Architecture research

We aim to shape national research agenda and policy on the built environment and proactively address public and professional needs. Our research is grouped into four main areas.

Research groups

R-urban research project

Design, engagement and practice

Our researchers are working with an expanded notion of design and an understanding of the architect as a catalyst for social change and innovation.

Participation and public engagement

Empowering Design Practices

Pedagogy, practice and scholarship

Supporting our university teachers make the most of scholarship opportunities to enhance our teaching and create disciplinary knowledge through a diverse range of specialisms and methods.

Celebrating excellent scholarship

Car headlights on main road in the dark

Architectural and Urban Science

Developing novel methods to understand and improve the performance of buildings, urban systems and environments at varying scales.

Improving urban systems and environments

People participating in stories of change research project

Space, cultures and politics

Supporting research into the socio-political dynamics and implications of space production.

Exploring the social, cultural and political implications of space production

Our school

Postgraduate research

You're part of a vibrant research community as a postgraduate researcher in the School of Architecture and Landscape.

PhD study

Our academic community

Meet the academic, technical and professional services staff who work in the School of Architecture and Landscape.

Our people

Contact us

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