Environmental Architecture BSc (Hons)

The BSc (Hons) in Environmental Architecture combines design creativity with advanced expertise in sustainable practice and environmental analysis. Sharing its academic ethos with the GSA’s ARB/RIBA-accredited Architecture degree, the programme focuses on how buildings perform environmentally, materially, and experientially.

Students use environmental data and simulation to inform design, testing architectural ideas for energy performance, climate adaptation, and regenerative potential. Studio projects are supported by workshops in energy modelling, daylight analysis and lifecycle assessment, ensuring that environmental evaluation is integral to the design process.

Rooted in the Mackintosh School of Architecture’s strengths in sustainable design, the programme positions technology as a creative driver for low-carbon, adaptive architecture. Graduates emerge as agile, socially responsible designers with the technical and conceptual skills to lead change in the built environment.

All degree programmes are validated by the University of Glasgow.

Founded in 1845, the Glasgow School of Art is one of the few remaining independent art schools in the UK. With a proven history of producing some of the world’s most influential and successful artists, designers and architects, the GSA’s studio-based specialist, practice-led education draws talented individuals with a shared passion and concern for visual culture from all over the world. The GSA has produced nine Turner Prize winners and world-renowned alumni, including Jasleen Kaur, Jenny Saville, Douglas Gordon and Alberta Whittle.

In 2026, the GSA was ranked 3rd in the UK and 8th in the world in the QS World University Subject Rankings.