Architecture and Digital Theory MPhil/PhD 36 months PHD Programme By UCL |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

32,600 GBPTuition Fee/year

Starting Month

Feb, May, OctStarting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Architecture and Built Environment

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PhD

Study Mode

On Campus

Architecture and Digital Theory MPhil/PhD allows you to produce original research in areas related to the theory or history of computational design and Artificial Intelligence, regardless of scale, historical timeframe or methodological approach. You will produce a doctoral thesis consisting of an original piece of writing with supplements allowed in any format suitable to the respective research subject.   


Research topics could be related to the following areas of interests:   


  • History, theory, and criticism of digital design and fabrication   
  • History and theory of artificial intelligence applied to architectural and urban design   
  • History and criticism of the digital turn in architecture   
  • Image theory and theories of digital copies and reproductions   
  • Philosophy and aesthetics of digital environments and digital art   
  • Cognitive aspects of design computing systems   
  • The political economy of digitally driven environments   
  • History of quantitative tools applied to design notations and fabrication 
  • Theories of Generative AI in the visual arts and in material fabrication. 

Programme overview

Main Subject

Architecture and Built Environment

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PhD

Study Mode

On Campus

Architecture and Digital Theory MPhil/PhD allows you to produce original research in areas related to the theory or history of computational design and Artificial Intelligence, regardless of scale, historical timeframe or methodological approach. You will produce a doctoral thesis consisting of an original piece of writing with supplements allowed in any format suitable to the respective research subject.   


Research topics could be related to the following areas of interests:   


  • History, theory, and criticism of digital design and fabrication   
  • History and theory of artificial intelligence applied to architectural and urban design   
  • History and criticism of the digital turn in architecture   
  • Image theory and theories of digital copies and reproductions   
  • Philosophy and aesthetics of digital environments and digital art   
  • Cognitive aspects of design computing systems   
  • The political economy of digitally driven environments   
  • History of quantitative tools applied to design notations and fabrication 
  • Theories of Generative AI in the visual arts and in material fabrication. 

Admission Requirements

3 Years
Feb
May

Tuition fees

International
32,600 GBP

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