Architecture Schools

Research doctorate (PhD)

Doctoral School of Architecture (Dr. techn.)

Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) · Faculty of Architecture · Graz, Steiermark, Austria

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Official award
Doktorin/Doktor der technischen Wissenschaften (Dr. techn.), equivalent to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)Dr. techn.
Pathway
ResearchStated for Austria
Format
On campus3 years
Tuition
Not published

About this program

Research doctorate in architecture within the TU Graz Doctoral School of Architecture, with individually supervised basic or applied research and English-language courses.

Subject
Architecture
Department
Faculty of Architecture
Awarding body
Not stated on the pages we checked

Qualification and professional pathway

Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. A degree title such as B.Arch, BA, BSc, M.Arch or MSc does not decide it, and no degree by itself grants permission to practise as an architect.

Degree level
Research doctorate (PhD)A research doctorate focused on architecture (PhD, Dr.-Ing. and equivalents).
Pathway
Research degreeA research degree. It does not qualify anyone to practise as an architect.
Why we classify it this way
Research doctorate in which independent research is conducted at a high academic level under individual supervision.“You conduct independent research on a high academic level and communicate directly with the supervisor of your dissertation.”Source
Previous architecture degree required
Not published
Applicants without an architecture degree
Not published

Accreditation, validation and recognition

Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional recognition, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and eligibility toward registration are different things; none of them is full professional registration.

No accreditation, validation or registration-pathway record for this program has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.

Study structure

Delivery
On campusTaught at the listed campus.
Study mode
Not published
Duration
3 years
Intakes
Not published
Campus
TU Graz - Faculty of Architecture

Teaching language

Taught in
English
English
Taught in EnglishAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.

Admissions

Portfolio
Not published
Interview
Not published

Research degree details

Department
Doctoral School of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture
Finding a supervisor
The choice of the dissertation topic is closely tied to the choice of supervisor.

Fees and costs

Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.

The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether studio, materials, printing, software, equipment and field-trip costs are extra.

Sources and verification

Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options, intakes, portfolio requirement, whether a previous architecture degree is required, accreditation or validation record.

Sources and how this was checked

Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.

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