Research and Engagement
Our mission to serve our communities with intentional development and design goes beyond the classroom. Through research centers, outreach initiatives, and community-driven projects, we strive to make a tangible difference in the lives of individuals and the prosperity of communities.
TP3C
The Transforming Places, Practices, and Pedagogies Collaborative (TP3C) is a research unit within the School of Architecture at the University of Utah, dedicated to conducting architectural research.
Metropolitan Research Center
The Metropolitan Research Center (MRC) is a unit within the College of Architecture + Planning that conducts basic and applied research on the built environment at the metropolitan scale, focusing on key forces shaping metropolitan form such as demographics, environment, technology, design, transportation, arts and culture, and governance.
Healthy Aging & Resilience Program
The Healthy Aging and Resilient Places (HARP) Lab is an action-oriented research lab developing a place-based approach to healthy aging and resilient places.
Center for Ecological Planning & Design
The Center for Ecological Planning and Design works on bridging the gaps between research and the design and planning fields, both within CA+P and across campus, with a focus on the built environment and the human communities that inhabit it.
DesignBuildUtah@Bluff
Immersed within our remote campus in Bluff, near the Navajo Nation's northernmost chapters, DesignBuildUtah participants spend a semester turning their designs into reality, gaining hands-on experience in construction, teamwork, and community-focused architecture.