Westminster Architecture

Hi there im a first year student studying Architecture at Westminster. The reason it is ranked low on the ranking table is due to the university not being a "Campus" based uni. This make the uni get ranked low as it is not like other architecture univeristys where most people would be staying on a campus rather than just attending lectures etc. the course so far is great the tutors are very good aswell most have taught at the AA or Bartlett.

With the portfolio i would go with mainly art drawings paintings etc and models. As they are not keen on digital images from when i applied. Also you send it via email and upload the images to a website and email them the link. My portfolio just included images showing different drawing techniques such as sketches life drawings, technical drawings etc. The Main point is they dont have to be Architectural drawings they can be of anything.

hope that helps slightly. Good luck

No. The reason it is low ranked is the average score of first year students on entry in terms of UCAS points. The average for Westminster is only 320, which is ABB. That is VERY high for any course at Westminster, but ludicrously low for architecture, one of the toughest disciplines there is (Cambridge students start with and average UCAS 520). But at Wasteminster 320 is the average. There will be students let in with BBB and maybe even with CBB.

It means that the students on architecture courses at Wasteminster are some of the worst qualified in the country, and they evidently stay that way because 50 percent are still unemployed six month after graduating. Westminster would be even lower down the league table except for the fact that it has a high teacher:student ratio - essential because there are such a lot of students who do not have English as their first language.

It works because if you return to a third world country with any sort of degree from London, then you have got it made. But then again have you noticed how many buildings tend to collapse when there's an earth tremor in a place Pakistan?


Here are the facts. They speak for themselves:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/table/2011/may/17/university-guide-architecture