Design for Manufacture MArch

UCL (University College London)

Design for Manufacture MArch cultivates a new generation of highly skilled, creative, and adaptable professionals, equipped with both practical and theoretical expertise across design, engineering, material performance, analogue and digital fabrication, and advanced systems operations. Design for Manufacture MArch is a dynamic and forward-thinking postgraduate degree that blends architectural design, advanced manufacturing, and digital fabrication. Set within the internationally renowned Bartlett School of Architecture, this course empowers students to radically rethink how buildings and components are conceived, designed, and made—pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in the built environment. The UK is home to a wealth of advanced design and engineering tools, developed and deployed by a world-leading workforce whose expertise is in high demand globally. Yet, there is a growing skills gap at the point of production—where complex, high-specification projects must be delivered in response to rising client expectations, tighter regulations, and increasing demands for quality. UCL’s unique Design for Manufacture MArch addresses this gap by equipping students with cutting-edge design and engineering skills. Through hands-on exposure to emerging technologies such as robotics, 3D scanning, and digital fabrication, students will learn to redefine how we shape, produce, and retrofit the built and manufactured environment.