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Architectural Design / Architectural & Urban History & Theory students
The Architectural and Urban History and Theory MPhil/PhD and Architectural Design MPhil/PhD enable original research in architecture and cities through writing and design.
This programme allows students to produce original research in areas related to computational tools applied to design, regardless of scale, historical time frame or methodological approach.
This empirical programme is aimed at researchers seeking to advance knowledge by studying the relations between spatial patterns and social outcomes, and between architectural design knowledge.
This doctoral programme supports architectural research through designing and writing about real-world projects linked to your own professional practice.
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