Project Ideas for Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Design

Parametric urban-block generator balancing daylight access and embodied carbon in dense districts

Participatory mixed-reality charrettes redesigning floodable waterfront parks with frontline residents

AI-driven heat-mitigation masterplan targeting urban-canyon hot spots identified by drone thermography

Comprehensive TOD framework converting obsolete mall sites into mixed-income transit hubs

Night-time lighting strategy integrating dark-sky preservation with pedestrian safety along greenways

Circular-construction toolkit specifying deconstruction and material passports for zero-waste neighborhoods

Data-driven curb-management model reallocating parking lanes for micro-mobility and green stormwater

Cultural-heritage AR trail overlaying migrant histories onto rapidly gentrifying corridors

Design coding manual embedding Indigenous place-names and ecological knowledge in public signage

Carbon-positive district-energy loop harnessing wastewater heat and rooftop PV surplus

Robotically fabricated timber pavilion prototyping climate-adaptive vernacular forms

Scenario gamification platform teaching youth trade-offs in post-disaster urban recovery

Machine-learning streetscape analysis predicting perceived safety and walkability metrics

Vacant-lot micro-forest pilot measuring biodiversity and mental-health co-benefits in underserved areas

Policy memo advancing anti-displacement zoning overlays around new BRT lines

Social-life-cycle assessment comparing tactical-urbanism interventions across global South cities

Hybrid pedestrian-simulation/VR tool evaluating inclusive design for visually impaired users

Open-source urban digital-twin integrating satellite, IoT, and civic-data streams for real-time decision support

White paper on governance models for community land trusts securing equitable green redevelopment

Conference on decolonizing urban-design pedagogy and professional practice