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Interior Architecture Masters Theses

• Master of Arts (MA) in Adaptive Reuse, a one-year+ program

• Master of Design (MDes) in Interior Studies / Adaptive Reuse, a two-year+ program

• Master of Design (MDes) in Interior Studies / Exhibition + Narrative Environments, a two-year+ program

Both programs take an innovative and progressive approach to addressing design issues intrinsic to the reuse and transformation of existing structures. US News & World Report and Design Intelligence have both ranked RISD’s Interior Architecture programs among the top in the country.

Each MA candidate produces a final project that begins with a research component in the fall and evolves into a studio/design project in the spring. MDes candidates demonstrate competency through self-directed Degree Projects that include a seminar on theory, a research component and a studio component. Each DP focuses on the transformation of an existing structure of their choice in the city of Providence. All MA and MDes candidates also participate in the RISD Graduate Thesis Exhibition , a large-scale public show held annually.

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Theses from 2023 2023

the people's food project , Grace Barrett

Kala in my Moholla - art in my neighborhood , Priyata Bosamia

Nature as Material, Time as Tool , Chuchu Chen

FROM VAULT TO PLATFORM （Democratizing Museums through the Lens of the Metaverse）） , Zhaoyang Cui

Intensifying the Experience of Contemporary Art , Wanjin Feng

Manifesto of Poor Images: Re-imagine Guggenheim in the Post-digital Age , Mengning He

Adding Subtraction: Wasting Time in Space , Daeun Kim

NEW CHAPTER , Gunju Kim

A Cloud Above , Jiwon Kim

Greening Seoul : A New Toolkit for Adaptive Reuse , Woojae Kim

A.R. Futuristic Scenario in Seun , Yookyung Lee

Eviction to Placement: Rethinking the current supportive housing systems for hidden homeless families , Fang-Min Liou

The Mobile Senior University , YOUSHURUI LI

making pla(y)ces: softening the city through play , Shivani Pinapotu

Interstice , Shravan Rao

Overlooked Modi Vivendi , Natalia Silva

Chinese tea ceremony spirit revival , Hongli Song

Nurturing Haven: A Safe Place for Single Mothers , Meng Su

A Day Stood Still , Yuting Sun

Imaginatorium for children with visual impairment , Xueyun Tang

Reconcile Liminality , Zefeng Wang

Illusion of Consumption, Architectural Rebellion: Unraveling the Maze of Consumption , Xinjie Xiang

Beyond Burial - Transforming Death: A New Ritual of Farewell and the Ecological Return of the Body to Nature , Chang Xie

Interactive Architecture - Intervention of Virtual Business on Commercial Space , Yihao George Xu

On the Power of Attainable Architecture Community Engagement and Interaction through Architecture: A New Approach to Architectural Exhibitions , Jianing Yang

Glowing Under the Bridge—A Healing Space for Wounded Souls , Ruier Zhao

Moving Narration: A journey through history , Yincheng Zhu

Finding Psychological Healing in College Settings , Dici Zou

Theses from 2022 2022

Notes in improvisation : Spatializing Black Identity through music , Esther Akintoye

Dying differently: designing a death-oriented psychedelic treatment center , Grace Caiazza

Blurred lines : Border crossing between Macau and Zhuhai , Weiwei Chen

Regenerative residences: shrinking stress levels in the sky , Peter de Lande Long

Adaptive reduce: forging architectural futures through degrowth , Erika Kane

Unfolding embodied experience: a process-driven immersive exhibition design model , Mooa Seongah Kang

Block Chain Home , Jonggun Lee

Last sunset : design to alleviate social isolation for Chinese elderly , Linghui Li

Rebuilding Collective effervescence : a "Ballroom" for post-pandemic revelry , Di Ma

Re:Connection: exercises in unplugging and mindfully reconnecting , E. J. Roseman

Dear City, give me some space; creating space for ephemeral forces in a city , Abinaya Sivaprakasam Thamilarasan

From invisible to visible: the third wave/way of intervention for Dashilar , Jiali Tian

Endless construction : occupant activism and authorship , Jiayi Wang

Beyond Spectacle : parametric design to life in space , Ding Xu

Design for designers : An incubator for young designers to grow , Jiajie Yang

The Cthulhu Journey : storytelling through an architectural immersive experience , Rui Zhang

