Research on how sustainability is implemented through participation in the housing cooperative La Borda

The utilization of housing cooperatives, which is a form of affordable housing, has been an effective solution to a portion of Spain's housing crisis both before and after the Global Financial Crisis. La Borda, an innovative participatory design housing cooperative in Barcelona, was constructed in 2018 by architect cooperative LaCol and...

An imagined dialogue: Richard Buckminster Fuller & Mark Wigley: Evaluating Screams towards Sustainability: Similarities and Differences

This thesis will explore two different perspectives on the urgency of sustainable design in the built environment. The first perspective is Mark Wigley’s call for the imagination of ‘non-extractive architecture’ as outlined in his essay ‘Returning The Gift: Running Architecture in Reverse’. The second perspective is Richard Buckminster Fuller’s...

Microclimate Analysis of the TU Delft Campus

With the Urban Heat Island Effect on the rise and 66% of the global population expected to live in the cities by 2050, new ways of building for this urban growth need to be researched. In this report the cooling effects of green and water structures on urban landscapes are examined. To realize this, we opted to recreate a 3D model of the chosen...

Turn the Tide: A dive into the possibilities of sustainable water sports

This report will give an in depth view on the technical feasibility of placing an offshore platform from which watersports can be practiced in the waters surrounding the island of Bonaire. The feasibility research is done by appointment of two entrepreneurs on the island of Bonaire. The report will give an answer to the research question: Can an...

Sustainability and Paradigms of Mughal Architecture in Old Delhi 1526 – 1707

The thesis seeks to analyze the Mughal Architecture in Old Delhi from 1526 till 1707. Starting with a brief description about the history of India, it allows the reader to acknowledge the motifs of the Mughal sultanate and how it was established. The writing advances to introduce the six main Mughal emperors in Delhi such as Babur, Humayun,...

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...

Sustainability consult Irmão beach restaurant

Irmão is a beach restaurant located in the region of Lisbon in Portugal and has been taken over by the new owners one year ago. Since the takeover, the owners of Irmão have been trying to work in a sustainable way, but there is always room for improvement. In addition, Irmão may have to move 100 metres inland due to a possible change in local...

Urban World Heritage Management and Climate Change Preparedness: Understanding the Effect of Amsterdam’s Canal Ring District Heritage Site’s Management on the City’s Sustainability Development Plans

This thesis investigates the challeges of conserving the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Seventeenth Century Canal District of Amsterdam while attempting to become climate neutral by 2050. This thesis will start by explaining the background information necessary on the Seventeenth Century Canal District of Amsterdam’s cultural significance to...

Aesthetics of Sustainable Architecture: The home through life

The contemporary architecture is often based on our usual methods of energy-focused sustainable buildings. These seem to strive toward excessive insulation and mechanical ventilation to create a sustainable building. It is driven by adding technical measures later in the project rather than creating sustainable architecture. In this report I...

Food Island: Creating a Resilient Food System for the AMA

Governments and private and non-profit organisations from international to local levels have acknowledged the idea that more sustainable systems are required to reduce our ecological footprint (WWF, 2016, Jonkhoff, 2012). The food system is a very important aspect within our lives, socially as well as economically but it is also one of the most...

Aesthetics of Sustainable Architecture: The duality of living & working in a life-cycle proof house

This was a project based seminar to explore the aesthetic potentials of sustainability in architecture. Sustainability is a very broad notion and can vary depending on the context and local environmental condition. Aesthetics is quite subjective and usually a personal matter. The seminar was an exercise to explore and research how to integrate...

Aesthetics of sustainable architecture: A small house concept

In order to reduce the ecological imprint on the earth, a concept proposal was designed regarding a minimalistic house partly based on literature. It contains a proposal that takes cooling, heating, providing food and smart water usage in regard.