Architecture, Planning and Landscape – (M.Phil.)

MPhil supervision is normally available in the following areas:

Architectural and planning education: innovative teaching methods, integration of theory and practice, and learning from related creative disciplines.

The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has funded research into effective skills transfer. This activity is strengthened through our involvement in the European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE) and Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) and the European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools (ECLAS) including the Le NOTRE EU Network.

Architectural science and environmental design: design related aspects of construction and the use of buildings, non-destructive testing, simulation, measurement of energy, environmental performance.

Cities and technology: changing relationship between utilities, the development, planning and management of contemporary cities.

Culture and the built environment: cultural change, transformation of the built environment.

Design history and theory: architectural history, architectural theory, material culture.

Environmental economics: environmental economics, valuation, and benefit appraisal.

Environmental management: environmental planning, management, impact assessment, sustainability, and Local Agenda 21 issues.

Housing and community: social housing, community development.

Information technology in construction: computer-based information search, retrieval systems, and building product modelling with a philosophy of taking basic and applied research through to the end users.

Landscape architecture, landscape planning, landscape design and landscape management: landscape architecture theory, philosophy and environmental ethics; sustainable landscape planning, design and management; the history and development of the designed and cultural landscape.

International urban development: interpreting and managing change in diverse urban contexts, and improving the environment and quality of life in the cities of the developing world.

Planning processes and policy: contemporary policy and practice issues in planning, and development and urban regeneration, in the context of theoretical developments and European experiences.

Spatial analysis: spatial change, spatial statistics, and use of GIS.

Urban Design: city design and development, design control, urban public space, public art in cities, meaning in the built environment, conservation, urban regeneration and urban design.