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
How she reveals hidden norms
The design of technical gadgets influences more than we think – from our behaviour to who is welcomed or excluded. Researcher and industrial designer Karin Ehrnberger shows how design can reveal norms...
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Feeling safe at the station – a question of fairness
The feeling of safety at Swedish railway stations varies significantly between different groups. Women, LGBTQI people and people with disabilities more often feel unsafe in station environments, which...
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Newly funded KTH projects reimagine public climate communication
KTH Climate Action Fellows Luigia Brandimarte and Karin Bradley have received project funding through Formas’ call “Effect! From Research to Impact.” Each project has been awarded nearly 4 million SEK...
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- Dynamics of pedestrian timber bridges
24 Nov 2025
- Lighting for educational spaces
17 Nov 2025
- How she reveals hidden norms
17 Nov 2025
- Feeling safe at the station – a question of fairness
17 Nov 2025
- Newly funded KTH projects reimagine public climate communication
14 Nov 2025
Calendar
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WaterCentre's events
Wednesday 2025-11-26, 12:00 - 13:00
Location: Climate Action House, Teknikringen 43
2025-11-26T12:00:00.000+01:00 2025-11-26T13:00:00.000+01:00 Lunch seminar: Water Wise Societies – Mission-driven innovation as an opportunity to achieve transformation in the water sector (WaterCentre's events) Climate Action House, Teknikringen 43 (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Lunch seminar: Water Wise Societies – Mission-driven innovation as an opportunity to achieve transformation in the water sector (WaterCentre's events) -
Licentiate seminars
Monday 2025-12-01, 13:00
Location: D37, Lindstedtsvägen 5, Stockholm
Video link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/65572735770
Doctoral student: Matt Davoudizavareh , Transport och systemanalys, Transport and Systems Analysis
2025-12-01T13:00:00.000+01:00 2025-12-01T13:00:00.000+01:00 Determinants and deterrents of urban cycling: evidence from Europe (Licentiate seminars) D37, Lindstedtsvägen 5, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Determinants and deterrents of urban cycling: evidence from Europe (Licentiate seminars) -
Licentiate seminars
Friday 2025-12-12, 09:00
Location: Salongen, Osquar Backen 31, Campus, Public video conference [MISSING]
Doctoral student: Thi Xuan Loi Dang , Fastighetsekonomi och finans
2025-12-12T09:00:00.000+01:00 2025-12-12T09:00:00.000+01:00 PropTech and Business Model Compatibility in Real Estate Sector (Licentiate seminars) Salongen, Osquar Backen 31, Campus, Public video conference [MISSING] (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)PropTech and Business Model Compatibility in Real Estate Sector (Licentiate seminars)