BA (Hons) Urban Landscape Architecture
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Course overview
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Starts: Sep 2025
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Duration: 3 years
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Mode: Full time
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UCAS code: K310
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Fees: UK: £9,250* (2024 entry) / INT: £17,000* (2024 entry)
*Fees subject to change for 2025/26 entry.
The city's your canvas.
Our urban landscape architecture degree will enable you to combine creativity, curiosity and technical skill to explore how we reimagine the natural and built environment. With access to state-of-the-art facilities and expert teaching, you will develop planning and architectural design skills to plan urban landscapes and understand how environments can shape our mood and behaviours.
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Ideal for...
aspiring architects and urban designers who wish to create structures and spaces that meet social, economic and ecological needs.
Why study this urban landscape architecture degree?
- Gain a diverse education across urban practices and landscape architecture
- Develop your cityscape architecture and planning skills
- Tackle social, economic and ecological needs to enhance cities and communities
- Level-up your practical design knowledge and investigate the complexity of contemporary urban aspects and design innovation
- Work in state-of-the-art design studios and build up a portfolio of work which showcases the breadth of your urban landscape architecture design skills
- Take part in international events, competitions and live projects
- Visit and study contemporary towns – at home and abroad
- Learn from experienced academic staff and practising designers
- Explore the functional, expressive and social impact of new construction tech
- Understand the interactions between people, activities and places, and learn how environment can influence mood and behaviour.
Urban landscapes are changing dramatically. Cities worldwide are implementing plans to maintain the vitality of metropolitan areas and make them attractive and sustainable to residents, business and tourism. Here lies your enthralling challenge.
If you study this degree in urban landscape architecture, you will be given a diverse education across urban planning and landscape architecture – from cityscapes to coastlines. As Ravensbourne University London has excellent links to industry, we place great emphasis on teaching you the tricks of the trade that will truly prepare you for the professional environment.
In studying this innovative combination of architecture and urban planning, you will consider how people use space across a diverse range of urban environments. You will examine the key challenges facing the industry and contemplate the solutions presented by some of the greatest architects and urban designers in the field.
You will develop your cityscape architecture and planning skills and learn how to balance national trends, regional characteristics and local traditions. By the end of this urban landscape architecture course in London, you will have the know-how to create structures and spaces that meet a multitude of social, economic and ecological needs.
Throughout your undergraduate studies, you will build up a portfolio of work which showcases the breadth of your urban landscape architecture design skills. You will investigate the complexity of contemporary urban aspects, design innovation, and advance conversations around how we build and inhabit cities in the 21st century.
Graduates jump into employment across a multitude of areas, including landscape design, management, planning, community development and urban design consultancy. Working in private practice or government offices, many are helping to create thriving communities and sustainable places in industries such as: film and TV, leisure and games design.
Is it time you laid the foundations for your exciting urban landscape architecture career?
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At Ravensbourne students and staff are always willing to help you out and the prototyping facilities are brilliant. The open plan building encourages cross-collaboration and is designed to let in maximum natural light, so it creates a great working environment ”
Key study topics
Key study themes for this BA hons degree in urban landscape architecture include:
- Explore and experiment with new kinds of place making
- Town study visits in the UK and abroad
- Cutting-edge parametric and computer-generated design
- Techniques for designing structures and rapid prototyping
- History and theories of architecture, design and cities
- New developments in urban design projects around the world.
Architect's playground.
Study urban landscape architecture design in London – in an award-winning building
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I always enjoy coming to (Ravensbourne's student showcase) The Degree Show, at their state-of-the-art RIBA award-winning building. It's a real gem for anyone who wants to talent spot and see what the future holds.”