Welcome to the 2026 Manchester School of Architecture end of year exhibition which we are delighted to be displaying within the Manchester Technology Centre, the home of the School. The show features the student work of our BA Architecture, M.Arch Architecture, and Master of Landscape Architecture programmes centred around our 8 Ateliers, as well as displays from our other programmes; MA Architecture & Urbanism, and MA Architecture & Adaptive Reuse, along with numerous other areas of the curriculum and aspects of the School such as the fabulous MSA Live that supports over 30 community groups and charities with live projects.

For the fourth year in a row we have been ranked 5th in the prestigious QS world rankings for Architecture. This is an incredible achievement which evidences the quality of teaching and research across the School, the excellent work of our students, all of which is recognised by academic and industry peers.

It's been another busy year across the School with a focus on programme developments, refreshing our Masters’ programmes (Landscape, Urbanism, and Adaptive Reuse), writing new ones such as MA Architecture & Digital Design, as well as a great deal of work that addressed the significant changes following the ARB reform of architectural education. We will be finalising a new suite of Architecture options which respond to new opportunities, including increased options of how to study.

We’d like to thank all of the staff from both institutions, visiting tutors, speakers, practices, organisations, and community groups who’ve contributed to our curriculum this year, we are so grateful for your continued support into our academic community. We are also very grateful to our sponsors who support activities throughout the year, particular thanks to Brickability for supporting an M.Arch trip to New York, and to Wienerberger for their ongoing commitment to our Part 3 programme in the form of bursaries. We’d also like to thank the amazing list of practices and organisations that sponsor the end of year prizes which help make the degree show extra special for our students.

Thanks also to our incredible student society, MSSA, who continue to be impressively active despite the pressures they face studying. The society organises academic, extra-curricular, and sporting events. Thank you for your commitment to the School.

Finally, the School would of course be nothing without our amazing students whose passion, hard work, and ability makes us what we are. Our dedicated staff team work incredibly hard all year to support them and we’d like to pay particular thanks to them for their commitment to the students.

This is a special time of year for us all, celebrating the achievements of everyone connected with the School along with the friends and family of our students. Congratulations to you all.

We hope you enjoy viewing the work of our incredible students!

Professor Kevin W Singh
Head of Manchester School of Architecture

Dr Alan Lewis
Head of Architecture at the University of Manchester