International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism Click to return to home page

AU - CA - DE - EI - IN - IR - IT - NG - NO - PL - RO - UK - US


Home: Return to the front page Charter: The document that defines our work Join: Become an INTBAU member today Partnerships: Working with INTBAU

Contacts: Get in touch with INTBAU ICTP: Members of the INTBAU College of Traditional Practitioners are elected by their peers on the basis of five years traditional work of the highest quality

Morciano Summer School Pier Carlo Bontempi The International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism is pleased to announce that Dr Matthew Hardy, Secretary of INTBAU, is able to supervise doctoral students at The Prince's School of Traditional Arts (PSTA).

The Prince's School of Traditional Arts

The PSTA is primarily founded upon the post-graduate Visual Islamic and Traditional Arts Programme (VITA), which was originally established at the Royal College of Art in 1984.   VITA transferred to The Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture in 1993 which itself subsequently became incorporated into The Prince's Foundation in 2000.

PSTA was initiated as a separate charity in April 2004 and, like INTBAU, is located at The Prince's Foundation building in Charlotte Road, Shoreditch.

Degree courses at PSTA are validated and awarded by the federal University of Wales, UK.

Master of Philosophy Degree (MPhil)

The degree of Master of Philosophy is awarded by the PSTA through the University of Wales. The normal length of a Master of Philosophy degree is one year full-time or two years part-time; however, in some cases the first year full-time equivalent of an MPhil degree is considered as a probationary period for a Doctoral degree (PhD). An MPhil is a research degree (theory-based), awarded after the successful completion of an approved programme of supervised research comprising approximately 50,000 to 60,000 words.

Doctor of Philosophy Degree (PhD)

The degree of Doctor of Philosophy can be undertaken by one of two methods:

Carved plasterwork

(i) theory-based, research degree, awarded after the successful completion of an approved programme of supervised research which constitutes an original contribution to knowledge. This will comprise approximately 80,000 to 100,000 words; or

(ii) a combination of practical and theory, the theory ranging from 15,000 to 50,000 words as agreed between student and supervisor.

Fields of Study

We invite candidates interested in researching aspects of building, architecture or urbanism in any tradition to contact Ms Ririko Suzuki, Administrator of PSTA, at the address below.

The following areas of research have been suggested by Dr Hardy, but should not be taken as exhaustive:

  • Historical studies of traditional architecture or settlement formation; the formation of new traditions within architectural styles; individual architects and urbanists; movements of architects and urbanists; national, regional or local traditions of building; studies of the destruction of traditions; historical analysis of the rise of Modernism and its effects on particular traditions; studies of the survival of traditions in the face of Modernism; studies of the means by which ancient rights were lost in the advance of Modernism.

  • Contemporary studies of new traditional architecture, new urbanism, new traditions in building; studies of the work of individual architects and urbanists; groups of architects and urbanists; examinations of national, regional or local traditions with proposals for their reintroduction; studies of the revival of traditions; examinations of the tenets of new traditional urbanism, including walkability, mixed use, the Transect, design codes or the concept of neighbourhoods; studies of the functioning of traditional cities; studies of building crafts; studies of the economics of new traditional architecture.

    Dr Matthew Hardy will be able to call on external supervisors from INTBAU's unparalleled network of academic contacts around the world.

    Requirements

    Candidates must normally have obtained a relevant undergraduate degree with relevant experience or a relevant MA qualification.

    Applicants whose first language is not English must satisfy the Director of PSTA and members of the interviewing committee that they can express themselves in both written and spoken English sufficiently well to enable them to pursue the course satisfactorily.   The School reserves the right to require the student to take a remedial English course (International English Language Testing System) examination if it is deemed necessary.

    Further general information is available on The Prince's School of Traditional Arts website.

    Drawing

    Course fees

  • Part-time students (UK and EU) £1,500/year
  • Full-time students (UK and EU) £3,000/year
  • Part-time students (all other countries) £4,125/year
  • Full-time students (all other countries) £8,250/year

    At this stage there are no scholarships available
    from INTBAU.

    Further Information

    Mumbai

    For further information about the Doctoral Programme at The Prince's School of Traditional Arts, or to seek advice, please contact Dr Matthew Hardy.

    To download an application form from the PSTA, click here (PDF, 1.1Mb).

    For information about the Prince's School of Traditional Arts, please contact:

    Ms Ririko Suzuki
    Administrator
    The Prince's School of Traditional Arts
    19-22 Charlotte Road
    London EC2A 3SG
    UK
    Tel +44-(0)20-7613-8541
    Fax +44-(0)20-7613-8599
    Mumbai Web www.princesschooltraditionalarts.org
    Address

    For further further details regarding the University of Wales and its validation services, please contact the University of Wales:

    Validation Services
    University of Wales Registry
    King Edward VII Ave
    CARDIFF CF10 3NS
    UK
    Tel +44-(0)29-2078-6220
    Fax +44-(0)29-2023-0820
    Web www.wales.ac.uk/validation
    Address

    All rights reserved INTBAU UK is a registered Charity no. 1103068 © INTBAU 2001-8