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11 March 2021
New Professor of Delta Urbanism: “More focus is needed on the role of design in flood risk management in deltas”
![New Professor of Delta Urbanism: “More focus is needed on the role of design in flood risk management in deltas”](https://filelist.tudelft.nl/_processed_/b/6/csm_IMGP4294%20%281%29_5ebd0ec608.jpeg)
The Netherlands has been world-renowned for decades as one of the leading countries when it comes to knowledge of flood risk management and spatial planning. “Our strategy of connecting both themes and adopting a cohesive view of them has received widespread praise. But in recent years, we appear to have lost that connection in the Netherlands; our tradition of managing spatial planning at the state level has been abandoned,” says Chris Zevenbergen who has been part-time professor of Delta Urbanism in the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment since February.
11 March 2021
Apply now for the 2021 Berlage Dutch Scholarship!
![Apply now for the 2021 Berlage Dutch Scholarship!](https://filelist.tudelft.nl/_processed_/2/d/csm_20210311_Berlage_Dutch_scholarship_d0ff21bd28.jpg)
Each year the Berlage awards a scholarship to an outstanding Dutch graduate from one of the universities or academies in the Netherlands. The scholarship is established to support Dutch students who demonstrate academic excellence and wish to join the Berlage's international, one-and-a-half-year English-language Post-Master of Science-degree program in architecture and urban design.
24 February 2021
Respectful renovation
![Respectful renovation](https://filelist.tudelft.nl/_processed_/9/0/csm_RmR%20woonblok_ef20b13cd2.jpg)
More than thirty per cent of the Dutch housing stock was built between 1965 and 1985. These homes are due for renovation in the next few years in order for them to meet current demands and requirements in terms of energy consumption, aesthetics, comfort and liveability. How can we ensure a sustainable future for this large, diverse and complex housing stock while respecting the current values of these homes and the living environment?
23 February 2021
Inclusion and diversity at BK
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Roberto Rocco has been appointed Diversity and Inclusion Officer for Bouwkunde with the goal to advise the dean and help shape faculty policy and propose action on inclusion and diversity. “As an outsider, I have experienced issues of inclusion and diversity very personally in my life at TU Delft, not always positively. This has given me the tools, the curiosity and the ideas to see diversity and inclusion as highly positive assets and opportunities rather than “problems”, says Roberto.
12 February 2021
Owner-occupied housing market strengthens considerably in fourth quarter despite corona crisis
![Owner-occupied housing market strengthens considerably in fourth quarter despite corona crisis](https://filelist.tudelft.nl/_processed_/b/2/csm_20200819_Monitor_koopwoningmarkt_2d7132729a.jpg)
Central and local governments have maintained the huge support package from the corona crisis until the end of 2020. As a result, relatively few housing consumers have actually been affected by the corona crisis in an economic sense. Combined with a prospect of vaccination, confidence in the owner-occupied housing market is fully restored in the third and fourth quarter of 2020. Residential consumers are daring to buy a (different) house in 2020, at substantial prices.
11 February 2021
BK students build circular watchtower in New Delft
![BK students build circular watchtower in New Delft](https://filelist.tudelft.nl/_processed_/4/2/csm_foto%201%20watch%20tower_b0baf86f19.jpg)
A special object is being built on the Westlandseweg in Delft: a temporary, circular watchtower, made almost entirely of wood without screws, glue or nails. The tower has been designed and is being built by BK students Edmund Thomas Green and Ludvig Sundberg, who won a design competition held by study association D.B.S.G. Stylos and project organisation Nieuw Delft at the end of 2019.
10 February 2021
Bnieuws online
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Now that we all work and study from our homes, it is impossible to catch the latest edition of Bnieuws at the faculty building. The editors however continue to work hard and, in addition to a monthly new Bnieuws, have made a lot of effort to make many previous editions available online.
09 February 2021
Architecture student award winner ECIO Frank Award for more inclusive education
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Tess Tegelberg, master student, won the ECIO Frank Award with her thesis on how to design better study buildings at the TU. Her conclusion is that designing for students with functional disabilities creates places that are more pleasant for everyone.
