Architectural History and Theory
AHT explores architectural history, theory, philosophy, and heritage studies, reflecting the interplay between these disciplines and their relation to architectural and urban design.
Reconsidering the contours of architectural knowledge and its relationship to social and ecological crises
Architectural history and theory describes a broad framework for critical analysis of architecture鈥檚 past, present and future. Through in-depth archival investigation and methodological acuity, our three research tracks - History and Decarbonisation, the Curatorial Research Collective, and Heritage and Climate Change 鈥� outline novel contours for these contested histories, and contribute to a global reframing of the narratives and patterns of architectural knowledge.
AHT examines the built environment as evidence of collective social commitments, for better and for worse, providing valuable insight and context for experiments in design and technology. We offer a robust curriculum of lectures and studios across Bachelor and Master programs, which first expands the contours of foundational knowledge and then elaborates on novel theoretical frameworks that support architects in confronting our complex, changing world. PhD training is similarly concerned not simply with episodes of history and theory, but also with how new narratives reshape the discipline.
Architecture History and Theory explores changing narratives and novel theories of architectural and cultural change, emphasizing a new social role for architects and designers.
The Chair of Architectural History and Theory (AHT) at TU Eindhoven is focused on understanding how historical patterns in architecture and related fields have an impact on contemporary social challenges. We are focused on history, theory, and discourse more generally as a means to reimagine and reshape the culture of building, and to reconsider how we live in and interact with the built environment. Central here is a critical analysis of architecture鈥檚 deep interrelationship to energy, climate, politics, aesthetics, and other social and ecological frameworks - aiming to, again, reimagine how architecture can play a new and perhaps unexpected role in the just energy transition. We offer courses tracing this novel narrative of architecture development, as well as frameworks for cultural and curatorial engagement, for understanding heritage and the life of buildings, and studio projects that operate at diverse scales, from the watershed to the water fountain.
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Department of the Built EnvironmentP.O. Box 5135600 MB EindhovenNetherlands -
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Department of the Built EnvironmentP.O. Box 5135600 MB EindhovenNetherlands