Agenda

Agenda
Exhibition Design as Politics
22 May 2013 - 13 June 2013location: Faculty of Architecture

From May 22nd until June 13th, the exhibition ‘Design as Politics’ will be shown on various locations within the faculty of Architecture. The exhibition is developed by the TU Delft-Chair of the same name, in the framework of the 5th IABR: Making city, and shows how architecture and politics are strongly intertwined.
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Night of Philosophy & History
29 May 2013location: Delft, Galerie Kadmium, Koornmarkt 48F

The Argus’ Night of Philosophy & History will deal on a critical level with history within the contemporary architecture discours. Among the speakers with whom you can discuss this further are philosopher Jacob Voorthuis (TU Eindhoven) and traditionalist architect Peter Drijver (Scala Architects). The evening will be moderated by Harm Tilman (editor in chief ‘De Architect’).
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Conference 'Why History'
29 May 2013 - 31 May 2013location: Faculty of Architecture

The History Section of the Faculty of Architecture of the Delft University of Technology is preparing an international conference that highlights architectural and urban history as thriving disciplines that have come to fulfill an important role in the professional field involved in the study of the spatial and physical qualities of the Dutch landscape, the villages and the cities.
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Seminar ‘De kansen van Social Media voor Gebiedsontwikkeling’
30 May 2013 | 14:30location: Faculty of Architecture, Room C

Symposium 'What Images Do'
29 May 2013 - 31 May 2013location: Faculty of Architecture, Berlagezalen (and Science Center)

What Images Do (WiD) is an open international research network dealing with the Affective Turn and its ramification in the fields of art, design and architecture.
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Summer Festival
31 May 2013This dynamic indoor and outdoor festival has it all: live music, art, science and entertainment. Please join this Summer Festival on Friday 31 May, organized by the TU Delft for all its employees and students. Check the programme and buy your ticket at the website.
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Lecture 'Architecture education expanded: toward the writing of a history'
31 May 2013 | 14:00 - 16:00location: Faculty of Architecture, Room C
The Berlage Center for Advanced Studies in Architecture and Urban Design (The Berlage) will present a public lecture, entitled 'Architecture education expanded: toward the writing of a history' by Joan Ockman.
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Lecture ‘A Second Youth for Farmyards’
3 June 2013 | 12:30 - 13:15location: Faculteit Bouwkunde, Oostserre, Room K
For a long time urbanisation was seen as the biggest factor in the change of the Dutch landscape. But also big changes in the countryside itself play a role. The number of citizens who inhabit a farm with a few acres of land (yard, garden, orchard or horse meadow) exceeds the number of the 70.000 full-time farmers who since 2011 have their business in the Netherlands. When the increase of scale...
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Thesis defence by T.G. Klein: Façade
3 June 2013 | 10:00location: Aula, TU Delft

"Integral Façade Construction" Promotor 1: Prof.Dr.-Ing. U. Knaack (Arch), promotor 2: Prof.dr.ir. A.C.J.M. Eekhout (Arch)
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Thesis defence Ir. B.L.H. Hasselaar: Climate adaptive skin
4 June 2013 | 10:00location: Aula, TU Delft
"The comfort unit, developed as part of a climate adaptive skin" Promotor: Prof.ir. J.J.M. Cauber (em.hgl2009, Arch), copromotor: Dr. R.M.J. Bokel (Arch)
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Thesis defence K. Saher: Living rooms
5 June 2013 | 12:30location: Aula, TU Delft
"Acoustical design guidelines for living rooms for adults with intellectual disabilities" Promotor: Prof.dr.ir. A.C.J.M. Eekhout (BK), copromotor: Dr. G.J. Hordijk (UHD-BK)
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Conference The Future Envelope 7
6 June 2013 | 8:30 - 17:30location: Aula Congress Centre TU Delft

On Thursday 6 June ‘the future envelope 7 - conference on the Building Envelope’ will take place. During the seventh edition of the annual conference speakers will share their experience and vision of the future building envelope.
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Thesis defence Earth, Wind & Fire – Natural Air Conditioning
7 June 2013 | 10:00location: Aula, Auditorium

Air conditioning doesn’t require fans: natural methods can also be used. PhD candidate Benjamin Bronsema (78) wants to show in a pilot study that cascading water, sun and overpressure can be used to create an energy-positive office environment.
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Thesis defence K.E. Bektas: Knowledge sharing
28 June 2013 | 10:00location: Aula, TU Delft
[Translate to English:] "Knowledge sharing stategies for large complex building projects" Promotor 1: Prof.dr.ir. J.W.F. Wamlink (BK), Promotor 2: Prof.dr. K. Lauche (Radboud U. Nijmegen)
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