Architecture Degrees Online

Chalmers leads research in applied architecture and collaborates with a large network of stakeholders in society. The school of Architecture has a tradition of initiatives in pedagogical development in the design education, relying on well-founded experience and integrated research distinguished by:
a humanistic view of architecture
study projects based on real tasks and problems in society
contacts with users in briefing and designing
an open atmosphere between teachers and students characterised by the absence of prestige.

Programme
Through a project formula, real situations and problems are studied. This provides rich opportunities for practice in sketching, where design gradually develops more and more to address the complexity of the whole of an architectural problem. The structure is a series of courses and design projects. After an introduction you can specialise in:

Matter, space, structure
Focus on architecture “from within” as a field of knowledge with relative autonomy. Architecture is matter formed into space, where all three factors – matter, form/structure and space – are indispensable. Materials and constructions and their architectural possibilities, as well as spaces and their relations, are seen as the basic elements of architecture.

Space for Healthcare, Housing and Work
The main focus in this programme will be applied projects for buildings for healthcare, housing and work space in collaboration with real users. The work will range from an analysis of specific sites to projects aimed at architectural solutions, both new design and re-designing within the built environment. It is the only architectural programme in Sweden with a healthcare building profile.
Urban design and development

Consider how spatial organisation and design exert an influence and can be used in the development of quality and function of urban life, especially in public space. The students’ studio work is carried out in close co-operation with players in both urban regeneration and new development projects.

Chalmers is continuously developing crosslinks through collaboration between the different scientific areas and cultures that make up the university. One cross-link that is growing rapidly is between architectural design and engineering. A sustainable society in the future requires solutions and design that can only be created and improved through close co-operation between these two fields. The Master’s programme Architecture and Engineering acts as a central element and a driving force in this interchange
between disciplines and professions.

Programme
The Master’s programme consists of a common base, with architectural design projects where the search for design concepts and solutions takes place using the know-how and expertise of top researchers from different scientific environments at Chalmers. In parallel with this, advanced computational tools for simulation, modelling and visualisation are trained. Through a composition of elective courses either an architectural or engineering specialisation can be created.

Architectural tracks
Matter, space, structure
Here architecture is studied as matter formed into space and where all three factors – matter, form/structure and space – are indispensable. Materials and constructions and their architectural possibilities, as well as spaces and their relationships, are seen as the basic elements of architecture.

Sustainable building
Provide skills and methods for change situations in which design approaches are required. Students will be trained to find solutions that support sustainable development in different contexts and on different scales.

Engineering tracks
Structural design
Focus on the design of structural systems with an application to different materials. Use is made of advanced structural modelling tools based on the finite-element method. This track offers courses directed at both structural engineering and structural mechanics.

Building performance design
Involves the engineering design of indoor climate and the design and analysis of building components and building service systems in terms of performance criteria and wishes regarding architectural design.

Acoustic design
Focuses on the link between theory and practical application. This is achieved through work in small groups guided by experienced teachers and with access to purpose-designed experimental facilities.