The innovative thinking training system of architecture specialty in high-level research university is the education system to construct the basic teaching training. Combined with the characteristics of the current preliminary education stage of architecture major, this paper expounds several basic principles of architectural basic teaching, and emphasizes the importance of cultivating the spatial creative thinking ability of architectural students. We should combine the training of first-class architectural talents in high-level research universities with social needs, and fully understand the social employment standards. We should strengthen the cultivation of students’innovative ability and practical ability, and cultivate high-quality architectural innovative professionals with professional quality, self-improvement ability and lifelong learning ability to meet the social needs. This study focuses on the comparison and reference of Chinese and Korean universities, and constructs the method and path of "innovative thinking training system of architecture specialty in high-level research university".