MA Architectural and Urban Design at University of Brighton

Our experimental and collaborative course gives you the skills to shape future urban environments – whether that’s through buildings, larger developments or landscapes. You’ll work across the disciplines of architecture, art and cultural geography, combining design practice with critical discussions to help you grow as an urban designer. You’ll explore city spaces, tackle real-world urban challenges and create forward-thinking projects that imagine the future of our built environment.

Faculty: School of Architecture, Technology and Engineering  |  Department: Architecture and Design  |  Duration: full-time: 12 months; part-time: 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Location: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course is taught in three semesters over 12 months. There are six core modules. In this module you will learn to understand research in a way that’s specific to design. It starts from the idea that research, including scientific research, is a specific form of design activity and that design can influence research and vice versa. You will rearticulate the design expertise you’re already developing and apply this to research. Modules include Design Research Practices, Situate, Urban Strategies, Design Lab, Design: Masterwork.

Career pathways

Our graduates have gone on to be academics and urban designers in the UK, Vietnam, Russia, Palestine, Japan, Taiwan, Kenya, Türkiye, Lithuania and other countries. Among our alumni are award-winning architects Wei Jiang and Quang Nguyen, who are based in Shanghai and London respectively.

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