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As an architect, your creative design skills, technical knowledge, and project management practices are the key to turning a client’s vision for a building into a reality. Here you can find all the information you’ll need to decide whether architecture is for you and what you may need to study.
To become an architect through university study, you’ll usually need an ARB-recognised undergraduate degree, followed by a year of work experience. After that, you’ll need to get a two-year BArch, March or Diploma qualification and a year of practical training before you can complete the final exam.
Other relevant qualifications include:
You might also decide to become an architect through an apprenticeship or RIBA Studio, a practical training pathway. A portfolio that shows a range of your work including models, sketches and digital drawings is essential to getting on to architecture courses, internships or landing jobs.
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Postgraduate study is one way to progress towards being an accredited architect, but it’s also possible through other routes like apprenticeships or RIBA Studio.
Some of the postgraduate courses available to you in architecture are:
As well as artistic and I.T. skills, you’ll need to show initiative when it comes to managing projects, working with other experts and submitting proposals.
Your educational pathway to becoming an architect will include a total of 24 months of professional experience. This happens between your periods of study, but continued work experience through internships or paid roles is still important after you become a registered architect as it’s such a competitive field.
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