Theses from 2021 2021

Posthuman ecologies , Christine Chang

Loneliness / Togetherness : Interiority and connection under isolation , Huaqin Chen

Space between memories: pause , Young Jae Cho

Cultural acupuncture: decentralization and deocratization in Chinese exhibition design , Ruohan Duan

Adaptive reuse as evidence of scientific progress: recontextualizing a space for growing knowledge , Kayci Gallagher

Reclaiming modern architecture: an urban visual narrative of Kuwait City , Yara Hadi

Unraveling the living: reframing cramped housing as a social living , Dong-zoo Han

Beyond pasta: understanding Italian American culinary culture in Federal Hill , Chufan He

Going back , Zhiyi Hilary He

Augmented city , Xing Huan

Woven healing: reimagining the rural health center , Mahasweta Jayachandran

Living · Sharing · Connecting : rebirth of Longchang Apartments Heritage Community , Linhong Jiang

Migrating architecture: vernacular futurism , Yichu Jiang

The second home: breaking the cycle of lonely death , Woohee Kim

Reinforcing connection within collective housing: a new vision of Red Steel City , Guangyi Niu

Ascents and descents in the 21st Century: restoring Chand Baori , Japneet Pahwa

Nossa quadra, nossa historia: the power of collaborative and communal outdoor spaces as a tool for belonging & agency , Rebecca Maria Pepl

Terminal: through the "windows" of a Tram Car Museum , Yuyi Si

Ritualizing of space in the 21st century: fostering of communal identity through celebration of Tamil culture , Mridula Swaminathan

Sensory refreshment: TCM reconsidered , Ni Tang

Remember me: how we can modify the home for people with dementia , Wenjin Wang

The retrieval of memory: holding time in the Shanghai gasometers , Liman Wei

Fostering cultural understanding: mirroring ways of living in Providence, RI, USA and Beijing, PRC , Jiarui Tina Wu

The future of Beijing urban courtyards , Zhuoqi Xu

Remembering Chinatown: a fusion of food, identity, & memory , Robert Yang

Overflowing boundaries: competition and mutualism in urban villages , Chen Zhang

Rural acupuncture: carefully introducing tourism within an underground village , Shangyun Zhou

Theses from 2020 2020

Lacunae in the urban landscape , Meriem Aiouna

Melting away - Ilha Formosa , Hao-Chun Chang

Behind appearance : hidden dimensions in the work of Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee , Ning Ding

Realistic utopia : utopian architecture exhibition at Arcosanti , Xiao Fang

Contextualize , Jiaai He

Community pop-up galleries : the instruction manual , Mary Iorio

Living under surveillance , Fan Jia

Urban memory : Beijing City wall ruins reconstruction & exhibition , Yuan Jin

Dialogue across time : Atlanta, 1996 and 2020 , Qianyu Liu

Exploration and autonomy : wild children in the city , Xiaojie Li

Getting closer : exploring re-contextualization in exhibition , Yiran Mu

Generating tension : memorial of sexual slavery , Mary Park

Ciudad informal : a new model for urban living , Rebeca Isabel Peña Reinoza

The milky way : agritourism on a Chinese dairy farm , Wanyue Qiao

Reactivating street life : fostering more communal interaction in Longtang , Ziyang Qiu

Banoo-Serai : an all women sanctuary , Kimia Rahnavardi

Envisioning work : an autism friendly and anxiety free office , Naixin Ren

Re-connect , Xin Ren

Creating a safe haven : a study on coastal resilience in a time of climate change & sea-level rise in the Philippines , Maria Carla Victoria M. Sebastian

Unite the divided : the transition between death and life , Qing Shi

Practicing a senior living , Siyu Shuai

Re-source : Re-source your resources , Raquel Swartz

Lived-in grassland : nomadic architecture in the nomadic community of Mongolia , Linxi Wang

Living and alive : homeless shelter design , Zixu Wang

Re-occupation : buildings, ideology and decolonization in Northeastern China , Ziyu Wei

The ultimate task of public libraries : introducing architecture as pedestal , Elaine Wu

Reality behind beauty : Hayao Miyazaki's perspective of human and nature , Tianyang Wu

Individuality : enhance living in Shenzhen's urban village , Lanting Zhong

Theses from 2019 2019

[Super] structure : expanding the network / reclaiming the path , Anna Albrecht

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Past Thesis Titles

All M.F.A. students in Interior Architecture complete theses. Theses cover a wide range of topics within interior architecture and reflect the variety of student research interests. The thesis topic is developed by the student in concert with her/ his faculty in the first year of study. The following theses have been completed by graduate students since 1990. All IAR theses since 2005 are available online through the UNCG Library .

