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Edinburgh Napier University has introduced an MSc on Timber Architectural Design and Technology – the first programme of its kind in the UK.
\n(info: Full time<\/a>) (info: Part time<\/a>).\u00a0 Scholarships are available for UK and EU students (see below)<\/p>\n

The programme is designed for graduates in architecture, architectural technology and other construction professions who want to become part of the growing international move towards innovative and high-performance timber building.<\/p>\n

The MSc will equip students to work as a design professional within the timber sector – one of the fastest growing parts of the building industry in many countries.<\/p>\n

The programme has been developed by Edinburgh Napier’s Institute for Sustainable Construction in consultation with professional bodies and the timber industry.<\/p>\n

Institute director Professor Sean Smith said: “Our market research shows that employers in the UK timber building sector are facing severe skills shortages and similar gaps exist in many countries overseas.<\/p>\n

“These employers are looking for graduates with a combination of technical know-how and commercial awareness in the design, manufacture and assembly of timber buildings and structural systems. We have designed the programme to address this demand.<\/p>\n

“Globally we need to build two billion homes over the next 80 years. With global material resources being limited, the sustainability of timber as a renewable construction material is increasingly being recognised by industry and governments.”<\/p>\n

Graduates of the programme will be equipped for employment in timber product suppliers, design-build firms, fabricators, builders and developers; along with professional and technical roles in the associated architectural and engineering consultancies.<\/p>\n

The programme includes taught modules on: wood as a building material; offsite construction and design for manufacture, wood products and processing; building acoustics and sound insulation; energy performance; timber architectural form and technology, and timber building design. Students will also undertake a large architectural design project or a technical dissertation.<\/p>\n

UK and EU students on the programme will be eligible to apply for scholarships and industry internships.<\/strong> These are organised through the beX initiative<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The programme can be studied either full-time or part-time. The complete programme will take one year full-time or two years three months part-time. The first student intakes will be in September 2018 and January 2019.<\/p>\n

For further information email TADT@napier.ac.uk or visit www.napier.ac.uk\/courses and search for \u2018timber architecture\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The timber building sector now accounts for 20% of UK construction and is utilised in over 70% of new housing in Scotland. The ongoing growth of this sector, both in the UK and overseas, is being driven by a combination of factors including: sustainability, emerging digital design and fabrication technologies, and an increasing demand for offsite fabrication.<\/p>\n

The image shows a highly insulated modular timber building being delivered to site. Photo by Carbon Dynamic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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