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Research & Facilities

Research Opportunities

Research Opportunities

Tyler graduate students have access to the abundant resources of a large, tier-one public research university and accomplished faculty who model a culture of inquiry through their own research and professional practice. 

Graduate students can participate in research opportunities in areas as diverse as sculpture, art history, architecture, environmental design, city/regional planning and community development, and visual studies.

Faculty research spans diverse categories, including climate change, cultural landscapes, ecological recovery, seed germination, social equity in urban design, urban ecology and health, virtual and augmented reality, and visual representation. Learn more about faculty at Tyler. 

Tyler and Temple University are closely tied to the city of Philadelphia, providing opportunities for graduate students to participate in hands-on, collaborative opportunities in the city. The richness of arts practice, architecture, landscape architecture, planning and allied professional fields across the Philadelphia region offers limitless possibilities for experiential learning. Learn more about research opportunities for Tyler students.  

Graphic and Interactive Design Facilities 

Dedicated studios for graphic and interactive design graduate students are designed to handle every phase of the design process, from concept development to finished product as well as emerging technologies such as augmented reality, virtual reality, blended reality and video game design. Computer labs maintain current software applications and an extensive font library for both print and interactive media. 

The studios include open space for collaborative projects, individual work stations and flat file storage. Students have access to a dedicated printing and production studio and digital fabrication studio, as well as the diverse resources of Temple—a leading R1 public research institution.   

Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio

Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio

The Loretta C. Duckworth Scholar’s Studio at Temple’s Charles Library provides a space for collaborative work and individual research, offering technology for textual analysis, mining big data, working in and creating 3D spaces, geospatial technology, gaming, visualizations, and more. Its makerspace, VR Lab, Specialized Computing Lab and Tech Sandbox provide students with tools to stretch their creativity.