Master in Integrative Technologies & Architectural Design Research (ITECH)

The ITECH MSc programme is a multidisciplinary, research-oriented programme focused on the built environment. It investigates the integration of technological advancements across design, engineering, construction, and the natural sciences, with particular attention to computational design, structural and climate engineering, digital fabrication, material science, robotics, and biology. The programme treats design as extending beyond space, surface, and structure to include the design of processes, systems, and reciprocities. The programme runs over four semesters, starting in the winter semester. In the first year, the curriculum is led by two collaborative design research projects between the involved institutes, supported by seminar modules and expert colloquia each semester. The third semester centres on a thesis preparation project supported by seminars and an elective course. The entire fourth semester is dedicated to the Master's thesis. Core modules are taught by researchers at ICD and ITKE with input from visiting researchers and scientists. The programme is open to graduates from architecture, civil or structural engineering, urban planning, biology, biomimetics, environmental engineering, and similar engineering or natural science fields. Students with a four-year Bachelor's degree or a prior Master's degree may apply for advanced standing, subject to review, and may be placed in the third semester. The programme is offered at the University of Stuttgart in Stuttgart.