Architecture at Queen's

Architecture at Queen’s is a school for architecture, based in Belfast, which has a reputation that extends to more than 50 years. As part of the School of Natural and Built Environment in Queen's University Belfast, we currently rank in the UK top ten overall, for teaching, feedback and value added.

Architecture provides a vibrant environment with dedicated architectural design studios and workshops that enable our students to engage with all forms of creative production. Our courses, events and lectures are dynamic in responding to critical and contemporary concerns. We engage with culture, technology and space to generate new understandings of emerging forms of urbanism and building typologies. We have a diverse staff body with expertise spanning all areas of architecture. Through research-led teaching, live projects and external collaborations, we create a context which fosters the critical and creative thinking needed to respond to local and global contemporary urban challenges. Cross-programme activities are a core feature, providing a connected curriculum which enables all students the opportunity to develop a broad skills base. We also have close connections to industry and the architects’ profession, its regulator and chartered institutes.