{"id":19477,"date":"2025-04-11T14:41:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T18:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/?page_id=19477"},"modified":"2025-05-16T15:20:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T19:20:54","slug":"phd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/interior\/phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Ph.D. in Design, Construction &amp; Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-fd350275 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container vertical-hero uagb-block-3e507561\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-4eb6c11a\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><em>STEM-Designated<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.5\">Ph.D. in Design, Construction &amp; Planning<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<hr 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Our faculty members are committed to fostering a collaborative environment where scholarship and creativity can thrive alongside doctoral students. Through diverse and rigorous research methodologies, Ph.D. students explore critical challenges, such as health, sustainability, and technology, and propose innovative design solutions based on empirical research. Join a dynamic research community dedicated to transforming the built environment for a smarter, healthier, and more resilient future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Network of Partners, Collaborators, and Funders:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image aligncenter uagb-block-a08493f4 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-zoomin wp-block-uagb-image--align-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthdesign.org\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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