Ravensbourne University London
Ravensbourne University London

Ravensbourne University London

6 Penrose Way Greenwich Peninsula London SE10 0EW London, United Kingdom Visit web page

Urban Landscape Architecture

Study detals

: Undergraduate : BA (Hons) Urban Landscape Architecture : Full time : 36 Month

Requirements

  • IELTS (Academic): 
    5.5 overall (and a minimum of 5.5 in each component: reading, writing, speaking, listening. 
  • TOEFL iBT (Academic): 
    72 points overall with minimum Reading 18, Listening 17, Speaking 20, Writing 17 
  • International Baccalaureate: 
    English B / English A: Language and Literature / English A: Literature / English Literature and Performance - Standard or Higher-Level Grade 5 
  • Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) / C1 Advanced: 
    162 overall with 154 in each component 

Speciality

You may incur additional costs in the course of your education at the University over and above tuition fees in an academic year such as laptops, Stationary and additional resources.

Additional information

About:

Our urban landscape architecture degree will enable you to combine creativity, curiosity and technical skill to explore how we reimagine the natural and built environment. With access to state-of-the-art facilities and expert teaching, you will develop planning and architectural design skills to plan urban landscapes and understand how environments can shape our mood and behaviours.

Degree overwiew:

Urban landscapes are changing dramatically. Cities worldwide are implementing plans to maintain the vitality of metropolitan areas and make them attractive and sustainable to residents, business and tourism. Here lies your enthralling challenge. If you study this degree in urban landscape architecture, you will be given a diverse education across urban planning and landscape architecture – from cityscapes to coastlines. As Ravensbourne University London has excellent links to industry, we place great emphasis on teaching you the tricks of the trade that will truly prepare you for the professional environment. In studying this innovative combination of architecture and urban planning, you will consider how people use space across a diverse range of urban environments. You will examine the key challenges facing the industry and contemplate the solutions presented by some of the greatest architects and urban designers in the field. Throughout your undergraduate studies, you will build up a portfolio of work which showcases the breadth of your urban landscape architecture design skills. You will investigate the complexity of contemporary urban aspects, design innovation, and advance conversations around how we build and inhabit cities in the 21st century. Graduates jump into employment across a multitude of areas, including landscape design, management, planning, community development and urban design consultancy. Working in private practice or government offices, many are helping to create thriving communities and sustainable places in industries such as: film and TV, leisure and games design

Study reasons:

  • You will develop your cityscape architecture and planning skills and learn how to balance national trends, regional characteristics and local traditions.
  • By the end of this urban landscape architecture course in London, you will have the know-how to create structures and spaces that meet a multitude of social, economic and ecological needs.
  • Key study themes for this BA hons degree in urban landscape architecture include: Explore and experiment with new kinds of place making Town study visits in the UK and abroad Cutting-edge parametric and computer-generated design Techniques for designing structures and rapid prototyping History and theories of architecture, design and cities Business knowledge and skills New developments in urban design projects around the world