Individual buildings and building types

History of architecture and the built environment

Architectural theory

Developments in construction

Town planning

Allied arts such as painting and sculpture

Social Research examines the people who inhabit and use the spaces of architecture

Technological Research studies the physical materials, methods, elements, systems, and science of architecture and the design and construction processes

Environmental Research investigates the physical context of architecture, opening timely questions about the influence of society on environment

Cultural Research studies place-making and the norms of the inhabitants of natural and built places past, present, and future

Organizational Research examines the ways in which individuals and teams collaborate in the practice of architecture and in the client organizations

Design Research considers the processes of shaping and making of places

Educational Research examines the pedagogies of architecture and related fields