The Bartlett School of Architecture Graduate Guide 2022-23

Graduate Guide 2022–23

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Introduction

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Life at The Bartlett School of Architecture

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Architectural Computation MSc / MRes

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Architectural Design MArch

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Architectural History MA

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Architecture MArch (ARB/RIBA Part 2)

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Architecture & Digital Theory MRes

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Architecture & Historic Urban Environments MA

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Bio-Integrated Design MArch / MSc

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Design for Manufacture MArch

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Design for Performance & Interaction MArch

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Landscape Architecture MA / MLA

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Situated Practice MA

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Space Syntax: Architecture & Cities MSc / MRes

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Urban Design MArch

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Advanced Architectural Research PG Cert

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How to Apply

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Visiting Us

Graduate Guide 2022–23

Introduction

We’re a world-renowned architecture school with a long tradition of innovation and creativity.

Our name stands for provocative ideas, boundarypushing 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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The Bartlett has been voted the best place to study and research architecture in the UK by the QS World Rankings 2021.

The school has also been voted the best school of architecture in the UK for seventeen consecutive years by the Architects’ Journal AJ100 and boasts more RIBA medal winners amongst its graduates than any other institution.

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Life at The Bartlett World-class facilities With two London sites, 22 Gordon Street in Bloomsbury and Here East at The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, 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 2020, we launched an innovative new digital platform for our student shows, bartlettarchucl.com. It has already received several accolades and been shortlisted for an Archiboo award in the category of ‘Best Visual Design’.

In a typical year, the school also hosts a number of exhibitions and open house events at both our locations in London.

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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 Each year, leaders in architecture and related industries share their practice and expertise as part of The Bartlett’s International Lectures. 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 open crit sessions throughout the year.

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“The Bartlett is more than an architecture school. It’s a place of abundant creativity, constant change and thought-provoking critique. Our work is part of a global network, engaging with architectural discourse and disciplines on many levels.”

Professor Bob Sheil, Director of The Bartlett School of Architecture

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

Programme Director Manuel Jiménez Garcia Duration Full time – one year, taught over 12 months 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 second-class degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard → Candidates are expected to have basic computing experience.

Application deadline 31 March 2022 for 2022 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 either an MSc or MRes degree, students develop the depth of understanding needed to exploit computation to create innovative architectural solutions for the future.

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Architectural Computation MSc / MRes

Students are taught programming skills alongside advanced theory. They work in research clusters to undertake studiobased research in their chosen area of the discipline.

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: For MSc: bartlett-pgt-admissions@ucl.ac.uk For MRes: bartlett-pgr-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Programme Director: Manuel Jiménez Garcia manuel.garcia@ucl.ac.uk

“Computational power is changing at high speed, revolutionising the way we understand and design architecture.”

Manuel Jiménez Garcia

Previous: ‘simplyInterlocking’

by Daniel Marcelo Gonzalez.

Top right: ‘Optimal Topology of Shell Structure’ by Anastasios Michos-Archimandritis. Bottom right: ‘Machine Nostalgia’ by Xudong Liu, Iliana Papadopoulou and Tengfei Zhang.

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

Programme Director Gilles Retsin 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 will be asked to submit a portfolio of their design work once their application has been submitted.

Application deadline 31 March 2022 for 2022 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.

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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-pgt-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Programme Director: Gilles Retsin g.retsin@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.

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

Programme Director Professor Peg Rawes 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 31 March 2022 for 2022 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.

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.

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Architectural History MA

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 unchallenged leader of the field.

Careers Graduates from this course have gone on to be awarded funded PhDs at leading universities including UCL and Harvard, and to gain academic positions. 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-pgt-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Programme Director: Professor Peg Rawes m.rawes@ucl.ac.uk

“This course teaches you a way of thinking about architecture and the built landscape. It teaches you to question… not just to confront buildings, but to look at them from other angles.”

Tom Dyckhoff, writer, broadcaster and historian Architectural History alumnus

Previous: Annual Architectural History Symposium at 22 Gordon Street, Bloomsbury. Top right: ‘Homework’ Architectural History Symposium online, 2020. Bottom right: ‘Painting the Town Orange’

by Dhruv Shah Aka Lodaya.

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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 Programme Directors Julia Backhaus & Marjan Colletti 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 will be asked to present a portfolio of design work and will be contacted about this once their application has been received → You are expected to have at least one year of professional work experience taken after completing your undergraduate degree.

Application deadline 25 February 2022 for 2022 entry

Highlights → Take speculative risks with your projects and test the boundaries of how architecture is 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.

Students strengthen their core skills in design, technology, history and theory and professional studies, working closely with world-class tutors.

