Birmingham City University
Birmingham School of Architecture
Birmingham Institute of Art & Design
Gosta Green
Corporation Street
Birmingham
UK
B4 7DX (click for map)
tom.jefferies@bcu.ac.uk
www.bcu.ac.uk
+44 (0)121 331 5130
Professor Tom Jefferies
About
The Birmingham School of Architecture (now linked with Landscape Architecture) enjoys a history and tradition that spans over 100 years. The School operates in the rich, diverse, exciting, multi-cultural, and ever-changing context that is the UK's Second City.
It is this strong connection to the city, and more specifically, local practice, which gives us our character. Numerous visiting tutors and critics participate in the school creating a fascinating and diverse architectural community within which the school plays a key role.
The School offers an impressive portfolio of courses, including fully validated courses at Parts 1, 2, and 3, both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Landscape Architecture. The School also offers a series of MA courses, including Urban Design, and a unique and innovative MAs in Architectural Journalism and in Intervention Architecture.
Our approach is unashamedly design led, and contemporary. Students are encouraged to cast a wide net for inspiration, looking to Architecture, Interiors, Art, Philosophy, Film, Media, Literature, Advertising, and all other forms of design. An understanding of contemporary culture is considered to be essential, as an appreciation of the world in which we live is necessary if one is to design for and within it.
The School puts the student experience at the heart of its ethos, and as such, the majority of activities are centred around the design studios. We strive to integrate architectural design with technological and environmental issues, and this integrated approach to learning is fostered by modules being organised in ‘clusters’ to allow extended lines of enquiry.
The School also boasts well-established part time routes in all courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.