Dick van Gameren is professor of Architecture and Dwelling since 2006. Currently, he is also chair of the Architecture Department. He graduated from TU Delft in 1988. After partnerships with Bjarne Mastenbroek and De Architectengroep, he now runs his own architecture firm Dick van Gameren Architecten, Amsterdam. He has been awarded various prestigious awards among which are the 2007 Aga Kahn Award for the Dutch Embassy in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, and a first prize in the second Europan competition, 1991.
He is the author of ‘Revisies van de Ruimte / Revisions of Space’ (010 publishers, 2005). He is an editor of DASH, Delft Architectural Studies on Housing (NAi publishers) and was an editor of the magazine Forum (1997-2001). He has taught at various institutes, among other the Berlage Institute and the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture.

Frederique van Andel graduated in both architecture and urban planning at TU Delft, in 1997. She worked for the architectural firms of Mecanoo and DP6 Architectuurstudio (1997-2006). In 1999 she lived and worked in Barcelona.
In 2006 she started working as a researcher at TU Delft with the chair of Architecture and Dwelling where she is currently doing research into the subject of housing, parking and the living environment which will be published for the STAWON foundation (010 Publishers). She is also an editor of DASH (NAi Publishers).

Cecile Calis graduated at TU Delft, Faculty of Architecture, in 1999. She worked in the offices of Herman Hertzberger and de Architecten Cie. In 2001 she started her own office in Rotterdam, initially involved in design studies for government bodies and participating in various competitions, she is now realizing small scale housing projects.

Dirk van den Heuvel graduated as an architect from TU Delft, 1994. He is associate professor with the chair. His expertise is in the field of postwar modern architecture. Together with Max Risselada he organised two exhibitions and publications: ‘Team 10 – In Search of a Utopia of the Present’ (NAi Publishers, 2005) and ‘Alison and Peter Smithson – from the House of the Future to a house of today’ (010 Publishers, 2004). Together with Madeleine Steigenga and Jaap van Triest he authored ‘Lessons: Tupker / Risselada. A Double Portrait of Dutch Architectural Education’ (SUN Publishers, 2003).
He is an editor of DASH (NAi publishers) and the on-line journal Footprint. He was also an editor of the journal OASE (1993-1999). He publishes in various magazines and on-line media, among which ArchiNed and PIN-UP magazine. He has worked as an architect for the offices of Neutelings Riedijk Architecten and De Nijl Architecten.

Birgit Jürgenhake studied architecture at the University of Technology in Karlsruhe, Germany, during which she enjoyed external traineeships in Finland and the Netherlands. She worked in various architectural offices on housing projects and public buildings, among others WGK Karlsruhe, Mecanoo, Erick van Egeraat, and KCAP.
In 2001 Birgit Jürgenhake founded her own company. Since 2004, she is assistant professor with the chair of architecture and dwelling. She is currently working on her PhD research ‘Dwelling from the inside to the outside – from private to the public’ which focuses on the facade as the filter between the inside and the outside and as the face to the public realm.

Olv Klijn graduated cum laude as an architect at TU Eindhoven, 2001 Together with Eric Frijters he founded the architecture office FABRIC in Amsterdam, 2007. In 2010 he won the prestigious Prix de Rome award for Dutch architects under 35.
He wrote the monograph ‘VMX Agenda’ (010 Publishers, 2007) and together with Joks Janssen he published ‘10 x Den Bosch’ (NAi Publishers, 2008). He is an editor of DASH (NAi Publishers) and writes for various magazines among others for Architectenweb.nl. He worked for the office of OMA and was an artist-in-residence at the Canadian Banff Centre. He also teaches at various Academies of Architecture, Amsterdam, Arnhem and Tilburg.

Paul Kuitenbrouwer graduated at TU Delft in 1988. He has extensive practice experience having worked in London for a year, and in the Netherlands for the offices of Wiel Arets (KNSM tower, Amsterdam), buro boosten Rats (Jardin Céramique, Maastricht with Martorell Bohigas Mackay from Barcelona), Geurst & Schulze and SeARCH. He was acting supervisor of Céramique in Maastricht for Jo Coenen. For the Atelier Rijksbouwmeester (the Dutch state architect office) Paul Kuitenbrouwer worked as an advisor on architecture and urbanism (2001-2004).
Before joining the staff of the chair of Architecture and Dwelling, he taught design studios with Public Building and RMIT, TU Delft. His current research is focused on low rise housing in high density configurations for the city of Groningen.

