World excellent facilities at the Leicester School of Architecture

Who we are

De Montfort University is embedded in Leicester city’s social and physical infrastructure. It is the educational global lead for the UN Sustainable Development Goal 16, supporting peace and justice. It identifies with the local while building global connections, reframing how we live in the world as environmentally responsible and ethical citizens. The university has a diverse student and staff body, and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are integral to its identity.

The school was established in 1897 as part of the Arts College with Architecture. As a part of the Faculty of Arts, Design and Humanities, currently, it sits within the larger school of Art, Design and Architecture, and as such it benefits from the synergies its shares with other related disciplines. The school of architecture is a founder member of the Leicester Urban Observatory in collaboration with Leicester City Council and two other local universities. Its research agenda draws on its international identity and concern with diverse cultures and histories as well as on regenerative practices, social sustainability and ethical practice. In its teaching and learning, the school has decolonisation of the curriculum at the forefront of its agenda in humanities, studio and professional practice teaching. The climate crisis and ethical practice are engaged with in the inclusion of real-life briefs and community partners in BA, and with live-build projects in postgraduate level, based on interdisciplinary design and collaborative practice.

Leicester School of Architecture promotes ethical, regenerative architectural thinking and practice with a view to attaining environmental and spatial justice.