Buildings have a huge influence on our lives.
The architects who design them must address a wide range of problems involving often conflicting issues of human need, climate and energy, technology and structure and the changing demands of the internal and external environments. Within the building industry, only architects are trained to have this kind of overall understanding of the process. An architectural education offers a unique training that encourages students to think analytically and critically and promotes a culture of creative problem-solving. Strathclyde s Department of Architecture and Building Science is one of the oldest and largest centres of architectural education in Britain. It is the only Scottish school of architecture and one of only three in Britain to have scored Excellent in both the Government s Teaching and Research Assessment exercises.