MArch Architecture at University of East London

Our award-winning Architecture department enjoys an international reputation for excellence and for producing architects who combine technical skills with practical experience.

We believe architecture is about engagement. Rather than sitting in a studio designing buildings theoretically you will go out and work on projects in the local area – a thriving, dynamic part of London with huge infrastructure developments.

You will fulfil your creative potential and perfect your skills by working on designs that tackle real-life issues not just in east London but around the world.

You will engage with architectural events nationally and internationally. In 2014, our students exhibited as part of the Venice Biennale and at the London Festival of Architecture.

Our MArch Architecture course is fully accredited, furthering your progress towards becoming a qualified architect.

Students who successfully complete the course are exempt from Part 2 of the ARB/RIBA Examination – one of the three parts required to register as an architect in the UK.

How you'll learn

Our studio, where the majority of teaching takes place, is a unique and intense environment where you will work with an extensive array of equipment.

We have wood, plaster, metal, photography and print-making workshops and a full digital fabrication lab with 3D printers, laser cutters and 3D routers. Most of your design project work will evolve in these studios and workshops.

This office designs real projects for external clients on sites mainly in London, and exposes students directly to the world of practice. The University of East London is one of the few universities to have this level of workshop.

You will be taught one to one, or in small classes, with a collaborative ethos. The course leader is Harald Trapp. Our teaching is accessible and responsive and regularly scores highly in student satisfaction surveys. 

We have extensive connections with a range of practices and official bodies. Respected course leaders Roland Karthaus and Alan Chandler are regularly joined by architects from reputed organisations, including the UK’s leading architectural aid charity, Article 25, Grimshaw Architects, C+S architects, Tony Fretton Architects, Assemble and Muf.

Assemble, a collective which includes four of our own lecturers, has been nominated for the prestigious Turner Prize 2015 for its imaginative regeneration work in Liverpool.