Projects per year
Organization 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
Organisational 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.
AHT 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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Profiles
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Emilie Banville
- Built Environment, Architectural History and Theory - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
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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)
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Bernard J.F. Colenbrander
- Built Environment, Architectural History and Theory - Full Professor
Person: HGL : Professor
Projects
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A Future for Post-war Housing
Colenbrander, B. J. F., Havinga, L. C. & Mens, E. H. M.
1/09/14 → 31/12/17
Project: Research direct
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Colour and Architecture
Colenbrander, B. J. F., Colenbrander, B. J. F. & Schlatman, M. A. H.
1/01/12 → 30/10/17
Project: Research direct
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Asian Revitalization: Adaptive Reuse in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore, edited by Katie Cummer and Lynne D. DiStefano. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong, 2021. ISBN 978-988-8528-55-4
Ikiz Kaya, D., 5 May 2022, In: Built Heritage. 6, 10Research output: Contribution to journal › Book review › Academic
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The influence of technical assistance and funding on perceptions of post-disaster housing safety after the 2015 Gorkha earthquakes in Nepal
Hendriks, E. & Opdyke, A., 15 Apr 2022, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 73, 14 p., 102906.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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50 Years of CASA Vertigo: From KSA to CASA
Figueiredo, S. M., Oct 2021Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition › Academic
Datasets
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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
Dataset
Prizes
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Best Bachelor Lecturer of 2008
Voorthuis, Jacob C.T. (Recipient), 1 Sep 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, Jacob C.T. (Recipient), 1 Sep 2012
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Beste 3rd Year Bachelor Lecturer of 2009
Voorthuis, Jacob C.T. (Recipient), 1 Sep 2009
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Activities
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Exhibitionism: Sexuality at the Museum (LGBTQ+ Museums in Latin America)
Michael Forero Parra (Speaker)
9 Dec 2021 → 11 Dec 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Master lecture. A series of HUL workshops
Nadia Pintossi (Speaker)
30 Nov 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Heritage Education and Capacity Building for Climate Action
Deniz Ikiz Kaya (Organiser) & G.I. (Irene) Curulli (Organiser)
9 Nov 2021 → 10 Nov 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Professional
Press / Media
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Eindhoven University of Technology: Research Talent to Work on AI, Photonics and Energy With Veni Grant
Fons van der Sommen, Eefje Hendriks, C.W. Oh & Albert Schrotenboer
12/04/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Research talent to work on AI, photonics and energy with Veni grant
Fons van der Sommen, Eefje Hendriks, C.W. Oh & Albert Schrotenboer
11/04/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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-Eindhoven University of Technology: In search of the pandemic's opportunities
Jacob C.T. Voorthuis & Elena Torta
22/09/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Student theses
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Addition in extraction: the transformation of the Adriaan Volkerhuis to a multifunctional communal attracting building
Author: Kaijser, R., 31 May 2017Supervisor: Diederen, P. J. R. (Supervisor 1), Peters - van den Heuvel, A. (Supervisor 2), Dirrix, T. G. (Supervisor 2) & Voorthuis, J. C. T. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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A Dismantable Shelter: A modular system to prevent community disperse
Author: Novoselska, I., 25 Aug 2020Supervisor: Curulli, I. (Supervisor 1), Veeger, T. (Supervisor 2) & Voorthuis, J. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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A flood resilient housing catalog for New Orleans
Author: Cuijpers, S., 29 Sep 2020Supervisor: Colenbrander, B. J. F. (Supervisor 1), Kuit, B. C. I. M. (Supervisor 2) & Schröder, T. W. A. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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