PhD in Architecture - Course Descriptions

Architectural Theory, History & Criticism

- contemporary architectural theories and forms of architectural and urban practice

- problems of architectural and urban analysis

- relations of architecture knowledge to design research and city culture

- problems of architectural historiography and writing

Architectural Urbanism

- housing densities and urban intensification

- the urbanisation of “innovation environments” and ‘knowledge based’ clusters

- urbanism and the irregular city

- spatial strategies and urban social policies

- domesticity and multiresidential housing

Sustainable Environmental Design

- design of adaptive building systems and components

- natural heating, cooling and lighting design in different climates.

- environmental assessment of architectural forms and building types

- environmental masterplanning

- effect of climate change and diversity on urban and building design

Seminars and Special Events