The fields of architecture and urban design are central to some of the most pressing societal, environmental and cultural challenges currently facing humanity. Graduates in this field need to master a wide range of skills, from design, engineering, and technology to critical thinking.

This master’s programme provides the knowledge and knowhow necessary to practice architecture and urban design professionally.

The programme emphasises a research-oriented approach, anticipating future challenges for architects and urban designers. The profile is both practical and design-led, academic as well as theoretical.

The programme is largely project-based, and you will have the opportunity to work in design studios with experienced professional architects and researchers. These studios form lab environments, targeting current specialisations within the field. They are supplemented with course modules looking at history, theory, design and technology, as well as leadership and professional practice.

You will have access to world-class infrastructure, including studio spaces, an architecture library, model workshops and digital fabrication, a robot lab and several research groups and centres. A national and international network is provided through collaborations and partnerships with external practitioners, researchers, stakeholders and industry.

The fundamental areas of the programme address subjects such as applied architecture development, urban architectures, healthcare architecture, sustainable development, and more.​

Studying this programme will prepare you for an incredibly rewarding and exciting career in architecture and urban design and many of our graduates go on to work in leading architectural firms, urban design and city planning offices and governmental organisations — both in Sweden and internationally.