Top 30 Interesting Thesis Topics In Architecture

A thesis is the very last step in the completion of graduation. It offers an

opportunity to the students to explore a particular issue relevant to the
field they are working in. These kinds of investigations are based on
conceptual beliefs and values. Students working on the thesis have to
define their interest and solve questions on the topic chosen by them.

Thesis assignment is given in almost all departments of a school or

college. An architectural thesis is one of them which require the student
to question about architecture and define concepts like a theme, site and
a program. Such projects are intellectual pieces of work which need to be
advanced. It is a combination of discussion and reasoning.

Form of architectural projects:

 Programmatic

 Socio cultural

 Historic

 Typological

 Contextual response

 Theoretical

 Preservation

 Adaptive

Architectural projects are classified into the following famous categories:

 Urban planning and infrastructure

 Cultural facilities

 Leisure and fun facilities

 Public offices, buildings and institutions

  Houses

Some popular topics which can be selected for an architectural thesis

are:

 Development of waterfront property

 Creation of low cost housing

 Heritage museums

 Designing of an airport

 Airport functioning

 Cinema and theatre architecture

 Skyscraper design

 Suburban homes for multifamily

 Aquarium-Aqua design and display

 Gaming and Animation studio

 Multimedia film city

 Lightning excellence centre

 Marine park design

 MTRS study and station

 Convention centre

 Modern art museum

 Automobile training centre

 Archaeological survey institute

 School of art and design

  Bus terminal cum commercial complex

 Luxury beach facing apartments

 Bio climatic buildings

 Cruise terminal design

 Cricket stadium display

 Media centre

 Resort design

 Disaster management institute

 Television and film institute

 Polo retreat

 Educational institute for rural children

A thesis is the most difficult and important piece of writing one performs
in his career.

Picking and choosing a topic for any project or dissertation is very

important. The best way to succeed and complete the assignment within
the due date is by selecting the right topic. Once this is done, then the
research work can start on time. It is better to spend a little extra time on
deciding the topic as it saves time being wasted by changing the topic
later.

Urban Design and City/Town Planning

1. Advanced Trauma Center and Hospital
2. Aquarium -Aqua display and Research Center
3. Mass Rapid Transit System (MTRS) Study and Station
4. Institute and Studios for Gaming and Animation, Multimedia Film
City
5. Center of Excellence for Lighting
6. Waterfront Development – Beach Convention and Exhibition
Center
7. Integrated Transformational Node
8. Architecture For Hills: A Site Responsive Settlement
9. Forest Research and Training Institute
10. Urban Entertainment Center
11. Cancer Hospital and Research Center
12. Aqua Marine Park
13. Archaeological Survey of India – Research and Training Institute
14. Low Cost Housing
15. Drug De-addiction and Rehabilitation Center
16. Auto mobile Research and Training Institute
17. Fashion Technology Park
18. Tribal Heritage Museum
19. Digital Morphogenesis and Its Implementation
20. School of Art, Design and Technology
21. Center for Art, Culture and Tourism Promotion
22. Museum of Modern Art
23. Bus Terminal Cum Commercial Complex
24. Film and Research Institute
25. International Cruise terminal
26. Bio-climatic Tower
27. Sea-front Apartments
28. The Book Mall

Interesting Master and Doctorate level topics:

1. Structural Design Approaches within the Scope of Theory and
Application
2. Thought and Architectural Practices in the Tourism Sector
3. Concept of Equilibrium and Its Effects of Change from Static to
Dynamic on Architectural End-Products
4. The Peculiarities of Light as a Quality in Architecture
5. Color Design of Exterior Surfaces as an Expression of Architectural
Thought
6. Development of a design evaluation tool primary school projects
7. An Analytic Approach to the Concept of Topography in
Architecture
8. The Construction of Modern Architecture in Architectural History
Writing
9. Study On “Temporary Post-Disaster Housing Unit” Constructed
With –Light Gauge Steel Framing
10. Perception of Space through Representation Media
11. Architecture of Societies in Multicultural Region
12. Residential Satisfaction in High-Rise Buildings
13. An Evaluation of Non-Classroom Spaces of Private Elementary
Schools
14. Between De constructivist Architecture and Hyper-Historicism
15. Retrofitting Existing Mass Housing for Energy Efficiency
16. An Evaluation of Junction Details with Transparent Sheets in
Furniture Design
17. Day lighting Evaluation in Office Buildings
18. A Study on the Interactions between Life Styles
19. Scheduling Problems in Architectural Design Process
20. The interaction of reinforced concrete skeleton systems and
architectural form subjected to earthquake effects
21. A Method to Design Kinetic Planar Surface with Mathematical
Tessellation Techniques
22. Bio-inspired design of a kinetic node for adaptable structures
23. Design of Ruled Surfaces
24. Construction of Time Conception in Architectural Realm
25. A Critical view of Sustainable Architecture
26. Determination of Place Concept in the Reproduction Process of
Built Environment
27. Analytical Study of the Design Potentials in Kinetic Architecture
28. Transformation of Meaning of Architectural Space
29. Installation Art, the Contemporary Residence, and the Critique of
Subjectivity
30. Method of Morphological Analysis of Urban Housing Pattern
31. Design and Analysis of Reconfigurable Doubly Curved Surfaces
So, Friends main reasons of writing this kind of article here, is that in
academic era of architect students, Thesis is very important and precious
time of exploration. I wish to my Architects and Designers have no much
trouble to find out different Architectural Design Research Topics and
west their time for this kind of exercise.