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Parsons School of Design MFA Interior Design Thesis

Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design | Thesis 2011

Focused design research on an aspect of the interior design field that is most significant to each individual student is the focus of graduate thesis. With the guidance of thesis faculty, research and investigation aim to advance the theoretical, technical, material and/or formal state of knowledge in the field of interior design. Thesis projects, which culminate in both a design proposal and a supportive written text, involve rigorous analytical thinking, critical questioning and coherent project development. These explorations synthesize some of the most important issues relevant to the field today. An acute understanding of environmental impact, human health, behavior and perception, social responsibility, historical precedent, theoretical understanding, material investigation and artistic methodologies are explored. Innovative methods and designs result in these first thesis projects.

University of Florida

Interior Design

Program information.

The Master of Interior Design (MID) educates students to become professionals in practice, to engage in research, and to develop a specialization in the design of the built environment. In addition to coursework, the main requirement for the MID degree is a written research thesis, adding to the greater body of knowledge.

The UF-ID MID will

• Aid design and problem-solving skills to achieve excellence in the design of interiors
• Enable students to propose and conduct research that adds to the body of knowledge in the field, building on previous research findings
• Explore a specialized area of interest and expertise

MID graduate students can join practices within interior design and architecture firms or other specialized fields; can achieve advanced study in areas of specialization often of interest to contract public interior design firms; have the opportunity to pursue entry-level teaching positions within interior design programs; can enter Ph.D. Programs for advanced research specialization(s) in interior design or related design disciplines; and are offered the opportunity to disseminate knowledge through publications, conferences, teaching, and collaboration with various professionals in related fields.

For more information, visit https://dcp.ufl.edu/interior/academics-pathways/

Degrees Offered with a Major in Interior Design

• without a concentration
• concentration in Historic Preservation
• concentration in Sustainable Design

Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.

Interior Design Departmental Courses

College of design, construction, and planning courses, interior design (mid)    .

SLO 1     Knowledge         Illustrate an understanding of a specialized topic within the knowledge base of Interior Design

SLO 2     Skills      Identify, formulate, test and analyze research questions in interior design

SLO 3     Professional Behavior    Engage in field experience

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Interior Architecture & Design: Master's Thesis Projects

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Interior Design student work

All Master of Interior Design students complete either a thesis or a practicum in their area of expertise. 

Master of Interior Design practicum projects

The practicum is a final project that is required for the first-professional degree. Students work in consultation with an advisory committee to formulate and develop the design project. Students must demonstrate a high level of achievement in design, critical thinking and communication skills as well as an ability to work independently.

Practicum projects include four stages: 

• Project proposal: A description of the theoretical basis, method(s) of inquiry, site, client and precedents.
• Investigation: Development of the groundwork for the practicum gets underway on approval of the project proposal by the department's graduate program committee.
• Intermediate review: Public presentation of highlights from the written document, the design programme and the preliminary stage drawings for review by the advisory committee. On successful completion of the intermediate review, students proceed to detailed design development.
• Oral examination: Presentation of the completed practicum project to the examining committee (the former advising committee).

Recent practicum projects:

Stephanie Prouse

Koza Centre: An Alternative Approach to the Custody of Federally Sentenced Women in Canada

Umid Abdullaev

The Rumi Cultural Events Centre: Design for Winnipeg’s Second Generation Muslims

Corrie Allan

Resistance training: Redesigning the North American fitness club to challenge dominant narratives of sex, gender, and sexuality

Deniz Aytac

Costume culture: A traveling exhibition system for the Costume Museum of Canada

Valeh Broojerdiazar

Gastown Eco-Studio: Manifestations of Body in Interior Design and Eco-Fashion

Meredith Shilton

Out of nowhere: An art outreach studio for Winnipeg's homeless youth

Heather Wagner

A home away from home: a temporary accommodation facility for rural breast cancer patients

Ashley Welwood

Interior design for fashion production through the lens of surrealism

Master of Interior Design thesis projects

The thesis is a formal, written document that is required for the post-professional degree. The original work may include investigation aimed at discovering or interpreting facts, challenging or revising accepted theories or laws or ordering and synthesizing existing findings to support a conclusion which could open up new research directions.

