AA Architectural Association School of Architecture is the oldest architectural school in the UK, often referred to as AA, and sometimes translated into the British Architectural Association, Architectural Association School, etc. The College is the center of the Global Architecture Alliance. Unique, dynamic, independent and international are what AA Architecture Alliance College pursues. The college was founded in 1847, and the current president is Brett Steele. The founding idea of the college came from the imagination of two young architects who were dissatisfied with the college architecture education, Robert Kerr, 19, and Charles Grey, 24. AA Architectural Alliance College was founded to provide an independently designed education system for students who want to learn architecture. In this system, they do not need to have basic architectural education, so the college initially existed in the form of public forums and academic exchanges.

The predecessor of British AA includes: a professional association; A dynamic membership organization with 4500 members; A registered charity; One AA publication: publishing periodicals and books; An AA bookstore: the most avant-garde architecture bookstore in London and a high-profile public activity organization. The activities organized include exhibitions, lectures, symposiums, research dialogues, etc. All activities of the predecessor of AA Architectural Alliance College are still continuing on the campus inside the college. The school has a history of more than 160 years, with alumni from more than 50 countries and regions. Many alumni have won the Pritzker Architecture Award, such as 2007 winner Richard Rogers, 2000 winner Rem Koolhaas, and so on. AA Architecture Alliance College ranks first in architecture all year round.

Advantages:

AA Architectural Alliance College has created a unique and comprehensive way to discuss, debate, learn and understand architectural knowledge. Since its establishment as an academic group seeking architectural knowledge in the mid-19th century, more than 3000 members from all over the world have formed an architectural alliance. Today's AA stands at the forefront of world architecture education. It is unique in the field of global architectural education in terms of teaching philosophy, teaching methods and other aspects. It is an architectural experimental place with strong creativity and leading architectural progress.

In order to encourage students to focus on their studies, AA Architecture Alliance College has set up various reward mechanisms. For example, Henry Florence Scholarship There are 16 scholarships, such as AA travel scholarship and Alexander Memorial Tourism Fund.

AA Architecture Alliance College is a private college, which is in cooperation with Harvard, Yale University ， Columbia University The School of Architecture, Zurich High Engineering in Switzerland, Tsinghua University, Hong Kong University and Tongji University in China are sister schools and exchange regularly every year.

Professional ranking of Architectural Alliance College:

The landscape design of Architectural Alliance College ranked first. The architectural design of Architectural Alliance College ranked first. The graduate student of urban design of Architectural Alliance College ranked second.

AA ranks 11th in the world in BAM's master's degree research

library:

The library of AA Architectural Alliance College was founded in 1862. The library has more than 40000 books on historical buildings, architectural theories, contemporary architectural design, architectural types, interior design and landscape design. In addition to the latest architectural publications, it also has a special collection of materials related to modern architecture, international exhibitions and garden city architecture. The library has a large number of important historical magazines, including Wendingen and Vivante.

Admission conditions : conditional admission and unconditional admission. Applicants with conditional admission notices should contact the appropriate admissions coordinator before paying the deposit. In some cases, it is recommended that you pay a deposit. However, most graduate applicants will be required to wait until all conditions are met before paying the deposit. For applicants who pay a deposit before they receive an unconditional offer, AA school does not assume any responsibility.

Cost of living:

One year tuition: MA/MSc/MFA/MPhil/PhD: £ 8747; MArch:£9,108。

The cost of students in AA Architectural Alliance College varies from person to person. The basic living expenses of 335 pounds per week include: 150 pounds for accommodation, 50 pounds for meals, 30 pounds for transportation, 30 pounds for gas and electricity, 20 pounds for books and materials, and 25 pounds per week for other expenses. In this way, the student's annual living cost is about 13400 pounds, plus some other tuition and incidental expenses (such as household appliances, travel expenses, etc.) 1450 pounds per year. So it costs about 14850 pounds a year (excluding tuition fees) in the UK.

Students participate in various activities of the school and benefit from them, including various lectures, conferences, special reports and some special events in the evening. Every year, these disciplines organize visits to specific places and research trips across the UK and even overseas, and also invite some internationally renowned scholars, critics and architects to attend as special guests.

Grants and scholarships

AA Architecture Alliance College offers a series of scholarships and grants to new and existing students who demonstrate extraordinary commitment and financial needs. All applicants are eligible regardless of age, nationality or background. Throughout the history of AA, many famous grants and scholarships have been established to provide financial assistance to talented students with limited financial means. The services currently provided provide extensive support for students throughout the school. The value of tuition varies between half a semester and two years of study.

get accommodation : Most students find accommodation about 1-2 months before they move in. AA School has applied for University of London Housing Service (ULHS), ULHS can provide students with suggestions on how to find accommodation, areas to consider, content to choose, price, etc.

Major setting of Architectural Alliance College:

Landscape urban architecture, landscape design, emerging technology and design, design research laboratory, sustainable environmental design, housing and urbanization;

Undergraduate major ：

Undergraduate course is awarded AA diploma degree regardless of major;

Postgraduate major ：

Emerging technology and design, design research laboratory, sustainable environmental design, housing and urbanization;

The College of British Architecture Alliance is awarded AA diploma degree at the undergraduate stage, regardless of major.

