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WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF KISBY ARCHITECTURE AT CARDIFF UNIVERSITY & OTHER PLACES. A THIRTY-SOMETHING STUDENT
STRUGGLES TO REMAIN SANE IN A HOSTILE WORLD OF FOAM BOARD, TEENAGERS, CRITS & LATE NIGHTS.



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sean 

's 
architeXture adventure
Sept 2000 - eternity
  

PLACE: Welsh School of Architecture, University of Wales College Cardiff
2000-3: BSc(Hons) ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES
2003-5: BArch (incl. Education in Practice)

BSc YEARS 1 to 3 
DESIGN 2000: Traditional Place to Live 
DESIGN 2001(1): Louise Bourgeois House & Studio 
DESIGN 2001(2): Art Gallery 'Framing Project' 

DESIGN 2001(3): Mixed Use Housing, Cardiff 
DESIGN 2002(1): Public Library, Penarth 
STUDY TRIP: STUTTGART & FRANKFURT DESIGN 2002(2): 'Pevsner' Philosopher's Garden 

DESIGN 2002(3): Visitor Centre, Aberystwyth 
DESIGN 2002(4): Landscape Institute, Llanthony 
EXTENDED ESSAY: BRUNO TAUT 
DESIGN 2003: Art Gallery, London 
BARCH YEAR 4 
AT LEAST 9 MONTHS OF WAGE SLAVERY 
'EDUCATION IN PRACTICE' 
BUILDING STUDY: PEBBLE BEACH 
DESIGN: STUDENT HOUSING 
DISSERTATION: GREEN ROOFS 
BARCH YEAR 5 
URBAN STUDY TRIP: COPENHAGEN 
URBAN DESIGN PROJECT 
THESIS: GREEN ROOFS & URBAN DESIGN 
DESIGN PRIMER PROJECT 
FINAL DESIGN PROJECT 
ESSAYS &
DISSERTATIONS

PIONEERS OF MODERN DESIGN (2002) 
BRUNO TAUT (2003) 
GREEN ROOFS (2004)
  ARCHI LINKS 
WEBLINKS RELATED 
TO SEAN'S ARCHI 
COURSE 
 

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CARDIFF UNIVERSITY'S ARCHITECTURE BSC AND BARCH DEGREE COURSES HAVE RECEIVED AN 'EXCELLENT' RATING FROM THE A.R.B.

THE 3-YEAR DEGREE COURSE IS FULL-TIME. STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ASSIMILATE ADVANCED DESIGN, ENVIRONMENTAL, TECHNICAL & LEGAL ISSUES IN THEIR FINAL DESIGN OF A 'COMPLEX' BUILDING.

YEAR 4 IS UNIQUE IN THE UK,SPENT WORKING FULL-TIME IN AN ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE. THERE IS ONGOING COLLEGE WORK AND THREE WEEK-LONG SHORT COURSES HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY.

YEAR 5 IS SPENT FULL-TIME AT COLLEGE, CULMINATING IN A MAJOR DESIGN PROJECT.

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