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Master Architecture
During the master in Architecture we focus on design. You will learn how to find and promote your own position within the broad field of architecture. The concurrent model – a proven combination of study and work experience – inspired guest lecturers from the field and the small-scale and international study programme in the centre of the city, offers all the tools you need to develop into a fully-fledged architect so that you can become the designer you want to be. An inspiring spatial artist with your own architectural signature, who is fully equipped to play a central role in the design process.
What you learn
At the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture, you will be trained to be an architect who dares to stand out and who is prepared to look further than the world you already know. You see opportunities, can inspire others, dare to make choices and know how to integrate these, so that the whole is more than the sum of the parts.
About the curriculum
At the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture all three study programmes have the same structure. In the six teaching semesters prior to graduation, six forms of education are offered parallel to each other: projects, research, form studies, lectures, electives and reflection. These forms of education are not only devoted to the development of knowledge and skills with these educational components, but students also actively work on their own portfolio.
During your studies, you will spend half your time studying and the other half in the professional field. This educational model — the concurrent model — gives you the opportunity to build a peer network and gain experience in professional practice during your studies.
Interdisciplinary en international
Architecture, urban design and landscape architecture are independent disciplines, but are inextricably linked with each other at the same time. The Amsterdam Academy of Architecture is the only Dutch design study programme that offers these three spatial disciplines in combination. You focus on the essence and skills of your profession and, at the same time, partly work in interdisciplinary groups. This will prepare you for an integrated professional practice in the current field of work, where there is an increasing demand for your specific design skills within blurring boundaries.
Working within an international context is also becoming increasingly important. The Academy also maintains an active network of foreign study programmes, through which students and lecturers are exchanged on a small scale, and is a member of the European Association of Architectural Education (EAAE).
After graduation
After the Master’sprogramme in Architecture, you will have access to a broad and well-grounded range of design and research tools and be able to operate as an architect nationally and internationally. You will be able to effectively collaborate with other disciplines in the design, planning and implementation process as an independent designer within a bureau, or you can begin your own bureau.After successfully completing your programme, you will have direct access to the Dutch Architects' Registration Board. Curious to find out what students think of the programme? Watch the video below.
Image in header: The Plant by Jasmijn Rothuizen.