The School of Architecture and the Built Environment is one of five schools at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
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.
Authenticity in Bioethics: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice
Jesper Ahlin Marceta has analysed whether it is possible to reliably determine that a patient expresses inauthentic wishes and if a healthcare decision should be overridden for paternalist reasons if it can be determined as inauthentic. Hopefully, the results can benefit patients suffering from medical conditions that affect their decision-making processes.
Rapid Urbanization: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Urban Transition in Developing Countries
Kyle Farrell wanted to better understand the dynamics underpinning the unprecedented growth of cities in developing countries. He found that changing macrolevel circumstances, particularly those related to economic and demographic trends, have accelerated the urbanization process presenting new challenges for managing the growth of cities.
