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The University of Edinburgh: Architecture
| Institution | The University of Edinburgh View institution profile |
|---|---|
| Department | Edinburgh College of Art |
| Web | https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying |
| Study type | Research |
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
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
**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
**Technology, Environment and Sustainability**
We offer expertise in:
* 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
**Interior Design**
| Level | SCQF Level 12 |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Location | Central area campus George Square Edinburgh EH8 9JZ |
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
**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
**Technology, Environment and Sustainability**
We offer expertise in:
* 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
**Interior Design**
| Level | SCQF Level 12 |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Location | Central area campus George Square Edinburgh EH8 9JZ |
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
**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
**Technology, Environment and Sustainability**
We offer expertise in:
* 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
**Interior Design**
| Level | SCQF Level 12 |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Location | Central area campus George Square Edinburgh EH8 9JZ |
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
**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
**Technology, Environment and Sustainability**
We offer expertise in:
* 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
**Interior Design**
| Level | SCQF Level 12 |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Location | Central area campus George Square Edinburgh EH8 9JZ |
MSc (Res)
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 the gulf between heritage and new architecture
**Architectural History, Theory and Criticism**
We have particular strengths 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
**Technology, Environment and Sustainability**
We offer expertise in:
- 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
**Interior Design**
| Level | SCQF Level 11 |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Location | Central area campus George Square Edinburgh EH8 9JZ |
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 the gulf between heritage and new architecture
**Architectural History, Theory and Criticism**
We have particular strengths 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
**Technology, Environment and Sustainability**
We offer expertise in:
- 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
**Interior Design**
| Level | SCQF Level 11 |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Location | Central area campus George Square Edinburgh EH8 9JZ |
Master of Philosophy - MPhil
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
**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
**Technology, Environment and Sustainability**
We offer expertise in:
* 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
**Interior Design**
| Level | SCQF Level 11 |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Location | Central area campus George Square Edinburgh EH8 9JZ |
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
**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
**Technology, Environment and Sustainability**
We offer expertise in:
* 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
**Interior Design**
| Level | SCQF Level 11 |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Location | Central area campus George Square Edinburgh EH8 9JZ |
Edinburgh. Extraordinary futures await.
The University of Edinburgh is one of the world's top universities, consistently ranked in the world top 50, and placed 27th in the 2025 QS World University Rankings.
Our position as one of Britain’s leading research universities was reaffirmed by the results of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, ranked 4th in the UK for research power (Times Higher Education, Overall Ranking of Institutions), with 90% of our research activity classified as world leading or internationally excellent in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.
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