Research in the School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design

The School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design has three major areas of research interest: sustainability and building performance; cross-cultural/cross-disciplinary studies; and digital design media. While attracting higher degree research candidates into one of these fields is a priority, applications from candidates with interest in other fields of architecture and landscape architecture will be considered.

The School also hosts the Centre for Asian and Middle Eastern Architecture (CAMEA), founded in 1997. CAMEA’s establishment coincides with major shifts in peoples’ attitudes towards the built environment caused by unsettling changes in three areas: environment, technology, and culture.

Research Areas:

• Sustainability and Building Performance
• Cross-Cultural/Cross-Disciplinary Studies
• Digital Design Media
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	Sustainability and Building Performance Dimensions of sustainability and the role of architecture and landscape architecture Sustainability and environmental performance evaluation Computer simulation of life-cycle performance in buildings, including environmental impacts and costs
	Cross-Cultural/Cross-Disciplinary Studies Islam and secular urban culture in early modern Middle East History and theory of Islamic architecture (modern and pre-modern) Arab-Islamic intellectual history (17th -18th Centuries) Architecture and planning history of British India and Ceylon Colonial and contemporary issues in Asian architecture Arid design and planning Comparative cultural landscape studies Cultural landscape interpretation and conservation History of design and planning (landscape and urban) Landscape and environmental design and planning Indigenous landscapes and seasonality Cross-cultural approaches to design pedagogy Cross-cultural/cross-disciplinary studies in design and practice
	Digital Design Media Digital design media in architecture and landscape architecture Computer-aided architecture and landscape architecture design The World Wide Web in design practice Computer modelling and generative design of cities, neighbourhoods and buildings Inter-relationships between digital design media and their cultural context

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Further details are available, please contact the School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design office, or the Postgraduate Coordinator Associate Professor Samer Akkach.