Visionary architecture, committed to cultural sustainability and social relevance
The Master’s degree programme in Architecture focuses on design and building in response to varying environmental, social and cultural contexts. It integrates the urgent pursuits of sustainable environmental, social and economic agendas through cultural engagement. The programme's curriculum reflects therefore both
the diverse and complex challenges facing architecture as a responsible, globally connected yet locally enacted profession today – but also seeks to resolve these through a unified agenda in shaping the built environment. Above all, students successfully completing the Master’s degree programme in Architecture are enabled to:
- execute their future profession according to important and fresh insights gained from academic research and practice;
- assume leadership roles while committed to responsibility in action;
- think and act in a sustainable, holistic, global and interdisciplinary way;
- carry responsibility for our future and cultural heritage;
- independently conduct in-depth academic work that is required for admission to a doctoral degree programme. The design studios give students the opportunity to engage with the broad field of architecture on a variety of scales applying a multitude of design and research methods, preparing them for the demands of the broad field of sustainable architecture and spatial planning and seeking to shape not only the leaders of a design process, but an architectural culture itself that can lead our society forward. Compulsory classes provide the necessary theoretical knowledge and tools to successfully implement culturally sustainable strategies in architecture and urban design. Together with a series of elective classes, they enable students develop and strengthen their personal fields of interests. The programme aims to nurture talented students who are committed to pushing the boundaries of their knowledge in the broad field of architectural design towards sustainability and critical thinking. Personal and international
Small classes and one-to-one teaching in design studios provide a personal, creative and productive learning and research environment focussing on the cultivation of strong individual profiles. The international faculty and students of more than 30 different nationalities create a unique cosmopolitan atmosphere on a compact campus within a stunning alpine setting. A compulsory exchange semester at one of the Institute’s high-profile international partner-universities helps students to test their acquired knowledge in a different cultural and academic environment and offers new perspectives and opportunities. Graduates of the Master’s degree programme in Architecture are well prepared for a career in architecture, and thanks to the sound practical and academic education, promising perspectives may also arise in various research fields and academia. Upon successful completion of the programme, the University of Liechtenstein grants the academic degree of: Master of Science in Architecture - MSc Arch
