Late Admissions: Part 2 MArch in Designing Architecture
For September 2026 entry to the programme, we are only able to accept applications from those who are in suitable employment for the student placement, learn more here.
If you would like to apply for September 2026 entry, please get in touch with our team by emailing the following information to enquiries@ube.ac.uk:
- The name of your employer
- Confirmation that you could continue your work there with the following work pattern from 14 of September 2026 until 28 of June 2027:
- Monday – Tuesday: in-person study at the LSA
- Wednesday – Friday: work in practice
- Confirmation that your practice employs at least one RIBA chartered architect
- Your practice is either based in or close to London
If you are interested in joining the programme in September 2027, please register your interest here.
About us and our programme
At The London School of Architecture, part of the University of the Built Environment, we are more than just an architecture school; we are a social and creative community of students, educators, architectural practitioners and wider built-environment professionals collectively asking ‘what change do we want to see in the world?’.
Our Part 2 MArch programme unites a world-beating network of professional practitioners and academics to create a new generation of practitioners equipped and empowered to address the climate emergency and rampant inequity in urban life. We are looking for students whose own values and ambitions match our own and who wish to become a driving force within this community and beyond.
We are registered with the Office for Students (OfS) and professionally recognised at Part 2 level by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
At Part 2 level, our two-year progressive and practical educational model unites a world-beating network of professional practitioners and academics, alongside a design-focused curriculum that allows you to learn through studio-based study while earning through practice-based work experience.
In the first year, you’ll balance a three-day-a-week Student Placement with two days dedicated to school projects. In the second year, students are supported to develop their own direction and to set the terms of their own enquiry.
Student and alumni testimonials
“The LSA placement challenged my theoretical thinking by exposing me simultaneously to real-world practice. This dual reflection strengthened my design approach, helping me remain creative while staying firmly rooted in practical realities.” – LSA Year 2 student Renee Wong
“Looking back at my time at the LSA, the socially minded, progressive and questioning form of design teaching offered something unique that I have certainly carried forward into both practice and teaching.
The overlapping modules, designed to work together, informed an overall strategy of design thinking, whilst the involvement with practice throughout the course fostered a unique exchange of experience and knowledge.
The small-scale aspect of the school also offered a master’s degree that was more personal and active with an atmosphere within the school that is very comfortable, welcoming and engaging.” – LSA alumnus Elliott Wang