Contact
![]() |
Thomas Oles, Professor, Division of Landscape Architecture, SLU, +4618672664 |
SLU calculates and reports emissions and uptake from Sweden's Land use, Land Use Change and Forestry sector (LULUCF).
The Design Theory Group is an international research collaborative and one of four subject areas in the Division of Landscape Architecture, Department of Urban and Rural Development, SLU Uppsala.
The group currently consists of fifteen researchers, teachers, and PhD students from six countries. The principal aim of DTG is to investigate design as a way of creating knowledge. In keeping with our location in the Division of Landscape Architecture, we are concerned first and foremost with the methods, tools, and pedagogy of that discipline. However DTG is also a forum—unique at SLU—for exploring the methods and practices of ‘design thinking’ across fields, cultures, and scales. We advance knowledge in these areas through a variety of research, teaching, and outreach projects, and use this knowledge to interrogate and improve the educational and institutional settings around us.
Some of the questions that interest us are:
We explore these and other questions using a variety of methods, both qualitative and quantitative. Pedagogy is an integral part of our research activity, and we avoid rigid distinctions between ‘teaching’ and ‘research,’ ‘theory’ and ‘practice.’ We strive instead to foster a culture of collective knowledge creation where diverse methods and approaches can "flourish and enrich one another. Our innovations "flow to the public via many channels including peer-reviewed scholarly journals; trade and professional periodicals; online venues; and outreach.
A key group resource is the ‘Design Theory Lab’ on floor 3 in Ulls hus, "flexible space for seminars, lectures, and activities related to design theory in all its different dimensions."
If you want to know more about DTG, please contact Thomas Oles at: thomas.oles@slu.se, or just stop by office D309 in Ulls Hus.
![]() |
Thomas Oles, Professor, Division of Landscape Architecture, SLU, +4618672664 |
Department of Urban and Rural Development • P.O. Box 7012, SE-750 07 Uppsala SWEDEN • Visiting address: Ulls väg 27 • Delivery address: Ulls gränd 1 • 756 51 Uppsala • +4618671000 • Head of department: Lars Johansson, +4618671914, send e-mail to: lars.johansson@slu.se • Vice Head of department: Kristina Marquardt, +4618672099, send e-mail to: kristina.marquardt@slu.se • Information on how to find us » • Complete list of us who work at the department »
The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU, has its main locations in Alnarp, Umeå and Uppsala. SLU is certified to the ISO 14001 environmental standard. • Phone:+46 18-67 10 00 • VAT nr: SE202100281701 • Contact SLU • About SLU's websites