Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE)

We inspire our graduates to be enquiring, pro-active practitioners with the knowledge and skills to design and build the future. At UWE Bristol we provide a mutually supportive environment to enable the development of outstanding cross-disciplinary teaching and research in architecture, product design, construction and property.

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Top reasons to study with us:

  • Staff and students work together, so you’ll always feel part of our open, collaborative and creative culture.

  • We have strong partnerships with industry, so you’ll have the opportunity to participate in live architectural, construction, urban and manufacturing projects and placements within Bristol and across the region and have opportunities to study abroad.

  • You will engage with professional educators with experience in industry and practice. Your learning is built upon their professional expertise and research excellence.

  • We are proud of our students and will celebrate your achievements at our annual Degree Show. You will have the opportunity to exhibit your work and present your ideas across the region and compete in national and international competitions.

  • Your course will develop you as a professional, providing you with the new and future skills required in your chosen career. It will connect you into our network of leading design, construction and property employers.

  • Every year a high percentage of our Architecture, Product Design and the Built Environment students are in work or further study six months after graduating.

Visit our website for more information about UWE Bristol and the Department Architecture and the Built Environment

Every year a number of students are selected to showcase their work at New Designers in London. From showing my final year project at this exhibition I was able to secure a graduate job at the toy company TOMY.
— Jacques, BSc(Hons), Creative Product Design