Engineering and Architecture

Engineering/Design in Architecture

A new Engineering/Design in Architecture combined degree was introduced in 2009. It caters for the emerging need for professionals who can bridge between architectural and structural engineering design. There is an emphasis on the conceptual and aesthetical aspects of the design process in the Architectural studies, while the Engineering studies teach the analysis of forces within the structure, and how to proportion the structural skeleton to support these forces.

Offered to students in the Civil Engineering stream, graduates of this combined degree program will acquire skills that will make them an asset to the structural design and architectural professions.

The Engineering/Design in Architecture combined degree is for students interested in the form and functionality of buildings, how buildings fit into our built and social environment, and how architecturally-conceived buildings are analysed and structurally designed to withstand the forces they are subjected to in their working life. It is an overarching degree designed to provide graduates with a holistic approach to the design of our built environment and with skills that will encourage greater diversity and ingenuity in our buildings.

The Engineering/Design in Architecture combined degree offered at the University of Sydney is distinct from the "Architectural Engineering” degrees offered at other universities, nationally and internationally, in that graduates will receive Bachelor degrees in both Engineering and Design in Architecture.

The combined degree, therefore, provides pathways to both professions.

Registration as an architect requires completion of both BDes(Arch) and MArch degrees.

The new double helix shaped pedistrian bridge at the Marina Bay development in Singapore is a unique mix of architectural inspiration and engineering innovation. Image source: Arup