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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

Architecture

Civil and Architectural Engineering

Philosophy and History

Real Estate and Construction Management

Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering (SEED)

Urban Planning and Environment

Competence centres

Research networks

Man on a bus
Fredrik Johansson is a researcher at the Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering (SEED). Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH

Free bus passes gave greater freedom in disadvantaged areas

Transit fares restrict residents in disadvantaged areas. Expensive bus passes limit their opportunities to participate in recreational activities and make them feel trapped in their neighbourhoods, ac...

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Office and portrait
Employers need to pay more attention to the needs of the organisation when designing their offices, according to Christina Bodin Danielsson, KTH, one of the researchers behind a study on how office environments affect employees. (Photo: Mostphotos and Annika af Klercker)

Office design affects both the working environment and well-being

The office is more than just a place to work – it shapes how we collaborate, enjoy ourselves and feel. Research from KTH and the Stress Research Institute now shows that the physical environment plays...

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Man beside furniture.
Nicholas Niemen. Foto: Jon Lindhe.

Architect from KTH exhibits at ArkDes

Nicholas Niemen's curiosity got him locked in a construction site in Frihamnen, but it also gave rise to the idea of creating furniture from recycled building materials. Now, the designer from KTH is ...

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