The Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at TU Delft ( nl, Faculteit Bouwkunde; abbr. ''BK'' ) is the largest faculty of

TU Delft Delft University of Technology ( nl, Technische Universiteit Delft), also known as TU Delft, is the oldest and largest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands. As of 2022 it is ranked by QS World University Rankings among ...

with around 2,900 students. It is also one of the top faculties in the world: it was ranked 2nd in the world's top universities for architecture & built environment in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020, following the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

(MIT), and 3rd in 2015, 2017 and 2018 an 2019.

History

On January 8, 1842, King Willem II founded the 'Royal Academy for the education of civilian engineers, for serving both nation and industry, and of apprentices for trade'. On June 20, 1864, a Royal Decree was issued, ordering that the Royal Academy in Delft be disbanded in order to make way for a new 'Polytechnic School'. The School went on to educate architects, and engineers in the fields of civil works, shipbuilding, mechanical engineering and mining. STYLOS, the Student Association for architectural students in the faculty, was established in 1894 and is one of the biggest in the Netherlands.

Building

In 2008, the faculty of Architecture almost completely burned down in a fire. The current building is TU Delft's former main building.

Chair Collection

The Faculty is home to a famous chair collection. It was originally housed in the old building and it narrowly escaped destruction in the fire in which that building burned down. Having so narrowly escaped the fire, the value of the collection became much more apparent. The free-to-enter museum showcasing a large collection of chairs throughout history, is currently housed as a permanent exhibit in the new faculty building.

INDESEM

INDESEM (International Design Seminar) is a student-led workshop that has been organised more than 20 times at the Faculty in Delft. The first edition happened in 1964, when Dutch architect

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was appointed professor. After another edition in 1967, the seminar wasn't held until

Herman Hertzberger Herman Hertzberger (born 6 July 1932) is a Dutch architect, and a professor emeritus of the Delft University of Technology. In 2012 he received the Royal Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Biography Herman Hertzberger was ...

re-initiated it in 1985. Ever since, it was organised biennially or annually. The most recent edition was held in 2021 and was called DATASCAPE and invited students to think about the role of data in architecture.

BkBeats

started in 1972 when it was called 'Bouwkundefeest' and was hosted at the faculty then also, however back then it was the old faculty which burned down in 2008. Since then it is hosted in the new faculty building. It is the largest student festival hosted in an educational faculty in the Netherlands. It is hosted biennially, and organised by STYLOS, one of the faculties student organisations. The festival is so popular that it has been sold out many consecutive editions to date. As of the 2018 edition of the event, regular tickets costed 16 euro. For the festival the faculty is rebuilt from the inside and the festival takes place inside the faculty building.

Courses

The Faculty offers the following degrees: * Bachelor of Science in Architecture * Master of Science in Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences * Master of Science in Geomatics for the Built Environment * Master in Architecture with specialisations in: Architectural Design Crossovers, Architectural Engineering, Architecture and Dwelling, Architecture and Public Building, Borders and Territories, Complex Projects, Heritage and Architecture, Interiors Buildigs Cities, Methods of Analysis and Imagination, Urban Architecture, City of the Future, Explore Lab, Veldacademie * Master in Urbanism with specialisations in Planning complex cities, Transitional territories, Design of urban fabrics, Urban metabolism & climate and Urban ecology & Eco-cities. * Master in Building Technology with specialisations in Climate, Facade and Structural Design * Master in Management of the Built Environment (MBE) with specialisations in Design & Construction Management, Real Estate Management, and Housing * Master in Landscape Architecture * PhD in Architecture and the Built Environment

People

The following are associated with the Faculty.

Notable graduates

Jo van den Broek Johannes Hendrik ("Jo") van den Broek, (; 4 October 1898 - 6 September 1978) was a Dutch architect influential in the rebuilding of Rotterdam after World War II. Van den Broek was born in Rotterdam. He joined with Johannes Brinkman in 1936, a ...

Erick van Egeraat Erick van Egeraat (; born 1956) is a Dutch architect and author. He heads the architectural practice based in Rotterdam with offices in Moscow, Budapest and Prague. He is best known for his projects of ING Group Headquarters in Budapest, Drents Mu ...

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Kas Oosterhuis Kas Oosterhuis (1951) is a Dutch architect, professor and co-founder of the innovation studio ONL together with visual artist Ilona Lénárd. He was a professor at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) from 2000 to 2016 and has been a profes ...

Francine Houben Francine Marie Jeanne Houben (; born 2 July 1955)Francine Houben, Architect/Urbanist ...

