Study architecture and built environment

Good architecture and construction solve today's problems. Great architecture and construction shape the spaces, infrastructure and cities of tomorrow. At AUT, you'll tackle urgent issues like density, sustainability and affordability. In our small classes you'll build models, test ideas with emerging tech and work across disciplines. We’re an associate member of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and Association of Australasian Schools of Architecture (AASA), and you’ll graduate ready to create spaces that support communities and stand up to real-world pressure.

Research in architecture and the built environment

We tackle real-world problems through research that delivers. From smarter cities to sustainable construction, our teams are shaping how we live. This is knowledge that works, led by experts who build, test and transform.

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Partner with AUT's School of Future Environments to co-design smarter cities, sustainable systems and inclusive spaces. Whether you're in industry, government or community, we work with you across teaching, research and innovation to shape future-ready environments that deliver.

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Real projects, real connections. Many AUT programmes include workplace experience so you’re ready for what’s next.

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Theory's important. But at AUT much of the real work happens in our world-class facilities.

Our assignments are based on true work scenarios

Work that opens doors

Browse the projects turning heads in industry – smart ideas, sharp execution, and students who deliver.

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AUT architecture student wins $5k award
27 Feb, 2026
AUT Master of Architecture (Professional) student Nathan Moore has landed the 2026 UXBRIDGE Malcolm Smith Architecture Fellowship.
NZ’s $2.5bn shoddy building bill
03 Feb, 2026
Nearly 10% of the NZ building sector's value is lost to systemic quality failure. Here's how to fix our 'build now, fix later' culture.
Asbestos in kids’ play sand
20 Nov, 2025
Auckland University of Technology's Dr Terri-Ann Berry on asbestos contamination of children’s coloured sand products.
AUT’s Priscila Besen at COP30
11 Nov, 2025
The senior lecturer in sustainable architecture spoke to the Science Media Centre ahead of attending the 30th UN climate conference in Belém, Brazil.
AUT disaster response expert on Gaza
23 Oct, 2025
AUT’s Professor Regan Potangaroa, a global expert in humanitarian engineering, has been involved in more than 200 UN deployments in 22 countries.

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