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EDINBURGH SCHOOL OF
ARCHITECTURE
& LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE
www.eca.ed.ac.uk
Undergraduate degree
programme information
ARCHITECTURE,
ARCHITECTURAL
HISTORY & HERITAGE
& LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
| Architecture & Landscape Architecture | School of Art | School of Design | SCHOOL OF History of Art | Reid School of Music |
TEACHING DURING COVID-19 CONTENTS
(MARCH 2021)
Welcome to the School of Architecture
& Landscape Architecture 3
This brochure is based on
a traditional campus-based Our degree programmes 5
teaching model, however our
actual teaching model for 2021– Why choose Landscape Architecture? 6
2022 will depend on Covid-19
restrictions at that time. We will Why choose Architecture
& Architectural History & Heritage? 7
provide you with regular updates
on what to expect throughout the Introduction to your degree 8
application process.
Detailed degree content
For up-to-date information,
please visit: Architecture BA/MA (Hons) 10
www.ed.ac.uk/UGteaching2021-22 Architectural History
& Heritage MA (Hons) 16
Landscape Architecture MA (Hons) 20
Teaching 26
Facilities 28
Careers 30
Alumni profile 32
ESALA reading list 34
Frequently asked questions 36
2
WELCOME TO THE SCHOOL
OF ARCHITECTURE
& LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Choose to study with us and you’ll learn from award-
winning practitioners and influential researchers in
one of the world’s most architecturally inspiring cities.
Our programmes carefully balance academic
study with design work and professional
experience. And, as a student you’ll take
advantage of studios, workshops and library
resources that are amongst the best in the UK.
All of our programmes include the opportunity
to gain hands-on experience via work placement
opportunities and our track record of producing
award-winning graduates means you will be
well prepared for a successful career when
you graduate.
D r Richa r d A nd e r s on
HEAD OF THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE (ESALA), EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART
3
Dana Cherepkova. Section. Flour mill and bread market in Fountainbridge. Architectural Design: Tectonics (year 4) studio project. 4
OUR DEGREE
PROGRAMMES
Single honours 4-year undergraduate Joint honours 4-year undergraduate
degree programmes degree programmes
MA/BA (Hons) Architecture K100 MA (Hons) Architectural History
and Archaeology VVH4
MA (Hons) Architectural History
& Heritage VV31 BEng/MEng (Hons)
Structural Engineering
MA (Hons) Landscape Architecture 4J22 with Architecture H2K1/H2KC
MA (Hons) History of
Art & Architectural History V360
While our joint degree options are
limited for Architecture, and for
Architectural History and Heritage, joint
degrees are a great way to study two
subjects at the same time, while
offering additional benefits:
_ A joint degree qualification shows
employers that you can work across
a range of disciplines.
_ You study two subjects and can choose
courses from across both areas.
Watch our video on joint degree
programmes at:
www.edin.ac/joint-degrees
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WHY CHOOSE LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH?
1 ur Landscape Architecture
O
programme has full accreditation
from the Landscape Institute (LI),
3 ore design studios involve
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fieldwork and site based design
in landscapes where real world
the chartered body for the landscape issues are manifest, offering
profession in the UK. students experience in dealing with
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complex environmental challenges
ou will develop professional
Y that landscape architects have a
experience though an integrated prominent role in solving.
4
work placement which combines
online learning with career tudents on the MA programme
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experience, helping to prepare can apply for direct access to the
you for life in professional practice. European Masters in Landscape
Architecture (EMiLA), accredited by
the Landscape Institute, providing a
route into Europe’s most innovative
programme in landscape architecture.
5 ur students go on to achieve a high
O
level of recognition and success and
they regularly win the Landscape
Institute’s Student Portfolio Prize
and Student Dissertation Prize.
Through the work of some of our
recent graduates, we also won the
title of ‘Best School’ at the Rosa Barba
International Biennial of Landscape
Architecture.
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WHY CHOOSE ARCHITECTURE &
ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY & HERITAGE
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH?
1 ur Architecture programmes
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are prescribed by the Architects
Registration Board (ARB) and
4 e’re ranked 1st in Scotland and
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in the UK’s top 10 universities for
architecture/built environment in
have full Royal Institute of British the QS World University Rankings
Architects (RIBA) validation. by Subject 2021.