06 February 2021
Satisfaction homeworkers and the lack of a coffee machine
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How do the Dutch experience the corona measures in their workplace and working from home? Students from the master course Case Studies at the Department of Management of the Built Environment (MBE) put this question into research in cooperation with HEYDAY - facility management. As part of their course, they interviewed employees of a health insurance company, a chemical company, and a municipality.
01 February 2021
TU Delft develops 'brains' for buildings
![TU Delft develops 'brains' for buildings](https://filelist.tudelft.nl/_processed_/d/d/csm_GettyImages-952394926_88173f35e0.jpg)
A large consortium led by TU Delft is going to provide ‘brains’ to buildings. The Dutch Minis-try of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has allocated 6.9 million euro to the Brains 4 Build-ings project. The objective of the project is to contribute to the development of smart meth-ods and algorithms that add operational intelligence to buildings, in order to make them as energy efficient and comfortable as possible. Professor and scientific coordinator Laure Itard: “Buildings’ energy systems have become so complex that their real time control cannot be achieved by traditional methods. We need much clever approaches using the potential of machine learning and artificial intelligence.”
26 January 2021
Headquarters of DOCOMOMO International coming to TU Delft
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At the end of the 1980s, many modern masterpieces had already been demolished or had changed beyond recognition. This was mainly due to the fact, that many were not considered to be elements of heritage, that their original functions had substantially changed and that their technological innovations had not always endured long-term stresses.
26 January 2021
The Future of Port City Regions
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What does the future of the port city of Rotterdam look like? How do you maintain the identity of a city in transition, with a growing number of inhabitants, spatial, economic and political interests? For whom does the gentrification of a neighbourhood take place? These are some of the questions studied by the researchers of the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus PortCityFutures programme.
13 January 2021
NWO budget for "Eilande(rs)n aan het Roer"
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The programme "Eilande(rs)n aan het Roer" has been awarded a budget from NWO. In this programme researchers and social partners from the Caribbean and Dutch parts of the kingdom work together to bring together technical, traditional and contemporary knowledge practices.
07 January 2021
Andy van den Dobbelsteen appointed Sustainability Coordinator
![Andy van den Dobbelsteen appointed Sustainability Coordinator](https://filelist.tudelft.nl/_processed_/e/8/csm_HR_MKS5073%20%20Andy%20vd%20Dobbelsteen_a9a2cc2d73.jpg)
The Executive Board has appointed Professor Andy van den Dobbelsteen as TU Delft Sustainability Coordinator with effect from 1 January 2021.
15 December 2020
The Netherlands is not prepared for protecting heritage against climate change
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Climate change has major consequences for cultural heritage: pile foundations of historic buildings are deteriorating, and structures, landscapes and archaeological sites are in danger of flooding. The time for action is now, but the Netherlands is not ready for it, says researcher Dr Sandra Fatorić.
09 December 2020
Existing neighbourhoods energy-neutral thanks to innovative solar heat network
![Existing neighbourhoods energy-neutral thanks to innovative solar heat network](https://filelist.tudelft.nl/_processed_/9/d/csm_haarlem%20luchtfoto_a47a419226.jpg)
A solar heat network has proven to be technically and financially feasible for making existing neighbourhoods more sustainable and natural gas-free, as demonstrated by a consortium led by TU Delft
08 December 2020
2020 edX Prize for TU Delft online course on energy-neutral buildings
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Andy van den Dobbelsteen, Eric van den Ham and Tess Blom (Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment) are the winners of the 2020 edX Prize for Exceptional Contributions in Online Teaching and Learning, with their online course “Zero-Energy Design: an approach to make your building sustainable”. Their MOOC is designed to help participants figure out which energy measures can be applied to make their buildings (more) sustainable and zero-energy consuming.
01 December 2020
First prototypes of the Circular Kitchen placed in rental properties
![First prototypes of the Circular Kitchen placed in rental properties](https://filelist.tudelft.nl/_processed_/6/6/csm_20201202_Circulaire_keuken_8806848dea.jpg)
The Circular Kitchen is a kitchen that is easy to renew and lasts a lifetime. This means less resource use, emissions and waste. The kitchen consists of easily adaptable modules made of high quality, environmentally friendly material. This makes it easy to create variants that are tailored to individual preferences. The first Circular Kitchens are currently being tested in houses.
