By having its own independent area on the campus, the architecture building has a very individual profile, enabling students to identify strongly with their faculty. What is more, by being part of a large university landscape, valuable synergetic effects emerge.
The roots of the MSA go back to the foundation of the Royal School of Construction over a century ago. On the basis of its long tradition and the recognised quality of its training, the MSA introduced tiered five-year Bachelor and Master studies of Architecture according to the UNESCO Standards of the Union Internationale des Architectes (UIA). The leading role played by the MSA with regard to the Bologna Process is substantiated by the fact that the msa was the first school of architecture in the whole of Germany to be accredited up to 2011.