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AN INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION of both worlds. BETWEEN MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN Architecture involves everything... UNIVERSITY (MMU) AND THE UNIVERSITY Humanities, OF MANCHESTER. Graphics, Presentation, BRAND NEW PURPOSE BUILT FACILITIES Physics, Psychology, IN THE NEW SCHOOL OF ART BUILDING Sociology... AT MMU AND ACCESS TO THE LIBRARIES, Recent students DESIGN EQUIPMENT AND PROJECT STUDIOS OF BOTH UNIVERSITIES. A CITY THAT IS A SHOWCASE FOR RECENT REGENERATION AND HISTORIC CONTEXT, MUCH OF WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNED WITH THE INVOLVEMENT OF OUR GRADUATES.

CONTENTS INTRODUCING MANCHESTER 8 APPLYING 10 MANCHESTER SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE 12 QUALIFYING AS AN ARCHITECT 15 COURSE DETAILS 16 CONNECT ONLINE 22 CONTACT DETAILS 23 MANCHESTER SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

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Our city’s marriage of the historic with the modern – Manchester was voted the best city in the UK to live in, in the 2015 Global Liveability Survey 6 // Architecture 2 www.seed.manchester.ac.uk // 7 YOUR EXPERIENCE INTRODUCING MANCHESTER MORE THAN JUST A DEGREE From the flexible, 24/7 learning environment of the Alan Gilbert Learning Commons to the personal MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY development opportunities and specialist support services we offer, we will empower you to be your best. AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER The University of Manchester is well underway with the biggest investment programme ever seen in UK higher education, having invested £750 million in our facilities since 2004, with another £1 billion AN INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP to follow. Away from your studies you’ll have access to the UK’s largest student union, more than 300 Manchester Metropolitan people from all backgrounds significance, from splitting student societies, and excellent sports and fitness facilities. University (MMU) is one of the and of all ages. You can take the atom to giving the world The only thing you won’t experience is boredom. Hear from some of our students, graduates and staff: UK’s most exciting universities; advantage of our strong, – the two-dimensional we offer courses designed to established links with business, wonder material that is one atom www.manchester.ac.uk/ug/profiles equip you with the important industry and the community, thick but 200 times stronger skills, qualifications and participate in international study, than steel. With more Nobel YOUR CAREER experience you need to make language opportunities and Laureates on our staff than any you a sought-after professional. placements. other UK university and strong ON A COURSE TO SUCCESS At MMU, you mix with a large At The University of Manchester, links to industry and public Recruiters target Manchester Take control of your career: services, we vitalise our course student population and meet we accomplish feats of global because our graduates are www.manchester.ac.uk/careers with pioneering research. highly employable and we are Learn more about us: the most targeted university www.mmu.ac.uk or www.manchester.ac.uk by Britain’s top graduate employers (High Fliers Research 2016). OUR CITY We design our courses with your employability in mind. ALWAYS MOVING FORWARD This is a city of many accents, Our problem-based approach Manchester lives on the edge having become a cosmopolitan magnet for students and to learning inspires you to of tomorrow, ever a step think critically, creatively, and ahead in science, industry, professionals eager to independently. media, sport and the arts. experience its can-do The Mancunian character, attitude, independent spirit Our careers service provides exemplified by the city’s central and cultural wealth. advice and mentoring role in the , Never content to live on past services, and will connect strives for excellence in all glories, Manchester has a you with employers walks of life. passion for progress. who’ll put you on a path to career success. Discover what makes Manchester unique: www.manchester.ac.uk/cityofmanchester

