News
25 October 2018
Peter Boelhouwer appointed to Advisory Committee
Peter Boelhouwer (OTB) is one of three experts appointed in an Advisory Committee to the Dutch Ministry of Economics and Climate. Together, these experts will give their expert opinion to the Ministry on the value and value decline of housing in the earthquake area of Groningen.
25 October 2018
Three BK projects at Dutch Design Week 2018
Glass bricks from recycled glass in organic shapes, designs for a hyperloop station in Amsterdam, and a chaise longue created from 3D robotic printing. These three projects from students and researchers of Architectural Engineering & Technology are now on display at the Dutch Design Week 2018.
25 October 2018
Take a swing on the Glass Swing
Researchers from BK Bouwkunde TU Delft developed a functioning glass swing, together with Arup, Schott, and RAMLAB. Users of the Glass Swing are able to interact with the structure, a showcase of the structural potential of glass.
25 October 2018
BK alumna Alessandra Covini wins Prix de Rome 2018
Architect and BK alumna Alessandra Covini received the Prix de Rome 2018 for her project Amsterdam Allegories. Her proposal for the Sixhaven area in North Amsterdam turns the area into a walled harbour in which twenty-one islands provide space for passing visitors.
25 October 2018
Democratic design wanted for post-colonial Malaysia
Malaysia has not been a colony since 1957, but this is not reflected in public space. Just like the British time, urban planning is all about controlling the masses, says PhD candidate Nurul Azlan. It’s time for urban designers to become independent, too.
18 October 2018
‘Black gold’ exhibition at Learning Centre Dunkirk
The exhibition ‘Or Noir: Marée, Ruée, Virage’ introduces visitors to the wide impact of oil on our life and our environment. Seven stations document past and present impact of oil and visualize future scenarios, inviting the public to engage.
18 October 2018
NEXT EXTREME shortlisted for WAF Water Research Prize
Research project NEXT EXTREME was shortlisted for the Water Research Prize of the World Architecture Festival. The project dives into next generation infrastructure design under extreme conditions and is conducted by Taneha Kuzniecow Bacchin and Filippo LaFleur (Urbanism).
18 October 2018
Three BK alumni in the race for NRP Master Award 2018
Three BK alumni compete for the award for upcoming talent with good and new ideas towards transformation and renovation. On 31 October 2018, Hedwig van der Linden, Lauren Boots, and Nikkie de Boer will hear which of the five candidates has won the NRP Master Award 2018.
12 October 2018
TU Delft receives grant from Getty Foundation for research into restoration of Aula Building
In the coming years, TU Delft will be conducting research into the possible restoration and modernisation of the Aula Building, which is a listed monument in the Netherlands.
11 October 2018
Argentine delta could learn from Dutch polder model
In the Rio Paraná Delta the natural, industrial, and urban dynamics collide head-on. Lack of participation in planning is at the root of the problem, concludes Verónica Zagare in her PhD thesis. An Argentine version of the Dutch polder model could offer a way out.