Pre-Master in Urbanism & Landscape Architecture

Are you interested in the layout of the Netherlands of the future? In this pre-master of the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture, you will be introduced over a short space of time to the challenging fields of Urbanism and Landscape Architecture. The pre-master is suitable for students from art schools or other relevant study programmes and for professionals. You will learn the most important professional knowledge and develop an essential foundation in terms of design skills.

Why this pre-master?
• You will be introduced to historical and contemporary ideas about city and countryside.
• You will increase your insight into the profession of urbanist and landscape architect.
• You will learn through practical challenges; you will design and experiment a lot yourself.
• You will get inspired by fascinating teachers and excursions.
• And: when you have successfully completed the pre-master, you will be better prepared for a possible Master’s degree at the Academy of Architecture.

Unique in the Netherlands
What is unique to this pre-master is that we combine the fields of urbanism and landscape architecture. The Academy thinks that it is important that urbanists, landscape architects and architects think and work in an interdisciplinary manner.

Practical teaching method
At the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam, we believe in ‘learning from experiences’ and ‘applying theory in practice’. Our way of teaching is adapted to this. The combination of studying and concrete practise is an essential part of the course.

Attach your start portfolio, letter of motivation and degree certificate in the online registration form (as PDF files). The deadline for the pre-master starting in the first semester of 2020-2021 is 20 April 2020. NON-EER/EU students can only participate in the pre-master in the second semester in 2020 (from February to June), due to visa regulations.