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2017 ENTRY Architecture BA ENTRY REQUIREMENTS APPLYING FOR THE BA (HONS) ARCHITECTURE DISABILITY SUPPORT 3yrs Your UCAS application is the first stage of our selection process; If you have a disability or GCSE or equivalent if you are successful at this stage, we will ask you to submit a digital medical condition, or you UCAS Code K100 C and Mathematics portfolio through a digital blog. We will send you full instructions require additional support UCAS institution of how to do this when we request your portfolio. needs, we encourage Code M20 you to disclose it in your FEES AND FUNDING application form. GCE A-level/Unit grades This information will A combination AAA Please check our website for details of 2017 tuition fees for UK, EU and enable us to contact you to of science/maths International students: identify what adjustments and humanities/ www.seed.manchester.ac.uk can be made and what arts subjects Scottish Advanced Highers support you will require is preferred. As a leading global centre of research and learning, the University once you arrive. Applicants that AAA of Manchester is committed to attracting and supporting the very combine arts and best. More than a third of our students will receive bursaries of up to science subjects, £2,500 per year and many will be offered even more generous support. such as Art, Maths Scottish Highers UK students are not required to submit an application for any of the and a language, AAAAA University’s means-tested awards. We will automatically identify are desirable. eligible students on the basis of the household income data provided by the Student Loans Company. International Baccalaureate 37 points overall

For qualifications not listed above, please visit our website: www.seed.manchester.ac.uk Above: Alan Gilbert Student Learning Commons and the Whitworth Building at The University

10 // Architecture www.seed.manchester.ac.uk // 11 MANCHESTER SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

PREPARE OVERVIEW SPECIAL FEATURES TO MAKE A Manchester School of Architecture is an innovative collaboration between The city of Manchester is a showcase for recent • Ranked 3rd in the UK for DIFFERENCE Manchester Metropolitan University and The University of Manchester. regeneration and historic context, much of You’ll receive a degree from both universities and get to use facilities and which has been designed with the involvement architecture, one of just three resources at both institutions, including libraries, suites, of our graduates. The recent regeneration of the model-making and media workshops. is seen as an international exemplar, UK institutions to make it into recognising the value of high quality design, the top ten places to study Specialist practice and research-active lecturers provide a rich and stimulating together with innovative and pragmatic approaches environment in which to study architecture. This is reflected in appraisals by the to resolving practical issues. The role of architecture architecture in the world professional institutions, the Architects Registration Board (ARB) and the Royal and the public realm is recognised as a key element Institute for British Architects (RIBA). of Manchester’s success. (QS World University Rankings 2016) Manchester School of Architecture has deep roots in the city, where architects have been educated for over 100 years. Our strong regional network is the • Professionally recognised basis for excellent international academic and professional links, informing our research, teaching and destinations for our graduates. The city’s rich tradition courses taught in new, and vibrant contemporary architectural scene engage directly with purpose-built facilities our leading-edge design practice. Manchester is to internationally renowned architectural practices, which connect with the School through staff and student projects. • Strong links with national and international architectural practices

Above: Manchester skyline Left:

12 // Architecture www.seed.manchester.ac.uk // 13 QUALIFYING AS AN ARCHITECT

TO QUALIFY AS AN ARCHITECT The BA (Hons) Architecture and Master NORMALLY REQUIRES A COMBINATION of Architecture (MArch) courses at Manchester OF FIVE YEARS STUDY AT UNIVERSITY School of Architecture (MSA) are recognised as Part 1 and Part 2 qualifications by the AND A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS Architects Registration Board (ARB) and PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE BEFORE the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). COMPLETING A FINAL EXAMINATION. For further information about the qualification process, see RIBA’s Guide to Becoming an Architect on www.architecture.com.

TYPICAL QUALIFICATION ROUTE FOR MSA STUDENTS:

PART 1 BA (Hons) Architecture 3 years full-time

STAGE 1 REGISTERED ARCHITECT

Practical Experience After completing Parts 1, 2 and 3, you One year paid practical can register as an Architect with the experience supported Architects’ Registration Board (ARB) by your Professional Studies Advisor at MSA

PART 2 Master of Architecture (MArch) 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time

STAGE 2 Practical Experience An additional year paid practical experience under the supervision of an Architect

PART 3 Final qualifying examination in professional practice and management organised by RIBA North West Student model

14 // Architecture LEARNING, TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT

To develop the range of knowledge and skills students need when they graduate, we employ a mix of teaching, learning and assessment methods, both staff and student-led. We combine traditional lecture-based teaching with workshop and design studio sessions. You will also acquire a set of more general skills that will serve you well after university, increasing your employability and allowing you to be a more active citizen, for example, team-working, communication skills and self-reflection. Assessments are designed to provide you with feedback on your progress in understanding the subject and in developing essential skills. Methods include: project reviews; assignments; essays; COURSE DETAILS and online assessments.

