MArch Architecture

With academics following in the footsteps of architectural giants like Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier and Norman Foster, by winning the RIBA Royal Gold medal and the RIBA International Prize, UCD Architecture guarantees exposure to superlative pedagogy from globally acclaimed architects. Delivered by a School with over 100 years of experience, this elite Master of Architecture has RIAI & RIBA accreditation and has obtained international certification with NAAB.
This programme and the UCD School of Architecture has additional distinguishing features which make it an attractive and exclusive place to study:

• Number 1 choice for Irish high-school leavers
• Ranked in the top 50 Architecture Schools in Europe by Domus
• Global recognition QS Top 100 in Planning
• Accredited and internationally recognised teaching programmes
• Vibrant doctoral programme
• Research Excellence
• Dedicated studio space for each student

Awarded International Certification by the National Architectural Accrediting Board, USA

Stage 1 Core:

• Design Technologies
• Architectural Design
• Research & Innovation in the Designed Environment

Stage 2 Core:

• Professional Studies
• M.Arch Dissertation
• Masters Design Thesis
• Comprehensive Design Studio
• Reflective Portfolio Module

Stage 1 Options:
Chose two options from below

• Realising Built Projects
• Conservation History, Theory and Policy
• Urban Design Theory (UDT)
• Sustainable Building Systems
• Sustainable Design & the Occupant
• Introduction to Urban Design
• Agency: Design / Build
• Parametic Design
• Irish Timber & Sustainability
• Environmental Risk and Behaviour
• Psychology of Landscape
• Planning, Society and Diversity
• Rural & Landscape Planning
• Urban and Regional Development
• Governing Nature

CURATORS of 2018 VENICE BIENNALE
& WINNERS of the
RIBA INTERNATIONAL PRIZE
Alumni & Adjunct Professors,
SHELLEY McNAMARA
& YVONNE FARRELL
Grafton Architects