2 ou will have opportunities to
Y
gain hands-on experience through
embedded periods of integrated
5 ur MA (Hons) Architectural
O
History & Heritage programme
is unique in the UK.
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practice.
3
ur teaching is grounded in the
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s a place of outstanding
A research expertise and practice
architectural interest and a specialisms of our staff, which
designated UNESCO World includes architects, designers,
Heritage Site, Edinburgh offers artists, engineers, computer
the perfect setting in which to scientists, historians and
study the built environment. cultural theorists.
FROM AN ARCHITECTURE STUDENT’S POINT OF VIEW,
EDINBURGH IS ONE OF THE MOST INSPIRING AND ENGAGING
CITYSCAPES. IT PROMOTES AN ACTIVE LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT WHILE OFFERING THE MOST VARIED
AND BRILLIANT STUDENT ACTIVITIES.
A nd re Kong, ARCHITECTURE GRADUATE
7
INTRODUCTION
TO YOUR DEGREE
Award/s Timetables
MA/BA (Hons) Architecture Usually available after your consultation
with your Personal Tutor and option course
MA (Hons) Architectural History selection in week 1, semester 1. Scheduled
& Heritage teaching can take place on any day of
the week, but Wednesday afternoons
MA (Hons) Landscape Architecture are typically reserved for sport and
cultural activity.
Location
Studio is the backbone of both Architecture
The University’s Central Area, or within and Landscape Architecture education.
Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) Timetabling typically involves one full
studio day, plus a half day involving
Awarding body lectures, events or related activities.
The University of Edinburgh Reading lists
Professional accreditation Your reading list will be available
in September.
Architecture MA & BA (Hons):
RIBA Part 1 Studying abroad
ARB Prescription
We offer undergraduate students the
Landscape Architecture MA (Hons): opportunity to undertake a wide range
LI Part 3 of international experiences. Living and
studying abroad can broaden your horizons,
Duration enhance your academic perspective and
help you make the most of your time as an
3 years BA (Hons) undergraduate student. There are a range
4 years MA (Hons) of Go Abroad options available:
Academic year www.ed.ac.uk/global/go-abroad
Comprises two semesters:
September to December
January to May
8
The benefits of a 4-year degree programme Everything you need to know about electives
Edinburgh offers flexible four-year honours For most of our degrees, because of the four-
degree programmes. The four-year degree year degree structure, you have the chance
programme offers a range of advantages. to take a number of electives outside your
key discipline in your first and second year.
In first and second years, you can study There are a wide range of courses to choose
subjects outside your key discipline, before from.
specialising in third and fouth year. This
allows you to develop a breadth, as well Your choice might be based on enhancing
as a depth, of knowledge, expanding your or complementing your degree – or you
academic range and enhancing your may choose something totally unrelated –
student experience. based purely on interest. It’s a good idea to
consider courses you might be interested in
The four-year degree offers you the before you arrive.
opportunity to study abroad, even for
non-language learners. Your final honours In Welcome Week, the Academic Fair is a
years three and four allow you to focus on chance to see all the courses on offer and
your subject in depth, and the fourth year discuss them in more depth. Your Personal
dissertation – comprising a piece of original Tutor can also advise you on your choices
research – represents the culmination of when you meet them in the first weeks of
your degree and the demonstration of your semester one.
abilities as an independent scholar.
Some of our electives offered recently
The added experience and intellectual included:
depth acquired over four years is widely
recognised and greatly valued by employers. _ Design Thinking and Digital Crafting
_ On Drawing
_ On Colour in Architecture
_ Landscapes of Abandonment and
Inhabitation
_ 3D and Animated Design
_ Environmental Art
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ARCHITECTURE BA/MA (HONS)
DETAILED DEGREE CONTENT
Architecture’s scope is more than Year 1
technical, environmental or historic
expertise. Studying and practising In first year, you will learn about the
architecture has the potential to shape principles of architectural design. You will
culture, aspiration and community, to work on projects that look at architectural
deepen our experience of the modern elements and assembly in different
world and to imagine our futures. contexts. At the same time you will be
taught the fundamentals of technology and
In Architecture, you will learn from leading environment, art and design practice and
architectural practitioners and researchers architectural history.
through architectural design exploration and
proposition. Thematic approaches to briefs You will study with landscape architecture
and sites are informed by theoretical and and structural engineering students, as
practical knowledge. well as your felow architecture students.
