MArch Design, XJTLU Architecture

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Prospectus 2014

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Our University .............................................................. 4Rebuilding architecture (in China)................................ 6Rethinking Architecture as a practice (Globally) ......... 7The Department of Architecture.................................. 9

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Application, Fees & Scholarships ................................. 20Contact us .................................................................... 22

CONTENTS


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4OUR UNIVERSITY

Worldwide reputation forexcellence from both parentuniversitiesJointly founded in 2006 by Xian Jiaotong University(one of Chinas leading universities) and the

University of Liverpool (UK). As an independentuniversity, it captures the essence of bothprestigious parent universities and is the rst andthe largest of its kind in China.

Located in Suzhou, ChinaA 2,500 year-old city and now Chinas SiliconValley, a hub of global business and innovation just25 minutes from Shanghai.

World-class internationallearning environment7,000 students.Over 400 academic staff from 50 countries.Modern, lively and green leafy campus.

English-taught degreeprogrammes

All degree programmes at XJTLU aretaught in English.

UK degree from theUniversity of Liverpool

All Masters and PhD students will receive theglobally-recognised University of Liverpool degree.

Learn Chineseduring your degree

Opportunity to study Chinese language at all levels.Bilingual graduates (English and Chinese language)

are highly sought after in the global job market.

Xian Jiaotong-LiverpoolUniversityXJTLU is located in Suzhou Higher Education Town;a modern, model city (containing 120 Fortune 500companies) created alongside the UNESCO worldheritage city of Suzhou. With a huge network ofcanals and bridges it is often referred to as theVenice of the east. It is a part of the Yangtze RiverDelta, a region that accounts for 20 percent ofChinas GDP and one third of its imports and exports.

Architecture in ChinaThis is one of the most exciting places to studyarchitecture; where the future of urbanism is beingcreated before your very eyes. We want you to come

and experience, research, understand and possiblyinuence one of the biggest social transformations

in human history.


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Internationally

recognised degree

from the University

of Liverpool


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Rebuilding Architecture [in China]

China is creating 20 cities a year for the next 15 years. It is also aware of theneed to preserve much of its rich tradition and history.

Shanghai has twice as many skyscrapers as New York while also containingsome of the nest art deco buildings anywhere in the world. Old Suzhou,

originally the cradle of Wu culture, is now a new city of 7 million people, withan expanding Hi-Tech Industrial Innovation Development District.

China is an architectural and urban laboratory and XJTLUs Department ofArchitectures two-year MArch(Des) Masters programme engages with thisrisk-taking, forward-looking, challenging and contradictory agenda.In short, XJTLU Department of Architecture is well positioned to address im-portant questions on Architecture, including some of the key grand challeng-es of the 21st Century.


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ARCHITECTURE

Rethinking Architecture [as a Practice]

Critical thinking and creative engagement are buzzwords in the West, buthave real meaning at XJTLU. Here we understand the need to generatecriticism; involve ourselves in real debates; challenge perceptions; askawkward questions; investigate new architectural types and styles; studyunexplored urban dynamics; discuss city formation; uncover data.

We need to understand this country in transition in its own terms, but also tobring the best of the west to bear on the analysis.

We need to work out the problems, make proposals and test out ideas. TheMArch(Des) takes the local context as a driver for developing architecturaldesign beyond many of the contemporary global debates in architecture.


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THE FACULTY

The XJTLU department of Architecture

Architecture in XJTLU is an ambitious, risk taking department.

The department offers the full range of architecture programmes in the formof the BEng Architecture, the MArchDES and the PhD, spanning from critical,rigorous ecucation to practice and research.

The members of faculty have a diverse expertise in all areas of architecture -in research and in practice. The department is highly collegiate with the mostinternational faculty in China: with academic staff from 15 different countriesbringing a diversity of approaches and experience and challenging nationalprejudices.

The facilities of the department include studio spaces, woodworking, lasercutting and printing workshops.

