DIPLOMA IN ARCHITECTURE (DARCH - S66)

OVERVIEW

Is this course for me?

Have you found yourself stopping to admire and wonder how skyscrapers, museums and bungalows were designed? From the simplest Lego blocks to Minecraft, do you find fulfilment in seeing ‘bricks’ turn into buildings? Do you have a dream of impacting the way people live, breathe and interact with the spaces they fill? If you do, then unlock your talent here at DARCH, Singapore’s first full-fledged architecture diploma.

Why DARCH@SP?

With more than 60 years of history, we at DARCH believe that anyone with the right passion and attitude can be trained in architecture. From laying your design foundations in the first year, to strengthening your technical expertise by the third, DARCH’s unique project-based learning approach will develop you into an investigative design innovator backed by know-hows of the latest building technologies.

Global trends shaping the industry and the course

Notwithstanding the anchorage of its legacy, the curriculum at DARCH is continually evolving to remain true to its commitment of delivering industry relevant graduates. In the most recent Built Environment Industry Transformation Roadmap, the 3 ways that the industry hopes to transform itself was summarized into 3 succinct ways, to ‘Build Smart, Efficiently & Green’, as a response to challenges from arising from digital revolution, rapid urbanisation and climate change. The curriculum at DARCH is strategically position to provide you the foundation to meet these transformations. With modules dealing specifically in these areas, you will receive training in skillsets that will make you a valuable asset to the industry upon graduation. Our representations and results in the IBEW, International Building Design Competition is a strong testimony of the effectiveness of the course. View our latest winning entries here.