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“Through rigorous exploration and the power of imagination architectural design can play a crucial role to bring more sustainable futures into the present.”
Research profile
Torsten Schröder is currently Assistant Professor of Sustainability in Architectural Design at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). His key research interests are sustainability and circular economy within architecture and cities.
Torsten’s interdisciplinary ‘theory in practice’ approach helps identify new opportunities and analyses how architects, engineers, clients and others apply the concept of sustainability to their design projects, in their studios and on-site. Drawing on Science and Technology Studies (STS), he shifts attention to the ways design challenges are framed, knowledge is produced, design strategies assembled and how controversies and conflicting priorities are settled. In this way, Torsten aims to develop innovative, comprehensive and compelling design strategies for sustainability in specific architectural and urban design projects. Currently, he is investigating how STS and ‘Research by Design’ can make crucial contributions to the vital question: How or in what kind of a world do we want to live in the future?
Academic background
Torsten Schröder graduated in the Architectural Department of the University of the Arts Berlin with excellent (‘sehr gut’). In 2014, he obtained his PhD in the Cities Programme, Department of Sociology, at the London School of Economics and Political Science, winning the prestigious RIBA PhD research award in 2015. In March 2015 he was appointed as Assistant Professor at TU/e in the Department of the Built Environment. In 2022 Torsten was appointed as Leader of the Research Program of the Unit Architectural Design and Engineering (AUDE).
Torsten offers a unique blend of practical and research expertise, partly based on his extensive experience working with private clients, corporations, city councils and cultural institutions. He is a Senior Architect with 10 years of experience in designing and realizing a wide range of outstanding architectural projects for leading design practices. From 2000 to 2006, he worked for Rem Koolhaas / Office for Metropolitan Architecture as an architect and project leader on projects in the USA, Germany, South Korea and China.
Torsten was the organiser of the 15th annual Architectural Humanities Research Association (AHRA) annual conference 2018: ‘Smartness? Between discourse and practice’ at TU/e, and of the Radical Architecture Practice for Sustainability (RAPS) Conference 2021. He is a member of the Architectural Research European Network Association (ARENA) and member of several scientific committees of academic conferences.
Affiliated with
- Radical Architecture Practice for Sustainability (RAPS) www.rapsresearch.com
- Architectural Research European Network Association (ARENA)
- Architectural Humanities Research Association (AHRA)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Bio based composite materials in Pavilion and Canopy design
Schröder, T. W. A., Blok, R., Teuffel, P. M. & Kuit, B. C. I. M.
1/04/18 → 31/03/19
Project: Research direct
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Designing with nature: Advancing three-dimensional green spaces in architecture through frameworks for biophilic design and sustainability
Zhong, W., Schröder, T. W. A. & Bekkering, J. D., Aug 2023, In: Frontiers of Architectural Research. 12, 4, p. 732-753 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Radical Architecture Practice for Sustainability
Oliviera, S. (ed.), Betancourt, A. (ed.), Mosley, J. (ed.) & Schröder, T. W. A. (ed.), 12 Apr 2023, In: ARENA Journal of Architectural Research (AJAR). 2023, special collectionResearch output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › Academic › peer-review
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Reconceptualising sustainability practice research in architecture: Radical ways of seeing and imagining
Oliviera, S., Betancour, A., Mosley, J. & Schröder, T. W. A., 12 Apr 2023, In: ARENA Journal of Architectural Research (AJAR). 8, 1, 10 p., 2.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Re-thinking sustainability: The need for a paradigm change in architecture
Schröder, T. W. A., 1 Jun 2023, Faire face aux risques. Architecture & philosophie | Dealing with Risks. Architecture and Philosophy. Younés, C., Daniel-Lacombe, E. & Bonnaud, X. (eds.). Gollion (Switzerland): Infolio, p. 293 305 p. (Collection Archigraphy).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Biophilic Design in Architecture and Its Contributions to Health, Well-being, and Sustainability: A Critical Review
Zhong, W., Schröder, T. W. A. & Bekkering, J. D., Feb 2022, In: Frontiers of Architectural Research. 11, 1, p. 114-141 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile41 Citations (Scopus)2265 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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KeAi Top-downloaded Papers 2022
Zhong, Weijie (Recipient), Schröder, Torsten W.A. (Recipient) & Bekkering, Juliette D. (Recipient), Apr 2023
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) President's Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis
Schröder, Torsten W.A. (Recipient), 2 Dec 2015
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Reuse Entanglements
Torsten W.A. Schröder (Speaker)
11 Sept 2023 → 12 Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Delft University of Technology (External organisation)
Torsten W.A. Schröder (Member)
22 Apr 2023Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee › Scientific
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Sustainability and Circular Building
Torsten W.A. Schröder (Keynote speaker)
13 Dec 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote talk › Professional
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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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Radical Architecture Practice for Sustainability (RAPS) Conference 2022
Juliette D. Bekkering (Chair), Torsten W.A. Schröder (Organiser) & Ana Betancourt (Organiser)
14 Oct 2022 → 15 Oct 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Conference › Scientific
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Press/Media
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Interview on 4TU.Built Environment new Domain Acceleration Team (DAT): Circularity & Sustainability
22/12/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment