The 'Real' Client and the 'Unreal' Project: A Diploma Case Study\

The curriculum of the postgraduate diploma course at Sheffield University is designed to develop the problem-solving processes introduced in the undergraduate years. A central underlying aim is to foster in students a way of thinking about the world and architecture’s place within it, in both an intellectual and a practical sense. This involves the development of more complex skills and expansion of the knowledge base gained from previous experience. The overall aims include:

• Enabling a more fluent and sophisticated ability to design. • Encouraging students to develop their own particular academic interests. • Fostering a more in-depth understanding of the role of the architect.