doctoral program in architecture
The Doctoral Program in Architecture was one of only four such programs in the United States when it was established in 1969. Since that time, its goal has been to contribute to the development of a comprehensive understanding of the knowledge base of architecture. This is accomplished through the education of scholars who conduct significant research, thereby making important contributions to the development of the field of architecture. The Program has granted over 190 architecture doctoral degrees, more than any institution in the country.
Areas of Specialization
Building + Environmental Technology
Building Technology
How buildings are made and controlled.
Design Studies
Design Studies
Research/knowledge of the design process and decision-making, and their cultural and behavioral context.
Architectural History + Theory
Architectural History + Theory
The social formations, intellectual and practical traditions, as well as theoretical lenses that have shaped buildings and cities of the past and present.
Workfolio
Making Lahore Modern by William Glover
Making Lahore Modern: Constructing and Imagining a Colonial City
An in-depth study of a single provincial city, William J. Glover's new book Making Lahore Modern reveals that urban change in colonial India was not a monolithic process and establishes Lahore as a key site for understanding the genealogy of modern global urbanism. More...

Genetically Engineered Architecture by Peter von Buelow Von Buelow Explores Evolutionary Computation Design Tools in New Book
Genetically Engineered Architecture by Assistant Professor of Architecture Peter von Buelow studies design tools based on evolutionary computation (EC), oriented primarily toward conceptual design of architectural and civil engineering structures. More...

A Louder Big House

A Louder Big House

By Elaine Lafay, For the Daily on 11/1/07

"The addition of luxury boxes to Michigan Stadium will make it louder, according to tests by a University professor. During halftime at Saturday's football game against Minnesota, Mojtaba Navvab, an associate architecture professor, and other researchers measured sound in Michigan Stadium at the 50-yard line..."  More...


Harry Giles

Hail, Hail to the Research at Michigan
Seeking to learn about cutting-edge research and technology, Matt Roush of the Great Lakes IT Report was not disappointed during his recent visit with faculty at U-M on the first Fall Tech Tour of Michigan universities. Among the research technologies on display were Levi Thompson's work to produce hydrogen from renewable sources, Joe Giachino's next-generation wireless systems, Jerome Peter Lynch's wireless sensor system for bridges and a new, environmentally sustainable window system developed by Harry Giles. More...


Giles Paper Selected as ARCC Best
Work on Bio-composite/recyclable material transparent façade panels published in May 2007 issue of ARCC Journal. More...


Michigan Doctoral Program in Architecture Team Launches Syntax2D Open-Source Software
Faculty and students hope to spur spatial analysis research by developing software in a collaborative online environment. More...

Provocations ON THE CENTENNIAL Conference
By Robert Fishman, Emil Lorch Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning

Global Place and Market Realism
By Liane Lefaivre, professor and chair of history and theory of architecture,
University of Applied Art, Austria

Robert W. Marans Fellowship Fund
Supporting study in survey research by incoming doctoral students in
Urban + Regional Planning or Architecture. Learn More...