Environmental Architecture is forging a new field of knowledge production and practice, designing alternative forms of co-dependence between life forms and earth systems. The programme blends design, ethnography, and technoscientific tools to analyse, classify, and produce environmental data. At the same time, you’ll gain insight from global environmental leaders, histories and theories of environmental change, explore change history, and delve into environmental law and climate justice.
As part of the programme, you’ll engage with live projects in sites of complex environmental change. Work with experts from other disciplines, such as lawyers, geologists or biologists. Embark on multiple-day field trips where you can stakeholders and meet local communities while testing and exploring environmental research and analysis methods.
Possible research areas include sustainable forms of urbanisation, concepts of stewardship, environmental change and its effect on migration and settlement patterns, climate justice, impacts of resource extraction on ecosystems, energy transition, post-development and degrowth, indigenous struggles, and many others.
Join a top art institution and benefit from a rich culture of radical, interdisciplinary work at the Royal College of Art. Forge global connections through our pioneering mentorship scheme, uniting you with local and international expertise, elevating your journey in the field.
Applications for the September 2024 intake are now open.