MSA STAGE 4
Bourdon Building, 35 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 Urban Building – Dennistoun Centre for Art

from Urban Building – Dennistoun Centre for Art

from Urban Housing – Living Between the Trees

from Urban Housing – Living Between the Trees

from Urban Building – Dennistoun Centre for Art


from Urban Building – X R C E N T R E

from Urban Building – X R C E N T R E

from Urban Building – X R C E N T R E

from Urban Housing – E A R T H H.

from Urban Housing – E A R T H H.

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 House and Garden

from House and Garden


from A Process of Disassembly

from A Building for Disassembly : The Home-grown Library

from A Building for Disassembly : The Home-grown Library

from Analysis of Pollokshields

from A Building for Disassembly : The Home-grown 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 Crow Road Housing Development

from The Thornwood Exchange Hub

from The Thornwood Exchange Hub

from Crow Road Housing Development

from The Thornwood Exchange Hub


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 Urban Housing – Crathie Drive, Thornwood

from Urban Building – Thornwood Community Market

from Urban Building – Thornwood Community Market

from Urban Housing – Crathie Drive, Thornwood

from Urban Building – Thornwood Community Market


from SW4 Urban Building Project


from Uniting a Community

from Uniting a Community

from Uniting a Community

from Uniting a Community

from Uniting a Community


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 Maxwell Court

from Maxwell Court

from Maxwell Court

from Pollokshields Playhouse

from Maxwell Court


from Pollokshields’ Centre for Culinary Arts

from Pollokshields’ Centre for Culinary Arts

from Pollokshields’ Centre for Culinary Arts

from Pollokshields’ Centre for Culinary Arts

from Pollokshields Housing Development


from ‘Queer’ Housing

from ‘Institute of Pollokshields’ – Public Building

from ‘Institute of Pollokshields’ – Public Building

from ‘Institute of Pollokshields’ – Public Building

from ‘Institute of Pollokshields’ – Public Building


from Museum of Industrial Past

from Museum of Industrial Past

from Thornwood Park 2.0

from Museum of Industrial Past

from Thornwood Park 2.0


from Thornwood – Initial Neighbourhood Research

from Urban Building – The People’s Library

from Urban Housing – Knowing Your Neighbours

from Urban Housing – Knowing Your Neighbours

from Urban Building – The People’s Library


from Thornwood Food Centre

from Umarell Newsletter

from Thornwood Food Centre

from Umarell Newsletter

from Thornwood Food 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 A home and a community centre


from Dennistoun Heritage Museum
from MACMAG 48

from MACMAG 48

from MACMAG 48

from Dennistoun Heritage Museum


from Floor Plans

from Elevational Studies
from Floor Plans

from Interiors


from High Corners

from High Corners

from High Corners


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 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 A Place for Making

from Affordances in Dennistoun

from A Place for Making

from A Place for Making

from A Place for Making


from Re-Rooting Thornwood

from Re-Rooting Thornwood

from Creating A Circular Community

from Creating A Circular Community

from Creating A Circular Community


from ‘Spaces for Ideas’

from ‘Spaces for Ideas’

from ‘Spaces for Ideas’

from ‘Spaces for Ideas’

from ‘Spaces for Ideas’


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 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 Rosevale Cinema

from Rosevale Cinema

from Ardery Street

from Ardery Street

from Rosevale Cinema


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 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: Building the Block

from Urban Housing: Building the Block

from Urban Housing: Building the Block

from Stage 4: Living in Agreement

from Urban Building: The Refectory


from Rehousing After a Fire

from Rehousing After a Fire

from Rehousing After a Fire

from Rehousing After a Fire

from Rehousing After a Fire