At the last Board meeting on 11 May 2018, the Board considered an application from an institution seeking prescription of its qualification under the Architects Act 1997 for the first time. In line with its Procedures for the Prescription of Qualifications, the Board considered the responses to the consultation it had undertaken.

The Board decided that the following qualification should be prescribed from May 2018 until May 2022:

Centre for Alternative Technology / University of East London
MArch Sustainable Architecture

The Board also considered applications from institutions seeking to renew prescription of their qualifications under the Architects Act 1997.

The Board decided that prescription of the following qualifications should continue until September 2022:

London South Bank University
BA (Hons) Architecture
Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture
MArch: Master of Architecture
Professional Practice Part 3

University of Strathclyde
BSc/BSc (Hons) Architectural Studies
BSc/BSc (Hons) Architectural Studies with International Study
MArch in Advanced Architectural Design
Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Architectural Design

University of East London
BA (Hons) Architecture
MArch Architecture

De Montfort University
BA (Hons) Architecture
MArch

The Board decided that prescription of the following qualifications should continue until November 2022:

University of Westminster
BA (Hons) Architecture
Master of Architecture
Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Practice in Architecture

The Board decided that prescription of the following qualifications should continue until September 2023:

Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (ESALA) / University of Edinburgh
BA Architecture
MA (Hons) Architecture
Master of Architecture

University of Plymouth
BA (Hons) Architecture
Master of Architecture

University of Dundee
BA Architecture
Master of Architecture
Master of Architecture with Urban Planning
Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture

Robert Gordon University
BSc Architecture
Master of Architecture

For further details, please see the ‘Schools and Institutions of Architecture’ section of our website.