The Architecture course at The Arts University College Bournemouth provides a vital introduction to the architectural
profession. A major strength of the course is the possibility for architecture students to
study additional creative and cultural disciplines and to determine
their individual sphere of practice through interdisciplinary
collaboration across fine art, design and media, due to the course's location within a
specialist University College.
Students of Architecture at The Arts University College Bournemouth are afforded opportunities to experiment with drawing, painting,
photography, printmaking, modelmaking, video and electronic media. This breadth of skill and experience enables students to
propose challenging and innovative places and work collaboratively
with other specialisms.
A network of
practising architects, engineers, designers and interior architects
ensure the course is relevant to innovative professional
practice, through lectures, visits and studio projects.
The course explores architecture as the reflective practice of
creating tangible, thoughtful, enjoyable, inhabited places. Students build, through a
process of making propositions and intellectual reflection
(“making/thinking”), an understanding of works of
architecture as places that both house lives and challenge expectations. The course examines design issues through realised projects
with sound theoretical grounding and draws on specialist knowledge and
experience from contemporary practice in architecture and related
disciplines. This includes occasional
travel to see examples of excellence in architectural design in
Britain and elsewhere.
RESOURCES
The Architecture course at The Arts University College Bournemouth is situated in a new custom-built studio within an intimate
campus environment. Each student has their own workspace,
important for building active
studio culture and for personal development. Students work predominantly in the studio, sharing
learning experiences with others in a supportive
student-centred environment. Students also have access to the
nearby well-resourced 3D workshops including manual and digital
manufacturing equipment. Wireless computer access is available in the
studio to encourage students to integrate digital
understanding and outcomes into their processes, as well as access
to further computer provision. Relevant material in architecture and the
arts is provided in the adjacent specialised library.
Architecture Course Outline
Year 1: Architecture and Material Culture. Following an
introduction to key methods and concepts, students make
physical models and explore forms of representation and
manipulation of architectural form by graphic, photographic and
digital means.
Year 2: Urban Interventions. Students build on the making
experiences by exploring the issues of building in the local urban
context through architectural intervention projects.
Year 3: Social Practice. Through a single architectural challenge,
students explore the role of the architect in making architecture.
If you want to find out more about
Architecture, you can make an information request below and the school will contact you with further information.