Emerging technologies and design

In terms of improving product technology, developing new architectural design process of these project teams is a kind of income generation. It investigates the temporary use of redeveloped spaces in cities. The purpose is to obtain different spaces and effects, so that different activities can be carried out on the planning boundary of each land use. It advocates the conversion of the current highly deterministic building type, which is based on many recurring elements. The case analysis focuses on human migration and long-term spatial positioning. The planned development track is open, and the spatial effect and mechanization degree are investigated because they need to be transformed. Finite element analysis has examined the aging problem of bearing modes in all building structures. The properties of the material are permanently preserved. The painted part refers to the different degree of surface deviation, and many places show complicated deviation.

Design Research Laboratory

AA Architecture Alliance College is the most international architecture master's research institution in the world. In the first five years, students from overseas came to AA to study here. The establishment of AADRL aims to form a real connection with the real world, and to become an organization that can link various conditions and promote its development, where you can feel the final results of the transformation of all graduation design courses. AADRL has precisely explored different potentials and various restrictions on today's design culture. In an "open resource" sharing dedicated research institution, it pursues a systematic and strict approach to architectural design, which is a shared, collective, and research form, rather than an individual. Design achievements owned by the private.

Environmental Design for Sustainable Development

The environment and energy research topic of the architecture graduation class aims to explore the environmental design issues of sustainable development at the level of cities and individual housing. The MA project of the first grade introduced the environmental standards and creation parameters in the design process, provided knowledge and technology that did not rely on or rarely relied on non renewable energy for the design, and combined the training in environmental design research, site research and real life projects. Complex and contradictory sustainable development issues have been studied and explored carefully for many theories and building examples, and various analysis tools and environmental project evaluation techniques have been used to enrich and improve the issues. The research projects of MPHIL and doctoral students not only provide teaching content, but also can supervise the research of early projects in China during the long-term learning process.

Housing and urbanization

The orientation of the housing and urbanization syllabus is between policy and urban architecture. Our focus is to challenge policy arguments and some opportunities for major changes. The mode of design reasoning is deeply considered through urban architecture, and the consequences in the process of urban architecture are compared. Different courses are designed to gain mutual connection and cover a wide range of topics. Therefore, repeated papers and topics will be gradually completed through different training and comparison, and this process runs through the whole year. The focus of the design is on the current problems, such as urban life at that time. Every year, we need to investigate some special life changes in London and do short-term work practices in some place. Through historical knowledge and the involvement of multinational companies, the course assignments focusing on basic investigation and research have been broadened and deepened.

This syllabus is a one-year master's degree, Mphil and the level of doctoral students.

In the master's course, there is a balance between theoretical thinking and the practice of pursuing design results. The design project provides a big stage for testing ideas, showing existing problems and urban lifestyle. The framework of the course revolves around three types:

1. Lectures and seminars to explore the modern architectural theory and history around housing and urban lifestyle;

2. Design workshops and workshops, which provide opportunities to investigate urban areas and test design strategies. Including two research trips.

3. Thesis, allowing students to expand and focus on research in this field.

Landscape and garden protection

The landscape and garden protection project courses of the Graduate School of Architecture Alliance are designed to meet the training needs in this rapidly growing field. This project course enables students to complete work related to historical landscape and garden protection, from preliminary research to final report or management planning.

Landscape protection enables students to understand the work of British heritage inspection sites and other similar work, such as the research and research of basic historical materials and the skills of historical value assessment, so that students can understand and critically evaluate the professional protection work in management planning, protection and display (including aesthetic, ecological and anthropological evaluation).

The landscape detail restoration unit in the plan will provide landscape architects and landscape designers who are committed to conservation practice and restoration work with the skills necessary for detailed research, analysis, identification and placement of valuable vegetation and other landscape materials, and skills to appreciate and protect through painting and other materials.

Building protection

The two-year curriculum established by RIBA and COTAC in 1975 aims to provide the possibility of multi-dimensional protection of historic buildings. This course is considered to be one of the guiding courses in this field. Many well-known protection experts used to be students here. The purpose of the whole course is to learn the practice of building protection in an extensive historical context, and to encourage the treatment of broad-based problems related to restoration and reuse. In the UK, this course has always had an international perspective.

The project is flexible to meet the concentrated needs of students. The professional content is taught by experts, who are leaders in the field of practice in various countries. The main solution for the first grade is the basic attitude, including the diagnosis and repair of protection, corrosion of building materials, building decay, and basic construction work. Students are required to write papers, as well as summary reports from practical training. The scope of the second grade is broader. The examination of historic buildings and the related issues considered, including restoration, internal and service introduction with historical value, are all based on the current philosophy and skills. The sophomore must complete the final paper, the topic is reviewed by the tutor, and send the paper for external review.

