Architecture

Overview

The MSc by Research programme in Architecture from The University of Edinburgh comprises a compulsory research methods course, the choice of one optional course and a 20,000-word dissertation based on independent research.

Architectural Conservation

Our focus includes:

• conservation theory and history

• urban conservation

• conservation technology

• the challenges of bridging the gulf between heritage and new architecture

Architectural History, Theory and Criticism

We have particular strength in:

• the history of architecture in Britain and the British colonial world (18th and 19th centuries)

• Germany, Central Europe and Russia

• modernism in Europe, North America and Africa

• Renaissance Italy

• the history of landscape

• the history of technology

• the international history of mass housing and urban development

• the theory and philosophy of architecture

• the philosophy of place

• critical inquiry and methodology

Design-led Research and Studio Practice

We focus on:

• research in and through design, as informed by contemporary architectural and cultural theory

• studio pedagogy

• research-led teaching

• methodologies of urban research and fieldwork

Digital Media and Design

We have expertise in:

• the spatial, social and philosophical implications of media

• the relationship between computers and design practice

• cognitive models of human-computer interaction

• 3D modelling

• mobile computing

• the sonic environment

• e-commerce

Technology, Environment and Sustainability

We offer expertise in:

• lightweight steel structures

• the building envelope

• concrete construction

• design and manufacturing

• sustainable design in both qualitative and quantitative senses, looking at environmental response, design theory, rural planning and user-centred solutions