Our MA (Hons) and BA Architecture Year 2
programmes are both prescribed by the
Architects Registration Board (ARB) and Second year works towards integrating your
validated by the Royal Institute of British developing design skills in more complex
Architects (RIBA Part 1). and rewarding urban contexts with more
ambitious building programme briefs.
www.eca.ed.ac.uk/architecture-bama It includes a field trip to a European
city where design projects are situated.
You will continue to apply your knowledge
of technology and environment to your
design work. You will also take an elective
that allows you to broaden your learning in
subjects across the University. Electives may
follow a structured programme pathway in
architectural histories or digital culture.
At the end of second year, you can select
whether you wish to take the three-year
BA or four-year MA honours programme.
10Year 3 Year 4
If you follow the BA route, you will study In fourth year, following the period of
design and its cultural and technical contexts. integrated practice working, as an MA
A series of thematically directed design (Hons) student, you will return to a
studio options enables you to consolidate a humanities semester to complete a self-
specific exploration and appropriate tectonic directed dissertation and choose an elective
resolution at a deeper level, alongside from across the University. Electives may
courses in architectural theory, professional follow a structured programme pathway
practice and logistics, and develop, curate in architectural histories or digital culture.
and present an academic portfolio.
In semester 2 you will choose a further
If you follow the MA (Hons) route you will architectural design studio project, with
be enrolled in a full honours programme, emphasis on tectonic resolution, to complete
with an integrated practice working period, an immersive design project, a course in
where you study through distance learning logistics and develop, curate and present
as you gain professional experience. In this an academic portfolio.
year, you will be able to develop your own
personal interests in architecture with a Further information
range of exploratory studio options within
the design courses. You can find more detailed information
on all our Architecture degrees on the
Both the three-year BA and the four-year online Degree Finder, including detailed
MA (Hons) routes allow you to attain information on programme structure
a RIBA Part 1 qualification. and entry requirements:
www.ed.ac.uk/studying/
undergraduate/2021/degrees
11EXAMPLE YEAR BY YEAR
ARCHITECTURE DEGREE CONTENT
Please note that this programme
structure is an example from 2020
entry to MA (Hons) Architecture and is
subject to change.
Year 1 Year 2
Compulsory courses: Compulsory courses:
Architectural Design: Elements 20 credits Architectural Design: In Place 20 credits
Art and Design 20 credits Architectural Design: Any Place 20 credits
Architectural Design: Assembly 20 credits Technology and Environment 2A:
Building Environment 20 credits
Technology and Environment:
Principles 20 credits* Technology and Environment 2B:
Building Fabric 20 credits
Architectural History 1A:
Introduction to World Urbanism and the City:
Architecture 20 credits Past to Present 20 credits
Architectural History 1B: Plus 20 credits of option courses across the
Revivalism to Modernism 20 credits College of Arts, Humanities and Social
Science.
12Year 3 Plus 20 credits of option courses from the
following:
Compulsory courses:
3D and Animated Design 20 credits
Architectural Design:
Explorations 40 credits Landscapes of Abandonment
and Inhabitation 20 credits
Architectural Theory 20 credits
Environmental Art 20 credits
Architectural Practice:
Reflection 20 credits Structure and Architecture:
The Birth of the Design Team 20 credits
Architectural Practice:
Working Learning 40 credits Building Simulation Principles 20 credits
Year 4 Early Modern Architecture Across
Media 20 credits
Compulsory courses:
Or 20 credits of option courses cross
Architecture Dissertation 40 credits the College of Arts, Humanities and
Social Science.
Architectural Design: Logistics 10 credits
* Introducing the theme of assembly in
Architectural Design: Tectonics 40 credits architectural design, this course focuses on the
capacity of structure, construction, and materials
Academic Portfolio: Part 1 10 credits to create architecture. These physical factors are
considered alongside more ephemeral conditions
such as light and sound, and the way architecture
establishes variable distinctions between exterior
and interior spaces is also examined.
Within this course, students work on an
integrated series of design exercises and projects,
and produce design proposals that are represented
by a range of techniques including expressive
drawings, scale drawings and models.
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Architecture studio.