Thesis projects include four stages:

• Research thesis proposal: The proposal defines the theoretical basis, method(s) of inquiry, site and client, and identifies precedents.
• Research gets underway after approval of the proposal:  the research is carried out, followed by writing of the thesis.
• Intermediate review: Oral presentation of the developing research and report for review by the advisory committee. Students must submit a completed examiner’s form to the student advisor prior to intermediate review. On successful completion of the intermediate review, student proceeds to final report writing.
• Oral examination: Presentation of the completed thesis to the examining committee (the former advising committee).

Recent thesis projects:

Beyond LEED®: Constructing a Bridge to Biomimicry for Canadian Interior Design Educators

Natalie Cooper

Non-family caregiver perspectives on current and future Alzheimer's care facilities in London, Ontario

Katherine Isaac

Theories of death, ritual, and space: Evolving the funeral typology in twenty-first century Canada

Rebecca Muyal

Experiencing conceptual design in three dimensions: An evaluation of CAVE-like environments for interior design education

“Don’t speak about us without us": Design considerations and recommendations for inpatient mental health environments for children and adolescents

Francis Winograd

Furnishing an identity: Philip Weiss, an émigré’s contribution to Modernist furniture design in Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1950-1975

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What Do You Need To Write a Great Interior Design Thesis?

If you are an interior design graduate student, you most likely have plans to further your studies in this field.  One of the best ways to do this is by writing a superb thesis for your graduate level. This will not only show the faculty about your seriousness in this profession but also prepare you for the tougher tasks ahead.  

Writing a thesis is not easy and before you get started, you need to identify and understand all the requirements. This article explores different things you need to write a superb interior design thesis including choosing the best topic, outlining your paper, reading sample papers from ThessisHelpers , among other things.

Read on and learn how you can ace your thesis project.

Start With The Project Requirements

It is true you have an idea of what to write about but this should wait first. The most important thing you need to write a great thesis is to understand the rules and guidelines. Every college has its unique writing philosophy and you need to follow the set requirements to avoid intermittent revisions. Discuss the project requirements with other students and seek clarification from your professor before you start writing.  

1. A Great Topic

Your thesis is only as great as the topic you choose. Many MA students rush to pick the topic while this task is the most important in the writing process. Now that you know the writing guidelines start brainstorming for project ideas from different sources including family and friends, your teachers, other students, online writing services among other sources.

Choose an interesting topic that will engross you during research and which readers will also enjoy. Don’t choose a very broad topic because you have neither the time nor the space to exhaust it all. Your topic should also benefit the interior design industry and the academic community.

2. Create A Writing Schedule

You have to reorganize your life when you start working on your thesis to avoid stress. You can do this by creating a writing schedule. Poor organization is one of the main causes of stress in college according to a survey by College Parents and to overcome the challenge; you have to plan your writing and other responsibilities.

3. Write Down Your Thesis Objectives

The rule of thumb in writing is always to have a goal when you start writing. If you have no idea what your thesis will achieve, there’s no need for writing it. Set clear objectives and goals for your paper as these will act as the yardsticks to guide you. If you write without any objectives, you will not only struggle during research but readers will get confused along the way and lose attention.

4. Set Your Thesis Within The Interior Design Context

If you want your thesis to have a great impact, then take time to observe the contemporary interior design world and write something that provides a solution or provokes new thinking in your chosen profession. For instance, you can talk about the impact of interior design on the environment or such a mind-provoking idea. Avoid academic topics that add no value to your profession.

You should consider using an essay writing professional to augment your thoughts. With these few ideas, you can write a great interior design thesis with an impact on the industry.

Interior Design: Theses & Dissertations

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Finding UF Theses & Dissertations

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All dissertations & theses written by students who entered into graduate programs in 2001 or later are only available online. Older theses and dissertations are being digitized, and may be both in print and online. 

Finding Non-UF Dissertations

Search ProQuest Dissertations to find dissertations from other universities. The database covers 1867 to the present, however, each university's coverage varies. Notable exceptions include Harvard & MIT. Additionally, masters theses are not usually included in this database.

