Live Projects: an Inspirational Model the Student Perspective

The 'Live Projects' programme at Sheffield now an established and core part of the MArch (RIBA Part 2) course is in its seventh year. Live projects happen in other parts of the school - in particular first year where the experience is both parallel and different - but a lot shorter. In the diploma school students spend the first six weeks of each year (i.e. approx one quarter of their course) working on live projects. This case study is concerned with this experience and the comments and perceptions from the students participating.