Architecture and interior design thread

No but I've taught it for more than 10 years. There are quite a lot of mature students up to around 30, not so many up to 40+. The mature students are mostly high achievers, but occasionally people do crash out. Life experience, maturity and perspective are all extremely valuable - often better work ethic too, but then kids, moving house and other life commitments can also get in the way. "Young architect" means anyone up to 40 (for awards etc). In terms of employability - just be aware that graduate starting salaries are not high, so if you're used to a certain standard of living you may struggle. This can be harder if you're older and expect to be renumerated properly for your time.

What kind of designer are you? If you can demonstrate 3D making/thinking and good drawing ability you won't need to do a Foundation unless you want to.
Would you want to do traditional full-time study? Would you work alongside? The trad route is 3 years full-time, then a year or two in industry, then 2 years full-time, then back out into industry and professional exams. If you have maturity and you can get some experience in the summer etc then you can skip the "year out" - it's pretty crucial for 21 year olds, but less so if you're older. There are also alternative routes like apprenticeships where you work in architectural practice alongside study. Feel free to PM me if you want.

Edit: you might be able to read this on in-cognito mode - AJ100 is data about the biggest 100 practices in the UK, so the salaries are on the high side. Year-out median £22.5k, Part 3 stage (taking final professional exams) £30k. https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/aj100-2020-salaries-are-stuck-in-the-doldrums