Architecture Degrees Online

Chalmers leads research in applied architecture and collaborates with a large network of stakeholders in society. The school of Architecture has a tradition of initiatives in pedagogical development in the design education, relying on well-founded experience and integrated research distinguished by:
a humanistic view of architecture
study projects based on real tasks and problems in society
contacts with users in briefing and designing
an open atmosphere between teachers and students characterised by the absence of prestige.

Programme
Through a project formula, real situations and problems are studied. This provides rich opportunities for practice in sketching, where design gradually develops more and more to address the complexity of the whole of an architectural problem. The structure is a series of courses and design projects. After an introduction you can specialise in:

Matter, space, structure
Focus on architecture “from within” as a field of knowledge with relative autonomy. Architecture is matter formed into space, where all three factors – matter, form/structure and space – are indispensable. Materials and constructions and their architectural possibilities, as well as spaces and their relations, are seen as the basic elements of architecture.

Space for Healthcare, Housing and Work
The main focus in this programme will be applied projects for buildings for healthcare, housing and work space in collaboration with real users. The work will range from an analysis of specific sites to projects aimed at architectural solutions, both new design and re-designing within the built environment. It is the only architectural programme in Sweden with a healthcare building profile.
Urban design and development

Consider how spatial organisation and design exert an influence and can be used in the development of quality and function of urban life, especially in public space. The students’ studio work is carried out in close co-operation with players in both urban regeneration and new development projects.

This first degree in architecture is unique in its approach to addressing issues of management in architectural design during the first three years of study. It aims to produce graduates able to undertake creative design and management roles within the built environment as well as progressing to the next stage of an architectural education.

Students undertake a series of design projects which increase in complexity as the course progresses. Alongside studio projects, students examine both academic and practical aspects of architecture such as architectural history and theory, as well as construction, sustainable design and management. The course has a particular strength in the teaching of vocational management skills. This gives graduates a firm understanding of the construction industry and the place of architecture within it, as well as the practical management aspects of architecture itself.

In recent years graduates have had an excellent employment record far in excess of the industry standard. The architecture course is accredited under the conditions set out by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and is prescribed by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) at Part I level.

Studio-based design projects are central to this course and are designed to stimulate an imaginative response to a series of significant issues or themes. Project work occupies half of the programme and is underpinned by the taught modules. Much of the work in these supporting modules is related to projects work.

Students examine management issues to develop an understanding of the impact on the design process, providing valuable preparation for work in practice. Field study visits are an important feature of the programme. Both first and second year students go on European study visits.

Modern studio facilities are provided with good access to CAD facilities and resources. Numbers are limited to ensure that students have a work space within the design studio. Students learn the broader context of the Built Environment by working with other programmes in the School. There are also significant links with the Interior Design programme, which is run jointly with the School of Design.