24 November 2020
Three BK alumni win NRP Master Prize 2020
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This year, three BK alumni, Aditya Parulekar (Building Technology) Iris Moons (MBE) and Ananta Vania Iswardhani (Heritage & Architecture) won the first, second and third NRP Master Prize 2020.
20 November 2020
Research into face mask leakage
![Research into face mask leakage](https://filelist.tudelft.nl/_processed_/1/d/csm_GS_MONDKAPJES%20071_151431bbba.jpg)
Philomena Bluyssen and Marco Ortiz are developing a method in the SenseLab to compare leakage rates in different non-medical face masks. Up to now the NEN standard does not contain such a test.
19 November 2020
New professor of Environmental Behaviour and Design adopts eye-level perspective on the city
![New professor of Environmental Behaviour and Design adopts eye-level perspective on the city](https://filelist.tudelft.nl/_processed_/a/4/csm_Machiel_van_Dorst_161c19791c.jpeg)
Machiel van Dorst has been working in the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment for over twenty years. In his role as head of the Urbanism department, and more recently vice-dean, he has invested a lot of time in the faculty. But teaching and research remained his passion, and have once more become the main focus of his career. “The interaction between environment, behaviour, urban and landscape design is the main focus of my teaching and research remit.”
17 November 2020
Start up geoFluxus wins first price EU DATATHON
GeoFluxus, a spin-off from the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment wins the 1st price at the EU DATATHON Green Deal Challenge. This competition invites teams from all over the world to create applications for European open datasets to solve one of the four main challenges the continent is facing.
17 November 2020
Chair of Public Real Estate agrees four-year contract with Netherlands Police
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The Netherlands Police is one of the biggest owners of public real estate in the Netherlands. From police station to forensic laboratory, from listed buildings in the centre of The Hague to large-scale facilities on the motorway in Driebergen: the task of housing the Police is as diverse as it is challenging. This September saw Monique Arkesteijn and Alexandra den Heijer (Chair of Public Real Estate, MBE department) enter into a four-year cooperation contract with the Police.
06 November 2020
Owner-occupied housing market shifts to a higher gear despite Corona crisis
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The scarcity on the housing market continues unabated. Relatively few residential consumers have really been affected in economic sense by the Corona crisis. This is mainly due to the enormous package of support measures provided by central and local authorities as part of the Corona crisis. Confidence in the owner-occupier housing market will recover in the third quarter of 2020.
05 November 2020
Aid organisations should focus on circular construction in Africa
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In developing countries, aid organisations have a preference for building houses that meet Western standards. This is a mistake, claims doctoral candidate Michiel Smits in his dissertation, because residents struggle to maintain them. However, his call for ‘self-reliant', circular housing faces opposition from local residents, who prefer their houses to be made using bricks and cement.
04 November 2020
Veni for Amy Thomas
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Dr. Amy Thomas was awarded a Veni for her research Her Office. Amy's research includes a historical analysis of the role of gender in the design of corporate buildings and interiors. Historically offices have been designed for men, often by men, yet little research exists on how workplace design affects workplace inequality. This architectural history research will show how women’s wellbeing, health, status and career progression have been disproportionately disadvantaged through space management and design, furniture/product design, and the client-designer relationship.
03 November 2020
Film 'Energieslaven' wins Gouden Reiger
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During the Evening of the Assignment Film on 28 October, the film Energieslaven was awarded as the winner in the category Creativity/Innovation. The film shows in an insistent way how much energy is used in our household that has to be generated by rowers in the basement.
02 November 2020
Archiprix selection 2021 announced
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Every year, the best gradation projects of the faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment are selected and exhibited at the online VR exhibition. The jury selected the nine best projects to compete in the Dutch Archiprix, the leading annual competition for upcoming design talent. The nine projects were selected from a total of 47 preselected projects, showing the diversity of the different specialisations of architecture and the built environment.
02 November 2020
TU Delft presents eight Best Graduates 2021
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Today, 29 October 2021, Delft University Fund announced the eight TU Delft Best Graduates 2021. Each year, TU Delft’s eight faculties nominate their Best Graduate. On 11 November, during the TU Delft Best Graduate Award Ceremony 2021, one of these eight nominees will receive the prestigious title TU Delft Best Graduate 2021.
