The Budapest University of Technology and Economics is one of the oldest technical universities in Europe, with the Faculty of Architecture operating since 1873. As part of this prestigious institution, the Department of Explorative Architecture focuses on research-based design and the interdisciplinary aspects of environment-shaping. The Department’s architectural design studios often relate to ongoing research projects, enabling students to participate and contribute to a knowledge base beyond their individual achievements. These architecture-based research projects, among others, include comprehensive and multidisciplinary analysis, archaeology, high-end survey methods, fieldwork, site survey, climate research, bio-based technologies, adaptive reuse technologies and material studies.