But actually main work in after this selection of Architectural Design

Research Topics is started. so I wish this is some base provide for their
starting of brain storming for Architectural Design Research Topics for
Thesis.

These are some of the introductory Architectural Design Research Topics

as per my current knowledge. You can find some more
interesting Architectural Design Research Topics on this basis and create
a new subject. Which suitable for your requirements and give a space for
your exploration.

Topic
Business cum Recreational Centre, Goa .
Centre for Performing & Visual Arts, Chandigarh .
5-Star Deluxe Hotel at Jaypee Greens, Greater Noida.
Toy Museum aand Research Centre, Greater Noida.
5-Star Deluxe Hotel at Gurgaon.
Multiplex at Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai.
DLF’s Ready Built Office at Chandigarh Technology Park ,Kishangarh.
Convention and Exhibition Center ,
Bandra Kurla Complex,Mumbai.
Meditation Space – Savitri Bhawan, AurovilleVenue for international Film Festival
of India, Bambolim (Panaji), Goa“Workspace Picnic”- Office Headquarters for
Godrej Mumbai.

National Aerospace Museum Complex, New Delhi .

Sultan Ghari Sanskritik Kendra, New Delhi .
Quark Infocity, MohaliMarine Archeological Museum at Panaji, GoaIndian
Embassy in Muscat .
Delhi Public School , Faridabad .
A Slum Rehabilitation Scheme at Molarband, Delhi .
Interpretation Centre for Bhoj Wetlands, BhopalMuseum on Goddess and
Sanskrit Bhawan, Mansa Devi.
SAARC Information and Documentation Centre, New Delhi .
Indira Gandhi Pratishthan Sansthan, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow .
Multiplex at Bangalore .
Habitat Centre, Patiala .
Precepts and Performance of Capitol Complex, Chandigarh with special
referenceto the Secretariat Building .
Sports Complex, SirsaRecreation-cum-Health Centre, Greater Noida.
Indian Institute of Management, Noida.
Centre for International Research on Human Unity, Auroville.School of Planning
and Architecture, New Delhi .
Research and Tourist Centre at Lonar.
Habitat Centre, Panchkula.
Osho Commune at Delhi .
IT Park, Greater NoidaISBT, Gurgaon

Aarogya Dham, Sector 3, Panchkula.

Habitat Service Centre, Noida.
District Jail at Narnaul, Haryana.
Gurgaon Exhibition cum Convention Centre,
Gurgaon French Pavilion, Auroville Regional Habitat Centre,
Ahmedabad National Media Centre, Gurgaon.
Amity University of Information Technology, Noida.
Delhi Public School , Jaipur.
Noida International Centre, Noida.
Canara Bank Development Banking Institute,
GurgaonInfosys Campus IT Park, Chandigarh .
Luxury Hotel at Forest Hill Resort
Protective Exhibition Space, Kurukshetra
National Institute of Design, Bangalore
Centre for Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts
The Chandigarh “ Botanical Gardens
Masha Simrat Kaur Lucknow Race course
Humane Habitat for the Urban Poor of Chandigarh at Sector 56, Chandigarh .
Aqua Park at Rohini, Delhi.
Revitalization of the immortal link between the river and the town:Vrindavan
Ghats.“Galiara” – An approach to urban Conservation, Amritsar
Research and Training Centre in Palliative Care & Hospice Meditation Centre,
Delhi