School of Architecture and the Built Environment
Our research and educational programmes relates to the future of our society; how cities, buildings and infrastructure will be designed and built, how institutions and regulatory systems should be developed to produce a good living environment, and how to provide good development conditions for business.
The School of Architecture and the Built Environment is comprised of six departments and seven centres for advanced research.
The School of Architecture and the Built Environment is one of five schools at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Departments
Competence centres
- Centre for Anthropocene History
- Centre for Transport Research Environment with Novel Perspectives (TRENoP)
- Centre for Future Seafood, Blue Food
- Centre for Traffic Research (CTR)
- KTH Center for total defence
- KTH Environmental Humanities Laboratory (EHL)
- Road2Science
- Sustainable Finance Lab
- WaterCentre@KTH
Researchers study how tourists use Stockholm’s public transport
Stockholm attracts more visitors every year – and like in every tourist destination, they put a strain on local public transport. Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology have studied the tour...
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International expert brings new perspectives on crime prevention
Sweden has strong conditions for developing new evidence-based approaches to crime prevention. This is the view of Kate Bowers, Professor at University College London (UCL) and one of the world’s lead...
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Digitalisation, climate and young people key priorities in partnership with the City
The partnership between KTH and the City of Stockholm continues to develop. Tina Karrbom Gustavsson recently had her appointment as Partnership Director extended for a further two years, which she see...
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- Researchers study how tourists use Stockholm’s public transport
13 Oct 2026
- International expert brings new perspectives on crime prevention
8 Oct 2026
- Digitalisation, climate and young people key priorities in partnership with the City
7 Oct 2026
- Predicting the impact of automatic and unmanned train operations on railway main lines
7 Oct 2026
- Per Högselius and Sverker Sörlin contribute to "Snabbtänkt 2026" on the election
24 Sep 2026
Calendar
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Public defences of doctoral theses
Friday 2026-10-23, 14:00
Location: Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm
Video link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/61837697010
Doctoral student: Emil Jansson , Transportplanering, KTH Railway Group
2026-10-23T14:00:00.000+02:00 2026-10-23T14:00:00.000+02:00 Predicting the Impact of Automatic and Unmanned Train Operations on Railway Main Lines (Public defences of doctoral theses) Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Predicting the Impact of Automatic and Unmanned Train Operations on Railway Main Lines (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Friday 2026-10-23, 14:00
Location: F3 (Flodis), Lindstedtvägen 26, Campus, public video conference
Video link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/67561203171
Doctoral student: Kristina Bergman , Vatten- och miljöteknik
2026-10-23T14:00:00.000+02:00 2026-10-23T14:00:00.000+02:00 Towards sustainable food systems (Public defences of doctoral theses) F3 (Flodis), Lindstedtvägen 26, Campus, public video conference (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Towards sustainable food systems (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Lectures and seminars
Wednesday 2026-11-04, 12:30 - 16:00
Participating: Fariya Sharmeen
Location: E53, Osquars backe 18
2026-11-04T12:30:00.000+01:00 2026-11-04T16:00:00.000+01:00 Workshop on Behaviour Change (Lectures and seminars) E53, Osquars backe 18 (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Workshop on Behaviour Change (Lectures and seminars)