Photo: Ben Schmulevitch
15ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
& HERITAGE MA (HONS)
DETAILED DEGREE CONTENT
Architecture has the capacity to Year 1
help explore wider social, cultural,
political and economic themes. You will begin with an introductory
Our undergraduate programme in course covering the development of the
Architectural History and Heritage built environment from earliest times
is rooted in this potential and places to the present. Compulsory courses in
the history of architecture and fine Year 1 include Architectural History 1A:
art within the context of urbanism Introduction to World Architecture, and
and the cultural history of cities. Architectural History 1B: Revivalism to
Modernism. In addition to this, you will
You will develop a broad understanding have 80 credits of electives to take from
of the field, including knowledge of across the wider College of Arts, Humanities
heritage and conservation issues and and Social Science.
practice, and have the opportunity to
look in depth at particular periods, Year 2
movements and theories of architecture
and the wider built environment from The programme builds up in second year
ancient times to the present. by broadening out to consider the city as a
social and cultural phenomenon. You will
Our degree is the only undergraduate also take a course dealing specifically with
programme focused entirely on the techniques and practices concerning heritage
history of architecture anywhere in Europe, management and conservation.
and it remains the only one in the UK.
Compulsory courses in Year 2 include
www.eca.ed.ac.uk/architectural- Architectural History and Heritage in
history-heritage-ma Practice, and Urbanism and the City: Past
to Present. In addition to this, you will have
40 credits of electives to take from across
Edinburgh College of Art.
16Year 3 Year 4
You will study Texts & Theories in Western Specialist honours courses are chosen on
Architecture and have the opportunity to the same basis as third year. You will also
deepen your study of the built environment complete a major supervised research
by taking a number of specialist electives in dissertation on a topic of your choosing.
the history of architecture, ranging from the
Medieval period, through the early and late Further information
modern periods, into the twentieth century.
You can find more detailed information
You will also undertake a specialist on all our Architecture degrees on the
building archaeology course that will online Degree Finder, including detailed
teach historic building identification and information on programme structure
recording techniques, as well as translation and entry requirements:
and analysis of this data in digital format.
In addition, you will undertake a work www.ed.ac.uk/studying/
placement where you will gain first-hand undergraduate/2021/degrees
experience of conservation in practice.
17Ardeer Island Nature Park, Marion
Lindqvist, MA (Hons) Landscape
Architecture 2019.
1819
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MA (HONS)
DETAILED DEGREE CONTENT
Landscape architects plan and design Year 1
spaces and places. They work across
a diverse range of environments from Design work focuses on the principles of
urban to rural, and at scales ranging landscape architecture including spatial
from the garden to the region. concepts, exploration, function, planning
and representation. You will also study
If you’re creative and passionate about techniques of drawing, IT, art practices
improving the environment for the and theories of physical geography,
benefit of people and nature, this architectural and landscape history and
programme is for you. landscape construction. You will study
with architecture students on some courses.
Landscape architecture is a synthetic
discipline that draws on the interface Year 2
between art and design, and the physical,
natural and social sciences, to creatively Design work becomes more focused
reinvent landscapes as places with meaning. and complex. You will take courses which
focus on landscape planning and the study
The programme allows you to develop your of urban landscapes, with a particular
individual design skills through core courses, emphasis on urban design and urban
supported by parallel courses that elaborate regeneration. Studio work is supported by
on theoretical and technical aspects, allowing contemporary landscape theory, applied
students to integrate specialist knowledge landscape theory and technical courses
and skills to develop an advanced covering aspects of detailed design.
appreciation of landscapes.
Our programme is accredited by the
Landscape Institute, providing students
with the basis to become Chartered Members
of the Landscape Institute. This accreditation
is recognised internationally, allowing
students the opportunity to work in
Europe and beyond.
www.eca.ed.ac.uk/landscape-
architecture-ma
20Year 3 Year 4
Design work focuses on complex landscape Design courses advance depth of exploration
systems, with exploration of related and resolved proposition, with focus on
landscape research topics. In semester increasingly self-directed work. You will
1 you will take an option from a suite also complete a self-directed dissertation
of landscape architecture courses or and compile a carefully curated academic
from the wider University. portfolio.
In semester 2 you will undertake a practice Further information
working period usually in a landscape
architecture practice with three associated You can find more detailed information
distance learning courses. on all our Architecture degrees on the
online Degree Finder, including detailed
information on programme structure
and entry requirements:
www.ed.ac.uk/studying/
undergraduate/2021/degrees
21EXAMPLE YEAR BY YEAR
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
DEGREE CONTENT
Please note that this programme
structure is an example from 2020
entry to MA (Hons) Landscape
Architecture and is subject
to change.
