Digital Craft in Architecture MA
Oxford Brookes University
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MA - Master of Arts

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Headington Campus (admin campus)

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Develop your advanced digital design and making skills, focusing on the intersection of computational design, digital fabrication and traditional craftsmanship. Collaborating with industry partners, you’ll combine critical theory with practical applications, ready for specialised roles in architectural practice and research.Within Oxford’s unique ecosystem of academic excellence and craft heritage, and building on Oxford School of Architecture’s renowned vernacular architecture research, blend ...Read more

Develop your advanced digital design and making skills, focusing on the intersection of computational design, digital fabrication and traditional craftsmanship. Collaborating with industry partners, you’ll combine critical theory with practical applications, ready for specialised roles in architectural practice and research.

Within Oxford’s unique ecosystem of academic excellence and craft heritage, and building on Oxford School of Architecture’s renowned vernacular architecture research, blend timeless craft knowledge with cutting-edge digital technologies. Taught by experts from pioneering firms like Mamou-Mani, MAKE and Grimshaw, you'll gain experience with robotic manufacturing, mixed reality and traditional hand tooling.

You’ll experiment at the acclaimed Grymsdyke Farm digital fabrication labs, using its grounds for large-scale projects and collaborating with craftspeople and industry partners, building vital career connections.

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29 Mar 22

Best: close to London, you can go to London easily. Architecture department has well reputation in the U.K. Worst: campus is a bit small, but generally it is enough...Read more

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24 Mar 22

Moving from online to in person then moving back..Read more

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Entry requirements

Admission to the programme will be open to applicants who hold a minimum of a second class honours degree (2:2), or an equivalent overseas qualification, from courses covering skills in design, making, graphic communication, architecture, industrial design or fashion. Alternatively, applicants will be considered with an appropriate background working in a design practice, with a portfolio demonstrating 3 years of experience.

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£10,450 per year

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£18,500 per year

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£18,500 per year

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29 Mar 22
Architecture MArch
Best: close to London, you can go to London easily. Architecture department has well reputation in the U.K. Worst: campus is a bit small, but generally it is enough....
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24 Mar 22
Architecture - BA (Hons)
Moving from online to in person then moving back...
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Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University , Oxford

Based in the historic student city of Oxford, Oxford Brookes is one of the UK’s leading modern universities....

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Oxford Brookes University
Marston Road Site, Jack Straws Lane, Marston Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0FL United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Oxford  1.1 miles away

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