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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)
- Architectural Research European Network Association (ARENA)
- Architectural Humanities Research Association (AHRA)
Expertise gerelateerd aan duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstellingen van de VN
In 2015 stemden de VN-lidstaten in met 17 wereldwijde duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstellingen (Sustainable Development Goals, SDG's) om armoede te beëindigen, de planeet te beschermen en voor iedereen welvaart te garanderen. Het werk van deze persoon draagt bij aan de volgende duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstelling(en):
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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: Onderzoek 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., 17 apr. 2023, (Geaccepteerd/In druk) In: Frontiers of Architectural Research. XX, XOnderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan tijdschrift › Tijdschriftartikel › Academic › peer review
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Radical Architecture Practice for Sustainability
Oliviera, S. (redactie), Betancourt, A. (redactie), Mosley, J. (redactie) & Schröder, T. W. A. (redactie), 12 apr. 2023, In: ARENA Journal of Architectural Research (AJAR). 2023, special collectionOnderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan tijdschrift › Speciale editie › 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 blz., 2.Onderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan tijdschrift › Tijdschriftartikel › 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, blz. 114-141 28 blz.Onderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan tijdschrift › Tijdschriftartikel › Academic › peer review
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Bio-inspired interactive kinetic façade: Using dynamic transitory-sensitive area to improve multiple occupants’ visual comfort
Hosseini, S. M., Mohammadi, M., Schröder, T. W. A. & Guerra-Santin, O., dec. 2021, In: Frontiers of Architectural Research. 10, 4, blz. 821-837 17 blz.Onderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan tijdschrift › Tijdschriftartikel › Academic › peer review
Open AccessBestand7 Citaten (Scopus)206 Downloads (Pure)
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KeAi Top-downloaded Papers 2022
Zhong, Weijie (Ontvanger), Schröder, Torsten W.A. (Ontvanger) & Bekkering, Juliette D. (Ontvanger), apr. 2023
Prijs: Anders › Werk, activiteit of publicatie gerelateerde prijzen (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Wetenschappelijk
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Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) President's Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis
Schröder, Torsten W.A. (Ontvanger), 2 dec. 2015
Prijs: Anders › Werk, activiteit of publicatie gerelateerde prijzen (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Wetenschappelijk
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Delft University of Technology (Externe organisatie)
Torsten W.A. Schröder (Lid)
22 apr. 2023Activiteit: Types lidmaatschap › Lidmaatschap van commissie › Wetenschappelijk
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Sustainability and Circular Building
Torsten W.A. Schröder (Hoofdspreker)
13 dec. 2022Activiteit: Types gesprekken of presentaties › Keynote spreker › Professioneel
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Radical Architecture Practice for Sustainability (RAPS) Conference 2022
Torsten W.A. Schröder (Organisator)
14 okt. 2022 → 15 okt. 2022Activiteit: Types deelname aan of organisatie van een evenement › Congres › Wetenschappelijk
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Radical Architecture Practice for Sustainability (RAPS) Conference 2022
Juliette D. Bekkering (Voorzitter), Torsten W.A. Schröder (Organisator) & Ana Betancourt (Organisator)
14 okt. 2022 → 15 okt. 2022Activiteit: Types deelname aan of organisatie van een evenement › Congres › Wetenschappelijk
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Platform CB’23 (Circular Construction 2023) (Externe organisatie)
Torsten W.A. Schröder (Lid)
1 okt. 2022 → …Activiteit: Types lidmaatschap › Lidmaatschap van commissie › Professioneel
Cursussen
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Interview on 4TU.Built Environment new Domain Acceleration Team (DAT): Circularity & Sustainability
22/12/22
1 Mediabijdrage
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