TU Delft Faculty of Architecture
| Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at TU Delft | |
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| Established | 1842 |
| Type | Public |
| Dean | Ir. Karin Laglas |
Academic staff | 700 |
| Students | 2900 |
| Location | Delft, Netherlands |
| Website | www.bk.tudelft.nl |
The Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at TU Delft (Dutch: Faculteit Bouwkunde; abbr. BK ) is the largest faculty of the university and one of the largest architecture schools in the world, with around 2900 students.
The Faculty is offering the following degrees:
- Bachelor of Science in Architecture
- Master of Science in Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences
- Master of Science in Geomatics
Master Tracks:
- Master in Architecture:
- with specialisation in Architecture and Modernity: Dwelling
- with specialisation in Architecture and Modernity: Public Building
- with specialisation in RMIT (Restoration, Modification, Intervention, Transformation)
- with specialisation in Hybrid Building for the Dutch City
- with specialisation in Interiors, Buildings and Cities
- with specialisation in Hyperbody: Non-standard and Interactive Architecture
- with specialisation in Materialisation
- with specialisation in Architectural Engineering
- Master in Urbanism
- with specialisation in Urban Regeneration
- with specialisation in Delta Interventions
- with specialisation in Complex Cities and Regions in Transformation
- with specialisation in Design as Politics
- with specialisation in Future Cities
- with specialisation in Vertical Cities Asia
- Master in Building Technology:
- with specialisation in Research & Design
- with specialisation in Facade Design
- Master in Real Estate & Housing:
- with specialisation in Design & Construction Management
- with specialisation in Real Estate Management
- with specialisation in Housing
- Master in Landscape Architecture
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 the 20th of June, 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.
Distinguished Graduates and Faculty
Graduates
- Jo van den Broek
- Erick van Egeraat
- Herman Hertzberger
- Kas Oosterhuis
- Francine Houben
- Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries (MVRDV)
- Frits Peutz
- Lars Spuybroek
Notable (Former) Faculty
- Jacob B. Bakema, Dutch architect
- Jo Coenen, Dutch architect
- Aldo van Eyck, Dutch architect
- Tony Fretton, British architect
- Herman Hertzberger, Dutch architect
- Kas Oosterhuis, Dutch architect
- Bob Van Reeth, Belgian architect
- Alexander Tzonis, Greek architect, researcher and author
- Cornelis van Eesteren, Dutch architect and urban planner
- Marinus Jan Granpré Molière, Dutch urban designer and planner