Architecture

The research carried out by the Department of Architecture distinguishes itself by a focus on architecture as a cultural field of expertise; a field in which making and thinking are inextricably linked.  The research programme regards the architectural project as the junction where a complex combination of cultural, social, functional, economic and ecological factors is articulated as a concrete spatial proposal.

The structure of the research programme departs from this idea of expertise, acknowledging that architecture as a cultural field of action and reflection is multilayered, entailing many connections to other fields. The research groups within the programme can be distinguished by their focus on a particular aspect of architectural expertise that is relevant in addressing societal and scientific questions, and that involves theory and practice alike. 

Five thematic research groups each focus on a particular field of expertise, while the "transversal" lines of Theory, Methods and History offer input to all research groups on the level of history, theory and methods. 

• Architecture and the City
• Situated Architecture
• Global Housing
• Borders & Territories 
• Architecture, Culture and Modernity