XJTLU is seeking international validation at RIBA Part II level from theRoyal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). This will apply to the rstgraduating cohort leading to Graduate member of the RIBA status, as well asprofessional accreditation from the Ministry of Construction in China.

China is an architectural and urban laboratory and XJTLUs Departmentof Architectures two-year MArch(Des) Masters programme engages with

this risk-taking, forward-looking and challenging agenda. In short, XJTLUDepartment of Architecture is well positioned to address important questionson Architecture, including some of the key grand challenges of the 21stCentury.

http://arch.xjtlu.edu.cn

XJTLU is exciting and challenging at the same time:

It really opens your eyes to converging cultures and it isamazing to see the underlying philosophy of differentways of thinking. The most exciting part though is

building a university that is really universal in education,incorporating different ways of thinking but with an

excellent quality assurance system.

Theodoros Dounas

Head of Department


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MArch Design

The Curricullum

The MArch (Des) provides new opportunities to re-invent an activity that is indire need of critical self-reection and adaptation to new circumstances. As

always the danger is that architects get stuck in the era and mindset in whichthey graduated, with no abilities to critically incorporate the new, or overcomethe baggage of the past. In this situation, our MArch (Des) - taught in English,in China - is a unique opportunity in looking forward.

The March(Des) focuses on architectural studio design as well as onhumanistic and technical modules in preparation of either professionalpractice or PhD-level studies. Graduates of this programme will receive aMasters degree certicate from the University of Liverpool.

Programme length: 2 years full-timeat XJTLU in Suzhou

Modules

Year 1 Design Studio 1 Applied Technology in Architecture Architectural Theory and Criticism Advanced Professional Practice Design Studio 2 Topics in Architectural History

Summer Practice Placement (3 months)

Year 2 Design Studio 3 Architectural Design and Research Methods Practice Based Enquiry and Architectural Representation Thesis Design Studio 4

Design work in the studios is expected to amount to a coherent body ofwork for each student, which forms the intellectual basis for the nalthesis design project and its accompanying written thesis.

The MArch(Des) also comprises lecture-based modules addressingtechnology applications in architecture, construction and management,practice management, research methods and thesis writingcomplement and enhance the studio elements.

A 3-month practice placement is required although non-credit bearing

and will take place during summer between year 1 and year 2.


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Philosophy: Staff and Student led

Faculty members come from diverse backgrounds offering a wide rangeof expertise in all areas of architecture. XJTLU is the most international

department of architecture in China; with faculty coming from over 15different countries. In this community we create the space for both studentsand faculty to formulate their own design inquiry. Far from the constraints ofthe past we shape our graduates through rigorous debate and speculation, toget them prepared for the next decades of architectural practice.

The Master of Architectural Design programme has a length of two academicyears. Each of the four semesters of the programme is centred on a unit-based studio module. Units are formed around research foci from within theDepartment of Architecture and to meet specic needs of the profession

locally and abroad. Studio units are formed around the following (indicative)issues:

-Urban development and regeneration-Innovation in fabrication and construction-Computer-aided architectural design-Architectural theory and criticism-Social and cultural studies

Each studio module contains one or several shorter design briefs offering

students opportunities and challenges to conduct practice-based research.Design work in the studios is expected to amount to a coherent body of workfor each student, which forms the intellectual basis for the nal thesis designproject and its accompanying written thesis.


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ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Success

XJTLUs architecture department has attained Royal Institute of BritishArchitects (RIBA) candidate course status for its Part I undergraduate

programme and is seeking international validation at RIBA Part II level. Thiswill apply to the rst Masters graduating cohort leading to Graduate memberof the RIBA status, as well as professional accreditation from the Ministry ofConstruction in China.

Students in the department regurlarly participate in architectural designcompetitions and exhibitions, having considerable success and recognitionwith awards of their work.

