TU Delft Faculty of Architecture explained

Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at TU Delft
Native Name:Faculteit Bouwkunde
Other Name:BK
BK City
Native Name Lang:Dutch
Established:1904[1]
Type:Public
Dean:Dick van Gameren[2]
City:Delft
Province:South Holland
Country:Netherlands
Students:2,593 (2016)[3]
Undergrad:1,073 (2016)
Postgrad:1,515 (2016)
Other:5 (2016)
Faculty:351[4]
Postcode:2628 BL

The Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at TU Delft (Dutch; Flemish: Faculteit Bouwkunde; abbr. BK) is the largest faculty of TU Delft with around 2,900 students. It is also one of the top faculties in the world: it was ranked 2nd in the world's top universities for architecture & built environment in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020, following the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and 3rd in 2015, 2017 and 2018 an 2019.[5] [6]

History

On January 8, 1842, King Willem II founded the 'Royal Academy for the education of civilian engineers, for serving both nation and industry, and of apprentices for trade'. On June 20, 1864, a Royal Decree was issued, ordering that the Royal Academy in Delft be disbanded in order to make way for a new 'Polytechnic School'. The School went on to educate architects, and engineers in the fields of civil works, shipbuilding, mechanical engineering and mining. STYLOS, the Student Association for architectural students in the faculty, was established in 1894 and is one of the biggest in the Netherlands.[7]

Building

In 2008, the faculty of Architecture almost completely burned down in a fire.[8] The current building is TU Delft's former main building.[9]

Chair collection

The faculty is home to a famous chair collection. It was originally housed in the old building and it narrowly escaped destruction in the fire in which that building burned down. Having so narrowly escaped the fire, the value of the collection became much more apparent. The free-to-enter museum showcasing a large collection of chairs throughout history, is currently housed as a permanent exhibit in the new faculty building.[10] [11] [12]

INDESEM

INDESEM (International Design Seminar) is a student-led workshop that has been organised more than 20 times at the Faculty in Delft. The first edition happened in 1964, when Dutch architect Aldo van Eyck was appointed professor. After another edition in 1967, the seminar wasn't held until Herman Hertzberger re-initiated it in 1985. Ever since, it was organised biennially or annually.[13]

The most recent edition was held in 2023 and was called 'Boundaries' and invited students to think about the mental, physical and social boundaries they encounter.[14]

