Master [Architectural Studies - Urban Building] From Glasgow School of Art

The programme begins with a series of core lectures and seminars, balanced by focused reading of key literature related to the four areas of enquiry. This enables all of the students on the programme to gain a multi-disciplinary perspective and provides ground for shared discourse.

Urban Building Aims

• To develop a critical understanding of the key cultural, social, economic and technological issues that influence the role and form of architecture within the city.

• To analyse the nature of a particular urban site and to devise a particular programme of use in order to prepare designs for an urban building.

• To demonstrate the organisation of an urban building and its architectural qualities in response to local conditions and to reflect upon the applicability of the chosen approach in global situations.