Year 1 Year 2
Compulsory courses: Compulsory courses:
Landscape Architecture Landscape Architecture
Design 1A 20 credits Design 2A 20 credits
Landscape Architecture Landscape Architecture
Design 1B 20 credits Design 2B 20 credits
Art and Design 20 credits Landscape Architecture
Theory 2A 20 credits
Landscape Architecture
Theory 1A 20 credits Landscape Architecture
Theory 2B 20 credits
Landscape Architecture
Theory 1B 20 credits Landscape Architecture
Techniques 2A 20 credits
Landscape Architecture
Techniques 1 20 credits Landscape Architecture
Techniques 2B 20 credits
22Year 3 Year 4
Compulsory courses: Compulsory courses:
Landscape Architecture Landscape Architecture
Design 3 40 credits Design 4A 20 credits
Landscape Architecture Landscape Architecture
Placement: Design 20 credits* Design 4B 40 credits
Landscape Architecture Academic Portfolio:
Placement: Research 20 credits Landscape Architecture 20 credits
Landscape Architecture Landscape Architecture
Placement: Professional Practice 20 credits Dissertation 40 credits
Plus 20 credits of option courses * A significant component of the Landscape
from the following: Architecture MA (Hons) curriculum, your
placement will introduce you to concerns
3D and Animated Design 20 credits involved in professional practice and, more
specifically, in landscape architecture design
Landscapes of Abandonment work carried out during placement.
and Inhabitation 20 credits
You will be able to gain first-hand experience
Environmental Art 20 credits of how design is practiced in a contemporary
context. Encouraging you to develop critical
Technology & Environment 3 20 credits thinking with regards contemporary landscape
architecture design, you will learn to understand
Or 20 credits of option courses cross the and analyse a design process you are undertaking
College of Arts, Humanities and Social and to produce a report documenting your
Science. activities. If you conduct a self-directed practice
or design research, or work out-with conventional
landscape architectural practice, you can use the
enquiry to support or extend your activity, while
maintaining a logbook.
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Architecture Degree Show.
Photo: Gareth Easton.
25TEACHING
When you arrive you will be assigned Architectural History and Heritage teaching
a Personal Tutor who can offer
assistance and advice throughout Architectural History & Heritage is taught
your academic journey, including through lectures and tutorials and is
advice on choosing your option courses, assessed by essays, examinations and
what to do if you need to take time class presentations.
out, or need advice when personal
circumstances affect your work. During first and second year, you will be
part of a vibrant community of up to 300
Architecture teaching students, drawn from all areas of interest
and expertise, and will be supported from
Studying architecture consists of a your first year by EUSAS, and have the
continuous series of design exercises and opportunity to join our Peer Families
projects. You will have a studio to use as a from your second year.
centre for your studies along with access to
workshops. Your work will be assessed on Our community includes students from
coursework, essays and examinations. architecture, history of art, languages, history,
English literature and civil engineering.
In your first year, you will study
architectural history and the fundamentals In your third and fourth years, there is the
of building construction, environmental opportunity to undertake an internship with
design and sustainability. You will have a museum, archive or historic environment
weekly lectures and tutorials throughout agency. You will write a dissertation of
the year in these subjects. You will also 10,000 words on a topic of your choosing
study design in the studio with co-ordinated in year four.
studio teaching days every week, where
studio tutors will provide practical
support and guidance.
Throughout the year in conjunction
with our school’s student society (EUSAS)
you will benefit from a rolling programme
of seminars from visiting architects who
will present their work.
26Landscape Architecture teaching Assessment
Within Landscape Architecture, studio-based You will predominantly be assessed by
design teaching, often on a one-to-one basis, a combination of coursework, portfolio
is central to the delivery of our programme. work and presentations. Some courses are
assessed by written essays and in fourth
Design solutions are then reviewed by staff year there is a dissertation submission.
and students during design critiques. Our
degree programme has been organised to Teaching during Covid-19 (March 2021)
recognise and encourage self-directed study
as you progress. You will also take part in This brochure is based on a traditional
lecture based teaching, including classes at campus-based teaching model, however our
the internationally renowned Royal Botanic actual teaching model for 2021–2022 will
Garden Edinburgh. Assessments are based depend on Covid-19 restrictions at that time.
on course work, essays and examinations. We will provide you with regular updates on
what to expect throughout the application
Landscape Architecture has outstanding process.
links to practice and the profession generally;
several Landscape Architecture academics For up-to-date information, please visit:
are award-winning practitioners themselves.
