Course summary
Research is central to the study of architecture within the Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (ESALA). It motivates our intellectual and creative activities and underpins our collaborations with a range of important international and UK-based institutions. We actively promote interdisciplinary approaches to research in architecture. Our expertise and interests range across the following areas: Architectural Conservation Our focus includes:
- conservation theory and history
- urban conservation
- conservation technology
- the challenges of bridging heritage and new architecture
- 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
- research in and through design, as informed by contemporary architectural and cultural theory
- studio pedagogy
- research-led teaching
- methodologies of urban research and fieldwork
- lightweight steel structures
- the building envelope
- design and manufacturing
- sustainable design in both qualitative and quantitative senses, looking at environmental response, design theory, rural planning and user-centred solutions
Entry requirements
Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on our website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements.
Fees and funding
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The University of Edinburgh
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