About the institution
The Centre for Architecture and Sustainable Environment, a new research centre in the Kent School of Architecture and Planning (ranked top 50 in The Complete University Guide 2024) promotes a cross-disciplinary approach to research in the field of sustainability in the built environment, bridging the traditional boundaries between the arts and the sciences, research and practice.
About the program
The Architecture and the Sustainable Environment program content ranges from the development of the design skills and the technical and scientific understanding required to develop sustainable solutions for new and existing buildings, the analysis of historic buildings and past environment technologies, to a critical exploration of the historical and cultural context of sustainability and environmental design.
Multidisciplinary approach of the course ensures that taught knowledge is aplicable to processes of different scales, with main focus on high performance and low-carbon technologies in architecture and environment. Full-time course spans over the period of 12 months and can be also studied part-time. Degree is worth 180 CATS (equivalent to 90 ECTS) and is taught completely in English.