Architecture

About this course

Architecture is the discipline that shapes the built environment in which we live, work, move, and rest. It is simultaneously a technical, artistic, social, and ethical practice, requiring architects to design buildings and spaces that are structurally sound, environmentally responsible, beautiful, and fit for the lives of those who use them. Architecture demands a distinctive kind of thinking that moves between abstract ideas and material reality, between the aspirations of a brief and the constraints of site, budget, and regulation. At Edinburgh you will study this four-year BA(Hons) programme, which is validated by the Royal Institute of British Architects and provides the first part of the qualification pathway towards professional registration as an architect in the UK and internationally. The programme develops your design thinking, drawing and representation skills, technical kno

Where its graduates go

The 3 largest scored destinations, covering 85% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 60% of graduatescards →
• 35 / 100Design occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 25 / 100Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →

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