BkBeats

started in 1972 when it was called 'Bouwkundefeest' and was hosted at the faculty then also, however back then it was the old faculty[15] which burned down in 2008.[8] Since then it is hosted in the new faculty building. It is the largest student festival hosted in an educational faculty in the Netherlands. It is hosted biennially,[16] and organised by STYLOS, one of the faculties student organisations.[17] The festival is so popular that it has been sold out many consecutive editions to date.[18] As of the 2018 edition of the event, regular tickets costed 16 euro.[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Over de faculteit . Tudelft.nl . nl . . 24 October 2017 .
  2. Web site: Decaan . Tudelft.nl . . 24 October 2017. nl .
  3. Web site: Studentenpopulatie . nl . 13 December 2016 . Tudelft.nl . . 24 October 2017 .
  4. Web site: Personeel . Tudelft.nl . . 24 October 2017 . nl.
  5. Web site: Architecture / Built Environment . . 2018 . Topuniversities.com . 2 May 2018 .
  6. Web site: Architecture / Built Environment . Topuniversities.com . 24 October 2017 .
  7. Web site: De voorgeschiedenis van de TU Delft . 22 February 2012 . WikiDelft.nl . 24 October 2017 .
  8. Web site: The Making of BK City. Tudelft.nl. 21 February 2019.
  9. Web site: De geschiedenis van BK City in een notendop . Bais . Jorik . 29 April 2013 . Objectuur.nl . 24 October 2017 .
  10. Web site: Finally: Wall of Designer Chairs at BK City, TU Delft . gje . 18 November 2010 . ChairBlog.eu . 24 October 2017 .
  11. Van Wijk . C . 1 April 2011 . Archives, Collections and Curatorship. The Delft Chair Collection . Journal of Design History . 24 . 1 . 79–84 . 10.1093/jdh/epq047 . 24 October 2017 . Oxford University Press.
  12. Web site: de geschiedenis van de stoelencollectie . Stoelencollectiedelft.nl . 24 October 2017 .
  13. Web site: Indesem 2013: Scale Matters, Pre-publication - [PDF Document] ]. 2022-03-02 . cupdf.com . en.
  14. Web site: Theme – INDESEM '23 . 2023-06-16 . www.indesem.nl .
  15. Web site: BkBeats 2016 . . 2016 . Festivalinfo.nl . 2 May 2018.
  16. Web site: FESTIVAL: BKBEATS 2012 . . 2012 . Festivalinfo.nl . 2 May 2018 .
  17. Web site: BK BEATS . . 2018 . Bkbeats.stylos.nl . Stylos . 2 May 2018 .
  18. Web site: Kaartjes . . 2018 . Bkbeats.stylos.nl . Stylos . 2 May 2018 .
  19. Web site: LOCATION . . 2018 . Stylos.nl . Stylos . 2 May 2018 .
  20. . Bk Beats - Lustrum Editie . Delft.
  21. Web site: Studios . Tudelft.nl. 25 January 2022.
  22. Web site: Stylos . 2015-12-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222131335/http://beta.stylos.nl/ . 2015-12-22 .
  23. Web site: ARGUS. Argus.cc. 18 August 2017.
  24. Web site: About Polis - Polis. Polistudelft.nl. 18 August 2017.
  25. Web site: BOSS Students - BOSS Students. BOSS Students. 18 August 2017.
  26. Web site: BouT. BouT. 18 August 2017.
  27. Web site: Vereniging - Forum. Vhv-bulletin.nl. 18 August 2017.
  28. Web site: GEOS Geomatics Study Association of the TU Delft. 2021-01-21. www.geostudelft.nl.
  29. Web site: INDESEM.21 – International Design Seminar 2021 . 2022-03-03 . nl.
  30. Web site: BkBeats 2018 | Distortion |author= |date=2018 |website=Stylos.nl |publisher=Stylos |access-date=2 May 2018 }} For the festival the faculty is rebuilt from the inside and the festival takes place inside the faculty building.[19] [20] ] |publisher=Stylos |date=7 October 2013 |page=25 }}

    Courses

    The Faculty offers the following degrees:[21]

    • Bachelor of Science in Architecture
    • Master of Science in Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences
    • Master of Science in Geomatics for the Built Environment
    • Master in Architecture with specialisations in: Architectural Design Crossovers, Architectural Engineering, Architecture and Dwelling, Architecture and Public Building, Borders and Territories, Complex Projects, Heritage and Architecture, Interiors Buildigs Cities, Methods of Analysis and Imagination, Urban Architecture, City of the Future, Explore Lab, Veldacademie
    • Master in Urbanism with specialisations in Planning complex cities, Transitional territories, Design of urban fabrics, Urban metabolism & climate and Urban ecology & Eco-cities.
    • Master in Building Technology with specialisations in Climate, Facade and Structural Design
    • Master in Management of the Built Environment (MBE) with specialisations in Design & Construction Management, Real Estate Management, and Housing
    • Master in Landscape Architecture
    • PhD in Architecture and the Built Environment

    People

    The following are associated with the Faculty.

    Notable graduates

    Notable faculty

    Student organisations

    With a large international student presence, there are various specialist associations linked to the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment. These include a study association for students and an alumni association, as well as several active practical associations.

    • Stylos: Established in 1894, the Architecture study association has more than 2,100 members and around 100 active committee members.[22]
    • Argus: The Architecture master Student Association of the Faculty of Architecture at Delft University of Technology[23]
    • Polis: Platform for Urbanism and Landscape Architecture is the study association for Master students of the Faculty of Architecture specialising in urbanism and landscape architecture[24]
    • Boss: the student association linked to the department of Management in the Built Environment (MBE). It was established in 1993 at the faculty of Architecture[25]
    • BouT: the student and practice association for Building Technology of the Faculty of Architecture[26]
    • Forum: Forum Housing Association is an association which aims to stimulate discussion about living and housing as part of the Real Estate and Housing specialization[27]
    • GEOS: Study association of the M.Sc Geomatics Programme.[28]
    • INDESEM: organises the International Design Seminar and other events about Architecture related topics, approximately every two years[29]

    External links

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