Prof.ir. C.H.C.F. Kaan
Prof.ir. C.H.C.F. Kaan
Academic background
Kees Kaan (1961) graduated at the Faculty of Architecture TU Delft in 1987. Since 2006 he has been professor of Architectural Design (Chair of Materialization) at TU Delft and initiator of the Complex Projects Chair, launched in 2012. The Research Chair’s area of interest is the large-scale projects that characterize this era of rapid global urbanization, developing analytical and critical thinking skills while merging fields of architecture and urbanism. In 2019 Kaan was appointed Chairman of the Architecture Department.
Kees Kaan is an international lecturer and sits on several juries and boards, both in the Netherlands and abroad. Various books and exhibitions have been dedicated to his body of work.
Expertise
Publications
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2021
Foreword Living Stations Rotterdam
C.H.C.F. Kaan
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2020
时光机器：对话卡斯·卡恩教授
Leilei Sun / Kees Kaan / Kaiyi Zhu / Yang Zhang
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2019
Amsterdam 2050
Complex Projects
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2019
Architectural déjà-vu
C.H.C.F. Kaan
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2019
Imagining Amsterdam 2050 and beyond
C.H.C.F. Kaan
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Media
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2020-02-01
Interview – Architecture d’Aujourd’hui Hors Séries KAAN Architecten
Appeared in: Architecture d’Aujourd’hui Hors Séries
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2019-03-30
Vash kontekst – nashi idei
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2018-09-24
Architectenweb, Architect of the year 2018 nominee video portrait
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2018-04-13
WorldBuild Moscow / MosBuild 2018
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2017-11-01
Past, Present, Future – FUTURE
Prizes
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2019
ADC Awards (Higher Education)
Winner ADC Awards (Higher Education),
project: Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d’Orsay, France
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2019
Archmarathon Selections 2019 (Religious Building)
Winner Archmarathon Selections 2019 (Religious Building),
project: Crematorium Siesegem, Aalst, Belgium
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2019
Beste Bibliotheek van Vlaanderen en Brussel 2019/2020
Winner Beste Bibliotheek van Vlaanderen en Brussel 2019/2020
project: Utopia, Aalst, Belgium
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2019
Dedalo Minosse Prize 2019
Winner Dedalo Minosse Prize 2019 - Special prize of the municipality of Vicenza
project: Utopia, Aalst, Belgium
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2019
Provinciale Architectuurprijs Oost-Vlaanderen
Winner Provinciale Architectuurprijs Oost-Vlaanderen
project: Utopia, Aalst, Belgium
Ancillary activities
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2022-03-10 - 2026-03-10
Construction
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2024-03-10 - 2026-03-10
Construction