Winy Maas Wilhelmus "Winy" Maas (born 1959 in Schijndel) is a Dutch architect, landscape architect, professor and urbanist. In 1993 together with Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries he set up MVRDV. Education He completed his studies at the RHSTL Bosko ...

Jacob van Rijs Jacob van Rijs Ir. FRIBA (Amsterdam, 1964) is a Dutch architect, urban planner and one of MVRDV’s three founding partners. Besides giving lectures worldwide van Rijs is also professor Entwerfen und Baukonstruktion at the Technical University ...

and

Nathalie de Vries Nathalie de Vries (born 1965 in Appingedam) is a Dutch architect, lecturer and urbanist. In 1993 together with Winy Maas and Jacob van Rijs she set up MVRDV. MVRDV Great Work The Ceiling Of The Market Hall In Rotterdam on which de Vries was co-d ...

(

MVRDV MVRDV is a Rotterdam, Netherlands-based architecture and urban design practice founded in 1993. The name is an acronym for the founding members: Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, and Nathalie de Vries. History Maas and Van Rijs worked at OMA, De Vr ...

) *

Frits Peutz F.P.J. Peutz (7 April 1896 – 24 October 1974) was a Dutch (Limburgian) architecture, architect. Biography Peutz was born in a Catholic family in Uithuizen in Groningen (province), Groningen, a mostly Protestant province in the north of the Neth ...

Notable faculty

Jacob B. Bakema Jacob Berend "Jaap" Bakema (8 March 1914 – 20 February 1981) was a Dutch modernist architect, notable for design of public housing and involvement in the reconstruction of Rotterdam after the Second World War. Born in Groningen, Bakema studi ...

, Dutch architect *

Jo Coenen Jo Coenen (born 30 September 1949, in Heerlen) is a Dutch architect and urban planner. He studied architecture at the Eindhoven University of Technology (graduating in 1975), and later held professorships at TU Karlsruhe, Eindhoven University of ...

, Dutch architect *

Cornelis van Eesteren Cornelis van Eesteren (4 July 1897, Alblasserdam - 21 February 1988, Amsterdam) was a prominent Dutch architect and urban planner. He worked for the Town Planning department of Amsterdam (1929–59) and was the chairman of the CIAM (1930–1947 ...

, Dutch architect and urban planner *

, Dutch architect *

Tony Fretton Tony Fretton (born 17 January 1945) is a British architect known for his residential and public gallery buildings, as well as other British and international design work. He graduated from the Architectural Association (AA) and worked for vario ...

, British architect *

, Dutch architect *

Rem Koolhaas Remment Lucas Koolhaas (; born 17 November 1944) is a Dutch architect, architectural theorist, urbanist and Professor in Practice of Architecture and Urban Design at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. He is often cited as a re ...

, Dutch architect *

Marinus Jan Granpré Molière Marinus Jan Granpré Molière (Oudenbosch, 13 October 1883 – Wassenaar, 13 February 1972) was a Dutch architect. His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Granpré Molière was a professor ...

, Dutch urban designer and planner *

, Dutch architect *

Bob Van Reeth Bob Van Reeth (Temse, 26 February 1943), who usually signs as bOb Van Reeth, is a Belgian architect. Biography Bob Van Reeth started working as an architect in 1965 with designing buildings in Mechelen and Kalmthout. In 1972, he became a teacher ...

, Belgian architect *

Alexander Tzonis Alexander Tzonis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Τζώνης; born November 8, 1937) is a Greek-born architect, author, and researcher. He has made contributions to architectural theory, history and design cognition, bringing together scientific an ...

, Greek architect, researcher, and author

Student organisations

With a large international student presence, there are various specialist associations linked to the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment. These include a study association for students and an alumni association, as well as several active practical associations. * Stylos: Established in 1894, the Architecture study association has more than 2,100 members and around 100 active committee members. * Argus: The Architecture master Student Association of the Faculty of Architecture at Delft University of Technology * Polis: Platform for Urbanism and Landscape Architecture is the study association for Master students of the Faculty of Architecture specialising in urbanism and landscape architecture * Boss: the student association linked to the department of Management in the Built Environment (MBE). It was established in 1993 at the faculty of Architecture * BouT: the student and practice association for Building Technology of the Faculty of Architecture * Forum: Forum Housing Association is an association which aims to stimulate discussion about living and housing as part of the Real Estate and Housing specialization *GEOS: Study association of the M.Sc Geomatics Programme. *INDESEM: organises the International Design Seminar and other events about Architecture related topics, approximately every two years

References

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External links

TU Delft – Faculty of Architecture website
1904 establishments in the Netherlands Educational institutions established in 1904 Architecture schools Faculty of Architecture Museums in South Holland