97 PhD programmes in Architecture in Europe

Join an active Architecture research area at University of Plymouth that explores the urban condition from a range of critical perspectives, through a focus on the nature of urban change – whether social, digital or spatial. 

The research carried out by the Department of Architecture at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) distinguishes itself by the focus on architecture as an expanded cultural field of expertise; a discursive field in which making and thinking, design and research, history and theory are inextricably, yet complexly, linked.

The Architecture programme at Queen's University Belfast addresses architecture and urbanism within an increasingly globalised world, examining sustainability, climate change, identity, heritage, craft and form, while supporting research into cultural, historic and technological contexts.

York School of Architecture (YSA) is a creative and interdisciplinary hub that connects excellent research, creative practice and industry, enabling designers, architects, and artists to acquire research skills for their careers and transferable skills in industry R&D.

Immerse yourself in the world of design excellence with MIP Politecnico Di Milano's Architectural Urban Interior Design doctoral program.

This Architecture (Science) PhD degree at University of Nottingham addresses the core of architecture including design as research, and research that supports and stimulates design. 

The PhD courses offer the opportunity to carry out a significant body of research in a discipline related to the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment at Nottingham Trent University. 

You'll harness York's research expertise and industry connections to develop practice-based research into architecture, urban design, planning and built environments. The Architecture and the Built Environment (By Practice) programme is offered at University of York.

The Architecture as Appropriation - Material and Immaterial Archives from Aarhus School of Architecture built environment is perhaps the most concrete representation of history in our contemporary world.

This Architecture course from Abdullah Gül University (AGU) is designed to provide advanced level education to professionals who have received master’s education in the fields of science and social sciences, focusing on research, studies, and applications on space.

Part-time applications for the History of Western Architecture programme at University of Buckingham will be considered and may be accepted where teaching provision is available.

In the Doctoral School of Architecture at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), you can broaden your experience in basic or applied research in the field of Architecture.

Urbanism from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia is aimed at students who wish to undertake further research training in order to complete and defend a doctoral thesis.

At Architectural Design from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia the central theme of the practice of architecture is architectural design, which must bring together construction, spatial organisation and use via the aesthetic, ethical and cognitive dimensions of the design process.

The Architectural, Civil and Urban Heritage and Refurbishment of Existing Buildings programme of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia is a joint doctoral programme.

The Computer Architecture programme at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia focuses primarily on computer architecture.

This Sciences of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering programme is offered at the University of Padua. 

The Architecture programme offered by KTH Royal Institute of Technology develops advanced research expertise in architectural theory, design, and the planning of the built environment.

The School of Architecture and Cities at University of Westminster has a strong reputation for research and hosts a series of research centres and groups. The University of Westminster and its courses are located in London.

Studying for an MPhil with University of East London's School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering (ACE) will push you to the limit - and you'll be supported all the way by our world-class academic staff.