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28 February 2019

Pushing the boundaries of Architectural Glass

Pushing the boundaries of Architectural Glass

James O’Callaghan has been appointed Professor of Architectural Glass. The Chair of Architectural Glass deals with glass in a wider context, both in the built environment and in building envelopes. It is about pushing the boundaries of materiality, performance, form, energy, and the aesthetics of architectural glass.

28 February 2019

Exploring the role of stations in future metropolitan areas

Exploring the role of stations in future metropolitan areas

At the main point of intersection between the railway and the city, stations are key elements in the organisation of the intermodal transport. The new book ‘Stations as Nodes’ explores the role of stations in future metropolitan areas from a French and Dutch perspective.

28 February 2019

Exploring processes and technologies

Exploring processes and technologies

Paul Chan has been appointed Professor of Design and Construction Management. The Chair addresses questions of processes that enable whole-life thinking in the development and realisation of building projects. Future practices and accompanying new technologies are looked at from a sociotechnical perspective, exploring how they can contribute to constructing better buildings and communities.

26 February 2019

Four fields of study at TU Delft in global top 10 of QS Subject Rankings

Four fields of study at TU Delft in global top 10 of QS Subject Rankings

14 February 2019

The importance of fundamental glass research

The importance of fundamental glass research

The TU Delft Glass and Transparency group received the Encouragement Glass Award from Bouwend Nederland. The award acknowledges the importance of fundamental academic glass research to develop new solutions for the future.

07 February 2019

Will 2018 be a pivot-point for the Dutch housing market?

Will 2018 be a pivot-point for the Dutch housing market?

From mid-2013, the Dutch owner-occupied housing market recovered at a rapid pace from the crisis in the five preceding years. In a relatively short period, purchase prices rose sharply. The year 2018, however, shows a decreasing growth or even a decline in the volume on the owner-occupied housing market and on the mortgage market.

31 January 2019

Smart Box: exhibition space, cinema, observation tower and living room

Smart Box: exhibition space, cinema, observation tower and living room

The Smart Box has won the Smart Square design competition from the Bosch Architecture Initiative and the municipality of ’s-Hertogenbosch. The design of BK Bouwkunde students Sebastiaan Vork, Nikki de Zeeuw, and Luuk Goossen was unanimously chosen from 52 entries by the jury.

31 January 2019

New heritage insights through satellites and social media

New heritage insights through satellites and social media

The HERILAND project applies satellites and social media to provide new insights into heritage. Satellite photos quickly provide a perfect image of the development of cities and their protected areas.

17 January 2019

Cinematic approach to ‘Port city futures’

As part of the Port City Futures research programme, Carola Hein and Paolo De Martino (Architecture) will make a film in collaboration with artist and filmmaker Ollie Palmer. The film will feature interviews with key players in Naples, Rotterdam, and Dunkirk together with future development scenarios provide a view into evolving port-city region relationships.

17 January 2019

Resilient dwelling clusters for urban resettlement

Resilient dwelling clusters for urban resettlement

The Global Housing Study Centre will create a living lab in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to create resilient dwelling clusters for urban resettlement. The lab has been made possible with a € 500.000,- grant from the joint SDG research programme from NWO-WOTRO Science for Global Development.