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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 Open Crits 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-pgt-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Programme Directors: Julia Backhaus j.backhaus@ucl.ac.uk Marjan Colletti m.colletti@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: ‘Sweat, Pant, Blush: Three Houses of Three Tomorrows’

by Samuel Davies. Top right: ‘New Doggerland: A Dynamic Masterplan for Enabling the East Tilbury Commons’ by Yip Wing Siu. Bottom right: ‘The Third Space’ by Krina Christopoulou.

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Architecture & Digital Theory MRes Analyse digital theory, history and culture in relation to architecture, inspired by contemporary design technologies

Programme Directors Professor Mario Carpo & Professor Frédéric Migayrou Duration Full time – one year Part time – two years Flexible – three to five years Entry requirements → Typically a minimum of an upper second class degree in architecture or an associated design discipline from a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.

Application deadline 31 March 2022 for 2022 entry

Highlights → Develop an advanced knowledge of digital theory and architecture with leading academics → Be mentored throughout the year by an academic with expertise in your chosen area of research → Bolster your expertise with taught modules from other Master’s programmes at The Bartlett as well as the school’s rich schedule of lectures and seminars.

About the programme This programme explores the history, theory and criticism of computational design and fabrication. It offers a hybrid pedagogical format, where students’ research and experimentation are informed by the culture of the design community, along with leading contemporary scholarship in the arts and humanities.

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Architecture & Digital Theory MRes

Students have the opportunity to gain an advanced understanding of the history and theory of computation and architecture, defining new ways to understand the history of computational design and contemporary architectural design.

Careers Although it is likely that students might be considering a PhD in the field, this course equips graduates with knowledge of contemporary digital theory and the ability to conduct in-depth research that may be applicable to a range of careers.

Contact Admissions enquiries: bartlett-pgr-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Programme Directors: Mario Carpo m.carpo@ucl.ac.uk Frédéric Migayrou f.migayrou@ucl.ac.uk

“Digital tools for design and fabrication are inspiring contemporary architecture, reshaping the global construction industry, and upending the definition and roles of the design professions as we have known them.”

Professor Mario Carpo

Previous: ‘CSD’by Oliver Ledzema Gallegos and Ian Tu. Right: The Bartlett Architecture & Historic Urban Environments Show.

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Architecture & Historic Urban Environments MA Pioneer a critical and practical approach, and consider architectural interventions for historic urban environments at all scales

Programme Director Professor Edward Denison 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 will be asked to submit a portfolio of their design work, once their application has been submitted.

Application deadline 31 March 2022 for 2022 entry

Highlights → Work with a team of outstanding designers, researchers and historians to develop creative and immersive approaches to historic urban environments → Develop a detailed understanding of urban surveying, recording and mapping to inform your unique design vision, informed by field trips to world-renowned sites → Exhibit your dissertation or major project as part of 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.

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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 creatively about how historic urban environments can be generators of new ideas and approaches in the future.

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-pgt-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Programme Director: Professor Edward Denison e.denison@ucl.ac.uk

“The programme carefully proposes a design agenda based on historical awareness with teaching which is creatively challenging and always fresh.”

Matei Alexandru, Architecture & Historic Urban Environments student

Previous: ‘Eritrean Orthodox Christians Praying Outside St Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral’

by Edward Denison. Top right: ‘Decolonising the Modern Wastescape’ by Francisca Pimentel Fuentes. Bottom right: ‘Duopolis: Survivors in a Bipolar City’ by Iason Ntounis.

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

Programme Directors Professsor Marcos Cruz & 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 will be asked to submit a portfolio of their design work, once their application has been submitted.

Application deadline 31 March 2022 for 2022 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.

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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-pgt-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.

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Design for Manufacture MArch Research, design and prototype innovative design solutions for manufacturing

Programme Director 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 will be asked to submit a portfolio of their design work, once their application has been submitted → Candidates without a degree but with extensive experience in the field may also be considered.

Application deadline 31 March 2022 for 2022 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.

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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: 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.

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

Programme Director Dr Ruairi Glynn 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 will be asked to submit a portfolio of their design work, once their application has been submitted → Candidates without a degree but with extensive experience in the field will also be considered.

Application deadline 31 March 2022 for 2022 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.

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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-pgt-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Programme Director: Dr Ruairi Glynn r.glynn@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 and top right: ‘Lumina’

by Claudia Cortes Herrera and Danniella Vizcarra Barra. Bottom right: ‘CuGo’ by Peng Gao and Kongpyung Moon.

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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 & Professor Mark Smout 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 → Candidates will be asked to submit a portfolio of their design work, once their application has been submitted.

Application deadline 31 March 2022 for 2022 entry

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. Students work to put their theories into practice from week one, researching through speculative design.

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Landscape Architecture MA / MLA

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-pgt-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: ‘Rebuilt to Collapse’ by Sheetal Muralidhara. Top right: ‘Food Forest in Gibellina Nuova’

by Youngjin Jun. Bottom right: ‘Chemical Topographies’ by Haoming Tang.

