Sheffield School of Architecture

{{Short description|Architecture school of the University of Sheffield}}

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The Sheffield School of Architecture is an architecture school in Sheffield, England, and part of the University of Sheffield. It is located on the top six floors of the Arts Tower.{{cite web|url=https://architecture.dept.shef.ac.uk/ssoa_news/?p=2531|title=Account Suspended|website=architecture.dept.shef.ac.uk}} The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2015 placed SSoA among the top two schools of architecture in the UK (up from 3rd in the Times 2014 Guide).{{cite web|url=https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/architecture/undergraduate|title=Architecture Degrees for Undergraduates - Undergraduate Degrees - School of Architecture - The University of Sheffield|first=University of|last=Sheffield|website=www.sheffield.ac.uk|date=21 June 2019}} The school was rated 2nd by architectural practices in the Architects' Journal, AJ100 2014 list of the best schools of architecture in the UK.{{cite web|url=https://architecture.dept.shef.ac.uk/ssoa_news/?p=2036|title=Account Suspended|website=architecture.dept.shef.ac.uk}} It has a strong social and political agenda.

It is one of the longest established architecture schools in the UK, having opened in 1908.{{cite web|url=https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/architecture/about/history|title=History - About SSoA - School of Architecture - The University of Sheffield|first=University of|last=Sheffield|website=www.sheffield.ac.uk|date=11 September 2020}} It has courses accredited by the Architects Registration Board (ARB){{cite web|url=http://www.arb.org.uk/|title=Home - Architects Registration Board|website=Architects Registration Board}} and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). In the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 SSoA ranked 4th in the UK.{{cite web |url=https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/architecture/latest/ref |title=REF 2014 Results - Latest - School of Architecture - the University of Sheffield |accessdate=2015-02-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223120604/https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/architecture/latest/ref |archivedate=2014-12-23 }} In 2020, both The Complete University Guide{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings/architecture|title = Architecture Subject League Table 2022}} and Guardian{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2019/jun/07/university-guide-2020-league-table-for-architecture|title = University Guide 2020: League table for architecture| website=TheGuardian.com }} ranked the school among top three in UK for architecture.

It also has an active student society (SUAS).[http://www.sheffieldarchitecture.com/ SUAS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301162409/http://www.sheffieldarchitecture.com/ |date=2014-03-01 }}