Architecture suffered somewhat from the property crash and economic turmoil but it is beginning to regain popularity.

UCD’s School of Architecture is a leading educator (it celebrated 100 years in 2012) as are DIT, Waterford IT, UL, UCC, Cork IT and Queens University Belfast.

It’s worth looking into more specialised courses too. Sligo IT’s BA in interior architecture is popular and useful given the many buildings designed in better times now empty and in need of refurbishment and redesigned for new needs.

Cork IT’s BSc in architectural technology focuses on developing working drawings and design for the architectural process, through to the completed building on site.