Ravensbourne University London
BA (Hons) Urban Landscape Architecture
Greenwich Peninsula, United Kingdom
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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Introduction
The city's your canvas.
Our urban landscape architecture degree will enable you to combine creativity, curiosity and technical skill to explore how we reimagine the natural and built environment. With access to state-of-the-art facilities and expert teaching, you will develop planning and architectural design skills to plan urban landscapes and understand how environments can shape our moods and behaviours.
Why study this urban landscape architecture degree?
- Work in state-of-the-art design studios
- Tackle social, economic and ecological needs to enhance livelihoods
- Take part in international events, competitions and live projects
- Visit and study contemporary towns – at home and abroad
- Level up your practical design knowledge
- Learn from experienced academic staff and practising designers
- Explore the functional, expressive and social impact of new construction tech
- Understand the interactions between people, activities and places
- Learn how the environment can influence mood and behaviour
Urban landscapes are changing dramatically. Cities worldwide are implementing plans to maintain the vitality of metropolitan areas and make them attractive and sustainable to residents, businesses and tourism. Here lies your enthralling challenge.
If you study this degree in urban landscape architecture, you will be given a diverse education across urban planning and landscape architecture – from cityscapes to coastlines. As Ravensbourne University London has excellent links to industry, we place great emphasis on teaching you the tricks of the trade that will truly prepare you for the professional environment.
In studying this innovative combination of architecture and urban planning, you will consider how people use space across a diverse range of urban environments. You will examine the key challenges facing the industry and contemplate the solutions presented by some of the greatest architects and urban designers in the field.
You will develop your cityscape architecture and planning skills and learn how to balance national trends, regional characteristics and local traditions. By the end of this urban landscape architecture course in London, you will have the know-how to create structures and spaces that meet a multitude of social, economic and ecological needs.
Throughout your undergraduate studies, you will build up a portfolio of work which showcases the breadth of your urban landscape architecture design skills. You will investigate the complexity of contemporary urban aspects, design innovation, and advance conversations around how we build and inhabit cities in the 21st century.
Graduates jump into employment across a multitude of areas, including landscape design, management, planning, community development and urban design consultancy. Working in private practice or government offices, many are helping to create thriving communities and sustainable places in industries such as film and TV, leisure and games design.
Is it time you laid the foundations for your exciting urban landscape architecture career?
Ideal Students
Aspiring architects and urban designers who wish to create structures and spaces that meet social, economic and ecological needs.
Curriculum
Year 1
In level 4 (year one) students will be introduced to the different aspects of built environment study, the design process and the underpinning skills and theory.
The first two terms of this year of study comprise a largely shared curriculum across BA (Hons) Interior Design Environment Architectures (IDEAs), BA (Hons) Architecture, and BA (Hons) Urban Landscape Architecture.
In the third term, a specialist Landscape Unit is offered. We also encourage students to start thinking about their contextual studies research.
Year 2
The second year of the course, (level 5) shifts towards the interpretation of the knowledge gained and the application of the skills acquired in Level 4 in the creative process and explores the subject specialisms in more depth.
All Design Studio Units are specialist Units for Urban Landscape, while History and Theory Units are shared with other courses. We also set briefs that encourage students to collaborate together and create work as part of a design team.
Year 3
Students will bring their learning together in a final major design project, where they will investigate and make urban landscape design decisions.
We also ask students to show their contextual studies research and thinking in a long-form dissertation. Students will leave with a portfolio that shows their skills in addressing the opportunities and challenges raised through increasingly dense populations and high competition for resources.
Key study topics
- Explore and experiment with new kinds of placemaking
- Town study visits in the UK and abroad
- Cutting-edge parametric and computer-generated design
- Techniques for designing structures and rapid prototyping
- History and theories of architecture, design and cities
- Business knowledge and skills
- New developments in urban design projects around the world
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Career Opportunities
Graduates may go on to work across different areas of landscape: design, management, planning, and urban design in private practice or government offices or in roles helping to create thriving communities and sustainable places.