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for Architecture and Built Environment studies.

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The Bartlett is where the UK’s most ‘World Leading’ and ‘Internationally Excellent’ built environment research is undertaken.

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Explore our Architecture PhD/MPhil courses

Architectural Design MPhil/PhD
Daniel James Wilkinson, The Sculptor-Architect: drawings, models and bozzetti after Michelangelo, PhD, 2021.

Architectural Design MPhil/PhD

This programme encourages the development of architectural research through the combination of designing and writing.

Architectural and Urban History and Theory MPhil/PhD
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Architectural and Urban History and Theory MPhil/PhD

This programme allows you to conduct an exhaustive, original and creative piece of research into an area of your own selection and definition.

Architectural Space & Computation MPhil/PhD
Athina Lazaridou, 'Spatial navigation in real and virtual museums in two and three dimensions: VR navigational model of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, UK.'

Architectural Space & Computation MPhil/PhD

This programme explores spatial patterns, social outcomes, and design computation to shape the future built environment through research in architecture, geometry, and construction.

Architecture & Digital Theory MPhil/PhD
MArch AD: Wonderlab, RC1, White Rabbit 'Alien Resolution'

Architecture & Digital Theory MPhil/PhD

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.

Architectural Practice MPhil/PhD
Image: Courtyard of the Vajrasana Buddhist Retreat [Courtesy of Walters & Cohen Architects]

Architectural Practice MPhil/PhD

This programme fosters architectural research by combining design and writing on applied projects, allowing candidates to engage with real-world challenges through their professional practice.

Course Directors and Supervisors
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Course Directors and Supervisors

Our MPhil/PhD courses are supported by expert teams. Explore our staff profiles and their research interests.

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Current student research profiles

Our PhD/MPhil courses have a diverse cohort of students, half of which are international. Find out more via their research profiles.

Research profiles
PhD Research Projects Book 2025
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PhD Research Projects Book 2025

Explore the PhD publication which presents the work by students undertaking an Architectural Design or Architectural and Urban History and Theory MPhil/PhD at The Bartlett.

The Bartlett's online exhibitions
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The Bartlett's online exhibitions

Explore The Bartlett School of Architecture’s immersive online environment for our major exhibition shows. This online format offers visitors a new way to interact with our outstanding student work.

Scholarships and funding
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Scholarships and funding

Browse a selection of financial awards offered to students by The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment and The Bartlett School of Architecture.