Research and artistic development

The artistic and scientific research relates to societal challenges and preferably takes place in strong partnerships: with other institutes at the Royal Danish Academy, with other research institutions, with public and private companies and with industry and industry. The research is closely linked with the teaching on the department's bachelor's and master's programmes.

Currently, the institute's research projects are based on themes within sustainability, accessibility, welfare design and privacy. We also work with light, materials and tectonics, interior architecture, representation, virtual reality and strategic design.

Research centres at the Institute of Architecture and Design

Center for Interior Studies

Center for Interior Studies explores the interior as a hybrid and multifaceted phenomenon, which in addition to its physical, spatial and design related aspects, is also shaped by and shapes social, cultural...

KLOTHING - Centre for Apparel, Textiles & Ecology Research

The Centre's purpose is to build up knowledge about how it can contribute to the sustainable development of the clothing and textiles sector,based on specific Danish design traditions and conditions.

Center for Material Studies

The Center for Material Studies is a research environment that explore material phenomena and performances across design scales.

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Centre for Privacy Studies

Centre for Privacy Studies (collaboration between University of Copenhagen and Royal Danish Academy) is a Centre of Excellence which aims to develop an interdisciplinary approach equipped to grasp, e.g., architectural, religious, legislative, political and educational demarcations of privacy in an integrated way.

Centre for Privacy Studies

Research clusters at the Institute of Architecture and Design

Light in Architecture and Design

The cluster focuses on promoting the understanding of the importance of daylight and artificial light in architecture and design, based on the rich Nordic tradition.

Cluster for Architectural Representation

The cluster aims at bringing together and making visible the diversity of work within the field of architectural representations.

Cluster for Spatial Inclusion

With Cluster for Spatial Inclusion, we wish to further design ideas and processes that promote inclusion in the built environment.

Cluster for Artistic Research within Architecture and Design

The cluster is a dynamic hub that promotes an interdisciplinary community of designers and architects dedicated to Artistic Research (KUV).

Subject areas

Architecture

Design

Conservation

Institutes

Architecture, Urbanism and Landscape

Architecture and Culture

Architecture and Technology

Architecture and Design

Visual Design

Conservation

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Research and artistic development