Independent school of architecture
Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation
School: Architecture education at the Royal Danish Academy
Det Kongelige Akademi – Arkitektur, Design, Konservering
Copenhagen, Kalundborg, Denmark
Overview
A Danish higher-education institution covering architecture, design and conservation, offering architecture degrees in Copenhagen and Kalundborg together with a PhD school.
Architecture programs researched: 5. None yet has a verified accreditation or validation record in our data.
Programs
Each program is listed with its official award, level, pathway classification, delivery and published tuition. Accreditation, fees, language and entry requirements belong to the program, not to the whole institution.
Bachelor’s degrees
Bachelor in Architecture (Copenhagen)
Bachelor in ArchitectureBachelor’sNot classified
On campusDanishCopenhagen
Tuition not published
Bachelor in Architecture (Kalundborg)
Bachelor in ArchitectureBachelor’sNot classified
On campusBachelor's project in the third year; five years of study including the Kalundborg master'sDanishKalundborg
Tuition not published
Master’s degrees
Master of Arts (MA) in Architecture (Copenhagen)
Master of Arts (MA) in ArchitectureMaster’sProfessional
On campusDanish, EnglishCopenhagen
€9,000per semester
Spatial Ecologies (MA in Architecture, Kalundborg)
Master of Arts in Architecture (cand.arch.)Master’sNot classified
On campusFour consecutive semesters; exchange possible in the second semester, final thesis project in the fourthEnglishKalundborg
€9,000per semester
Doctoral programs
PhD programme (architecture, design and conservation)
PhDPhDResearch
On campus180 ECTS, three years full time (up to six years part time)Copenhagen
Tuition not published
Campuses and facilities
Places where teaching actually happens. Studio, workshop, fabrication and computing facilities are stated per campus, only as published.
Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Facilities not described on the pages we checked.
Kalundborg
Kalundborg, Denmark
Facilities not described on the pages we checked.
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded per program and campus, with the authority’s role. Accreditation, professional validation, degree-awarding authority and eligibility toward registration are different things; none of them is full professional registration, and a qualification accepted in one jurisdiction is not automatically accepted elsewhere.
Master of Arts (MA) in Architecture (Copenhagen)
Stated by the schoolEU Professional Qualifications Directive 2005/36/EC (as stated by the school)Eligibility toward registrationOther statusEU
Scope: School states its architecture master programmes are accredited in Denmark and recognised in the EU under the directive.
The qualification is recognised as meeting the educational requirement toward registration in the stated jurisdiction. Full registration also needs the other steps the authority lists.
Institution-wide statement
Stated by the schoolDanish Accreditation Council / Danish Accreditation InstitutionInstitutional recognitionOther statusDK
Scope: Institutional accreditation decided 9 June 2020 (reported on Aarhus School of Architecture's site, which says the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture was assessed at the same meeting and awarded a positive institutional accreditation). Renewal not verified.
Dates: 9 June 2020 to not stated
The institution is recognised or accredited as a whole. This says nothing about an individual program.
Master of Arts (MA) in Architecture (Copenhagen)
Verified in official recordDanish Association of Architects (Akademisk Arkitektforening)Association membershipFull statusDK
Scope: The association's membership FAQ lists the M.Arch. from the Royal Academy (or Aarhus School of Architecture) as a qualifying degree for membership and the title 'architect MAA'.
Further requirements: Membership is voluntary; the title 'architect' itself is not protected in Denmark.
Membership of an association. Membership is not accreditation.
Sources and verification
How this profile was verified
Facts come from the institution’s own pages and from official registers, each with a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Last checked 19 October 2026. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)
- Official website
- Architecture school website
- Admission Requirements MA in Architecture
- Tuition fee and scholarships
- KADK Spatial Ecologies (Kalundborg master's)
- royaldanishacademy.com/en/about-architecture-kalundborg
- arkitektforeningen.dk/frequently-asked-questions
- royaldanishacademy.com/en/school-architecture/about-architectu
- aarch.dk/en/
- royaldanishacademy.com/en/see-all-programmes