Landscape Urban Architecture

The course lasts for one year. It is a part of the postgraduate syllabus based on the studio, making graduate degree courses. This major is looking for students with academic experience and professional qualifications in architecture, landscape architecture, urban architecture and engineering. They want to integrate the techniques and methods of various operations that have been described as landscape design in history into the field of urban architecture. The purpose of the course is to develop more research fields, These fields naturally transcend strict boundaries and try to develop a practice model that includes parallel progress. This model can change its boundary conditions through the organization and classification of many complex systems. This major plays a role in a productive background. Under this background, the operation model of graphic technology based on information, technical and technological constraints and a series of procedures, logic and dynamics are integrated into a free and prudent operation procedure.

undergraduate

Admission conditions for undergraduate students of Architectural Alliance College:

closing date

Early application: November 20; General: January 29

Application requirements

Language requirements: IELTS 6.5

To apply online, you need to submit transcripts, letters of recommendation, personal statements, IELTS scores and portfolios.

Personal statement: It must be printed on A4 paper and submitted together with the application form before the deadline. It is required to be translated into English; Standardized examination results: international students are mainly students' academic achievements in China. Students from universities other than 211 and 985 must achieve 90 (full score of 100), which is required to be translated into English;

graduate student

Admission conditions for graduate students of Architectural Alliance College:

closing date

Early application in winter: November 25; Winter routine: January 27; Spring application: March 10

Application requirements

Language requirements: IELTS 6.5 (single item must be greater than 6.0)

Applicants should have a bachelor's degree. To apply online, you need to submit transcripts, letters of recommendation, personal statements, IELTS scores and portfolios.

graduate student

Requirements for overseas works collection of Architectural Alliance College:

Collection of Art Studied Abroad It contains 20 to 30 pieces of works, which should not exceed A3 size. The collection of works should include a series of sketches and model pictures, which should reflect the applicant's ideas and the development of the work rather than just the final picture. It can be sent by mail or courier, and can be delivered before the deadline. Do not send the original.

Introduction to Application for Studying Abroad of British Architecture Alliance College:

1. The British Architectural Union College requires that the collection of works at the time of application should be artistic works. It is important that the works created should have a depth of thinking and be able to express their own senses, rather than just a purely painted image. It may require more three-dimensional installation works. It is not recommended to redesign. Try to move everything you have learned, including sketches, paintings and ordinary homework reports. For example, one applicant from Taiwan studied landscape design instead of architecture. He made a portfolio of his homework when he studied landscape design, but also applied to AA Architectural Alliance College, because the content and expression of his portfolio can show his potential.

2、 AA Architecture Alliance College accepts TOEFL and IELTS scores, but if you haven't passed IELTS 6.5 or above by the end of May before entering the school, it is recommended that you should go to the school's English class two or three months earlier, which will help you greatly and make you more confident. If time permits, it is better to prepare each step of applying for the school by yourself. If you don't understand, ask someone, and you can learn a lot.

3、 AA is one of the world's top architectural schools. Its concept is not acceptable to ordinary people. You can buy some AA collections to have a look, and you will find that they are very different from those taught in China. If you are determined to apply for AA AA School offer Then I suggest that in addition to keeping good grades and learning English well in college, it is more important to cultivate your international vision and not be trapped by the rules of architecture.

4. In previous years, there were 22 students in all majors in mainland China, and only 5 in 2010; As the requirement for IELTS has increased from the original average score of 6 to the current mandatory requirement of 6.5 (requirements in 2010, see the school website for details later), the number of domestic students has decreased significantly. In addition, the original strict requirements for the collection of works make it difficult to apply for the AA exam in the future. In the history of AA, from the 1980s to the early 1990s, the admission requirements were extremely strict, so that almost the association went bankrupt. Later, around 2000, the language requirements were relaxed to attract Asian students, but in the past 10 years, the strict language requirements for admission began again. Since 10 years ago, AA has not only raised the admission requirements, but also significantly raised the tuition fees of various majors. For example, the annual tuition fees of DRL last year was 21000 pounds, and now it is about 26000 pounds. In addition to school fees, travel expenses and living expenses in London, it is recommended to prepare at least 450000 for DRL, at least 400000 for other Masters, and at least 1 million for the first year.

5、 There are almost no British in AA, and it is estimated that there are only 1-2 in the whole school; The research directions of AA are different, so each takes what he needs. There is no strange phenomenon of discrimination among architectural disciplines in China, so no matter you read DIPL, It is common for DRL, EMTECH, LU, HU, etc. to communicate and learn from each other. It is really necessary to distinguish between the strong and the weak. Each is strong in its own field. It is necessary to lay a perfect foundation and gradually advance to DIPL, to DRL and EMTECH for frontier buildings, to LU and HU for urban problems, and to HT for pure theory; DIPL is a good course, and you have the opportunity to be certified by the Empire after completing it; The logic of most Chinese people is to have a ZF certification, otherwise they feel uneasy, but it doesn't matter in foreign countries. After finishing MARCH in AA, ZAHA did not continue to need the PART to become a registered royal architect. Both Master and DIPL are international students, and teachers are from different countries, AA is an international school. Fifth, If AA MASTER is a bit like an MBA in a business school, there are more people who work to a certain position to study. My handyman is the chief architect of Beijing Chaowai SOHO, so the students of AA MASTER are either 25 years old or about 35 years old.