Architectural Lighting Design

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

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Course Info

Subject
Architecture
Languages
English
Duration
1 year
Degrees
Master

Course General Description

There is an increasing understanding of the importance of good lighting design in urban areas, buildings and interiors. Light is fundamental to architecture and essential for human well-being, and its quality affects human behaviour, comfort, health, efficiency, safety and security. The programme is based on a new approach to light and light planning – a combination of visual, physical and biological-based experience and knowledge applied to design, technology and health.

Tuition Fees

Non-EU/EEA/Swiss citizens: The full programme tuition fee is SEK 155,000 Non-EU/EEA/Swiss citizens are generally required to pay an application fee of SEK 900 EU/EEA/Swiss citizens: There are no tuition fees for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens

Disciplines

Light and Humans
Light and Space - indoor
Light and Science

Requirements

English test results
ID documents - all international students must submit a copy of their passport or other ID document
Application fee payment
Academic essays and portfolios
Letters of motivation, recommendation letters and essay summaries

Grants and Scholarships

KTH Scholarship KTH One-Year Scholarship KTH India Scholarship KTH Joint Programme Scholarship ​​​​​​​External Scholarship ​​​​​​​

Course Notable Alumni

Agne Milkeviciute
Bojana Nikolic
André Martins
Alexia Gkika

Course Notable Academia

Rodrigo Eduardo Muro Avendano
Gerhard Zehn
Federico Favero
Isabel Dominguez

School Info

Region
Europe
Country
Sweden
City
Stickholm
Year of Establishment
1827
Number of students
14500
QS Rank
104
THE Rank
187
Webometrics
NA
BeOpen D&A Course Ranking
Ranking of Design and Architecture Courses in Europe

School General Description

Since its founding in 1827, KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has grown to become one of Europe’s leading technical and engineering universities, as well as a key centre of intellectual talent and innovation.KTH is Sweden’s largest technical research and learning institution and home to students, researchers and faculty from around the world dedicated to advancing knowledge.

School Contacts

https://www.kth.se/en
info@kth.se
+46 8 790 60 00

Connections with Businesses

Ericsson
Saab
Sandvick
Scania
Skanska
Vattenfall
ABB
Volvo
Intel

Connections with other Schools and Educational Institutions

TU Berlin
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

School Notable Alumni

Salomon August Andrée, Gustaf Larson, Ernst Alexanderson, Joe Armstrong, Kurt Atterberg, Peter Arvai etc

School Notable Academia

Joacim Bengtsson
John Per Mikael Berquist
Flora Bahram
Victor Edman
Per Gunnar Elde
Federico Favero

Exchange Programmes

Summer courses at partner universities in China and an exchange programme in entrepreneurship with the National University of Singapore. KTH also offers a variety of joint Master’s programmes together with other prominent universities, giving students the chance to spend a year at each university and receive a degree from both.

Extra-curriculum life and facts of interest
KTH Football Club, KTH-Hockey, and KTH Basketball Club

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