BA/BS in Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences

The degree covers the full built environment, including the quality of life, safety and usefulness of buildings, cities and their surroundings. Students begin with a broad foundation spanning real estate, urban planning, structural engineering, building physics and architecture, working in teams and learning to communicate across disciplines as they move toward a specialisation shaped partly by their own interests. This multidisciplinary approach builds insight into the design of buildings, housing, offices, museums and entire neighbourhoods, deepening knowledge of technology, design and the construction process, and in the second year students identify the discipline they want to develop further. In the third year, students combine different specialisms by working in teams on multidisciplinary design assignments.