WorldCat Dissertations and Theses lists all dissertations, theses and published material based on theses cataloged by members of OCLC, a worldwide library consortium. This database includes links to full text of many freely-available theses and indicates whether any member library has a print copy that may be borrowed through ILLiad Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) provides links to theses that may be freely available online.

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Two-year master in English, starts in September

Master Interior Architecture: Research + Design, MIARD at the Piet Zwart Institute is an international post-graduate programme that is part of the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam. MIARD is a two-year multidisciplinary course with a focus on practice-based research and spatial strategies in the field of interior architecture. We invite you to visit our digital archive and explore the work produced in the programme. 

Interior architects face a shifting planet enmeshed in new realities, technologies, socio-political, environmental and economic challenges; consequently, practice today calls for different means, for practitioners to be adaptable, resourceful and seek out future forms. At MIARD, design is a form of research that circulates across spatial dimensions with numerous pathways and scales —from local issues to global changes, from objects to architecture and beyond. The interior is an emergent and multilayered site of research, cultural analysis, critical reflection and space of conjecture. By merging spatial practice and research with critical strategies in the programme , students develop their self-directed, practice-based research positioned amongst cultural and environmental urgencies.  The programme engages with a range of topical themes, methods, tools, and formats to think critically about practice and modes of production in the context of the (built) environment amid a theoretical and historical framework. Our multidisciplinary and imaginative approach to the development of a creative practice produces a learning environment that welcomes diversity, originality, and conversation amid intellectual and professional rigor.

Throughout the two-year programme, students work with a community of professionals — architects, designers, artists, researchers, curators, editors, publishers, graphic designers, interaction designers, writers and educators. The international expertise and varied disciplinary backgrounds enrich our education and directly connect students to a global research and professional culture. Our faculty provides a stimulating learning context in the development of diverse creative practices and professionalisation.  They work closely with international students that join us from around the globe with different professional, educational and cultural backgrounds. Together, teachers, students, and external professionals create a vibrant and respectful community where we learn and work with each other, engage in conversation, and exchange ideas, which is an aspect of our dialogue-based learning approach.

We make things  public  and engage with broader communities through a mix of activities – guest talks, studio visits, workshops, and intimate conversations coupled with excursions, collaborations, and exhibitions. We invite people to join us at MIARD from diverse practices to talk about their projects and work with our students.  These activities enrich our community, a student’s professional network, and educational experience.  In recent years, we have participated in national and international professional events and fostered collaborations with;  Het Nieuwe Instituut ,  Lisbon Architecture Triennale ,  Salone del Mobile Milano ,  Kunstinstituut Melly ,  Flevoland Art Weekend ,   deSingel Internationale Kunstcampus , and  Dutch Design Week , amongst others. The work of students and alumni has been recognized and published by  e-flux Architecture ,  Metropolis M ,  Domus ,  Dezeen ,  DAMN Magazine , and  Archinect , to name a few. These experiences allow one to make informed decisions about the circulation and communication of their work across different contexts and formats to professional and general audiences.

MIARD is located in a modern building with a wide selection of academic, production  facilities , and resources in the center of Rotterdam: a culturally diverse and creative city with vibrant communities — recognized for its dynamic cultural production in architecture, design, and the arts. For more specific information about the programme, curriculum, practices, and professional activities visit our research archive here .

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Programme structure, programme description.

MIARD is a nationally accredited course with a focus on practice-based research and spatial strategies in the field of interior architecture. Research is multifaceted and self-directed in the program. Practice-based research at MIARD aims to develop the bodies of knowledge, contextual framework, resources, and methods of a student’s spatial practice, which is learned by  doing  research. The program identifies research  in and through the arts , also known as “artistic research,” which is research by designers and artists that is produced in and through their work and collaborations. The research activity requires a strong sense of curiosity, analysis, and diligence to formulate positions, scrutinize assumptions and cultural systems.  In the program, students identify their subject matter and methods to formulate a distinct area of study, design, and writing. They critically reflect and analyze issues within their field of practice and across a broader social-cultural, historical, and theoretical context. They make informed decisions about the impact of their work with the work of others and its circulation and reception across broader (professional) communities.

