Architectural Engineering BEng

Why choose BEng Architectural Engineering at Reading? 

We're one of the UK's top-ranking universities for teaching and research in the built environment: 

• 1st for Architecture, Building and Planning in the Daily Mail University Guide, 2025
• 2nd for Building in the Complete University Guide, 2026 
• 5th for Building in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2025 
• in the top 150 in the world for Architecture and Built Environment (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2025)
• 4th in the UK for environmental and ethical performance (People and Planet University League 2024/25) 
• winner of the Times Higher Education (THE) award for Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership in 2023  
• The University of Reading has been named Sustainable University of the Year in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025.

With a focus on sustainable energy and environmental engineering, an architectural engineering degree from Reading provides you with in-demand knowledge and skills for a career in a fast-growing sector.

Sustainability is an important theme in our programmes, from the use of materials to environmental management and assessment. You’ll study integrated approaches to the design, management and operation of efficient buildings in an urban context.