News

01 March 2018

Laure Itard appointed as Professor Building Energy Epidemiology

Laure Itard appointed as Professor Building Energy Epidemiology

With pleasure the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment announces that Laure Itard (Le Mans, 1964) has been appointed as Professor Building Energy Epidemiology.

15 February 2018

‘Open science and open access set to become the norm’

‘Open science and open access set to become the norm’

From now on, all new books and journals written, edited or published by BK City staff will have to be open access publications. As a result, all knowledge generated by the faculty will be accessible to anyone with an internet connection.

15 February 2018

Hidden library at dean’s office

Hidden library at dean’s office

Dean Peter Russell has commissioned the dean’s library in the hallway towards his office (BG.Oost.010).

15 February 2018

Bright new showcases at faculty library

Bright new showcases at faculty library

The faculty library has been enriched with six brand new bright red showcases. The showcases were created by BK Alumnus Pieter Stoutjesdijk, based on a winning design by student Frederic Engasser.

15 February 2018

Closer collaboration with University of Strathclyde

The existing research activities between the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow and the departments of Urbanism and OTB will become closer.

15 February 2018

Sustainable Urbanisation Global Initiative grant

Grants awarded: the Sustainable Urbanisation Global Initiative (SUGI) includes 15 research projects focused on creating innovative and integrated solutions on the nexus between food, water, and energy. Amongst others, the M-NEX project from AE&T has been awarded funding to start work on 1 April.

15 February 2018

Tillmann Klein appointed as Professor of Building Product Innovation

With pleasure the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment announces that Tillmann Klein (Wesel, 1967) has been appointed as Professor Building Product Innovation.

13 February 2018

First school class tests SenseLab

First school class tests SenseLab

A healthy and comfortable indoor climate is essential for good health. The launch of the SenseLab in the Science Centre Delft marks a major step forward in achieving a better balance between a range of environmental factors.

01 February 2018

The role of stations in future metropolitan areas

What will the role and function of the station of the future be? The Delft Initiative for Mobility and Infrastructure (DIMI) awarded a € 87.500,- research grant to Manuela Triggianese and Roberto Cavallo to research possible answers to this question in a cross-disciplinary program.

01 February 2018

Connecting landscape architecture to the Artefact during IABR2018+2020

Connecting landscape architecture to the Artefact during IABR2018+2020

In 2018 and 2020 the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) has a combined programme: the Missing Link.