Missions

The URA Research Unit for Architecture based at the Faculty of Architecture of the Université de Liège brings together and promotes scientific research in architecture and the connected fields.

URA is committed to the development and dissemination of scientific culture in the field of architecture; to the operational dimension of architectural practice and public policy in the field; to the local context of Liège and Wallonia; and finally, to the horizon of a just, sustainable, and equitable ecological and social transition.

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esearch projects carried out at URA deal with a multitude of architectural sub-disciplines, ranging from architectural, urban, territorial, and landscape theory and criticism to building technology, from digital approaches and the use of ICT to communication and representation techniques, from architectural didactics to design practices and to approaches to methodologies and conceptual approaches, from research on and through design to performance-based design.

Research topics considered include conceptual, digital, and cognitive practices in the architectural profession; uses, perceptions, imaginaries, and gender dimensions of architectural and urban space; the fabrication processes and impacts of public policies; cultural mediations; techniques of landscape representation, visual programming, parametric modelling, and digital fabrication; territories in transition; industrial sites and wasteland sites; the fate of road infrastructure in the postcar horizon; urban walking practices and soft mobility; landscapes of underground cavities; customary land tenure; urban water management and flood prevention; BIM-driven material passport; bamboo construction techniques; circular uses of glazing; local building cultures; ...

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n a day-to-day basis, URA organizes seminars to stimulate and encourage research, and contributes to doctoral training.

The URA welcomes new researchers and visiting researchers (find out more).