21 October 2020
Five principles for better design education
![Five principles for better design education](https://filelist.tudelft.nl/_processed_/6/b/csm_FOTO%2001%20-%2020160-60_d3338505c2.jpg)
Seasoned lecturer Elise van Dooren has taught hundreds of engineering students the tricks of the trade. The educational aspects of her work have always fascinated her. So much so that ten years ago she decided to delve more deeply into a topic that had been occupying her thoughts for a long time: how can aspiring designers gain a better understanding of what designing in itself entails?
20 October 2020
The international Exhibition TOGETHER! to Delft in Spring 2021
![The international Exhibition TOGETHER! to Delft in Spring 2021](https://filelist.tudelft.nl/_processed_/5/c/csm_191203_ExpoTogether_banner_555d2c09b2.jpg)
Together! is an itinerant exhibition of the German Vitra Design museum. The exhibition responds to challenges in contemporary architecture by focussing on collectivity and demand-oriented development, and shows examples of various new urban living forms from all over the world.
05 October 2020
Circular building covenant in the making
![Circular building covenant in the making](https://filelist.tudelft.nl/_processed_/8/a/csm_20201008_Cirkelstad_Loskade_Groningen_1_15a69feabf.jpg)
Many Dutch construction companies and clients have started working with circular construction. But what exactly this form of building means is not yet clear. That is why the ‘Cirkelstad’ (Circle City) platform is working on a covenant, a clear agreement on how circular construction projects should be achieved.
30 September 2020
China needs more direction in large-scale urban regeneration
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The large-scale urban renewal that China has been undergoing in recent decades is accompanied by the wholesale demolition of old buildings. According to PhD researcher Taozhi Zhuang, this is not always necessary. It is high time for clearer guidelines and a more efficient decision-making process.
24 September 2020
“A source of new challenges for architecture”
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On 1 October the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment welcomes Georg Vrachliotis as a new professor of the new Chair Theory of Architecture and Digital Culture.
09 September 2020
BK MOOCs and ProfEd courses successful
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The BK MOOC Zero-Energy Design: an approach to make your building sustainable, led by Professor. Andy van de Dobbelsteen, has been selected from all the TU Delft MOOCs and is nominated for the yearly edX prize for ‘Exceptional Contributions in Online Teaching and Learning’.
03 September 2020
Dining in the Urban
![Dining in the Urban](https://filelist.tudelft.nl/_processed_/a/b/csm_Dining%20in%20the%20urban_e985286976.jpg)
Congratulations to Benoît Marcou (MSc Architecture, BK) who received an honourable mention for his thought-provoking entry into the international competition, Dining in the Urban. Benoît’s proposed design questions the ephemerality of the urban picnic, through a fragile intervention made of wooden planks woven into the complex stone patterns of Skopje’s public ground.
23 August 2020
No innovation without imagination
![No innovation without imagination](https://filelist.tudelft.nl/_processed_/9/5/csm_20200823_Klaske%20Havik_1_6b0ce362fe.png)
Universities of Technology are good at science subjects, but often fail to address the area of imagination. Professor Klaske Havik thinks it is high time for this to change. “Without imagination there is no innovation”, she says.
18 August 2020
Housing market not (yet) affected by the corona crisis
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The Dutch market for owner-occupied houses and the mortgages revolved at full speed in the first half of 2020. Thanks to the enormous package of support measures taken by central government and local authorities in the context of the corona crisis in the Netherlands, relatively few housing consumers seem to have really been affected in economic terms so far.
21 July 2020
Quick-start for designing with values in complex projects
![Quick-start for designing with values in complex projects](https://filelist.tudelft.nl/_processed_/b/d/csm_TUDelft_VALUAD_Cover_ENG_af26002958.png)
Urban design in complex urban projects is all about moving beyond surface needs and wishes, and uncovering common values. Designers can facilitate the creation of a shared vision among stakeholders by showing the implications and potential of these values.
16 July 2020
Affordable sustainable housing
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RE-DWELL will train a new generation of academics and professionals to address the urgent need of affordable and sustainable housing, a major challenge for European societies. The large research project involves ten different universities and an innovative education programme across Europe.