This history thesis investigates the relationship between the human body, perception, and exhibition design by analysing anonymous, undated archival drawings from the Faculty of Architecture at TU Delft. Positioned within the theoretical shift of the 1970s and 1980s, the research explores how these drawings move beyond the static standards of Dreyfuss, Neufert, and Haak towards the dynamic approaches of Prak and Alexander. By contextualizing the drawings through architectural theory and a contemporary critique by Maarten Wijk, the study shows the tension between measured norms and lived experiences.

The results reveal that while the drawings employ a more dynamic and perceptive approach, they still rely on idealized abstractions. By synthesising the findings of this research, a manual of spatial strategies for exhibition design was developed and visualized as a triptych of posters, bridging historical analysis and contemporary design. Ultimately, this research concludes that the human measure is an evolving hypothesis.

The purpose of this paper is to study urban and social impacts brought about by land reclamation in Hong Kong since the early 20th century. To do so, this paper focuses on Wanchai, a coastal district in Hong Kong which has experienced dissimilar development in its Northern and Southern parts over a series of expansions into the harbour. This paper contributes to the ongoing debate about land reclamation as a place-making strategy for future growth by highlighting how the developments on new land, directly and indirectly, impact that of old existing communities.

Urban development in the Rijnmond-Drechsteden requires large quantities of sand and gravel for its application in e.g. concrete in buildings or fill sand for subsidence maintenance. The graduation project focuses on how urban design can reduce this consumption within the sand and gravel metabolism in the construction ecosystem. Based on a material flow analysis, extended with a dynamic stock model and material intensity study, a business as usual scenario is made for the region. An exploration of solutions and a new developed method, called the ‘material conscious approach’, is used to reduce material consumption in four urban design examples. These examples represent different conditions in the sand and gravel metabolism which cause flows. The results are extrapolated to the regional metabolic impact. In order to reduce the material consumption of sand and gravel, a multi-scalar perspective within the material conscious approach is required.