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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
Emilie Banville
- Department of the Built Environment, Architectural History and Theory - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
Bernard J.F. Colenbrander
- Department of the Built Environment, Architectural History and Theory - Full Professor
Person: HGL : Professor
Hélène (W.M.) Damen
- Department of the Built Environment, Architectural History and Theory - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
Projects
- 2 Finished
A Future for Post-war Housing
Colenbrander, B. J. F. & Havinga, L. C.
1/09/14 → 31/12/17
Project: Research direct
Colour and Architecture
Colenbrander, B. J. F., Colenbrander, B. J. F. & Schlatmann, M.
1/01/12 → 30/10/17
Project: Research direct
Research Output
16 covers + 1
Frieling, G., Huiskamp, J. & Colenbrander, B. J. F., 1 Feb 2020, (Accepted/In press) Eindhoven: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Academic
Assessing knowledge adoption in post-disaster reconstructions: Understanding the impact of factors and actors on adoption of hazard-resistant construction knowledge by disaster affected households in low-income areas that received different intensities of humanitarian technical assistance
Hendriks, E., 2020, (Accepted/In press) Eindhoven: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven.Research output: Thesis › Phd Thesis 1 (Research TU/e / Graduation TU/e)
Case study: architectural regeneration in Istanbul
Ikiz Kaya, D., 2020, (Accepted/In press) Architectural regeneration. Orbasli, A. & Vellinga, M. (eds.). Wiley-BlackwellResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
Prizes
Best Bachelor Lecturer of 2008
Jacob Voorthuis (Recipient), 1 Sep 2008
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Beste 1st Year Lecturer of 2012
Jacob Voorthuis (Recipient), 1 Sep 2012
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Beste 3rd Year Bachelor Lecturer of 2009
Jacob Voorthuis (Recipient), 1 Sep 2009
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Activities
A Recent History of Architecture Exhibitions at the NAi
Sergio M. Figueiredo (Speaker)27 Mar 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
Isreal Science Foundation (ISF) (External organisation)
Sergio M. Figueiredo (Chair)2020
Activity: Membership types › Membership of jury › Scientific
International LDE - heritage conference "Heritage and Sustainable Development Goals"
Nadia Pintossi (Participant)28 Nov 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Scientific
Press / Media
Wederopbouw na ramp moet effectiever
21/11/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Panel for the Celebration of the 4th year of World Heritage Designation of Bursa
2/07/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Deniz Ikiz Kaya (Istanbul) "Global Heritage Cities. Managing Complexity of World Heritage Sites in Global Cities"
16/05/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Student theses
Addition in extraction: the transformation of the Adriaan Volkerhuis to a multifunctional communal attracting building
Author: Kaijser, R., 31 May 2017Supervisor: Diederen, P. (Supervisor 1), Peters - van den Heuvel, A. (Supervisor 2), Dirrix, T. (Supervisor 2) & Voorthuis, J. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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A just form
Author: Kniest, R., 31 Aug 2017Supervisor: Voorthuis, J. (Supervisor 1), Schröder, T. (Supervisor 2) & Brodruck, R. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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Algorithms for exploration of architectural design spaces
Author: Hoogers, J., 31 Aug 2018Supervisor: Haverkort, H. (Supervisor 1) & De Sousa Lopes Figueiredo, S. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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