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Organization profile
Introduction / mission
The Living Cities Program contributes to wider academic discourses pleading for an integrated cross-disciplinary science of architecture and urbanism, conceptualizing the city and architecture as the materialization of evolutionary processes in an integrated spatial, social and cultural eco-system.
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An interdisciplinary approach to architecture and urbanism as dynamic socio-spatial-temporal constructs
Organisational profile
The twenty-first century has been labeled as the ‘urban century’ and sustainable urban development as one of the key assignments in decades to come. For this reason, architecture and the city are increasingly becoming central to leading academic studies from the fields of social sciences, economy, technology, ecology and governance. However, studies are often conducted from the perspective of a single discipline.
The Living Cities program specifically focuses on how these aspects work together and materialize in the spatial development of the city and its architecture, interpreted as an evolutionary and integrated process of construction and urbanization driven by socio-historical processes. The program brings together research from the chairs of Architectural History and Theory (AHT), Architectural Design and Engineering (ADE), Rational Architecture (RA) and Urbanism and Urban Architecture (UUA).
In line with the Departments’ strategic research agenda on Sustainable Transformation, the program focuses on exploring and understanding the response of architecture and the development of the city for reuse, adaptation and new interventions in response to these shifting societal challenges. Aspects of history and theory, geography, technological systems, urban form and architectural typologies influence each other reciprocally and dynamically in such a cultural ecosystem.
Living Cities research
• is cross-scalar (correlating spatial scales, from the single architectural element to that of the city or region)
• is multi-disciplinary (combining architectural and urban scholarship, theory and practice, policy and technology, construction and planning)
• within a temporal perspective of historical evolution (retrospective and prognostic)
• combines qualitative and quantitative research methods from social and historical science with those of design research from spatial sciences (geography, urbanism and architecture)
Evolutionary logics of sustainable architectural and urban development have been grouped into five thematic clusters, supported by active participation in relevant networks. The themes are in line with dominant research themes within the strategic research agendas of the University as well as National and European research agencies.
- Cultural Heritage
- Sustainability and Circular Cities
- Active Mobility and Health
- Smart Cities and Buildings
- Emerging Materials and Building Technologies
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Profiles
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Hélène M.T. Aarts
- Built Environment, Rational Architecture - University Lecturer
Person: OWP : University Teacher / Researcher
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Zeeshan Y. Ahmed
- Built Environment, 3D Concrete Printing
- Built Environment, Architectural Design and Engineering - Former Doctoral Candidate
- Built Environment, Concrete Structures - Former Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD), Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
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Haike Apelt
- Built Environment, Rational Architecture - University Lecturer
Person: OWP : University Teacher / Researcher
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LSHM22004 - 40-42705-98-010 It takes a village to grow old. AI-based kunstinterventies ten behoeve van nabuurschap voor mensen met demen
Mohammadi, M. & van Buuren, L. P. G.
4/04/22 → 3/04/24
Project: Research direct
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e-CREHA: Climate Resilient European Heritage Architecture 2020-1-NL01-KA203-064610 Erasmus+, TUe penvoerder
Curulli, G. I., Ikiz Kaya, D. & Curulli, G. I.
1/12/20 → 31/12/23
Project: Research direct
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Toolbox of architectural design principles for healing environments according to the Planetree model
Bekkering, J. D. & Karimian, S.
1/03/19 → 30/04/22
Project: Research direct
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A longitudinal analysis of travel demand and its determinants in the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area
Kasraian, D., Raghav, S., Yusuf, B. & Miller, E. J., 31 Mar 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science. XX, XResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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An overview of Construction for a Healthy Circular Built Environment; Another point of view
Shahnoori, S. & Mohammadi, M., 9 Mar 2022, THE STATE OF CIRCULARITY: The content of the “2nd International conference on CIRCULAR SYSTEMS FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT”. Eindhoven: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, p. 40 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Application of the COM-B model to the correlates of children’s outdoor playing and the potential role of digital interventions: A systematic literature review
Khalilollahi, A., Kasraian, D., Kemperman, A. D. A. M. & van Wesemael, P. J. V., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Children's Geographies. XXResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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
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Municipal waste management data set
Abarca Guerrero, L. (Creator), Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, 31 Jan 2014
DOI: 10.4121/uuid:31d9e6b3-77e4-4a4c-835e-5c3b211edcfc
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Prizes
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071 Nieuwe Parels Leiden
Roorda, Ruurd P.J. (Recipient) & de Bock, M. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Other › Professional
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1e prijs De Voorsprong categorie Renovation
Lichtenberg, J. (Recipient), 22 Nov 2012
Prize: Other › Discipline related › Professional
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1st Place, Panorama Lokaal Design Competition
Mulvihill, Daryl (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Other › Professional
Activities
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Radical Architecture Practice for Sustainability (RAPS) Conference 2022
Torsten W.A. Schröder (Organiser)
14 Oct 2022 → 15 Oct 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Conference › Scientific
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Strengthening the Right to the City for Children? The Policy Framework for the Right to Participate in Urban Planning in Turkey and Istanbul
Özlemnur Ataol (Speaker)
19 May 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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Translating the Concept of the Circular Economy into Building Design Practices
Torsten W.A. Schröder (Speaker)
29 Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote talk › Scientific
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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Lecture Universiteit van Nederland - 'Will we all be sharing houses in the future?"
14/02/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Student theses
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(re)form block: urban block housing
Author: Moravec, A., 31 Aug 2018Supervisor: Rapp, C. (Supervisor 1), Apelt, H. (Supervisor 2), Hilhorst, W. (Supervisor 2), Malcovati, S. (External person) (External coach) & Albers, B. (External person) (External coach)
Student thesis: Master
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3MO-TION: 3DCP movement and circulation
Author: Zambotti, A., 30 Apr 2019Supervisor: Kuit, B. (Supervisor 1), van Hoof, S. (Supervisor 2) & Ahmed, Z. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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A_topia: living in the clouds
Author: Cavaggion, A., 31 Aug 2021Supervisor: Bekkering, J. D. (Supervisor 1), Nan, I. C. (Supervisor 2) & Kuit, B. C. I. M. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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