- Manchester School of Architecture
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Manchester
School of ArchitectureLocation Manchester, United Kingdom Information Head of school Prof. Tom Jefferies Website http://www.msa.ac.uk The Manchester School of Architecture (MSA) was formed in 1996 with the merger of the architecture departments of the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University. The MSA is a joint school of the University of Manchester School of Environment and Development and the Manchester Metropolitan University Faculty of Art and Design. This arrangement allows MSA students to draw on the facilities and resources of both institutions. On graduating, the students' degree is awarded by both Universities.
Researchers from the Manchester Architectural Research Centre (MARC) input directly into the graduate teaching. MARC is a multidisciplinary research team based at the University of Manchester: its staff and post-graduates are researchers in a variety of affiliated fields of study, and offer an interdisciplinary context for architectural research at MSA.
Chatham Studio Building.
Architecture and Planning BuildingThe School covers three main aspects of architectural education. An undergraduate course (BA Hons) which has exemption to the RIBA Part One exam; a professional postgraduate course (B.Arch.) offers exemption to the RIBA Part Two exams; and finally a range of postgraduate Masters and PhD courses. As of 2008-2009 an innovative course focusing on mapping controversies in architectural design was launched.[1] It aims at following the debates surrounding buildings design and uses visualisation tools to present the problem in its complexity.
The School was rated at number 2 in the country with a maximum score of 10/10 for "job prospects" and a 6/6 for the quality of staff by The Guardian University Guide 2006.[citation needed]
Notable staff and alumni
- Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank (Pritzker Prize 1999, Stirling Prize 1998, 2004)
(Millennium Bridge (London), Swiss Re Building, HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building, (proposed) Tower 2 of World Trade Center)
- Stephen Hodder (Stirling Prize 1996)
- Dalibor Vesely (RIBA Annie Spink Award for Excellence in Architectural Education 2006)
- Michael Starling (current Chairman of Architects Registration Board)
External links
References
- ^ Manchester School of Architecture mappingcontroversies.co.uk Retrieved on 2009-02-22
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