COURSE STRUCTURE COURSE UNITS

Year 1: Gain an understanding of architectural history YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 and theory via taught lecture courses. The first year Studio 1.1 This unit establishes the principles and skills Studio 2.1: This unit consolidates design capability Studio 3.1: This unit introduces urbanism and covers foundational principles in space-making, in research, analysis, argument and representation and introduces public and social programmes with develops the ability to apply techniques in analysis material expression, brief-writing, contextual that support an understanding of architectural design. associated issues of sustainability, inclusivity and of and strategies for generic urban contexts as the research, and the role of humanities in the design Emphasis is placed on developing skills in research, greater complexity in building programme placing basis for defining and developing a critical approach process. A series of studio design projects and skills analysis, argument and representation. greater emphasis on relational abilities. or agenda on the city. This is developed into a workshops will develop your architectural creative Studio 1.2 This unit applies your developing Studio 2.2: This unit consolidates design proposition for a major design study. process and the year culminates with events jointly knowledge and skill base to projects that begin to capability by extending the exploration of public Studio 3.2: This unit develops ability in architectural undertaken with second and fifth year students. promote the integration of sensual, functional and and social programmes with associated issues of design through the exploration of materials, Year 2: The multi-layered nature of the design technological considerations in architectural design sustainability, inclusivity and complexity in building structures, construction, and environmental process is explored and urban theory and specialised in a contemporary cultural setting. You will explore programme and technological manifestation. modification integral with programmatic detail sustainability knowledge is applied to design projects, collaborative and interdisciplinary projects with Humanities 2: This unit develops knowledge of the within a building design initiated in response to transforming the aesthetic concepts of first year into staff and students in the School and Faculty, design wider urban and political contexts for architecture urban study. the -cultural strategies used by professionals. professionals, agencies and other interest groups. through the study of historical and theoretical texts. Humanities 3: In this unit, you will study the global You’ll develop an increased awareness of architecture Humanities 1: This unit introduces you to the You will explore architecture in relation to other arts situation of architecture in the context of grand in a variety of contexts and improve your design historical, cultural and professional contexts through the detailed explanation of staff research societal futures. The relation between policy and its processes and critical thinking skills. for architectural design and develops skills in interests and their relevance to study and practice. manifestation and ramifications in architecture and Year 3: You will begin to formulate your individual research, analysis, academic writing and visual Technologies 2: Drawing together knowledge urbanism will be examined through case studies of position on contemporary architecture and urbanism. representation. The course is delivered through a established in year one, this unit explores how specific places. The third year is organised around a themed ‘atelier’ lecture series, workshops and seminars exploring materials and structures meet in the act of Technologies 3: This unit develops detailed system; each atelier applies a particular design these areas of the subject. construction. Case studies and large scale models understanding of complex buildings, their methodology to an extended urban project which Technologies 1: This unit covers the fundamentals of innovative buildings are used to understand construction and their environmental servicing. lasts the entire year. The course culminates with of materials, structures and construction, each of the components and assembly of contemporary Through case study and applied knowledge, you will an assessed self-build exhibition. which is unpacked through a lecture series with case architecture. demonstrate the cumulative knowledge of three study tasks. You will form a body of knowledge to years of technology as realised in your final studio be developed and applied to studio projects as you design scheme. Images above: Architecture workshop, Humanities Bridgeford Street progress through the course.

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STUDIOS

It’s a great location. The Manchester School of Architecture studios are located in MMU’s The facilities available brand new purpose-built School of Art building, the Benzie Building. are excellent and really accessible, plus the staff WORKSHOPS are always contactable to help. There are workshops for model making and construction projects Jodi MacLeod in both the Benzie and The University of Manchester’s Humanities Graduate Bridgeford Street buildings. We house an impressive range of fully equipped workshops for wood, plastics, foam, metal, ceramics, glass, computer-aided manufacture, textiles, printmaking and bookbinding.

