Bouwkunde

Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment

BK City

“It is a place that is buzzing with life from early in the morning until late at night, with thousands of people studying, working, designing, conducting research and acquiring and disseminating knowledge.”

Education

“The faculty offers an incredible selection of seminars, debates, lectures and workshops. My study at Bouwkunde helped prepare me to work in the highly competitive office of OMA.”

- Tanner Merkely

Facts • 2900 students • 750 certificates per year • Graduation rate: 95% • Job placement: 91% • 36% of master students from abroad • Staff members from 42 different

countries • Exchange programmes with ~70

international universities

Bachelor programme • Three-year programme • Broad curriculum combining technology, theory and design, and students’ own

creativity and spatial insight • Different design projects, individually or in groups • Learning about the way technology, culture and the living environment interact

with each other • Leads to Bachelor degree (BSc) • Taught in Dutch

Master We offer various Master programmes, underpinned by the renowned Dutch experience in architecture, spatial planning and the built environment professions. Students develop an independent and academic attitude and are given the opportunity to design their own projects in the specialty of their choice. Applicants can choose between seven programmes. All Master’s programmes are taught in English.

Master programmes • Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences

• Architecture • Urbanism • Building Sciences • Landscape Architecture • Management in the Built Environment

• Geomatics • Metropolitan Analysis, Design and Engineering

Post-master • The Berlage Post-master in Architecture and Urban Design • European Post-master in Urbanism (EMU) • Master City Developer

Renowned professors • Tom Avermaete • Peter Boelhouwer • Andy van den Dobbelsteen • Rients Dijkstra • Dick van Gameren • Anke van Hal

• Wessel de Jonge • Kees Kaan • Ulrich Knaack • Winy Maas • Frits Palmboom • Michiel Riedijk

Research

“Without research, design lacks direction.”

- Frank van der Hoeven, Research Director

Research facts • Number of scientific staff: 339 • Broadness of scope: from building technology to architecture typology to

management in built environment • Number of peer reviewed articles: 130/year • Large number of high-quality book publications; academic articles and

crossover journals • Cooperation with 70+ universities all over the world • Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft ranks third worldwide (source:

QS ranking 2018)

Graduate School for Architecture and the Built Environment (A+BE) • currently over 220 students • 4 years • graduation with PhD

Research programmes • The Architectural Project and its Foundation • Design and History • Innovations in Management of the Built Environment • Housing in a Changing Society • Green Building Innovation • Computation & Performance • Urban and regional studies • Geo-information, Technology and Governance • Urbanism

The Architectural Project and its Foundation On architecture as ‘craft’ • Building and interiors: types, models,

contexts and people • Architecture and the City: Public

Realm/Public Building • Borders and Territories • Mapping the territory and the cities of the

Randstad

On architecture as ‘craft’ • Revisions: Changing Ideals and Shifting Realities

• Positions: The Architectural Discipline and its Instruments

The Architectural Project and its Foundation

Design and History On the integration of all aspects of the built heritage • History, Theories and Methodology • Landscapes of change • Sustainable, healthy cities • Designing for and with heritage • Innovative technology and conservation

materials

Innovations in the Management of the Built Environment On evidence-based decision-making

• Supply Chain Monitor • New life in high-vacancy areas • FuturA: Future Value Chains of

Architectural Service

Housing in a Changing Society On how to achieve sufficient, sustainable and affordable housing

• Governance • Organisational Strategies • Market Dynamics • Quality

Green Building Innovation On renewable resources and a built environment that is largely self-sustaining

• Free-D Façade Manufacturing • Pret-a-loger: Housing with a skin • Climate Proof Cities

Computation & Performance On innovative computational tools in the design and construction process • Energy performance integration in

corporate public real estate management • CONTINUUM: Architectural design and

manufacturing from school lab to fabrication workshop

• METABODY: Media Embodiment Tékhne And Bridges of Diversity

Urban and Regional Studies On the growing complexity of neighbourhoods, cities and regions

• Governance of land development • Territorial governance • Urban and neighbourhood Change • Urban systems and transport

Geo-information Technology and Governance On the spatial information infrastructure to solve complex activities in the built environment

• 5D data modelling: full integration of

2D/3D space, time and scale dimensions • 3D methods massive point clouds • 3D spatial data infrastructure

Urbanism On the relationship between urban patterns and design interventions

• Delta Urbanism • Design of the Urban Fabric • Landscape compositions & systems • Metropolitan Spatial Structures • Regional Design • International Planning and Developing

Regions • 3D Geo-information

Urbanism On the relationship between urban patterns and design interventions

• Smart Cities & Urban Metabolism • History and Heritage Vector

Organisation

Architecture

The department of Architecture provides education and conducts research at an internationally competitive level of excellence in the fields of architecture and architectural design. Education and research are closely interconnected by the perspective of social relevance.

Chair: Dirk van Gameren

Architecture • Architecture of the Interior • Architecture Theory • Complex Projects • Dwelling • Form and Modelling Studies • History of Architecture & Urban Planning • Methods & Analysis • Public Buildings • The Why Factory

Architectural Engineering + Technology

Architectural Engineering & Technology has established itself in 2012 as a strong department within the faculty. The AE+T department has a lot of potential and is a powerful brand, both within the faculty and in(and out)side the academic world.

Chair: Ulrich Knaack

Architectural Engineering + Technology • Architectural Engineering • Building Services • Climate Design and Sustainability • Cultural Heritage • Design Informatics • Design of Construction • Heritage & Cultural Value

• Heritage & Design • Heritage & Technology • Hyperbody • Indoor Environment • Product Development • Structural Design • Structural Mechanics

Management in the Built Environment

The department Management in the Built Environment is expert in the fields of real estate management, construction management, housing and urban development management.

Chair: Vincent Gruis

Management in the Built Environment • Building Law • Design and Construction Management • Housing Management • Housing Systems • Public Commissioning • Real Estate Management • Sustainable Housing Transformation • Urban Area Development • Urban Development Management

Urbanism

The Urbanism department is concerned with the analysis, design and planning of cities and regions, with the goal of more sustainable, resilient and fair societies. The department promotes the ‘Dutch approach to urbanism’ integrating the creativity of design methods with the rationality of academic research.

Chair: Vincent Nadin

Urbanism • Design as Politics • Van Eesteren • Environmental Technology and Design • Landscape Architecture • Spatial Planning • Urban Compositions • Urban Design • 3D Geo-information

OTB Chair: Machiel van Dorst OTB seeks to make a visible contribution to society by addressing societal challenges in the field of the built environment. The emphasis lies on scientific impact and societal relevance. We do this by means of our specialist scientific research and education in this area