The department hosted the rst conference on masterplanning in China,

with an international speaker list, including BIG, OMA, David ChippereldArchitects, Schmidt Hammer Lassen, BDP, Aedas, Miao Design Studio, Arup,Tongji University, Hong Kong University, Kansas State University, TexasUniversity, University of Melbourne, University of Belgrade , University ofFlorida, University of Cambridge, Royal College of Art, Florida InternationalUniversity, etc, as well as the British and Irish Consulate-Generals andrepresentatives of the British Council

XJTLU has launched MPTF: the rst independent online architecturalmagazine in China run by the department, which is already making an impact:

Read this magazine, it is a valuable resource for those interested in thearchitecture of China, Professor Alan Dunlop, Robert Gordon University,Scotland

It says what needs saying, which is good, Simon Allford, AHMM, London

Great magazine, Will Alsop, architect

Congrats on your fabulous magazine, Angela Brady, RIBA past-president

Visit the magazine here: http://www.masterplanningthefuture.org


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Ganna AndrianovaPhD, Kyiv ZNDIEP OJSC (UA)MArch, Odessa State Academy ofConstruction and Architecture (UA)

BArch, Odessa State Academy ofConstruction and Architecture (UA)

nature / architecture relationship,

architectural typology

Anuradha ChatterjeePhD, Built Environment, University of New

South Wales (AUS)Masters in Arch. History and Theory,University of New South Wales (AUS)Diploma in Architecture, TVB School ofHabitat Studies, New Delhi (IN)Previously Registered at Council ofArchitecture India (IN)

Architectural History, Theory, and

Criticism; and Critical Research in

Surface and Generative Fragments in

Architectural Design

Javier Fdez ContrerasMArch, ETSAM, Polytechnic University ofMadrid (ES)Registered Architect (ES)

think-draw architecture, multi-scalar

city, East-West context

Nancy DinizPhD, Bartlett Graduate School, UCL (UK)MSc, Bartlett Graduate School, UCL (UK)MA UD, ISCTE/IUL (P), Lisbon (P)Dipl. Arch, Lusada University, Lisbon (P)Registered Architect OASRS (P),ARB (UK)

physical computing, information

visualisation

Theodoros DounasDipl. Eng. Arch., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)Chartered Architect (GR)

generative systems, digital architecture,

architectural typology

Edward FarrellMSc, Bartlett Graduate School, UCL (UK)BArch, University College, Dublin (IE)

RIBA Chartered Architect and Specialist ConservationArchitect (UK)

urban regeneration, conservation, professional

practice

Thomas FischerPhD, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (AUS)PhD, University of Kassel (D)MEd equiv., University of Kassel (D)

computational design, empirical design research

Maria FullaondoPhD, ETSAM, Polytechnic University of Madrid (ES )MArch, ETSAM, Polytechnic University of Madrid (ES )

Registered Architect (ES)

Design and Graphic Education,ArchitectureLanguage, Interdisciplinary Design

Christian GaenshirtPh.D. Brandenburg University of Technology (D)Dipl.-Ing. Arch. Universitt Fridericiana zu Karlsruhe (D)Licensed and registered Architect,Berlin Chamber of Architects (D)

Design research, architectural theory, urbandesign


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EXPERTISE

Christiane M. HerrPhD, University of Hongkong (HK)MArch, University of Hongkong (HK)

Dipl.-Ing. Arch., University of Kassel (D)

structural design, cross-cultural education,

CAAD

SungHugh HongPhD, Bartlett Graduate School, University CollegeLondon (UK)MSc (Distinction), Bartlett Graduate School,University College London (UK)

MArch, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (USA)Leed Associate

Energy performance, Building Science

Andrew JohnstonPhD, University of California, Berkeley (USA) MArch,University of California, Berkeley (USA)

MSUD, Pratt Institute (USA)BA, Hampshire College (USA)Registered Architect and Certied Planner (USA)

urban design, built heritage, cultural landscape

studies

Marian MackenPhD, University of Sydney (AUS)MArch, University of Technology Sydney (AUS)BLArch, Hons I, University of New South Wales (AUS)

BSc (Arch), University of Sydney (AUS)

creative criticism, exhibition, architecture and

the book

Ciro MarquezMArch, ETSAM, Polytechnic University of Madrid (ES)Registered Architect (ES)

