21 monthsProgramme duration
40,800 GBPTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Architecture and Built Environment
Degree
MArch
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
Biotechnology, computational design and climate change are reshaping how we design, make and live. Bio-Integrated Design MArch responds to these shifts by developing design approaches that integrate living systems, materials and technologies through research and experimentation. Nature sits at the centre of the course, not only as inspiration but as an active agent in the design process.
Two Bio-Integrated Design postgraduate courses are available, an MArch and an MSc. The MArch is design-led, centred on architectural innovation, design simulation and creative exploration. The Bio-Integrated Design MSc is science-focused, with an emphasis on laboratory research, computational modelling and material experimentation. The two courses are taught together, giving you opportunities to work in multidisciplinary teams on ambitious group projects that reflect the range of skills within bio-integrated design.
Through a series of projects, you develop interdisciplinary design skills that embrace living systems and bio-based materials, applying biological growth and biofabrication techniques to develop sustainable and regenerative architecture for the built environment. You develop and test your work using laboratory protocols, computational design, environmental simulation and prototyping. Through iterative design and experimentation, you draw on developments in engineering biology, materials science and digital technologies.
You also develop advanced research skills, enabling you to define and pursue your own area of interest. Through a literature review, scientific methods and a specialisation project, you establish a clear direction supported by interdisciplinary methods and design experimentation. The course culminates in a comprehensive project, where you develop an original building design, furniture or product, shaping your own approach to sustainable design in architecture.
The extended 21-month course provides you with the time to study an interdisciplinary combination of laboratory work, detailed research and design development.
Two Bio-Integrated Design postgraduate courses are available, an MArch and an MSc. The MArch is design-led, centred on architectural innovation, design simulation and creative exploration. The Bio-Integrated Design MSc is science-focused, with an emphasis on laboratory research, computational modelling and material experimentation. The two courses are taught together, giving you opportunities to work in multidisciplinary teams on ambitious group projects that reflect the range of skills within bio-integrated design.
Through a series of projects, you develop interdisciplinary design skills that embrace living systems and bio-based materials, applying biological growth and biofabrication techniques to develop sustainable and regenerative architecture for the built environment. You develop and test your work using laboratory protocols, computational design, environmental simulation and prototyping. Through iterative design and experimentation, you draw on developments in engineering biology, materials science and digital technologies.
You also develop advanced research skills, enabling you to define and pursue your own area of interest. Through a literature review, scientific methods and a specialisation project, you establish a clear direction supported by interdisciplinary methods and design experimentation. The course culminates in a comprehensive project, where you develop an original building design, furniture or product, shaping your own approach to sustainable design in architecture.
The extended 21-month course provides you with the time to study an interdisciplinary combination of laboratory work, detailed research and design development.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Architecture and Built Environment
Degree
MArch
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
Biotechnology, computational design and climate change are reshaping how we design, make and live. Bio-Integrated Design MArch responds to these shifts by developing design approaches that integrate living systems, materials and technologies through research and experimentation. Nature sits at the centre of the course, not only as inspiration but as an active agent in the design process.
Two Bio-Integrated Design postgraduate courses are available, an MArch and an MSc. The MArch is design-led, centred on architectural innovation, design simulation and creative exploration. The Bio-Integrated Design MSc is science-focused, with an emphasis on laboratory research, computational modelling and material experimentation. The two courses are taught together, giving you opportunities to work in multidisciplinary teams on ambitious group projects that reflect the range of skills within bio-integrated design.
Through a series of projects, you develop interdisciplinary design skills that embrace living systems and bio-based materials, applying biological growth and biofabrication techniques to develop sustainable and regenerative architecture for the built environment. You develop and test your work using laboratory protocols, computational design, environmental simulation and prototyping. Through iterative design and experimentation, you draw on developments in engineering biology, materials science and digital technologies.
You also develop advanced research skills, enabling you to define and pursue your own area of interest. Through a literature review, scientific methods and a specialisation project, you establish a clear direction supported by interdisciplinary methods and design experimentation. The course culminates in a comprehensive project, where you develop an original building design, furniture or product, shaping your own approach to sustainable design in architecture.
The extended 21-month course provides you with the time to study an interdisciplinary combination of laboratory work, detailed research and design development.
Two Bio-Integrated Design postgraduate courses are available, an MArch and an MSc. The MArch is design-led, centred on architectural innovation, design simulation and creative exploration. The Bio-Integrated Design MSc is science-focused, with an emphasis on laboratory research, computational modelling and material experimentation. The two courses are taught together, giving you opportunities to work in multidisciplinary teams on ambitious group projects that reflect the range of skills within bio-integrated design.
Through a series of projects, you develop interdisciplinary design skills that embrace living systems and bio-based materials, applying biological growth and biofabrication techniques to develop sustainable and regenerative architecture for the built environment. You develop and test your work using laboratory protocols, computational design, environmental simulation and prototyping. Through iterative design and experimentation, you draw on developments in engineering biology, materials science and digital technologies.
You also develop advanced research skills, enabling you to define and pursue your own area of interest. Through a literature review, scientific methods and a specialisation project, you establish a clear direction supported by interdisciplinary methods and design experimentation. The course culminates in a comprehensive project, where you develop an original building design, furniture or product, shaping your own approach to sustainable design in architecture.
The extended 21-month course provides you with the time to study an interdisciplinary combination of laboratory work, detailed research and design development.
Admission Requirements
176+
75+
4.5+
6.5+
A minimum of a second-class UK degree in an appropriate subject or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. A design/creative portfolio is also expected. Applicants will be asked to submit a portfolio of their design work along with a short piece of writing once their completed application has been received, and should not send or upload work until it has been requested.
21 Months
Sep
Tuition fees
Domestic
19,300 GBP
International
40,800 GBP
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