Research

The Liverpool School of Architecture (LSA) is an internationally recognised centre for architectural and built environment research.

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The LSA performed very well in the last Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021): 100% of our research impact is outstanding (4*) or very considerable (3*). 100% of our environment is conducive to generating research that is world leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*).

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About The waterfront of Liverpool showing the Three Graces, Liverpool museum and the ferry landing stage.

About

Research within the LSA is structured under the two overarching headings of Architectural Humanities and Environment & Digital Architecture.

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Impact

International in focus, ambitions, geographical reach and staff base, our research at the Liverpool School of Architecture covers a broad range of research topics.

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Research Clusters and Centres

The Liverpool School of Architecture includes two types of research units: Research Clusters and Research Centres.