Class A: Tsinghua University; Southeast University; Tianjin University; Tongji University; South China University of Technology.

Class B: Harbin Institute of Technology; Zhejiang University; Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Chongqing University; Xi University of Architecture and Technology; Beijing Jianzhu University; Dalian University of Technology; Shenyang jianzhu university; Nanjing University; Wuhan University; Hunan University; Beijing University of Technology; Hefei University of Technology; Shandong Jianzhu University; Shenzhen University; Southwest jiaotong university.

Class C: Central Academy of Fine Arts; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Huaqiao University Qingdao Institute of Technology; Kunming University of Science and Technology; Anhui Jianzhu University; Beijing Jiaotong University; Jilin Jianzhu University; Nanjing University of Technology; Fuzhou University; Suzhou University of Science and Technology; Zhengzhou University; Xi Jiaotong University; Chang 'an University.

Architectural design is the leading link in this direction, which studies the basic principles and theories, objective laws, creative ideas, skills, techniques and forms of expression of architectural design.

Basic theories include architectural design principles, architectural space theory, architectural form theory, architectural criticism, green building, architectural economy, commercial practice of professional architects, and design principles of residential buildings, office buildings, commercial buildings, educational buildings, medical and health buildings, performance buildings, industrial buildings, religious buildings and other buildings.