Adding depth to technical, architectonic and urban development through history and theory
Architectural History and Theory reflects on design artifacts, designs and design practices within the framework of specified cultural and societal themes. Key areas of research are architectural history including heritage studies, architectural theory, philosophy of design and architectural criticism. Historians and theorists focus on architecture as a basic act of culture by mobilizing relevant theoretical concepts that may inspire the production of architecture.
In terms of concrete products the staff of AHT is devoted to studies into, f.e., biographies of leading personalities or trends within the architectural culture, the representation of architecture in museum policies, value assessments of buildings and ensembles on various scale levels including also international practices of heritage policy, and the intellectual and ethical fundamentals of the design practice. These studies are all meant to celebrate the value of architecture as a rooted cultural practice within society, while recognizing that the transformations architecture has to accommodate nowadays not necessarily secure its position.
Projects
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Recent Publications
Our most recent peer reviewed publications
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Emerging strategies for regeneration of historic urban sites
City, Culture and Society (2023) -
Prospective Comprehension of Abandoned Industrial Sites: Strijp-S | Eindhoven as an Example
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Cultural heritage adaptive reuse in Salerno: Challenges and solutions
City, Culture and Society (2023) -
Challenges of cultural heritage adaptive reuse: A stakeholders-based comparative study in three European cities
Habitat International (2023) -
Promoting conservation or change? The UNESCO label of world heritage (re)shaping urban morphology in the Old Town of Lijiang, China
Frontiers of Architectural Research (2022)
Education
Contact
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Visiting address
Jorn FarahVertigoDe Groene LoperEindhovenNetherlandssenn98@ yahoo.nl -
Visiting address
Emma van den Broek MscLivia Verkade BscZum Vörde Sive Vördinghof5751LD OudegaNetherlandsmatthias.willemsen@ draaisma.com -
Postal address
Stijn Molen MDepartment of the Built EnvironmentP.O. Box 5135600 MB EindhovenNetherlandssem.govarts@ kuipers.nl -
Postal address
Luka DijkstraBastiaan AliKoning Knolboulevard7411VR AnnerveenschekanaalNetherlandsmolenaar.silke@ hotmail.nl