The way our studio time IT RESOURCES was structured was very similar to the real world, so I can safely say As well as the computer clusters found across both campuses, I was well equipped. the studio spaces are equipped with PC workstations with industry standard computer-aided design, visualisation, image editing, print Sara Abdulla and web design software. The studios also have standard and large- Graduate format printing facilities and WiFi. You will also have access to specialist Apple Mac-based video editing, scanning and digital design resources at the Manchester School of Art and high quality printing services. Online resources are also used extensively to support learning and teaching, including the Moodle virtual learning environment.

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Our students can purchase art materials and consumables at cost prices from the Manchester School of Art’s Material Stores. You can borrow video and photography equipment from the AV Store and have access to photography studios, film processing and video editing facilities.

LIBRARIES AND COLLECTIONS

The University of Manchester has one of the best-resourced academic libraries in the UK with over four million printed books, more than 500,000 ebooks and access to over 40,000 electronic journals and hundreds of online databases. MMU has a nationally recognised art and design collection and specialist collections include the Manchester Society of Architects’ Library, which holds important and rare books on the . MMU Visual Resources Centre covers a broad spectrum of subjects, including architecture, all art and design areas, film, popular media and social history.

Left top: Digital design resources at Manchester School of Art Left below: Library at The University of Manchester Rght: Manchester School of Art at Manchester Metropolitan University

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CAREERS

After graduating, Our graduates are highly valued by the profession. Their confidence, I continued my creativity and abilities make them well suited to a variety of architectural training employment contexts. working for BDP in You will benefit from a range of schemes designed to boost your Manchester for a year and employability, including: Acanthus LW in for another year. I then • Our mentoring scheme; completed an MA in • Continued support through our alumni network; Architecture and Urbanism • Our close working partnership with Manchester Architects and the before finishing my MArch, RIBA North West; also at Manchester. I then secured a job in the • A professional studies course in your third year; Netherlands, working in • Practice led initiatives, including interview preparation and portfolio for Maccreanor presentation. Lavington Architects. Generally, graduates go on to work as architects for prominent My work ranges from architectural and design practices or leading roles within the wider master-planning construction industry (eg project management, estate management). proposals, through to Some move into other fields, such as advertising, banking, art history detailed architectural and web design. Excellent opportunities also exist for you to under- design and principally I am take research for further postgraduate degrees. responsible for producing MANCHESTER STUDENT SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURE designs and iterating FURTHER STUDY these to planners and developers. Following graduation, students who achieved an upper second (MsSA) class BA Architecture with honours and who have completed their Andrew Kitching Every architecture student automatically becomes a member of the Graduate year in practice can progress to the Master of Architecture (MArch). The course comprises studio work (with integrated technology), Manchester Student Society of Architecture (MsSA) and you can be dissertation and professional studies. The studio course is delivered as active and involved as you like. The Society, which is the largest in through research driven clusters called ateliers that align strong areas the country, exists to enhance your experience at one of the UK’s top As an Architectural of research activity and mutual interests via trios of staff. This enables architecture schools. It organises the Before You’re 30 [BY30] lecture Assistant at Michael Hyde you to develop ideological positions that are critically underpinned series, the annual MSA Ball and other social events. and Associates, I work through seminars, workshops and symposiums to enhance your The MsSA is also an umbrella organisation for a variety of projects on large and small scale knowledge and skills. projects, working on and events ranging from academic events, to sports teams, to unique every stage of the design Alternatively, you can choose to study our MA Architecture and student-led initiatives such as Mies UK - a nationwide network of and construction; from Urbanism immediately following your BA. This master’s explores students interviewing architects, students and academics in every conceptual design work up urban futures, and places advanced design practice and theory within corner of the country. The door is open for any other student-led to construction drawings wider cultural, social and technological questions. projects, so bring us your exciting ideas. and the project being built The Society meets every week during term time and everyone on site. I wouldn’t be able is welcome - undergraduate, postgraduate or PhD alike. to do what I do without my degree. The University’s Find out more reputation opens doors and definitely helped Web: mssa.msa.ac.uk in getting my job. Facebook: /themssa

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Above: Architecture studios in the Benzie Building Right: Architecture studios in the Benzie Building Left: Membership of MsSA enhances academic and social experience

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