Higher Education

Leeds School of Architecture, Landscape and Design

http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/as/ald/



Based at Leeds Metropolitan University, the Leeds School of Architecture, Landscape and Design has over 900 students studying full and part time with an academic and support staff of nearly 50. Originating as part of the Government School of Design in the 1850s, the School describes itself as "proud of this long tradition of creative endeavour"; today, it "builds on traditional practice and embraces new media and technologies". The site provides a basic introduction to the School, with some interesting news stories, and profiles of former students. Much of the useful content is hosted elsewhere, however, with links to dedicated sites for each of the School's subject areas (including Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Garden Art and Design, Environmental Design, Design, and Design Culture), while the School's research is also covered on a separate site. [GAS, 1 Jan 2006].



ENTRY NUMBER: arc-201004-02
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Architecture » Education
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University of Newcastle upon Tyne - School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (APL)

http://www.apl.ncl.ac.uk/



The Newcastle School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (APL) brings together the previous Departments of Architecture and Town and Country Planning, and seeks "to build on its teaching and research excellence in developing an innovative, multidisciplinary approach to researching and teaching all aspects of architecture, planning, urban design, digital architecture, urban conservation and landscape architecture". Recently redesigned with a much warmer interface than previously, the site features up-to-date news from the School, together with information about courses, research and staff. [GAS, 7 Jul 2006].



ENTRY NUMBER: arc-231000-01
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Architecture » Education
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University of Texas at Austin - School of Architecture

http://wnt.utexas.edu/architecture/



This redesigned site offers information on academic programmes at the UT-Austin School of Architecture - as well as architecture, these include historic preservation, sustainable design, architectural history, urban design, community and regional planning, interior design and landscape architecture. Other sections provide information about staff, events, resources, and a useful research and publications section, featuring the online journal Planning Forum. The design of the site is reasonably attractive, though many of the deeper pages are inconsistent in their format; furthermore, the frequent use of images as internal links (with no text alternatives) is poor in terms of accessibility. [GAS, 13 Mar 2006].



ENTRY NUMBER: pla-020603-06
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Planning » Education
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University of the West of England - School of Planning & Architecture

http://www.built-environment.uwe.ac.uk/schools/pa/



Part of UWE's Faculty of the Built Environment, The School of Planning & Architecture describes itself as "dedicated to top quality education, training and research in the areas of town planning, urban design and architecture". The site offers information about the School, including courses, staff, research, field courses and exchange visits. It all looks very professional, but reads rather like an online prospectus - there are no added resources here, such as useful links or downloadable publications. [GAS, 2 Oct 2006].



ENTRY NUMBER: pla-020603-05
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Planning » Education
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University of Toronto: Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design

http://www.ald.utoronto.ca/



According to the site's welcome page, the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape & Design "offers rigorous programmes of study for the emerging architect, landscape architect or urban designer". The site has been completely redesigned using Flash, and looks, well, very flash... however, beneath the gloss there is a lot of good content here. The site is clearly organised, and has all the information you would expect about admissions, courses, programmes, events, together with a resources section and an impressive gallery of student work. The Flash - though attractively used - can slow things down though, and on a slower connection the constant 'loading' messages do begin to annoy. As always, an HTML alternative would be a worthwhile addition. [GAS, 24 Aug 2006].



ENTRY NUMBER: arc-050101-05
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Architecture » Education
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Architecture >> Higher Education
Interior Design >> Higher Education
Planning >> Higher Education

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