Architecture and Digital Theory MPhil/PhD

UCL (University College London)

The Architecture and Digital Theory MPhil/PhD at UCL allows students to produce original research in areas related to computational tools applied to design, regardless of scale, historical time frame or methodological approach. Architecture and Digital Theory MPhil/PhD allows students to produce original research in areas related to the theory or history of computational design, regardless of scale, historical timeframe or methodological approach. Students produce a doctoral thesis consisting of an original piece of writing with supplements allowed in any format suitable to the respective research subject. Research topics could be related to the following areas of interests: History, theory, and criticism of digital design and fabrication; History and theory of artificial intelligence applied to architectural and urban design; History and criticism of the digital turn in architecture; Image theory and theories of digital copies and reproductions ; Philosophy and aesthetics of digital environments and digital art; Cognitive aspects of design computing systems ; The political economy of digitally driven environments; History of quantitative tools applied to design notations and fabrication; Theories of Generative AI in the visual arts and in material fabrication. This course is meant for designers and scholars with an interest in computational design technologies or other technologies applied to design and fabrication. It is primarily for candidates aiming for a career in applied research (including in professional practice) or in academia.