Research

We aim to shape national research agenda and policy on the built environment and proactively address public and professional needs. Our research is grouped into three main areas.
Front view of Live Works facility in Sheffield City Centre
Car headlights on main road in the dark

People, environments and performance

This group focuses on the design spaces for people, and how perceptions and performance is affected by changes in the environment.

Expertise and projects

R-urban research project

Design, engagement and practice

Our researchers are working with an expanded notion of design and an understanding of the architect as a catalyst for social change and innovation.

Expertise and projects

People participating in stories of change research project

Space, cultures, and politics

This group supports research into the socio-political dynamics and implications of space production.

Expertise and projects

Lunch time lecture event in the arts tower
External research events  
Staff member talking to students at exhibition
Academic staff 
PhD students at workshop
PhD study