Research is part of the professional life of architects, urban designers, planners, and engineers. This course offers an overview of various types and practices of qualitative and design-oriented research methods within the field of built environment. The research methodologies currently being applied in the built environment are closely associated to those applied in other disciplines within cultural, social, economic and environmental sciences, while often addressing existing societal challenges. Students will conduct a systematic literature review (SLR) on a topic of their interest. As part of the SLR, they will distinguish and argue the differences in context and methodological approach in existing studies that will reported in verbal, visual and textual components (conference paper and presentation).