To what extent has the architectural development in Qatar reflected its foreign policy with a focus on the period from 1995 to 2030?

The paper explores the fragile and complex relationship between modernization, nation-building and internationalism with a specific focus on Qatar. As an emerging powerhouse in the Gulf region, the young nation has proven its political legitimacy on the global stage. In this process, its urban development has played a vital instrument in...

The Architect That Did Not Build: A historical evaluation of the experimental architectural profession through the work of architect Lebbeus Woods and its implications for the practice of architecture

Lebbeus Woods was an experimental architect best known for his visionary drawings. His entry into the field of experimental architecture was enabled by the conditions in which the field found itself in the 1970s. Through drawing, Woods explored ideas and hypotheses which were unbound from conventional limitations. The field of architecture has...

Switching the Parametric Design Approach

This thesis examines in what way designers should reassure that the use of parametric design can be switched from esthetical purposes to problem-solving purposes for future global challenges throughout Zaha Hadid Architects’ historical approaches and developments. In order to find the answer to the research question, it is important to know how...

De architectuur van de Hanze

De Hanze was een Noord-Europees handels- en stedenverbond in het Heilige Roomse Rijk met een netwerk dat ver over de grenzen van meerdere landen reikten. Ze hadden een grote mate van onafhankelijkheid. Ze wisselden vanzelfsprekend veel cultuur uit in de gebieden waar ze actief waren, zo ook in architectuur. De Hanze hebben een eigen bouwstijl...

A review of how society and architecture in the Netherlands have responded to the global rise of Biophilia

The term biophilia and its implementations in architecture have since its popularisation in 1984 gained in popularity throughout the world. This research attempts to find how this has taken shape in the Netherlands by answering the research question: How has public opinion in the Netherlands shaped the influence of Biophilia on architecture in...

Designing Bata Society: a Case Study of Zlín

Zlín, located in the east part of the Czech Republic, is a historical industrial town. The development of this modern city has a deep connection with Bata shoe company and its social scheme. The company has been known for its shoe production and the urban and architectural values from its pioneer and utopian town planning and its variant modules...

Financing Architecture: How the Urban Fabric of Manhattan Has Been Shaped by Money

Financing Architecture: How The Urban Fabric of Manhattan Has Been Shaped by Money investigates the urban fabric of Manhattan, from single building case studies to larger scale urban planning developments, through the lens of money. The thesis introduces Manhattan’s grid layout, a result of the Commissioner’s Plan of 1811, its purpose being that...

Discovering the Colonial Institute: the Tropenmuseum

In ‘Discovering the Colonial Institute: the Tropenmuseum’ historical research is conducted on the colonial traces that can be found in the Colonial Institute, which is now known as the Tropenmuseum. Nowadays much attention is paid in Dutch society to how the colonial past is dealt with. But at a point in history, as a Dutch citizen, it was...

Architectural Transformation of Luxembourg City during the 1960s: Politico-economic influence on the architectural and urban development of Luxembourg and its representation as a European city

During the 1950s and 1960s, Luxembourg underwent a major economic-political transformation that allowed the country to position itself as an internationally recognised financial hub and centre for European affairs. The degree of influence that this economic- political evolution of Luxembourg had on the architectural and urban development of...

Experience between the lines: A study on the visitors’ experience in the Jewish Museum Berlin by Daniel Libeskind

The Holocaust is one of the most horrendous events in history, therefore people should be educated on the topic to create remembrance. Museums are the designated places for this; however, traditional museums are not most suited. According to neurophysiology, re-imagining and emotional connection are most important to make people remember. New...

Representation shapes Reality

The paper "Representation shapes Reality" reflects on the relationship between drawing and architecture in six parts. It first gives an overview of the history of drawing – which is seen to be closely linked to the history of the architecture profession as we know it today. The overview establishes a historical trajectory and identifies patterns...

Dutch and American mental health hospitals in the reconstruction years (1945 - 1970)

This research has focused on the similarities and differences in the relevant socio-cultural influences and the organization of characteristic mental healthcare facilities for the Netherlands and the United States in the period from 1945 to 1970. Starting with the socio-cultural changes from this period for the Netherlands and the United States,...

Suprematist Architecture: a Plane Drawing: Architectural History Thesis on Suprematist Architecture by Kazimir Malevich

The thesis examines the unbuilt Suprematist architecture through the architectural drawings made by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich (1878-1935) over the period 1923-24. By looking into the expression of non-objectivity in the built object, the study complements the current body of knowledge of Suprematism and architectural form development in...