Drawing/Design Process

Innovation/Association

Flexible Architecture

Benjamin A. SpaethDipl.-Ing. Arch., University of Stuttgart (D)

Chartered Architect (D)

virtual architecture, acoustics, generative

design

Glen I. WashPhD, University of Tokyo (JP)M.Eng., University of Tokyo (JP)Dipl. Arch,. Catholic University of Valparaiso (CL)

Licensed Architect (CL)

morphological analysis, self-built settlements

Austin R. WilliamsDip. Arch., Birmingham Polytechnic (UK)BSc(Hons), Bartlett School of Architecture (UK)RIBA Chartered Architect (UK)

environmental criticism, sustainability, urban

population

Claudia WestermannPhD, CAiiA, University of Plymouth (UK)Pgr. Dipl. Media Art, Karlsruhe University of Art andDesign (D)Dipl.-Ing. Arch., University of Karlsruhe, TH (D)

Chartered Architect (D)

design poetics, art/science/technology, society

and place


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THE XJTLU CAMPUS

Current facilities

XJTLUs campus has expanded rapidlyover the past few years, with excellentsupport and resource facilities all housedon the north campus.

The north campus development providesstate-of-the-art teaching, studio, research andsupport facilities. The north campus, designed byPerkins+Will will accommodate 10,000 studentsby 2015. The central building housing the libraryand central administration has been designed byDr.Andy Wen of Aedas.

In addition to world-class fully-equipped scienceand engineering laboratories, and design studios,the campus also has conference facilities, tennisand basketball courts, a sports eld and track, anda variety of catering facilities.

Future expansion

Looking ahead, construction of thesouth campus development is alreadyunderway, with Phase I set for completion

in 2015/16.

Upon completion of this exciting development,XJTLU will have the capacity for 14,000 students.

The new facilities will include teaching andresearch space for Humanities and Social Sciences,Industrial Design, and Interdisciplinary Sciences.The campus will also include more world-class

labs, studios and study space, as well as cateringfacilities and a central park area.


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IT Services & Workshops

Our computer services take advantage of thelatest technology advances and are updatedregularly. We provide students with all of themajor architecture CAD, image, modeling and

simulation software, as well as fully-equippedcomputer labs across campus.

IT Services also provide WI-FI access acrosscampus, le server storage, printing services, andyour student ID card.

A dedicated IT Helpdesk is available to allstudents seven days a week.

Students have swipe-card access to numerouscomputer labs across the university campus, andalso swipe-card access to the modelling and

construction workshops.Three computer labs are located in Building EB.They are equipped with 150 PC workstationswith Built Environment relevant and generalofce software installed and upgraded annually.Students also have access to two large-formatposter plotters, two A3 colour printers, and two A3black and white printers.The modelling and construction workshopsinclude two Trotec Speedy 300 laser cutters witha bed size of 726 x 432mm with cutting andengraving capabilities, soldering stations and arange of timber working tools: bench drill presses,

small thickener, disc sanders, and circular saws.

RESOURCES & FACILITIES

The Library

XJTLU students have access to a wide range ofLibrary resources, from books and journals toelectronic databases and articles. The XJTLULibrary plays a key role as a Research Supportand Learning Centre for the university. TheLibrary collection is developed by focusing onsubject development and research requirements.

The Library currently holds over 500,000 books,which is added to and updated throughout theyear in response to requests from academicdepartments.

The Library provides 22,000 square metres ofspace, housing 300 PCs and 2,500 seats forstudying, discussion, experimental computer useand studio work.

All our postgraduate students also have freeaccess to the University of Liverpool onlinelibrary.


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DegreeProgramme

UndergraduateBackground

Minimum EntryRequirements

EnglishLanguageRequirements*

Architectural Design MMArchDES

An undergraduate degree in BArch, BEng inArchitecture, BA (Hons) in Architecture or equiv-alent.Applicants are required to submit a portfolio oftheir own creative works (A3-size, typically 10 to30 pages, in PDF format), as well as referencesto support their application. Candidates shouldalso bring a printed and bound version of theirportfolio along for the interview, later in the

application process.

