Intermediate Programme

The Intermediate Programme (BA(Hons)) is a three-year full-time programme. The First Year is characterised by its shared, open studio, where students work individually and together across a series of projects. This part of the Intermediate Programme is defined by a learning-through-making approach, providing students with the tools and methods that help to foster an exploratory and intellectual interest in architecture. Years two and three introduce students to the unit system, in which small design studios (12–14 students) operate a vertical structure of Second and Third Year students. Innovative approaches to the study of form, typology, programme, site, material, craft and fabrication sit side-by-side with the study of critical architectural theory, environmental and technical considerations, speculative studies and different modes of architectural practice.

The four Core Studies subject areas – History and Theory Studies, Environmental and Technical Studies, Media Studies, and Professional Practice Studies – are an essential part of the Intermediate Programme. Together, the courses on offer in Core Studies give students the opportunity to establish and develop their own individual interests and direction within the school. These courses also provide opportunities for students approaching architecture from the different agendas of the units to come together in shared settings.