Designing towards Sustainable Regeneration

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Whether you want to try out the University of Sheffield for future study or you simply want to have an amazing summer in the heart of the UK, the Sheffield International Summer School is for you. We're 92nd in the world and 15th in the UK (QS World University Rankings 2026) and rated number one in the Russell Group (based on aggregate responses) in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2025.

Our 'Designing towards sustainable regeneration' module introduces a diverse range of research-based design and design-oriented research approaches to sustainable regeneration, with a particular focus on the regenerative design and ecological regeneration of the British historic environment.

It will explore practical and philosophical debates within architectural, landscape and urban studies, addressing contemporary issues and employing complementary approaches that have recently been innovated by the core teaching team.

The tutors and lecturers are leading architects at the forefront of their field from our School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, the UK’s top institution for Landscape Design teaching (National Student Survey 2025) and 3rd ranked for architecture (Complete University Guide 2026).

A place in our accommodation is guaranteed and it’s included in the price of your Summer School

Course aim

The aims of this module are:

To develop knowledge of social, cultural, economic, political and ethical issues relating to sustainable regeneration design.
To develop an understanding of the range of conceptual design and research methods in architecture and landscape.
To develop the ability to interpret and evaluate design within the British historic environment.
To develop the visual and verbal skills to debate design approaches

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