Architectural Studies

Architects plan, design and construct buildings and structures, influencing the visual landscape and responding to the environment in our towns and cities.

Why Architectural Studies at Strathclyde?
Professionally accredited by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
Ranked Number 8 in the UK for Architecture (The Times/ Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024).
Focus on the design of buildings, towns and cities and the historical and theoretical ideas that inspire them.
Benefit from teaching by our academics and professional architects and engineers.
Students regularly win and exhibit work through international and national competitions including Archiprix Intl., AJ Student Prize, RIAS and A+DS, RSA New Contemporaries.
Study abroad for one semester and convert your degree title to Architectural Studies with International Study.

Your Career
Our graduates are highly regarded in industry and go on to forge careers in multidisciplinary architectural practices such as: Page \ Park, Collective, Austin-Smith: Lord, Ryder Architecture, Holmes Miller etc. Other areas of employment include: the creative industries, model making – physical and virtual, project management, theatre and stage set design, and the film and music industry. Graduates have also undertaken research roles in the energy and construction industries.

Recent graduate roles include:
Architectural Assistant
Designer (Architectural)
Teacher (Design Technology/Secondary Education)
Lecturer (Architectural & Design Technology)