MSA STAGE 4
Bourdon Building, 34 students
This programme is ARB/RIBA Part 2 Accredited. The programme is designed to provide the necessary educational framework for students who intend to enter the architectural profession, and confers exemption from Part 2 of the Examination in Architecture ARB/RIBA and offers an intensive training in the forces acting on building, and the specific skills of the architect. Project-based, it centres on contemporary issues of urban building, the work ranging from live projects and sponsored research to competitions and theoretical studies.
The School attracts students of all nationalities and the programme is studio-based with all students working in one space. This provides an ideal environment to share advice and ideas across the years of study.


from INTEGRATION: URBAN HOUSING & URBAN BUILDING – BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES.

from INTEGRATION: URBAN HOUSING & URBAN BUILDING – BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES.

from INTEGRATION: URBAN HOUSING & URBAN BUILDING – BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES.

from INTEGRATION: URBAN HOUSING & URBAN BUILDING – BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES.

from INTEGRATION: URBAN HOUSING & URBAN BUILDING – BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES.


from Pollokshields Playhouse

from Maxwell Court

from Maxwell Court

from Pollokshields Playhouse

from Maxwell Court


from ‘Institute of Pollokshields’ – Public Building

from ‘Queer’ Housing

from ‘Institute of Pollokshields’ – Public Building

from ‘Institute of Pollokshields’ – Public Building

from ‘Queer’ Housing


from Stage 4 Studio Project

from Stage 4 Studio Project

from Stage 4 Studio Project

from Stage 4 Studio Project

from Stage 4 Studio Project


from Urban Housing – Crathie Drive, Thornwood

from Urban Housing – Crathie Drive, Thornwood

from Urban Building – Thornwood Community Market

from Urban Building – Thornwood Community Market

from Urban Building – Thornwood Community Market


from Creating A Circular Community

from Creating A Circular Community

from Re-Rooting Thornwood

from Creating A Circular Community

from Creating A Circular Community


from The “Grow” House, Meadow Road Urban Building Project + The “Street”, Ardery Street Urban Housing Project

from The “Grow” House, Meadow Road Urban Building Project + The “Street”, Ardery Street Urban Housing Project

from The “Grow” House, Meadow Road Urban Building Project + The “Street”, Ardery Street Urban Housing Project


from Stage 4 – Urban Living and Gathering

from Stage 4 – Urban Living and Gathering

from Stage 4 – Urban Living and Gathering

from Stage 4 – Urban Living and Gathering

from Stage 4 – Urban Living and Gathering







from Urban Building – X R C E N T R E

from Urban Housing – E A R T H H.

from Urban Building – X R C E N T R E

from Urban Housing – E A R T H H.

from Urban Building – X R C E N T R E


from The Kailyard: cooking, gardening, and celebrating, as a diverse community

from The Kailyard: cooking, gardening, and celebrating, as a diverse community

from The Kailyard: cooking, gardening, and celebrating, as a diverse community

from The Kailyard: cooking, gardening, and celebrating, as a diverse community

from The Kailyard: cooking, gardening, and celebrating, as a diverse community


from High Corners

from High Corners
from High Corners


from Thornwood Food Centre

from Thornwood Food Centre

from Thornwood Food Centre

from Thornwood Food Centre

from Umarell Newsletter


from House and Garden

from House and Garden


from ‘Spaces for Ideas’

from ‘Spaces for Ideas’

from ‘Spaces for Ideas’

from ‘Spaces for Ideas’

from ‘Spaces for Ideas’


from Uniting a Community

from Uniting a Community

from Uniting a Community

from Uniting a Community

from Uniting a Community


from SW4 Urban Building Project


from Museum of Industrial Past

from Thornwood Park 2.0

from Museum of Industrial Past

from Thornwood Park 2.0

from Museum of Industrial Past


from Elevational Studies

from Floor Plans


from Interiors



from A Place for Making

from Affordances in Dennistoun

from A Place for Making

from A Place for Making

from A Place for Making


from Pollokshields’ Centre for Culinary Arts

from Pollokshields Housing Development

from Pollokshields’ Centre for Culinary Arts

from Pollokshields’ Centre for Culinary Arts

from Pollokshields’ Centre for Culinary Arts


from A symphony of sheds

from A symphony of sheds
from A symphony of sheds

from A symphony of sheds

from A symphony of sheds


from The Thornwood Exchange Hub

from The Thornwood Exchange Hub

from Crow Road Housing Development

from The Thornwood Exchange Hub

from The Thornwood Exchange Hub


from Urban Building: The Refectory

from Research Project: Visual Project

from Research Project: Visual Project

from Urban Housing: Building the Block

from Urban Building: The Refectory


from Barra’s Coileanadh Centre

from Barra’s Coileanadh Centre

from Barra’s Coileanadh Centre

from Barra’s Coileanadh Centre

from Barra’s Coileanadh Centre


from Urban Housing – Living Between the Trees

from Urban Housing – Living Between the Trees

from Urban Housing – Living Between the Trees

from Urban Building – Dennistoun Centre for Art

from Urban Building – Dennistoun Centre for Art


from Urban Building – The People’s Library

from Urban Building – The People’s Library
from Urban Building – The People’s Library

from Thornwood – Initial Neighbourhood Research

from Urban Building – The People’s Library


from Modern Bathhouse and Wellness Centre in Thornwood, Glasgow

from Modern Bathhouse and Wellness Centre in Thornwood, Glasgow

from Modern Bathhouse and Wellness Centre in Thornwood, Glasgow


from Meadow Road Redevelopment: Velodrome + Urban Housing

from Meadow Road Redevelopment: Velodrome + Urban Housing

from Meadow Road Redevelopment: Velodrome + Urban Housing

from Meadow Road Redevelopment: Velodrome + Urban Housing

from Meadow Road Redevelopment: Velodrome + Urban Housing


from A home and a community centre

from A home and a community centre

from A home and a community centre

from A home and a community centre

from A home and a community centre


from Ardery Street

from Rosevale Cinema

from Ardery Street

from Ardery Street

from Rosevale Cinema


from CITY OF GLASGOW CIVIC RESTAURANT

from CITY OF GLASGOW CIVIC RESTAURANT

from CITY OF GLASGOW CIVIC RESTAURANT

from CITY OF GLASGOW CIVIC RESTAURANT

from CITY OF GLASGOW CIVIC RESTAURANT


from Analysis of Pollokshields

from A Building for Disassembly : The Home-grown Library

from Design for Disassembly

from Analysis of Pollokshields

from A Building for Disassembly : The Home-grown Library


from MACMAG 48

from Dennistoun Heritage Museum
from MACMAG 48

from MACMAG 48

from MACMAG 48