The artist as architect

Tracing artistic thought in architectural and urban design

Student Report (2026)
Author(s)

J.M. Mekers (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)

Contributor(s)

R.J. Rutte – Mentor (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)

Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
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Publication Year
2026
Language
English
Graduation Date
16-04-2026
Awarding Institution
Delft University of Technology
Project
AR2A011, Architectural History Thesis
Programme
Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
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Abstract

This thesis investigates how an artistic background influences the way architects conceive, represent, and design space. It asks how artistic modes of thinking developed through practices such as drawing, painting, and sculpture, shape architectural form, spatial composition, and urban imagination. Rather than treating art and architecture as separate disciplines, this study explores their deep structural interconnections.

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