97 PhD programmes in Architecture in Europe

The Architecture programme offered by Manchester Metropolitan University enables doctoral researchers to deepen their expertise while developing advanced research and practical skills in architecture, urbanism, design, and related creative practices.

The School of the Built Environment at Oxford Brookes University has a dynamic and thriving research programme within a research environment that is internationally recognised for its quality and impact.

The Ph.D. in Architecture programme from Ozyegin University aims to cultivate experts and researchers capable of integrating design, technology, and innovation within the field. 

Research in architecture seeks to redefine both the role of the architect and established practices, within a constantly changing social, cultural and environmental landscapes. The Architecture programme is offered at University of York.

This Introductory Course in Architectural Research - A Focus on Research through Design (Part 2) from Aarhus School of Architecture provides a broad introduction to architectural research for PhDs in the early stages of their project.

This Theory and Structures of Buildings from Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava will prepare graduates for pursuing a career in the chosen scientific area. Candidates are supported by their supervisors.

The structured Architecture - Research Opportunities programme at University of Lincoln enables students to develop the competencies required for their study and future career. Assessment is via the submission of a final thesis and, depending on the award, an accompanying written or oral testimony.

The Architecture and Built Environment from University of Brighton has brought innovation and impact through research .

The School of Architecture at the University of Liverpool (LSA) is an internationally recognised centre for architectural and built environment research.

The Built Environment expertise course at University of Plymouth welcomes applications for doctoral research that deals with various aspects of the built environment, especially those that focus on broad areas of building performance, construction management and architectural engineering.

The Architecture programme from TED University aims to question the epistemological foundations and quality of the knowledge produced in the field of architecture and contribute to the definition and mapping of architectural knowledge.

The Architecture programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in spatial design, built environments, and their relationship to society, culture, and human experience.

The Civil and Architectural Engineering programme offered by KTH Royal Institute of Technology develops advanced research expertise in structural systems, sustainable buildings, and infrastructure engineering.

With this Architecture programme from Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava you will  have a systematic and comprehensive overview of research methods in the field of architecture and urban design.

The Architecture course at Bahçeşehir Cyprus University trains candidates who have the necessary research skills not only to specialize in a subject, but also for an academic career in the field of architecture.

The Department of Architecture's research portfolio at the University of Strathclyde is varied, covering the vast area between buildings and cities performance analysis, assessment and design.

The Doctoral Program Architecture and Sciences of the City (EDAR) is part of Doctoral School of EPFL at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. It brings together in one doctoral program the world of architecture and that of social sciences concerned with the inhabited space and combines basic and applied research in an interdisciplinary perspective.

The Urban and Architectural Management and Valuations programme of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia was created as a consequence of the fusion of the Doctoral Programmes of Urban Management and Real Estate Valuations, coinciding with the creation of new doctoral studies within the UPC.

PhDs are not only essential for those pursuing a career in academia, but also offers the practitioners to develop areas of expertise, or to acquired the knowledge and skills required to facilitate innovation within the context of practice. Learn more with the Architecture programme from University of Kent.

The Architecture programme from Instituto Superior Técnico is structured in the framework of a wide-ranging understanding about the processes of production and use of the built space at both the urban and the building scale.