British designer Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign is developing a master's degree at Loughborough University, which aims to challenge conventional architecture education.
Set to start in autumn 2025, the degree is hoped to foster a generation of architects who will "inspire joyful architecture", in line with the goals of the movement.
Heatherwick's Humanise campaign was launched in October 2023 as a call for an end to "soulless and boring buildings".
Loughborough University's architecture school is the first academic institution to join forces with the initiative.
Course "symbolic of a sea change in architectural education"
"Loughborough has always been a pioneer and this new course is symbolic of a sea change in architectural education," said global head of the Humanise campaign Abigail Scott Paul. "It will challenge the rigidity and over-specialisation of so much teaching in the past and nurture a new generation of architects," added Scott Paul.
"It has the potential to be a game-changer in our quest to create buildings that better serve people and the planet, and we're thrilled to welcome Loughborough as a partner of the campaign."

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