The curriculum is multidisciplinary and integrated. We explore a range of topical themes, methods, tools, and formats to educate students to think creatively about practice and modes of production in the context of architecture, interiors, design, and art amid a theoretical, cultural, and historical framework. Writing, reading, and dialogue are viewed as forms of research. Navigating media and technologies imaginatively as a way to materialize and circulate projects to broader audiences. These creative explorations influence and shape a self-directed methodology. The first year of the course establishes relevant research and design skills that prepare students to work on their Graduation Project in the second year. All classes are taught in English.

Curriculum modules include —  Thematic Design Projects, Critical Strategies, Multiple Media, and Graduation Project.

Graduation Project & Thesis

The  Graduation Project is a yearlong, self-directed exploration composed of a design project and thesis. By merging practice and theory in a multidisciplinary process, students develop a self-directed, critical viewpoint and construct a unique body of work that confronts existing spatial ideologies and expands notions of space. The thesis encompasses the theoretical framework of the design activity: the methods, contexts, questions, and critical and analytical approach of the student. The design project and thesis influence each other throughout the process, creating reciprocity between the two endeavors. During this time, students achieve a level of maturity and autonomy in their practice and professional network; in parallel, the work embodies its own identity with a distinct methodology that guides and illuminates a student’s voice and its broader socio-cultural impact. The final body of work is the accumulation of the two-year educational and professional trajectory at MIARD.

The final projects are exhibited publicly during our annual  graduation exhibition , which is planned with the Piet Zwart Institute and Willem de Kooning Academy graduation events in Rotterdam.

After your study programme

After your graduation.

The master's degree we offer: Master of Arts, M.A

Master Interior Architecture: Research + Design, MIARD program is accredited and reviewed by the NVAO Nederlands-Vlaams Accreditatie Organisatie, the standard academic accreditation council for the Netherlands and the Flemish part of Belgium, and fully subsidized by the Dutch state.

The MIARD graduate embodies a broad definition of practice. They identify professionally in multiple ways, increasingly moving towards blended career paths. Our alumni have established design studios and artistic practices, and some hold design and research leadership positions at respected interior, architecture, and design studios. Others direct their specialization as researchers and cultural producers in arts and culture organizations — or have started media, film, and branding companies. We see graduates who now hold teaching positions or continue their research and professionalization in 3 rd cycle doctoral studies. Our alumni are an important part of our professional community and continue to contribute and enrich the program.

MIARD is recognized as a qualifying Dutch master program for the professional title of interior architect by  Architecten Register .

With your degree, you will receive a supplement, a DS-label. With this English document, you can show the value of your degree abroad when applying for other study programmes or when applying for a job.

Visit the archive miard.pzwart.nl  in the section menu/public/announcement for alumni news.

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20 Types of Architecture thesis topics

An architectural thesis is perhaps the most confusing for a student because of the range of typologies of buildings that exist. It also seems intimidating to pick your site program and do all the groundwork on your own. While choosing an architectural thesis topic, it is best to pick something that aligns with your passion and interest as well as one that is feasible. Out of the large range of options, here are 20 architectural thesis topics .

1. Slum Redevelopment (Urban architecture)

Slums are one of the rising problems in cities where overcrowding is pertinent. To account for this problem would be one of great value to the city as well as the inhabitants of the slum. It provides them with better sanitation and well-being and satisfies their needs.

2. Maggie Center (Healthcare architecture)

This particular typology of buildings was coined by a cancer patient,  Margaret Keswick Jencks,   who believed that cancer-treatment centres’ environment could largely improve their health and wellbeing by better design. This led a large number of starchitects to participate and build renowned maggie centres.

3. Urban Sprawl Redesign (Urban design)

The widening of city boundaries to accommodate migrants and overcrowding of cities is very common as of late. To design for the constant urban sprawl would make the city life more convenient and efficient for all its users.

4. Redesigning Spaces Under Elevated Roads and Metros (Urban infrastructure)

A lot of space tends to become dead space under metros or elevated roads. To use these spaces more efficiently and engage them with the public would make it an exciting thesis topic.

5. Urban Parks (Urban landscape)

Urban parks are not only green hubs for the city, which promotes the well-being of the city on a larger level, but they also act as great places for the congregation and bring a community together.

6. Reusing Abandoned Buildings (Adaptive reuse)

All buildings after a point become outdated and old but, what about the current old and abandoned buildings? The best way to respond to these is not by demolishing them; given the amount of effort it takes to do so, but to enhance them by restoring and changing the building to current times.

