Architecture

As the professional who considers the design of a building and its setting in its entirety, an architect approaches architectural design with a thoughtful inclusive stance to meet the needs of people who use buildings, clients and the broader community.  In their design practice, architects are mindful of sustainability, cultural and economic considerations for their effective creative integration. It is an exciting and dynamic contemporary field of practice in which architects works closely with other built environment professionals to deliver considered and well designed environments to enhance peoples’ lives.

Architects are distinguished by their ability to creatively and thoughtfully integrate a range of knowledge and application fields. In recognising that this capability develops in complexity over five years of university education Australian universities in 2008 decided to move to an undergraduate and postgraduate degree combination in architecture rather than a five year undergraduate degree program.

At UNSW the Master of Architecture degree builds upon its Bachelor of Architectural Studies undergraduate pathway degree. The Master of Architecture has full five yearly accreditation from the NSW Architects Registration Board and Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA). The combined Bachelor of Architectural Studies and Master of Architecture is recognised by the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) and through the 2008 Canberra Accord by the following accreditation agencies:
 

• Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) 
• Canadian Architectural Certification Board/Consiel canadien de certification en architecture  (CACB-CCCA)
• Consejo Mexicano de Acreditacion de Ensenanza de la Arquitectura/Comite para la Practica Internacional de la Arquitectura (COMAEA/COMPIAR)
• Korea Architecture Accrediting Board (KAAB)
• National Architecture Accrediting Board (NAAB) (U.S.)
• The National Board of Architectural Accreditation of China (NBAA)

Master of Architecture graduates are able to prepare for the NSW Architects Registration Board professional practice and examination requirements necessary to become a registered Architect in NSW. 

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