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Organisation profile
Introduction / mission
AHT explores architectural history, theory, philosophy, and heritage studies, reflecting the interplay between these disciplines and their relation to architectural and urban design.
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Adding depth to technical, architectonic and urban development through history and theory
Organisation profile
Architectural History and Theory reflects on design artifacts, designs and design practices within the framework of specified cultural and societal themes. Key areas of research are architectural history including heritage studies, architectural theory, philosophy of design and architectural criticism. Historians and theorists focus on architecture as a basic act of culture by mobilizing relevant theoretical concepts that may inspire the production of architecture.
In terms of concrete products the staff of AHT is devoted to studies into, f.e., biographies of leading personalities or trends within the architectural culture, the representation of architecture in museum policies, value assessments of buildings and ensembles on various scale levels including also international practices of heritage policy, and the intellectual and ethical fundamentals of the design practice. These studies are all meant to celebrate the value of architecture as a rooted cultural practice within society, while recognizing that the transformations architecture has to accommodate nowadays not necessarily secure its position.
HT has been accommodated within the AUDE Living Cities research program and supports other chairs of the AUDE unit through analysis and critique as well as autonomous research, seeking a discursive approach to design through a process of reflection. A critical and autonomous role for research is encouraged while the chair aspires to involve itself in public debate, pursuing both fundamental scholarship and societal valorization. Research is conducted within academic circuits, public venues are a fitting podium for its valorization. For this reason, architectural criticism is seen as one of the core activities of the chair. AHT contributes to curricular courses as well as to seminars and design studios.
The UNESCO Chair on Sustainability and Heritage in Advanced Research and Education. (SHARE) will be added to AHT. SHARE focuses on the dual relation between heritage and sustainability in historic urban landscapes. It envisions a world in which people manage their heritage and other resources sustainably, and in which all sectors of society, current and future generations, can enjoy the social, economic, environmental and cultural benefits of such valuable resources.
Apart from Unesco, the work of AHT is embedded in a variety of partnerships, with domestic and international universities, municipalities such as Amsterdam, local and national architecture centers and collaboration platforms for distinguished academic and professional journals.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Emilie Banville
- Built Environment, Architectural History and Theory - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
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Daniel Barber
- Built Environment, Architectural History and Theory - Full Professor
Person: HGL : Professor
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Gijs ten Berge, MA
- Built Environment, Architectural History and Theory - Doctoral Candidate
- Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences, Technology, Innovation & Society - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
Projects
- 2 Finished
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A Future for Post-war Housing
Colenbrander, B. J. F. (Project Manager), Havinga, L. C. (Project member) & Mens, E. H. M. (Project member)
1/09/14 → 31/12/17
Project: Research direct
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Colour and Architecture
Colenbrander, B. J. F. (Project Manager) & Schlatman, M. A. H. (Project member)
1/01/12 → 30/10/17
Project: Research direct
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Adaptive Reuse of Cultural Heritage: Barrier Assessment and Policy-Related Recommendations
Ikiz Kaya, D. (Corresponding author), Pintossi, N. & Koot, C., 2025, Adaptive Reuse of Cultural Heritage: Circular Business, Financial and Governance Models. Fusco Girard, L. & Gravagnuolo, A. (eds.). Springer, p. 379-407 29 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Exhibition Entanglements: The Department of Architecture at the Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá, 1983-1995
Forero Parra, M. A., 23 Apr 2025, Eindhoven: Eindhoven University of Technology. 335 p.Research output: Thesis › Phd Thesis 1 (Research TU/e / Graduation TU/e)
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From city center to suburbs: Developing a timeline-based TOD assessment model to explore the dynamic changes in station areas of Tokyo metropolitan area
Yang, W. (Corresponding author), Yan, W., Chen, L. & Li, H., Jan 2025, In: Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science. 52, 1, p. 214-230 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)
Datasets
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Challenges of cultural heritage adaptive reuse: a stakeholders-based comparative study in three European cities. Dataset
Pintossi, N. (Creator), Eindhoven University of Technology, 16 Mar 2023
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Identifying challenges and solutions in cultural heritage adaptive reuse through the Historic Urban Landscape approach in Amsterdam. Dataset
Pintossi, N. (Creator), Roders, A. P. (Contributor) & Kaya, D. I. (Contributor), Zenodo, 6 Nov 2020
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Assessing cultural heritage adaptive reuse practices: multi-scale challenges and solutions in Rijeka. Dataset
Pintossi, N. (Creator), Zenodo, 25 Mar 2021
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Prizes
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American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for Architecture
Shepard, C. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Best Bachelor Lecturer of 2008
Voorthuis, J. (Recipient), 1 Sept 2008
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Beste 1st Year Lecturer of 2012
Voorthuis, J. (Recipient), 1 Sept 2012
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Activities
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Architectural Humanities and Decarbonisation
Barber, D. (Speaker)
22 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote talk › Scientific
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AESOP 2025 CONGRESS
Ilık Saltik, Ö. (Participant)
7 Jul 2025 → 11 Jul 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Conference › Scientific
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Make Yourself Uncomfortable
Barber, D. (Speaker)
25 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote talk › Scientific
Press/Media
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Findings from Eindhoven University of Technology Yields New Findings on Sustainable Development (Challenges of Cultural Heritage Adaptive Reuse: a Stakeholders-based Comparative Study In Three European Cities)
van Wesemael, P. J. V., Pintossi, N. & Ikiz Kaya, D.
27/06/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Controversieel beleid levert TU Eindhoven 48 wetenschapsters op
2/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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The Dutch university hiring women
28/06/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Student theses
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21 Century intergenerational cohousing community: Interplay of overlapping spaces in an intergenerational cohousing building in Eindhoven to limit the building footprint and improve quality of life in city centres
Stout, L. M. (Author), Voorthuis, J. C. T. (Supervisor 1), Willems, M. H. P. M. (Supervisor 2) & Lammers, D. G. O. (Supervisor 2), 30 Nov 2023Student thesis: Master
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A better world for Orphans: Creating a healthy living environment for orphans where a future can be worked on
de Wijs, P. J. J. (Author), Gianotten, D. (Supervisor 1), Willems, M. H. P. M. (Supervisor 2) & Voorthuis, J. C. T. (Supervisor 2), 29 Aug 2023Student thesis: Master
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Abitare alla Veneziana: contemporary living in the centro storico of Venice
Rabl, L. (Author), Figueiredo, S. M. (Supervisor 1), Apelt, H. (Supervisor 2) & Hilhorst, W. (Supervisor 2), 29 Aug 2024Student thesis: Master
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