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 Architecture

Description

Architecture today is an art, a technology and a business. In the modern building industry, the architect is the one person who considers the building as a whole end product: serving a purpose, built of materials using technology, to a cost, for a client, providing an environment of space, light and climate, changing its context by its location and form and conveying artistic and social meaning.

For small buildings, the architect can lead and manage the whole process. As projects become larger and more complex, the architect becomes a member of a team and sometimes captain of the team, but always seeing the end product as a whole. From a comprehensive study of the requirements for a building, the architect prepares a design concept which is continually adjusted and refined over the life of the project. The architect’s role is one of continual creativity.

The Bachelor of Architecture degree leads to a professional qualification in Architecture, providing graduates with an understanding of the forces that shape buildings and with the skills to guide these forces to a desired end product. The Master of Architecture program provides for graduate study and research in design related and computing aspects of the discipline of architecture.

Studying Architecture at UNSW

The Faculty of the Built Environment (www.fbe.unsw.edu.au) offers the following programs in Architecture. Please refer to the table below for a list of research programs available at UNSW.



Architecture can be studied as 

Specialisation At the Level of Plan
Architecture Research ARCHCR2200
   

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