Visiting practitioners regularly deliver www.ed.ac.uk/UGteaching2021-22
coursework lectures and take part in crits.
Additionally, throughout the year we host
a seminar programme where practising
landscape architects present their work.
27FACILITIES
We are home to some of the best ECA offers a diverse range of studios and
equipped workshop facilities in the UK, workshops, libraries and collections, and
with extensive studio accommodation places to perform and show your work.
and a specialist library containing over
20,000 books covering every aspect of What’s more, we encourage creativity and
architecture, architectural history and skills development, so all of our college-wide
heritage, and landscape architecture. technical facilities can be accessed through
prior arrangement and discussion with
Within our workshops you can work – relevant staff, irrespective of your
weld, lathe, construct, vacuum form, core discipline.
drill or cut – with a wide range of materials.
We also have digital rapid prototyping and Model workshop
computer-controlled laser-cutting, all with
expert technical staff to provide practical There are two model workshops within
assistance and support. ECA, where you can work with machinery
and hand tools for the cutting, shaping, and
We offer dedicated computing facilities general fabrication of woods and metals.
with a range of specialist software that As well as an array of fixed machinery and
include sophisticated 3D modellers such hands-on tools, the workshops have laser
as Rhino, BIM packages and environmental cutting machines and 3D printers for precise
simulation. This is complemented by a modelling work. The research workshop
range of in-house scanning, plotting and also caters for larger construction projects,
printing facilities and access to photographic including fabric formed concrete.
and video equipment, as well as dedicated
editing suites. Digital fabrication.
Digital prototyping boards and equipment
(Arduino and LoPy, used for interactive
architecture projects) are available alongside
photographic and video equipment in
Minto House.
Our Matthew Gallery is used for reviews
of your work, and also runs a varied and
immersive series of exhibitions throughout
the year. Our Art and Architecture Library
is in Chambers Street and hosts a
comprehensive and specialist collection
of books, journals and digital images.
28Metal workshop Wood workshop
This workshop is equipped to deal with This large wood workshop hosts a huge
both large and small-scale projects, with range of machinery and hand tools for the
a variety of hand tools, welding torches, cutting, shaping, and general fabrication
and automated machinery for constructing of woods, as well as metals, plastics, and
prototypes and final pieces. You will be cardboard. The work that goes on here can
encouraged to develop manual skills such be for anything from architecture models
as welding and folding, as well as having and art pieces, to costume design and
access to the use of the steel guillotine furniture products.
and CNC plasma cutter, which cuts metal
precisely based on work created in design Explore all our facilities across ECA
software. and virtual tours online at:
www.eca.ed.ac.uk/facilities
www.eca.ed.ac.uk/tours
Wood workshop.
Photo: Joseph Wilson. Metal workshop.
29CAREERS
Graduates from the Edinburgh Architectural History & Heritage
School of Architecture and Landscape
Architecture are highly sought after Graduates from Architectural History
and can be found at work nationally & Heritage can be found working in
and internationally, often holding conservation, land management, heritage
highly influential positions in leading and historical consultancy. They have
organisations around the world. also entered a wide range of professions
connected to the built environment
Architecture and humanities.
Typically, students on the MA (Hons) Landscape Architecture
Architecture programme proceed to the
second degree required by the architecture Our graduates quickly gain employment
profession for certification to practise as primarily in private practice but also in local
an architect. On completion of the second government and with public bodies such as
degree, graduates complete a period of Scottish Natural Heritage or the Countryside
practical training and then become registered Agency. In the UK, usually after around
architects. While most graduates gain two years, graduates take their Pathway to
employment in private practice, others Chartership exams. Many of our graduates
choose to work in allied professions, such progress to leading positions in the field
as project management, graphic design, of landscape architecture worldwide.
property, game design or architectural
VR/visualisation. Our services
The University’s Career Service looks to
enhance your university experience from
the moment you arrive, not just in your
final year, so we encourage new students
to engage with our services from day one.
ECA Main Building.
Photo: Nicky Regan.
30We offer: _ Go Abroad opportunities.
