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Architecture, Design and the Built Environment

We make, create, design and build. We’re planners and problem solvers. We draw lines, and we break boundaries.

We are 4,000 students, five departments and one school. We stand halfway between science and the arts; between tradition and disruption. We embrace theoretical rigour, and insist on hands-on experience for all our students. We celebrate design heritage, and we invite innovation.

We’re a nationally renowned stage for talent in making and design. We investigate the physicality of tools and tech, glass and grass, bricks and mortar; we explore the abstract excitement of ideas and creative philosophies.

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About ADBE

We are a hub of expertise for aspiring and professional product designers, architects, engineers, surveyors and property and construction experts. Welcome to our School.

ADBE Industry Hub

We're a leading provider of industry-accredited learning, a worldwide centre for professional connections, and a hub for some of the UK’s most exciting collaborations. Our expertise provides a range of ways to empower students and businesses in the built environment.

Services to business

Our expert teams in the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment offer a range of business services, including training solutions, facilities, applied research and consultancy.

Explore how our expertise can help support your business.

Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021

In the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, 86% of NTU's research impact was assessed to be either world-leading or internationally excellent. The overall quality of each Unit of Assessment NTU submitted to REF in 2021 also saw an improvement from the previous REF in 2014.

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