Today, the nominated and winning projects of the Circularity in the Built Environment Graduation Awards 2023-2024 were announced by representatives from practice.

On 14 October, the nominated and winning projects of the Circularity in the Built Environment Graduation Awards 2023-2024 will be announced. Do you want to learn more about the projects? Join the awards ceremony on 14 October or visit the exhibition in the corridor around the Oostserre between 14 and 30 October.

On 22 October, the sixth debate in the 'Making the Circular Built Environment a Reality' series focuses on the cultural dimensions of transitioning to a circular built environment. This conversation introduces a fresh viewpoint on cultural heritage, focusing on historical and aesthetic values embedded in materials.

Did you graduate this academic year on a topic related to circularity in the built environment? Then participate in the fifth edition of the Circularity in the Built Environment Graduation Awards. These annual awards recognise the contribution BK graduation students make to the transition towards a circular built environment.

On 9 July, the fifth debate in the 'Making the Circular Built Environment a Reality' series will explore the transformative potential of transitioning to a circular society within the Eurodelta region. Institutes, organisations and individuals are invited to participate in this interactive session.

During the Week of the Circular Economy, PhD candidates from the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment will present and discuss the circular aspects of their current research with practitioners.

While circular economy policies and initiatives are gaining momentum, their spatial implications remain largely unexplored. The third debate in the 'Making the Circular Built Environment a Reality' debate series focuses on the spatial dimensions of the circular economy. The Circular Built Environment Hub invites institutes, organisations and individuals to participate in this interactive session that aims to identify spatial conflicts, synergies, and potentials, paving the way for a future Circular Netherlands.

On 14 December, the symposium 'Architecture and Doughnut Economics' takes place.

On 18 December, Sultan Çetin Öztürk defends her PhD thesis 'Towards a Circular Building Industry Through Digitalisation: Exploring how digital technologies can help narrow, slow, close, and regenerate the loops in social housing practice'.

On 5 December, Tanya Tsui defends her PhD thesis 'Spatial approaches to a circular economy: Determining locations and scales of closing material loops using geographic data'.