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

Programme Directors James O’Leary 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 will be asked to submit a portfolio of their design work, once their application has been submitted.

Application deadline 31 March 2022 for 2022 entry

Highlights → Develop an advanced understanding of situated practice, both theoretical and practical → 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.

About the programme Contemporary culture doesn’t fit neatly into a box. 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.

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Situated Practice MA

Students learn about spatial theories and practices in art, architecture, performance, urbanism and writing, develop a robust understanding of research methods in art and design practice-led research and create their own site-related projects – from physical installations and digital interventions to site writings.

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-pgt-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Programme Director: James O’Leary j.o’leary@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: ‘Il Balcone’ by Valeria Muteri. Top right: ‘Landscapes of Ladino I’ by Anastasia Perahia Dede. Bottom right: ‘The Emancipated Hill – Northala Fields, UK’ by Luofei Dong, 2019. Photo by Jan Kattein.

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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 Directors Professor Kerstin Sailer (MSci) and Dr Kayvan Karimi (MRes) 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.

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.

Application deadline 31 March 2022 for 2022 entry

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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: MSci: bartlett-pgt-admissions@ucl.ac.uk MRes: bartlett-pgr-admissions@ucl.ac.uk Programme Directors: Kerstin Sailer k.sailer@ucl.ac.uk 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: ‘From Urban Street to Urban Spine: Blackfriars Bridge’ by Gustavo Maldonado, Tina Samie, Julija Maksimova, Saskia Collado, Youngyun Ju. Top right: ‘The Future of Innovative Workplaces’. A socio-spatial investigation of interaction patterns in accelerator and incubator workplaces

by Hoda Hajo. Bottom right: ‘A Spatial Network Approach to the Emergence of the Urban Centres and its Relation with Building Typology’ by Youngyun Ju.

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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 will be asked to submit a portfolio of their design work once their application has been submitted.

Application deadline 31 March 2022 for 2022 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.

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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-pgt-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: ‘Biocoenosis Nest’ by Oscar Adrian Villarreal Viera.

Right: ‘Symbiocity’ by Siming Chen, Yetong Jin, Yuxin Liu and Xinyue Shou.

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Advanced Architectural Research PG Cert Develop your own architectural research to an advanced level, in preparation for PhD study or research in practice

Programme Director Professor Nat Chard Duration Mixed mode of study, combining distance learning with some attendance at UCL. This is a 24-month modular/ flexible programme starting in September. Students may submit after three, 12 or 24 months.

Entry requirements → The normal minimum qualifications are a Master’s degree in architecture from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, or an equivalent professional architecture or design qualification.

Application deadline 31 March 2022 for 2022 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 In architecture, research and practice go hand in hand, with ground-breaking design inspiring great research and vice versa.

This three-month programme allows students to develop their own research and/or design to an advanced level, ready to push new boundaries and change normalised modes of working either in academia or industry. Many students on this programme work with their tutors to clarify a PhD proposal.

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Students are allocated an individual tutor who works with them to define an appropriate mode of research and submission. Students are encouraged to attend open lectures and ‘crits’ at The Bartlett, and enjoy full use of the faculty’s workshop, computer clusters and library.

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.pgclerk@ucl.ac.uk Programme Director: Nat Chard n.chard@ucl.ac.uk

“The programme was a key first step for me to begin to establish an academic and research career.

It gave me the time and space to develop ideas from my Master’s thesis.”

Sam McElhinney, Director of Architecture, Canterbury School of Architecture

Previous: Studio life at 22 Gordon Street, Bloomsbury. Right: Students at The B-Pro Show 2019.

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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 receive a request for a portfolio from our admissions team after submitting your application. Check the entry requirements detailed in this booklet and if you’re unsure, get in touch with the programme contact.

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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.

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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. Tier 4 Student Visa Holders must meet the English Language requirements of their offer no later than 24 June 2022.

Check application deadlines Our 2022 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.

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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 to requests a portfolio, you’ll be emailed after you’ve submitted your application.

Do not send your design work until requested. If needed, please upload an English Language certificate if you have one; however this can also be sent at a later stage.

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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 form. → Tier 4/Student visa holders are required to meet the English language proficiency of their offer no later than 24 June 2022, in order to allow sufficient time to obtain a CAS number and visa.

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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 virtual events for prospective students as part of UCL’s Open Day Series. Visit our website for announcements and full details.

Events In 2021–22, we are running many public online events, including our International Lecture Series in a brand new format. 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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The Bartlett School of Architecture Cultivating radical and innovative ideas in architecture since 1841

Excluding student projects or where otherwise stated, photography by Stonehouse Photographic. © 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