Projects per year
Organisation 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
Organisation 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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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, Architectural Design and Engineering - Former Doctoral Candidate
- Built Environment, Concrete Structures - Former Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
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Haike Apelt
- Built Environment, Rational Architecture - University Lecturer
Person: OWP : University Teacher / Researcher
Projects
- 22 Finished
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SVB/ KIEM.CIE.06.012 Exploring 3D Concrete Printing on Circular Substructures for Circular Futures
Nan, I. C. (Project Manager), Bekkering, J. D. (Project Manager) & Nan, I. C. (Project Manager)
1/06/22 → 31/10/23
Project: Research direct
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DEEL Academy: 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. (Project Manager) & van Buuren, L. P. G. (Project member)
4/04/22 → 4/10/24
Project: Third tier
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e-CREHA: Climate Resilient European Heritage Architecture 2020-1-NL01-KA203-064610 Erasmus+, TUe penvoerder
Ikiz Kaya, D. (Project member) & Ikiz Kaya, D. (Project Manager)
1/12/20 → 30/11/23
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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A study on occupants’ behaviour, satisfaction, and experiences in a zero-energy renovation social housing project in the Netherlands
Guerra-Santin, O. (Corresponding author), Xu, L., Boess, S. & van Beek, E., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. 40, 1, p. 243–281 39 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Cloud-computing for designing virtual environments
Tuzcuoglu, D., Haans, A., Verbiesen, H. & Bons, J., 2025, 4th Research Day on Digitalization of the Built Environment. Bal, I. E., Bennadji, A. & Arts, J. (eds.). Hanzehogeschool Groningen, p. 71-74 4 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Downloads (Pure)
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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_Outstanding Award _Highly Gifted people
Mohammadi, M. (Recipient), 16 Apr 2022
Prize: Other › Honorary degrees › Scientific
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(BeatriceWorsley Award) The best female researcher in intelligent environments
Mohammadi, M. (Recipient), 24 Jun 2021
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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071 Nieuwe Parels Leiden
Roorda, R. P. J. (Recipient) & de Bock, M. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Other › Professional
Activities
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Symposium Architecture in Health
Mohammadi, M. (Organiser) & van Lieshout, T. (Organiser)
31 May 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Scientific
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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
Press/Media
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Interview with Network for Architecture Exchange (NAX): “Die Kreislaufwirtschaft bekommt aktuell viel Aufmerksamkeit, aber der Weg ist noch weit!”
1/11/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Zijn parkeergarages veilig en kunnen ze het gewicht van zware auto's aan?
28/05/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Interview Circulaire Bouweconomie: ‘Dringende behoefte aan optimisme over circulair bouwen’
21/05/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Student theses
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(In)visible illusion: architecture for co-existence
Lee, Y. (Author), Gianotten, D. (Supervisor 1), Willems, M. H. P. M. (Supervisor 2) & Peters - van den Heuvel, A.-M. (Supervisor 2), 30 Nov 2023Student thesis: Master
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(re)form block: urban block housing
Moravec, A. (Author), Rapp, C. (Supervisor 1), Apelt, H. (Supervisor 2), Hilhorst, W. (Supervisor 2), Malcovati, S. (External coach) & Albers, B. (External coach), 31 Aug 2018Student thesis: Master
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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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