Umeå School of Architecture

Umeå School of Architecture (abbreviated UMA) was founded in 2009 as the fourth academic school in Sweden to provide a professional degree in architecture. It is part of Umeå University. Unlike the other Architectural Schools in Sweden, UMA has a spoken policy of sustainable development and integrated design, and aims to grow into "an international laboratory of experimental architectural development."[1]

Umeå School of Architecture
UMA
Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet
TypePublic
Established2009
Parent institution
Umeå University
RectorMikael Henningsson
Academic staff
30
Students260
Location
Umeå, Sweden
CampusUrban
AffiliationsThe Nordic Architecture Academy (NA)
WebsiteUmeå School of Architecture
Aerial View of Umeå Arts Campus, with Umeå School of Architecture to the right. Photo: Bergslagsbild
Study space at the school, viewing east towards the Öbacka park.

The five-year architectural programme started in fall 2009 at provisionary premises in central Umeå, but subsequently moved to a new building designed by Danish architect firm Henning Larsen Architects,[2] close to the Umeå Institute of Design and the Umeå Academy of Fine Arts at the Umeå Arts Campus.[3] Master's degree programs started in the autumn of 2010. All education is in English.

Bachelor Programme

The School offers a three-year architecture programme leading to a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Architecture.[4]

Master Programme

At launch in 2010, there were two Master's programmes in Sustainable Architecture Production and Immediate Architectural Intervention, leading to a Master's degree (120 credits). These were subsequently replaced by a single Master's degree in Architecture and Urban Design.[5]

See also

Sources
  1. Arkitekthögskolan: About the School of Architecture
  2. Article about the School at Contractdesign.com Checked June 27, 2013
  3. Article about Umeå Arts Campus Checked February 23, 2010
  4. "Arkitektprogrammet". www.umu.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-09-09.
  5. "Master's Programme in Architecture and Urban Design". www.arch.umu.se. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
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