UK: Upper Second ClassHonoursChina: 1st tier universities: 75% orabove 2nd tier universities: 80% or

aboveNorth America: 3.0 cumulative GPA (out of4) or 3.2 cumulative GPA in thenal two years of yourundergraduateprogrammeOther regions: Equivalent academicqualications

IELTS:6.5 with aminimum of 6.0 in eachof the 4 language skillsTOEFL iBT:88 (witha minimum 21 inlistening, 22 in reading,23 in speaking and 22 inwriting)

APPLICATION

Getting ready to apply

Documents required at the initial application stage include:

n Certicates of education qualications and transcripts, translated into English (scanned)n Personal statement on the theme: Why is Architecture important? (which you type directly into the online

system)n Portfolio of projects, A3 size, typically 10-30 pages

We reserve the right to request additional documents and references or an interview to assess your academicqualications for particular programmes.

Apply Online

We encourage all applicants to apply via our online application system.www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/admissions/postgraduate

If you do not receive the conrmation email within 4 days, or experienceany other problems using the online application form, please submit yourfull application documents to [email protected].

The priority date for applications (for September 2014 entry) is:n 20th February 2014 (international students -Early placement)n 1st April 2014 (for automatic inclusion in scholarship consideration)

We encourage you to complete your application well before this date.

*English Language Requirements notesn

If English is not your rst language, but you are following a full-time degree programme delivered wholly inEnglish, you will normally be exempt from the English language requirements.

n If you have not studied at degree level in English, you will need to provide evidence of your level of English

prociency. You should normally possess IELTS or TOEFL as listed in the table, or equivalent.n Individual cases will be considered on their own merit. You may be required to attend an interview or take a test

to further demonstrate your English prociency. You may also be required to take the Pre-Sessional English course(see link herefor details).

[email protected]@xjtlu.edu.cn

Contact us

After submitting your applicationform successfully, you will receive aconrmation email [email protected] may login to view yourapplication form and track your

status at any time.

Entry Requirements


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FEES AND SCHOLARHIPS

Tuition fees

Degree Programme Total tuition fee Programme duration

MArchDES RMB 160,000 2 years, FT

For all our current tuition fees, and further information relating to the fees due for individualprogrammes of study, visit our website:

www.xjtlu.edu.cn/admissions/postgraduate/feesscholarships

Scholarships

XJTLU offers a generous scholarship of 50% of total tuition fee, based on academic merit.If you apply before 1st April 2014, you will automatically be considered for the graduatescholarship, and no separate application is required.Places on taught postgraduate taught courses are limited, so you should submit yourapplication as early as possible. If you are an international applicant and need to obtain astudent visa, you will need to leave plenty of time for this process.

The University of Liverpool discount

If you are a graduate of XJTLU, the University of Liverpool or Xian Jiaotong University, you willautomatically receive a scholarship of 20% of the tuition fee.

Corporate discounts

We are pleased to offer corporate discounts of:n (1 student Full price)n 2 students 10% discountn 3 students 15%n 4 students or more 20%Note: If you are studying on a corporate discount programme, you will not qualify for an additionalscholarship.


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Our team of recruitment and admissions staff are here to

provide you with advice and support towards studying at

XJTLU via email and in person on our campus.

You can also meet the team and academic staff at various

education fairs throughout the year - please visit our website

for more information.

We are open ve days a week from Monday to Friday to provide you with all the

information you need about enrolling on a degree programme at XJTLU. Our team isat your service to provide you with admissions advice, programme information and anygeneral questions you have about studying in Suzhou.

We look forward to meeting you soon.

Admissions / International OfceCentral Building, 2nd oorXian Jiaotong-Liverpool University111 Renai Road, Dushu Lake Higher Education Town, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province,215123, P R China

[email protected]

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CONTACT US

Disclaimer - Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this prospectus.

However, the information is subject to correction or change which will be communicated to

students as soon as possible.


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