Master Of The Trade

Considering furthering your Architecture education this year? Here are a few schools to choose from.

- Scarlet Koon

You’ve graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and have worked a few years in a firm. But you feel ready to hit the books again and are considering doing a Master’s certification.

Among the benefits include the opportunity to delve deeper into a specific area of interest within Architecture. There is also the option to enter academia after the course is completed.

Other compelling reasons include a salary increase after graduation, and the network that you will be a part of. Here, we present a few programmes you might want to look further into.

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE (NUS)

LOCATION: SINGAPORE LENGTH OF COURSE: TWO YEARS

The NUS School of Design and Environment (SDE) is a high-ranking architecture school in the world with a strong curriculum supported by research and development. The focus of SDE’s Master of Architecture program is the impact of context and region on design.

Learn to design with consideration towards the climate, location, culture, social aspects and global issues such as sustainability and learning global theoretical concepts, and adapt them to local needs.

Train to be architects that are leaders and integrators of projects, not only creatively but also technically for their careers in the future.

As Asia becomes the centre of growth for new development, students are trained and equipped with innovative ideas backed by strong technical skills and knowledge of the latest technology and materials to further their potential in future building developments.

SDE is also leading the way in environmental design, focused on health and wellness, named “Well and Green”, with the school’s latest building being the first new-build Net-Zero Energy building in Singapore and the first university building in the world to be awarded Well-Certified TM Gold.