other disciplines and domains, such as urban design through your research dissertation.
Taught by acclaimed teaching and research academics at the forefront of the subject, you’ll gain in-depth specialist knowledge and engage with active research in the School. Our close links with large practices also mean you’ll have the chance to interact with potential employers.
Your background could be in architecture, geography, art, urban design, urban planning, landscape, heritage studies, conservation, interior design, urban management or similar. Whatever your background, this MSc will ignite your imagination and expand your horizons. What’s most important is that you thrive on critical thinking and have a willingness to move outside disciplinary comfort zones. The skills taught in this programme will support you to progress in a range of careers both in practice and in the professional academic sphere.
Why study at Leeds: Our globally-renowned research conducted right here in our School and from the Architecture and Urbanism Research Group feeds directly into the course, shaping your learning with the latest thinking in architecture. Gain real-world experience: Build professional skills and glean insight through an eight-week optional online work experience programme , working on a real project with a partner organisation. Experience excellent practical and theoretical teaching delivered by a programme team with a wealth of expertise and professional experience, and who are actively engaged in cutting-edge research as part of research groups . Access specialist facilities including digital software, a dedicated study suite for Masters students and design studio. The design studio provides panoramic views of Leeds and serves as a testing ground for exploring your innovative concepts and honing essential architectural abilities. Develop your communication skills and advance your academic vocabulary with our Professional and Academic Communication for Engineering and Physical Sciences optional module . Conduct your own individual research project as part of your course and gain experience in researching and delivering a project that focuses on a real-world problem and explores your specific interests and career ambitions. Learn from a blend of theoretical knowledge, practical design and hands-on professional exposure, all set within a vibrant studio environment.
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