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Country estates landscapes still a prominent feature in Dutch green structure
The leading role played by the wealthy citizens of the Dutch Republic is still visible to this day in the form of a green belt of country…
“Inhabitable vacant areas make housing liveable”
Building homes for people with a low income usually results in standard housing, with minimum room for variation and innovation. So whenever…
An energy-efficient office can be comfortable too
Energy-efficiency is at the forefront of modern office renovations, but this often comes at the cost of comfort. So doctoral candidate…
Regular architectural solutions fall short in favelas
The layout of slums often appears to be chaotic, but there is usually one factor that brings an element of order: work. Architectural…
The impact of regional design on spatial planning
What influence does spatial design have on spatial planning at a regional scale level and on decision-making at all scale levels? Based on…
‘Passive cooling is a matter of smart design’
Constructing energy neutral in warm areas is near impossible without the application of passive cooling. Use Chinese rural architecture as a…
Multifunctional territories in-between offer tremendous opportunities for sustainability
Areas around cities are often referred to negatively with the term 'urban sprawl'. But it is precisely in these territories in-between that…
Theory and practice of ‘space formation’ in modern architecture
TU Delft ventilator shipped to Guatemala
A low-tech ventilator, developed and built by the Project Inspiration team, has reached Guatemala where it will double the national stock of…
Dr. I. (Iuri) B.C.M. Rocha
Open menu Staff Profile I received my BSc (2010) and MSc (2013) from the Federal University of Ceará (Brazil). From 2014 to 2018 I worked as…