where should i pursue architecture? | r/IGCSE | Page 1

celest niche Jan 2, 2026, 12:02 PM

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hello!! i have a passion for art/design and ive always wanted to have a career in architecture (or possibly industrial design??) so im wondering what is the best uni/college? also if you have recommendations for what i should take in IB please lmk!! thanks!

feral agate Jan 4, 2026, 11:46 AM

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celest niche hello!! i have a passion for art/design and ive always wanted to have a career i...

Well i dont know where you want to go but im UK university like University of Cambridge,University of Sheffield or Manchester School of Architecture are pretty good.For US i heard MIT and some ivy's like Yale or Colombia are pretty good.

celest niche Jan 5, 2026, 5:11 AM

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feral agate Well i dont know where you want to go but im UK university like University of Ca...

hi thanks for answering!! i dont really mind where i go but preferably USA/UK. i was looking at other schools and do you know if UCL or cornell are good options?

hoary tapirBOT Jan 5, 2026, 5:11 AM

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radiant solar Jan 5, 2026, 4:49 PM

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celest niche hi thanks for answering!! i dont really mind where i go but preferably USA/UK. i...

yess UCL and Cornell are top in their countries for Architecture but this also means the courses are going to be competitve to get in

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If youre in DP1, start making your portfolio now itself and use online resources (such as youtube vids of accepted portfolios to top archi schools) for help.

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I unfortunately was advised to start in 12th, and so i did, but i didnt get enough time to finish my portfolio and manage A level studies so currently im applying to portfolio-optional schools.

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UK unis I'd suggest from research : UCL, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bath, Cardiff, Sheffield , Nottingham

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US unis Id suggest from research : Cornell, USC, UMiami, Pratt Institude, RISD, Rice,CMU

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My suggestion for US would be, try applying to NAAB accredited degree unis bcoz that way, you'll just have to do the 1 year MArch to get your licensure. Otherwise its a 3 year MArch.

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If you have any other questions im happy to answer!

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IB subjects you can take are :
HL: Math AA , Art or Design Technology , Physics
SL: other subs

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Its not compulsary to take Art HL but it'll be helpful for making the portfolio since you can include your ib submissions aswell in the portfolio.

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any other ivies such as Yale,Brown, Princeton and MIT offer NON-ACCREDITED Architecture degrees and theyre Concentration degrees so you won't really learn the practical stuff which is the main part of architecture education.

celest niche Jan 6, 2026, 2:26 PM

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radiant solar If you have any other questions im happy to answer!

helloo thanks so much for the guidance!! everything sounds great but is physics for IB required because im not so good vro