_ A dedicated careers consultant for your _ The Edinburgh Award – get recognition
School offering targeted information on your final transcript for additional
resources, newsletters and one-to-ones. work and extracurricular activities you’ve
been part of during your time with us.
_ Information and advice in person via our
drop-in centre in the Main Library, and _ Part-time and vacation jobs, internships,
available 24/7 via our websites, blogs graduate jobs and more, via a dedicated
and social media. job site.
_ Careers consultations. www.ed.ac.uk/careers
_ CV and applications advice.
_ Volunteering opportunities within
the University and beyond it.
Adam House.
Photo: Federica Mentasti.
31ALUMNI PROFILE
Image courtesy of
Sonakshi Pandit,
So n aksh i Pan d i t Urban Ca[r]talyser_
A Reconsideration of
Value Regimes through
Architecture MA (Hons), Architecture.
2020
Intern at architectural
NGO Built Empathy
I chose to study my part 1 Architecture The cross-disciplinary nature of the
MA (Hons) with the Edinburgh School of architecture program at ESALA provides
Architecture and Landscape Architecture an excellent opportunity to develop and
(ESALA) at Edinburgh College of Art situate your own thinking in conjunction
(ECA) primarily because of the programme with courses on architectural history,
structure; I was intrigued by the placement architectural design, art and design, theory,
period integrated into the MA route, which technology, and environment, as well as
allows for a decent amount of exposure to various electives. In a time where there is a
the architectural workplace. This allowed growing urgency to address issues of social
me to develop and shape my own ideas from and climate injustice, my studies enabled
the insight learnt at ESALA and in practice. me to actively work on projects that respond
I was also particularly drawn to studying to these urgent real-world challenges
at Edinburgh because of how diverse and – whether it be exploring sustainable
historically rich the city is. I think that it is modes of production and consumption
quite inspiring to study architecture in a city through architecture or reimagining a built
that is as breathtaking as Edinburgh! environment that is inclusive and fair. The
specific studio units that I chose at ESALA
The interdisciplinary learning at ECA gave enabled me to work with discarded and
me the opportunity to explore architecture other devalued materials. This allowed
through the lens of varied methodologies me to develop original material and
and approaches, challenging what is tectonic systems, whilst the studio offered
perceived to be conventional within the a collaborative environment to develop and
built environment. ECA also offers amazing nurture my own ideas in conjunction with
opportunities to take part in design my peers and tutors.
competitions and placements, as well as
several weekly lectures where one can I feel hugely grateful to have won a couple
engage with visiting lecturers, designers of awards for my final year project, notably
and professors from around the world. the RIBA Award for Sustainable Design.
32SINCE LEAVING ECA, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TRANSLATE WHAT I HAVE
LEARNT ABOUT SOCIALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIENTIOUS DESIGN
TO THE WORKPLACE.
33ESALA READING LIST
Here are some selected books from our Constructing Architecture
first year reading list for you to take the Andrea Deplazes, 2018
first step in to what it’s like to study
architecture, landscape architecture and Ecohouse: A Design Guide
architectural history and heritage both Sue Roaf, 2001
practically and theoretically.
Planting: A New Perspective
The Death and Life of Great American Cities Piet Oudolf & Noel Kingsbury, 2013
Jane Jacobs, 1993
Composing Landscapes: Analysis,
The City Shaped: Urban Patterns and Typology and Experiments for Design
Meanings Through History Clemens Steenbergen, 2008
Spiro Kostof, 1999
Landscape: Pattern, Perception and Process
The Architect’s Pocket Book Simon Bell, 2012
Jonathan Hetreed, Ann Ross
& Charlotte Baden-Powell, 2017 Contemporary Climatology
P.J. Robinson & Ann Henderson-Sellers, 1999
The Landscape Architect’s Pocket Book
Siobhan Vernon, 2013
34ESALA Projects ECA’s social media channels
www.esalaprojects.co.uk
Staff Blog www.instagram.com/edinburghcollegeofart
richardcoyne.com
www.facebook.com/ECA.edinburgh
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www.ted.com/talks/diebedo_francis_kere_
how_to_build_with_clay_and_community issuu.com/eca.march
Books
www.linkedin.com/school/edinburgh-
Tanizaki’s ‘In Praise of Shadows´ college-of-art
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Praise_of_Shadows
ECA Library.
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