prof.ir.L. van Duin

Architecture (A) | Design Methods
Chair of Form and Function

Leen van Duin (born in 1944) has been a full professor of Architectural Design at the faculty since 1994. He concentrates primarily on design methods and building programming and typology. It is not just the form of buildings and the uses to which they are put that are at the heart of his education and research work - the urban context in which buildings stand is also a main aspect of his work. He gives lessons in the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes, including the BSc lecture classes entitled ‘Ontwerpmethoden’ (design methods) and various MSc lectures. Among the areas he covers is that of leading Dutch architects, design methods in professional practice and the functional component of design. He is also responsible for the ‘Hybrid buildings, urban architecture’ Master’s course, is leader of the ‘Urban architecture, ®MIT’ research programme and chairman of the department of architecture.

Van Duin studied architecture at TU Delft and used to work for De Nijl Architecten in Rotterdam and various other firms. He has taught at the Academies of Architecture in Tilburg, Amsterdam and Rotterdam and has many publications to his name on a range of architecture-related topics. The book entitled ‘Honderd jaar Nederlandse architectuur, 1901-2000’ (one hundred years of Dutch architecture, 1901-2000; published by SUN, 1999), which he co-wrote with Umberto Barbieri and Willemijn Wilms Floet, is one his best-known publications. Van Duin has occupied many positions on boards, juries and committees. At present he is a member of, among other thing, the board of management of the European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE), a board member of the Stylosstichting (foundation) and chairman of the national board of examiners for architects.

Secondary employment:

• Incidental recommendation work; President examining board for the law on the architect title;
• Project leader Guide at the Meta University in the Council EAAE