Become an excellent architecture education institution, competitive at the national, regional and global levels to develop future leaders who think critically, act wisely, and are creative with a global perspective while still paying attention to local wisdom and a sustainable environment.
To create a high-quality, adaptive, and inclusive architecture education institution for carrying out educational, research, and community engagement activities.
Department of Architecture at the Universitas Indonesia (formerly known as Architectural Engineering Major) was established in 1965 under the UI Faculty of Engineering (FTUI) in Jakarta (established a year earlier through Presidential Decree No. 76 dated July 17, 1964). In the early days, education at the FTUI Architectural Engineering Major was done through a system of per-level or per-year full professional education. The average completion time was 7 years with an Engineer (Ir.) degree. Then, in 1978, the Semester Credit System (SKS) went into effect with a minimum number of acquired semester credit units of 160 credits. The average duration of the study was five years, and the title was still Engineer (professional education).
Since 1996, a four-year bachelor’s education program has been implemented with a total of 144 credits, producing an academic degree, Bachelor of Engineering (ST). In the same year, after 31 years of existence, Architecture Program of Study at UI received its decree from the Directorate General for Higher Education No. 215/DIKTI/KEP/1996 dated July 11, 1996.
Since 2000, the Department of Architecture has streamlined the curriculum by publishing the 2000 Curriculum (streamline of the 1996 Curriculum) along with the application of the problem-based learning method (PBL), collaborative and student-centered learning (SCL). The 2000 Curriculum established more clearly that the direction for bachelor’s architecture education is pre-professional, and not a professional one. In the same year, the program opened the Master of Architecture. Over the years, the master’s program has grown into 4 streams:
1. Architectural Design
2. Architectural Science & Building Technology
3. Architectural History, Theory, and Heritage
4. Urban Architecture
In 2004, the name of Architecture Major changed to the Department of Architecture. The degree for its graduates was also changed from Bachelor of Engineering (ST) to Bachelor of Architecture (S.Ars) for the bachelor’s and Master of Architecture (M.Ars) for the master’s. In addition to the Master of Architecture program, since 2008 the UI Department of Architecture has opened up a new study program, which is Interior Architecture (bachelor’s degree), emphasising the design aspects of interiority in architecture. The opening of this Interior Architecture study program allows the opportunity for those who want to explore the field of interior architecture, which is in unity with the science of architecture.
In 2009, the Department of Architecture opened a doctoral program and a one-year Education of Architects Profession Program (PPAR). For PhD program, this program is intended to strengthen the Department of Architecture as a leading architectural research-based institution which is focused on two areas: major research areas (research based on architectural issues) and minor research area (related to specialized area of study) in which PhD program students have the opportunity to take courses outside the discipline of architectural discipline to specifically support the knowledge, thoughts, and methods of its major. Meanwhile, for PPAR, the education is done in 1 year to produce graduates who are ready to enter the world of professional architecture practice. Graduates of PPAR are also possible to make credit transfers to continue to pursue the master’s degree.
Department of Architecture has also opened a Special International Class (KKI) in the form of bachelor’s single degree (8 semesters at UI), or in the form of double degree in collaboration with leading universities in the world such as the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Curtin University (Australia) and Politecnico di Milano (Italy). In addition, S1 students who have superior academic achievement are able to get into a three-year Fast-Track program (bachelors) + 2 years (masters), a total of 5 years, to get a Master of Architecture at UI or partner universities abroad.
As it enters its 60th year, the Department of Architecture at the Universitas Indonesia continues to demonstrate excellence both nationally and internationally. In 2024, Department of Architecture UI was recognized as the best architecture school in Indonesia, ranking within the 401–500 range globally in the Times Higher Education Ranking, 151–200 in the QS World University Ranking, and 214 in the Scimago Institution Ranking.