Where do International students consider the best place to study architecture in the UK?

Question

This is a poll of sorts. I'm interested in responses from international students who have studied beyond RIBA Part 1 level. I'm asking for responses ONLY from international students because of pertinent factors such as support (essential for such a demanding course) and economic issues (sorry, but fees of approximately 10k a year are serious determining factors for a course of this length and intensity).

I have had many international friends who were discouraged in droves due to their experience at architecture school. They weren't dim either, but architecture is a cultural phenomenon and culture differences should be taken into account. Now, should any of you good souls be so kind as to brave typing on the keyboard with all that caffeine pumping through your veins and making you all jittery...I'd appreciate it immensely.

What was your learning experience like? How supportive were staff/ tutors of the establishment? Let me know please.

A very happy new year to all.

Answer 1

Hi, I've read your question, and although I am from the UK I have studied abroad myself so I had a little search for some info for you. I found a UK forum called the student room, which has several threads about studying architecture at various UK universities. I thought you could maybe have a browse and see if any international students had posted comments. Or, if you like, you could post some questions there and maybe some international architecture students would reply. There may also be some other discussion forums which you could find using a search engine and the keywords "architecture university international students UK forum" or something like that.

Thanks for considering studying architecture in the UK, and keeping university architecture deptartments open, promoting better building design, which may filter down into UK environments!

Here's the link:
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=256

Answer 2

as much as now as i understand (and you may examine with the colleges you're employing to, just to make certain), the figuring out factor is not any be counted if or no longer you would be wanting a visa to go into the U.S. given which you're a U.S. citizen, you will no longer--so which you're actually not a international student. There truly isn't lots benefit to employing as a international student, and there are some risks. besides federal financial help, there are some scholarships (which consists of some benefit-based ones) that are actually not open to international scholars. some public universities have limits on the variety of international scholars they are going to settle for, or have bigger admission standards for them. At colleges the place they are finding to diversify their student physique with human beings of various and exciting backgrounds, they're going to truly study the key factors of your utility--so as that they are going to understand approximately your international historic past even nonetheless you're actually not formally a international student. So, i can not see any benefit to employing as a international student.

Answer 3

sorry nobody has answered you friend - all the architects I know are party animals. i wouldn't expect anything coherent until at least the 8th of Jan and even then.......

Happy New year to you as well

Answer 4

i would say it has to be up in london as that is the place to be in uk