Anyone going to London Metropolitan University for architecture?
University course discussion for architecture, surveying, town planning, landscaping, etc.
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Re: Anyone going to London Metropolitan University for architecture?hi,
i got an offer as well but i am still considering whether it should be my first choice, because i also have another one from westminster for the same course. if you have found any reviews or recommendations for london met please send me, i really want to know before i make up my mind. -
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Re: Anyone going to London Metropolitan University for architecture?I think it's worth looking at this: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/...e-architecture
London Met's architecture, as far as I am aware is viewed as one of the most prestigious/highly-regarded in the country. It's been consistently ranked inside the top 20 since London Met appeared in uni guides.
Having said that, it still is better to visit both unis and see it for yourselves.
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Re: Anyone going to London Metropolitan University for architecture?Hello
Last year I started the Architecture course at London Met. It is good, but it is definitely aimed at art students over technical students. You spend a lot of time making exhibition based compositions. I transferred to UWE Bristol, which is a lot more technical, I am actually designing spaces and making models which is what I wanted.
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Re: Anyone going to London Metropolitan University for architecture?Hi, I am studying architecture at LondonMet. I spent 2 years in this uni, but my experience is more negative than positive. Most of time I feel frustrated and don't know what I am expected to do. You get no teaching to support your studio work, though I am not sure if it is any different to other universities. But I would expect to get some direction in how to achieve the work quality they expect you to produce. I joined the university with good hand drawing skills, but still struggling to pass design modules. I work hard, produce lots of work, but still fail my design studios. I lost my motivation to study architecture, as it is difficult to improve if you don't know what you have to improve. In fact, I am about to withdraw from the course, as I feel I will end up with 3rd grade degree, with poor self-confidence and motivation.
At the same time, lots of student are doing well. My advice would be to get a set of good presentation skills before you go to the course, it will help you a lot to go through the course. -
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Re: Anyone going to London Metropolitan University for architecture?I studied at london metropolitan and all I got to say is that its ****. Dont go there unless you aint got a choice. Studying at london met will damage your career before it has even started. If you must go there, learn to be compatible with CAD programs such as vectorworks, autocad, rhino and ecotect...dont expect to learn it from uni because they wont teach you, you must self teach yourself. Also have a foundation of knowledge about materials and building construction...again...self teach yourself because honestly the teachers are useless. Dont waste your time with jane who is the head of second year....shes a doughnut.
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Re: Anyone going to London Metropolitan University for architecture?Seems like that on a lot of Architecture courses, that you have to teach yourself a load of stuff which makes you wondering what your paying for. Went to the University of Greenwich for one year and much the same story there, you can a day of tutorial on Autocad & 3D Max at the end of the first year and that's pretty much it as far as CAD training goes for the whole course. So they don't really teach you to the proficiency you need to be at, you have to learn yourself as you go which isn't always easy and like I say along with all the other stuff they don't teach you, i.e. no modelmaking, little to no technical drawing tuition, no planning, surveying or building regs, you wonder if you might as well go of and self learn architecture yourself seeing as that is what you seem to be doing anyway. I guess its only the need to be accredited which is why people bother at all in the first place. Anyway, interesting to hear how it is at London Met, mayujai, why do you say it will damage your career before you even go there, is it just the lack of essential stuff they don't teach you?
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Re: Anyone going to London Metropolitan University for architecture?roy19, but many uni's don't even do summaries on subjects such as , planning, surveying, building regs, technical drawing, some just fail to touch on it at all. Its all to easy to just push it all onto the student and say 'hey, its down to you' but they are unlikely to know that they even need to know certain areas and are unlikely to have the foggiest on where to find out, i.e which books to get, what subjects to look for books on. I mean does a student now want to pay 9k tuition fees just for a uni to turn round and say 'we don't really do much at all, we just charge you a lot of money for telling you precious little then turn around and blame you because your a stupid student'. So they expect you to pay 9k and then go away and try to work out what you need to know, and spend more time and money doing it yourself. Of course students are expected to read a few books, etc and have an interest in what they are studying but many of these Architecture courses are so lame then lecturers do as you do and put it all over to the student at fault, I mean what are these lot being paid for? Surely, its not so hard for uni lecturer's just to even brief students on what they need to know, no they don't even do this, I'm not sure many of them even know themselves, its a farce.
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Re: Anyone going to London Metropolitan University for architecture?Stewie2011, I dont know about architecture but my was a reply to mayujai as my experience at london met is the opposite. I am studying business, and we always do summaries at the end of term, there are extra classes available for students who are struggling throughout the year (especially in maths). In addition, most of my lecturers are very helpful and are willing to go the extra mile in order to help a student. The only problem london met has is the bad reputation on the internet as many people find making fun of london met fun.
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Re: Anyone going to London Metropolitan University for architecture?Oh, I see, now I know where your coming from. Architecture is usually rather different to Business Studies. I'm familiar with Business Studies so I know what you mean with summaries etc. Architecture tends not to have any summaries even in the modules outside of the main design module. In the design module they have tutorials, i.e student seeing the tutor and crits, the whole group looking at your work perhaps with an additional tutor/Archirect. Any help during these tutorials & crits will vary depending on how good or helpful your tutor is and their relationship with you. If you do not get on well the tutor may not be particularly helpful. If they think you arn't up to it they may either see you last or not at all if they run out of time that day, different tutor work differently some may see everyone on a rota basis.
I would'nt make fun of London Met, I think it is no worse for Architecture than many uni's around. Most uni's for Architecture I think tend to miss out vital topics all together and topics that canot easily be looked up in books or know which books to look in. It's just interesting to hear about the shortcomings of some courses at some uni's as hearing about the good stuff while ignoring the bad is'nt particularly helpful in institutions retifying these problems, i.e unless its highlighted for all to see they tend not to give it any importance. Anyway, thank you for your reply I thought you were talking from an Architecture course perspective, Architecture lecturers will say that sort of stuff but as explained earlier it is generally a real cop out. -
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Re: Anyone going to London Metropolitan University for architecture?I have a question for you all, Im starting Arch at London Met in September sand I was wondering... which materials do you need to start the course? and ho much money do you have to spend in material?
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Re: Anyone going to London Metropolitan University for architecture?If your talking stationary then your perhaps looking at £80 or so for pencils, (very large) set squares, metal rulers, black marker pens, fine liners, kneadable eraser, paper, etc, etc. Chances are though you should wait to satart the course as they will almost certainly give you a list of what you need, you could always email them on this in advance I guess. Also a drawing board will cost another £200 or so or you could just use a table which is what I did, just give it a good clean before hand. If I were you I would just get some pencils to start with say H4, H2, H, HB, B, 2B, 4B and a kneadable eraser, a ruler & leave it at that till you start as you don't know haow much drawing to CAD they will want you to do. It looks like you'll be in London so Atalntis Art supplies is a fairly cost effective place to go and its in North London, Aldgate direction I think.
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Re: Anyone going to London Metropolitan University for architecture?(Original post by mrberry)
I think it's worth looking at this: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/...e-architecture
London Met's architecture, as far as I am aware is viewed as one of the most prestigious/highly-regarded in the country. It's been consistently ranked inside the top 20 since London Met appeared in uni guides.
Having said that, it still is better to visit both unis and see it for yourselves.
Hope that helps.
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