About IDBE
The IDBE programme
The IDBE Master's programme gives its graduates a broad strategic understanding of the social, economic and environmental context of design, and of the current challenges and opportunities facing the production of the built environment. The course brings together individuals already competent in their specialism and encourages them to see the bigger picture, and how best they can help to develop an integrated product and then deliver it.
The course emphasizes strategic decision making, inventive problem solving, team leadership, and interdisciplinary collaboration. It equips its students with the skills needed to create buildings, spaces and neighbourhoods that are visually attractive, supportive of social activities, ecologically friendly and economically viable.
One of the underlying principles of the course is that sustainable design of the built environment demands effective interdisciplinary understanding and collaborative working. One of the key aims therefore is to help students from different disciplines to work effectively together, harnessing their knowledge and expertise in the design and delivery of an integrated product.