AA Projective Cities

The MPhil in Architecture and Urban Design (Projective Cities) is an interdisciplinary research and design programme that examines multi-scalar questions arising at the intersection of architecture, urban design and planning. The programme is dedicated to a systematic analysis of, design experimentation for, theoretical speculation on, and critical writing about the contemporary city. Student projects combine new design and traditional forms of research, while challenging existing disciplinary boundaries and contributing to emerging spatial design practice and knowledge. The programme recognises hereby the need for a new practice-led research training, as architectural and urban design practice is increasingly research-led, demanding from graduates a new multidisciplinary knowledge. Head of Programme: Platon Issaias. Studio Module Head: Hamed Khosravi. Academic Writing and Seminar Module Head: Doreen Bernath. Course Masters: Roozbeh Elias - Azar, Cristina Gamboa, Daryan Knoblauch. PhD Student Assistant: George Jepson. External Examiner: Nora Akawi.