Last week, the QS 2024 World University Rankings by Subject was updated, and we also reported on the changes in the two major rankings of "Art Design" and "Built Environment".
However, there is an unexpected ranking in this year's architecture list:
Manchester School of Architecture (MSA), ranked 5th in the world and 2nd in the UK for 23 years, fell to 51-100:
At that time, we speculated: maybe QS made a mistake;
And this week, QS proved with practice: it is indeed a mistake...
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Oolong is staged again
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Earlier this week, the QS official website updated the MSA ranking, which is still 5th in the world and 2nd in the UK, which is the same as last year's ranking;
(As for why "the overall score is higher than that of the National University of Singapore, but tied for 5th place with NUS", it has become a new mystery)
You may have been a little speechless when you saw this, thinking:
Can you still go wrong with college rankings?
Not only can it go wrong, but it's not the first time...
At the beginning of the release of the "QS2021 Art and Design Subject Rankings", many people were surprised to find:
The New School University (Parsons School of Design) in the United States has fallen directly from 3rd to 14th in the world, ranking behind Tongji University:
You must know that Huangyi, Lunyi, Rhode Island, and Parsons have always been the "thunderous F4" in the QS Art and Design Rankings.
At that time, after learning that Parsons fell out of the Top 10, many "big guys", "understanding kings" and "big names" who claimed to have been in the art study abroad industry for many years began to analyze:
Saying Parsons doesn't work, saying that the metrics are problematic, saying it's because of Parsons' transition from the New College......
As a result, two days later, the QS official website was quietly updated, and the new academy (Parsons) returned to No. 3 in the world.
Then everyone fell silent.
Of course, QS is not alone in making mistakes in university rankings.
In September 2023, U.S. News announced the 2024 ranking of the best colleges in the United States, and a month later, the official suddenly released the news that the ranking of 213 universities was wrong due to abnormal code!
The incident also undermined the credibility of the U.S. News rankings, and the two well-known liberal arts colleges in the United States, Colorado College and Bard College, which were affected by the turmoil, also said that they would withdraw from the U.S. News rankings.
However, it is reported that U.S. News will still rank according to the data it has, as exemplified by Columbia University, which previously announced its withdrawal.
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The despised MSA
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Obviously, the ranking oolong incident has made the Manchester School of Architecture (MSA), a low-key architecture school, aggrieved;
After all, in the rankings, any indicator of the MSA can beat a group of "more famous-sounding" schools.
In particular, in terms of "employer reputation", MSA even ranks second in the world, second only to Harvard University and surpassing MIT:
The Manchester School of Architecture (MSA) campus is located just 1km from the centre of Manchester and is a partnership between the University of Manchester (UoM) and Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU).
It unites two schools of architecture with over 100 years of educational experience, and over the years, has finally built the largest architecture school in the UK.
Although MSA only offers one major in architectural design, the learning content is interdisciplinary, including urban design, planning and management, landscape architecture, etc., which are all within the scope of students' research.
At the graduate level, MSA offers majors in architectural design, landscape architecture, and urban design.
Through high-quality portfolios and essays, student S successfully obtained an undergraduate offer from MSA majoring in architecture:
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2022年，MSA研究生阶段又开设了一门全新的专业：建筑与适应性再利用 (MA Architecture and Adaptive Reuse) 。
Different from the traditional architecture major, this major does not study how to design new buildings, but investigates the state of existing buildings and surrounding sites, and considers how to rationally and efficiently develop new uses of the site to accommodate new users.
In the course of learning, students will start from the four points of environment, society, housing and economy related to architecture, and combine the current hot topics such as resource recycling, urbanization development, architectural heritage, and community planning to provide creative suggestions for new users of buildings.
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A point to behold
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In addition to MSA, there are actually many universities that have improved significantly in the QS Architecture Subject Rankings, which deserve our special attention:
HKU/HKU
In the top 15 band of the rankings, the two Hong Kong institutions that are most noteworthy are the University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, which rose two places to 12th and 14th respectively in the highly competitive top band.
Founded in 1950, the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) is the highest-ranked institution in Hong Kong, and its architecture, landscape architecture and urban design programmes have always been among the world's leading programs.
HKU's architecture programme is not limited to architecture itself, but also includes courses in landscape, visual communication, engineering management, and electrical and mechanical services, which are designed to enable students to solve a variety of practical problems in the architectural design process.
HKU's architecture education also adopts a studio model similar to that of British institutions, where teachers mainly focus on guidance and give students enough creative space.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has been at the forefront of design education research in Hong Kong since 1964, and its achievements in the field of art and design have even surpassed science and engineering, ranking 19th in the world in the 2024QS Art and Design Rankings.
Compared with the architectural design of HKU, HKU is better known for its interior design major, which attaches great importance to cross-border cooperation between design and other fields in the context of contemporary cities.
Graduates should not only understand how to use two-dimensional media to express design in a three-dimensional environment, but also master the basic knowledge of spatial design such as architecture, landscape, urban, and planning policies.
Earlier this year, HKUST also officially announced 5 new majors in art and design, of which 2 are related to architecture/built environment:
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MSc Carbon Neutral Cities and Urban Sustainability
Carbon Neutral Cities & Sustainability
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MSc Intelligent Construction
Smart Construction
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RMIT/Sita/New South
In the Top 50 range, the rankings of three Australian institutions are also worth noting:
- RMIT University 18(+7)
- University of Sydney 27(+4)
- University of New South Wales 35(+5)
In particular, RMIT jumped seven places in the rankings, making it one of the fastest improving institutions in the top 25.
RMIT's successful entry into the top 20 of the world's leading architecture schools is mainly due to its teaching philosophy of "combining spatial design with digital concepts".
RMIT offers a wide range of art majors, and students can engage in hands-on exploration in the studio, which is even more important for students majoring in architectural space (such as architecture, interior, landscape, etc.).
Students will find a step-by-step way to take inspiration and ideas from concept to implementation when studying in Studio, and the course will not only focus on the whole process of design, but also include skills such as AutoCAD, 3D imaging, hand drawing, and model making.
Sida and Xinnan are not only accomplished in the field of architecture, but also rise high year after year in the comprehensive ranking, and they are comparable.
In the latest 2024QS World University Rankings, the two universities are tied for 19th place, and both enter the top 20 in the world.
As far as the discipline of architecture is concerned, the University of Sydney only offers two undergraduate degrees: "Architectural Design" and "Built Environment";
However, at the master's level, there are several degrees such as transportation design, urban design, architectural design, heritage conservation, innovative design, urban planning, and sustainable architecture.
The architecture courses offered by the University of New South Wales include: architectural design, landscape architecture, urban planning, and building property management;
Among them, because the school integrates architectural design with property management and project management across borders, it is sought after by many architecture students.
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