Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 2009 |
| Location | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Campus | Lauriston Place and Chambers Street |
| Affiliations | Edinburgh College of Art University of Edinburgh |
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The Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (ESALA) is a school of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. It is the result of the merging of the ECA schools of architecture and landscape architecture, and the university department of architecture, and is part of an academic federation between the two institutions.[1] The school was ranked 5th in the UK in the 2013 Guardian University Guide and 4th in the Complete University Guide, for architecture.
History
ESALA opened in September 2009.
Curriculum
ESALA's curriculum is based on the current programmes of its two components schools, with the aim of satisfying the Architects Registration Board's professional criteria. The MA architecture programme is awaiting RIBA accreditation, while the BA one has recently received the accreditation.
Notable alumni and academics
Edinburgh College of Art
- Robert Rowand Anderson, architect
- Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, architect, president of the Royal Academy
- Sir Robert Matthew, architect
- Patrick Nuttgens, architect and academic
- Sir Basil Spence, architect
- Sir William Kininmonth, architect
- Sir James Dunbar-Nasmith, conservation architect and former head of the Department of Architecture (1978-1988)
- Rab and Denise Bennetts, architects, founders of Bennetts Associates
University of Edinburgh, Architecture school
- Robert Adam, architect
- A. R. Hye, architect
- Sir Robert Lorimer, architect
- Sir Robert Matthew, architect
- Isi Metzstein, architect
- Richard Murphy, architect
References
- ↑ "The College and the University of Edinburgh". Edinburgh College of Art. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
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