We make, create, design and build. We’re planners and problem solvers. We draw lines, and we break boundaries.
We are the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment.
We are 3,000 students, five departments and one school. We stand halfway between science and philosophy; 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.
A community of designers and makers
We’re a diverse school, committed to widening professional prospects. In every aspect of architecture, design and the built environment, we emphasise the availability of opportunities for everyone. Our only criteria is talent – and our only condition is hard work.
With a worldwide reputation for excellence in teaching and research, one of the School’s biggest strengths is our global network of trusted industry partners. These relationships are great news for the quality and scope of your learning – through placements and exciting live projects, you’ll have the chance to work with a wide range of internationally recognised companies.
On a conceptual level, we’re about the art, science and business of making and design: on a practical level, we’re investing that knowledge in smart cities, energy and sustainability projects, and huge global partnerships.
We’re a provider of industry-accredited learning; a worldwide centre for professional connections; and a hub for some of the UK’s most exciting collaborations and research projects.
But most of all, we’re a community.
Latest News
NTU Technical Team Leader celebrates success at the D&T Excellence Awards
Tue 15 Dec 2020
Working from home could cost £45 per month more this winter
Wed 09 Dec 2020
NTU hosts successful virtual event celebrating Women in the Built Environment
Fri 04 Dec 2020
Academics to pioneer new methods to protect architectural heritage in India
Fri 04 Dec 2020
Product Design alumni exhibit their work at the Global Grad Show 2020
Tue 24 Nov 2020
School celebrates Black excellence in the designed and built environment with inaugural event
Thu 12 Nov 2020
What's coming up
07
Apr
IASTE 2021: Virtual Traditions
Nottingham Conference Centre, Burton Street, Nottingham, NG1 4BU
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is delighted to host the 18th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments (IASTE): Virtual Traditions.
Nottingham Conference Centre, Burton Street, Nottingham, NG1 4BU
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is delighted to host the 18th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments (IASTE): Virtual Traditions.
08
Feb
Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship employer Q&A session
27
Oct
Virtual Built Environment Job Fair
18
Jun
Architecture, Design and the Built Environment Research Conference 2020
Microsoft Teams,
24
Oct
Property, Design and Construction Job Fair
Newton building, Main Entrance, Nottingham Trent University, City Campus, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom, NG1 4BU
Our Research Centres
Product Innovation Centre
Product Innovation Centre
The Product Innovation Centre is an internationally leading multidisciplinary Centre which offers innovative research and technology solutions through an interdisciplinary product design and engineering team, addressing global challenges towards creating a positive impact to industry, people’s lifestyles and society..
Centre of the Built Environment
Centre of the Built Environment
The Centre of the Built Environment research covers residential and commercial real estate economics, finance and investment, planning and development, construction management, fuel poverty, engineering solutions for the built environment, sustainability and climate change.
Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Global Heritage
Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Global Heritage
The Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Global Heritage focuses on the investigation of human aspects of architecture, spatial practices, urban heritage, material culture and the built environment within the ever-changing urban and social structures of contemporary cities. Our research, development and consultancy provide cutting edge innovation, creativity and analysis of historic centres, buildings and world heritage sites in the UK, Europe and globally.
Our latest publications
Building energy investigation framework
Critical delay factors in housing construction projects in Saudi Arabia: assessment and solutions
Managing construction site communication using the responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) system
Autonomous vehicles and smart cities- future directions of ownership vs shared mobility
The effect of Covid-19 pandemic on energy demand, carbon emission and household budget of households in England due to working from home
Development of a mobile application system for eco-accounting
94% of our undergraduate and postgraduate taught students are in graduate level study within six months of finishing their studies (latest DLHE survey 2016/17)
We've got the largest number of year-long placement undergraduates studying architecture, building and planning in the UK (HESA 2018/19)
We're ranked in the UK's Top 10 for our Building and Town and Country Planning courses (Guardian League Tables 2021)
92% of our undergraduate students would recommend studying at NTU to others (National Student Survey 2020)
Our Land and Property Management courses are ranked 5th in the UK (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021)