Manchester School of Architecture

The Manchester School of Architecture (MSA) is a School of Architecture, jointly administered by Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Manchester in the city of Manchester, England.

The School was formed in 1996 with the merger of the architecture departments of the University of Manchester (then Victoria University of Manchester) and Manchester Metropolitan University. Students of MSA are classified as students of both universities and are issued with separate cards for each university, allowing them to use the resources and facilities of both institutions. Upon graduating the degree is awarded by both universities.

The School covers three main aspects of architectural education. An undergraduate course (BA Hons) which has exemption to the RIBA Part One exam; a professional postgraduate course (M.Arch.) offers exemption to the RIBA Part Two exams; and finally a range of postgraduate Masters and PhD courses.

School

Researchers from the Manchester Architectural Research Centre (MARC) input directly into the graduate teaching. MARC is a multidisciplinary research team based at the University of Manchester: its staff and post-graduates are researchers in a variety of affiliated fields of study, and offer an interdisciplinary context for architectural research at MSA.

Graduation ceremony of Manchester School of Architecture is held in turn annually between the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University. For example, graduates of 2013 attended the ceremony with fellow University of Manchester students in Whitworth Hall, while the 2014 graduation was held by Manchester Metropolitan University in an external rented venue.

Rankings

Since formation in 1996, of the 47 universities in the United Kingdom with RIBA accreditation,^[1] the school has been consistently ranked in Top 10.

Notable staff and alumni

• Leslie Martin KBE
  • Royal Festival Hall (Grade I)
• Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank (Pritzker Prize: 1999, Stirling Prize: 1998, 2004)
  • Willis Building (Grade I), Reichstag dome, Millennium Bridge, Swiss Re Building, Millau Viaduct, HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building)
• Stephen Hodder (Stirling Prize 1996)
  • 17 New Wakefield Street, Centenary Building
• Dalibor Vesely (RIBA Annie Spink Award for Excellence in Architectural Education 2006)
• Michael Starling (current Chairman of Architects Registration Board)
• Roland Paoletti ^[5]
  • Jubilee Line Extension, London Underground

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Manchester School of Architecture.

• Manchester School of Architecture Website
• MARC Website

The University of Manchester
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Architecture schools in the United Kingdom
Architecture schools
England	Architectural Association School of Architecture UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment Birmingham School of Architecture Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge Canterbury School of Architecture Coventry University Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Building Leicester School of Architecture, De Montfort University Lincoln School of Architecture, University of Lincoln University of Liverpool School of Architecture Manchester School of Architecture Nottingham Trent University School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment Sheffield School of Architecture School of Architecture, Oxford Brookes University Plymouth University School of Architecture, Design and Environment
Scotland	Dundee School of Architecture Edinburgh College of Art Edinburgh School of Architecture Mackintosh School of Architecture Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment
Wales	Welsh School of Architecture
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