Architecture, landscape architecture and interior architecture are powerful tools that can transform our lives, our cities and our societies. Study with UTS and learn to address many of the complex challenges the future presents us: climate change, social justice, technological advancement, and beyond.
We’re vibrant, dynamic and creative — and always innovative in our perspectives. We advance the built environment through teaching and research, reaching beyond the usual structures, processes and boundaries. Our collaborative culture ensures our ideas are shaped by the conversations we share with our neighbouring design (and other academic) disciplines. Added to that, we have a distinctly global focus — one that takes you to some of the world’s diverse cities and landscapes, giving you a thorough understanding of international best practice. That means when you hit the ground after graduation, you’ll be ready to run.
When you study with UTS you’ll be challenged to extract knowledge and methods from across and between related disciplines — whether engineering or visual arts, design, filmmaking, and beyond. You’ll study alongside internationally acclaimed academic and professional leaders. And you'll work in studios, workshops, computer labs and digital maker spaces that house the very latest, industry-standard tools and technologies.
Bachelor of Design in Architecture
Shaping cities, shaping society
Reimagine the spatial, cultural and technological dimensions of the environments we live in, and learn to think through the process of design itself. Through intensive studio-based design tutorials, we’ll support you to build advanced spatial and material awareness and an understanding of what it means to be an architect in an increasingly complex and globalised world.
You’ll gain the digital and physical skills required to translate thought into form, and the critical and conceptual skills to argue for the forms you propose. What’s more, you’ll be guided by some of the best in the business, with masterclasses, workshops and international guest lectures from leading voices in contemporary architecture.
Architect, Urban designer, Educator, Researcher, Policy maker, Design Manager in Construction, Digital fabricator
Professional registration
UTS Architecture courses are accredited by the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia, the NSW Architects Registration Board and the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA). An accredited undergraduate degree is a key prerequisite for becoming a Registered Architect.
Learning the process of design at UTS has been enjoyable, mainly due to how the multimodal process of designing is taught. You start with no idea where the project will take you, however using a variety of methods including hand drawings, the creation of physical models (my favourite part), Rhino, Grasshopper, Photoshop, and Vray this scribble of a process is what realises your design.
– Corey Arkins, Bachelor of Design in Architecture
Study at the intersection of sustainability, ecology, environment and design with the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (Honours). This course is all about how landscapes and public spaces unify our complex urban environments, as well as larger ecological and infrastructural systems, working to address the impacts of climate change alongside the needs of contemporary society and culture.
The UTS Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (Honours) is accredited by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA). An accredited degree is a key prerequisite for becoming an AILA Registered Landscape Architect.
Over my 4 years of study, the course has allowed me to challenge my creative ideas and processes across an array of project types from small sale civic centres, to botanical planting schemes and large-scale ecological frameworks. What I enjoyed most about the course, was the elective opportunities, which took me to study in Europe and Regional Australia, talking with renowned landscape professionals and connecting with their designed sites in person.
– Olivia Monteleone, Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (Honours)
Focusing on the future of Interior Architecture in an era of environmental, political, and technological change, this degree takes a research-led approach to equip students with the skills and knowledge to lead in this dynamic and expanding field.
Working with academic and industry experts, students you’ll learn to create interior spaces, set and performance designs, atmospheres, experiences, and master plans, from the scale of the urban interior to the scale of the body.
Critical speculation is combined with a practice based hands-on approach to enable students you to use design to advocate and innovate for their future.
Industry connections
Multiplex, NSW Department of Industry Planning & Environment, Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council, Bluescope, Walgett Local Aboriginal Land Council, The Department of Justice, IKEA, NSW Aboriginal Housing Office, National Indigenous Australians Agency, Murrin Bridge Local Aboriginal Land Council, First Hand Solutions, The Indigenous Art Code, Sydney Living Museums
Careers
Interior Designer, Exhibition and Event Designer, Performance and Set Designer, Interaction and Experience Designer, Spatial Design Researcher
UTS’ faculty of Interior Architecture is like no other; they have helped shape the designer I am. I now view and create with a completely new lens and consider things I have never taken notice of before. The skillsets I have gained are invaluable and transferable to all aspects of my life.
– Jackie Lou Orbon, Bachelor of Design in Interior Architecture