7. Farming in Cities (Green urban spaces)

With climate change and population on the rise, there is statistical proof that one needs to start providing farming in cities as there is not sufficient fertile land to provide for all. Therefore, this makes a great thesis topic for students to explore.

8. Jails (Civil architecture)

To humanize the function of jails, to make it a place of change and rehabilitation, and break from the stereotypical way of looking at jails. A space that will help society look at prisoners as more than monsters that harm, and as fellow humans that are there to change for everyone’s betterment.

9. Police Academies (Civil architecture)

Academies that train people to be authoritative and protective require spaces for training mentally and physically; focussing on the complexity of the academy and focussing on the user to enhance their experience would work in everyone’s favour.

10. High Court (Civil architecture)

Courtrooms are more often than not looked at as spaces that people fear, given the longevity of court cases. It can be a strenuous space; therefore, understanding the user groups’ state of mind and the problems faced can be solved using good design. 

11. Disaster-resilient structures (Disaster-relief architecture)

Natural disasters are inevitable. Disaster-resilient structures are build suitably for the natural disasters of the region while also incorporating design into it, keeping in mind the climatic nature of the location.

12. Biophilic design (Nature-inspired architecture)

As humans, we have an innate love for nature, and the struggle between integrating nature and architecture is what biophilic design aims towards. To pick a topic where one would see minimal use of natural elements and incorporate biophilic design with it would be very beneficial.

13. Metro stations and Bus terminals (Transportation spaces)

Bus terminals and metro stations are highly functional spaces that often get crowded; and to account for the crowd and the problems that come with it, plus elevate the experience of waiting or moving, would contribute to making it a good thesis topic.

14. Airport design (Transportation spaces)

Airport designing is not very uncommon; however, it is a rather complex program to crack; thereby, choosing this topic provides you with the opportunity to make this space hassle-free and work out the most efficient way to make this conducive for all types of users.

15. Sports Complex (Community architecture)

If your passion lies in sports, this is a go-to option. Each sport is played differently, different materials are used, and the nature of the sport and its audience is rather complicated. However, to combine this and make it a cohesive environment for all kinds of users would make a good thesis topic.

16. Stadium (Community architecture)

Unlike a sports complex, one could also pick one sport and look at the finer details, create the setting, and experience for it; by designing it to curate a nice experience for the players, the public, and the management.

17. Waste-recycling center (Waste management)

Reducing waste is one of the most fundamental things we must do as humans. Spaces where recycling happens must be designed consciously. Just like any other space, it has been given importance over the years, and this would make a good thesis topic to provide the community with.

18. Crematorium (Public architecture)

Cremation of a loved one or anyone for that matter is always a rather painful process and a range of emotions is involved when it comes to this place. Keeping in mind the different types of people and emotions and making your thesis about this would mean to enhance this experience while still keeping the solemnity of it intact.

19. Museums (Community architecture)

Museums are spaces of learning, and the world has so much to offer that one could always come up with different typologies of museums and design according to the topic of one’s interest. Some of the examples would be cultural heritage, modern art, museum of senses, and many more.

20. Interpretation center (Community architecture)

An interpretation center is a type of museum located near a site of historical, cultural, or natural relevance that provides information about the place of interest through various mediums.

References:

• 2022. 68 Thesis topics in 5 minutes . [image] Available at: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NczdOK7oe98&ab_channel=BlessedArch> [Accessed 1 March 2022].
• Bdcnetwork.com. 2022. Biophilic design: What is it? Why it matters? And how do we use it? | Building Design + Construction . [online] Available at: <https://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/biophilic-design-what-it-why-it-matters-and-how-do-we-use-it> [Accessed 1 March 2022].
• RTF | Rethinking The Future. 2022. 20 Thesis topics related to Sustainable Architecture – RTF | Rethinking The Future . [online] Available at: <https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/rtf-fresh-perspectives/a1348-20-thesis-topics-related-to-sustainable-architecture/> [Accessed 1 March 2022].
• Wdassociation.org. 2022. A List Of Impressive Thesis Topic Ideas In Architecture . [online] Available at: <https://www.wdassociation.org/a-list-of-impressive-thesis-topic-ideas-in-architecture.aspx> [Accessed 1 March 2022].

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