Architecture

Why Architecture at AUB

Architecture education in coastal Bournemouth centers on bringing ideas into physical form. Students work in dedicated studios with 3D workshops that support both manual and digital production, sharing the makers lab with modelmakers and accessing a print room equipped with traditional equipment. The campus itself sits between New Forest landscapes and the Jurassic Coast, while the town hosts an urban project by Zaha Hadid Architects that serves as a living research site. On campus, there’s a drawing studio designed by Professor Sir Peter Cook and inaugurated by Hadid herself—a testament to AUB’s architectural networks.

Architecture

The BA (Hons) Architecture (Part 1 RIBA/ARB) offers the first stage of professional qualification, accredited by both the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Architects Registration Board. Working within a studio environment where everyone engages in different forms of making, students develop core competencies in creation, collaboration, design, and communication. This learning-by-making philosophy encourages risk and innovation, as architectural concepts get tested through material realization. Regular seminars, lectures, and critical reviews support projects that balance analytical rigor with creative experimentation.

Interior Architecture and Design at Arts University Bournemouth

BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design teaches students to analyze and shape environments for living, working, and leisure through a four-dimensional lens—one that simultaneously considers structure, context, atmosphere, ecological impact, narrative, wellbeing, technology, and human needs. From day one, participants tackle real projects with actual clients in a professionally oriented studio environment. Industry connections provide access to placements, networking, and guest lectures, while the curriculum emphasizes innovative solutions and sustainable design—qualities the field now expects from spaces that must be functional, aesthetic, and environmentally responsible.

Master’s in Architecture

The two-year Master of Architecture (Part 2 RIBA/ARB) represents the second stage of the three-part architectural qualification, accredited by the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Registration Board. Students develop projects with strong narratives addressing current social, cultural, and ecological questions, working within a shared arts studio where everyone’s engaged in making. The program emphasizes drawing, models, and texts as fundamental to architectural thinking. In the final Thesis Design year, participants develop their own research-driven design projects that integrate making and collaboration through an environmental narrative, supported by shared workshops, fab-labs, and the drawing studio.