Bernard Leupen graduated in the 1970s at TU Delft, after which he almost immediately started his career in teaching and research. He was associate professor with the chair of Architecture and Dwelling until his retirement in 2008. Before joining the chair of Architecture and Dwelling he was teaching with the chair of Herman Hertzberger. From 1988 until 1990 he worked together with practice professor Rem Koolhaas. Together they ran a fifth year studio and they organised two symposia: ‘Whether Europe’ and ‘How Modern is Dutch Architecture?’ Bernard Leupen was a guest professor at the Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen (2006-2007).
He is the author of the best-selling education book ‘Design and Analysis’ (010 Publishers). Another classis is the out-of-print book on the IJ-plein neighbourhood in Amsterdam, (010 Publishers, 1989). In 2002 Bernard Leupen finished his PhD thesis on flexibility and architecture, ‘Frame and Generic Space’ (010 Publishers).Together with Jasper van Zwol, René Heijnen and Birgit Jürgenhake he compiled the book ‘Time Based Architecture’ (010 Publishers, 2005). Together with Harald Mooij he wrote ‘Het Ontwerpen van Woningen’ (NAi Publishers, 2008).
Since 2007 he is the Co-ordinating Editor of the new journal Time-based Architecture International.

Harald Mooij graduated at TU Delft in 2003. He is an architect in Amsterdam.
Together with Bernard Leupen he published the book ‘Het Ontwerpen van Woningen’ (NAi Publishers, 2008). He writes for various national and international journals and is editor of DASH (NAi Publishers).
Harald Mooij was an assistant of Alexander Tzonis at the Delft Design Knowledge Systems Research Center. Part of his current research work concerns the development of a database for housing typologies.

Robert Nottrot graduated cum laude under the supervision of Aldo van Eyck, 1980. Next to being an architect he also works as a video artist and stage set designer.
After graduation Robert Nottrot worked for two years in Berlin, and for the office of Kraaijvanger.Urbis, after which he founded his own studio PORT-SAID. Initially a guest teacher with the chair of Architecture Design and Interiors he becomes a staff member with the chair of Architecture and Dwelling. He teaches at the Explore Lab, as well as with the section of Form and Media Studies. Robert Nottrot is also a curator of the so-called ‘Schatkamer’, the Delft Architecture Collections & Exhibitions department run by Max Risselada. He compiled a book publication on the idea of the model in architecture, to be published in 2009.

Pierijn van der Putt graduated as an architect at TU Delft in 2001.
He worked as an editor for the journal de Architect (2002-2008) before he started teaching at the Faculty of Architecture. He is currently an editor of DASH (NAi Publishers) and writes for various journals.

Professor Emeritus

Karin Theunissen graduated as an architect at TU Delft in 1986. Together with Arjan Hebly she founded the architecture office Hebly Theunissen in Delft. Research publication by the office are ‘Bouwen in de Stad’, 1989, and ‘Bouwen in de Wederopbouwstad’, 2005.
Karin Theunissen is currently preparing a doctoral thesis on the work of Venturi Scott Brown and Associates, to be completed in 2009.
She was guest editor of the first issue of DASH, ‘New Open Space in Housing Ensembles’ (NAi Publishers, 2009). She contributed articles to various magazines, such as de Architect and Archis.

Jasper van Zwol graduated as an architect at TU Delft, 1972. His Delft based architecture firm realised various projects among others offices, a health centre and housing, as well as the Valkenburg Open Air Museum, the Techniek Museum in Delft and the Vrije School, also in Delft.
Jasper van Zwol is editor of ‘Time-based Architecture’ (010 Publishers, 2005) together with Bernard Leupen en René Heijne. He is also an editor of the new magazine ‘Time-based Architecture International’ and was responsible for the third issue, published in 2008 and dedicated to the theme of mixing living and working. His most recent book publication is ‘Het Woongebouw’ (SUN publishers, 2009) about collective housing projects documenting classic and recent apartment buildings.

Jacques Vink is an architect and owner of Ruimtelab² Architecten. He is an expert in the field of sustainability and he is the co-author of 'Smart Architecture', a publication entirely devoted to sustainability concepts and projects: for more info you can check the website. Because of his expertise, Jacques Vink is a guest teacher and visiting critic to our MSc 2 projects on architecture, dwelling and sustainability.

Piet Vollaard is founder of the most important Dutch website on architecture ArchiNed. He is also a prolific writer, among others he published books on forgotten Dutch architects Herman Haan and on Frank van Klingeren (together with Marina van den Bergen). Together with Paul Groenendijk he compiled the classic Guide to Modern Architecture in the Netherlands. For the chair of Architecture & Dwelling Piet Vollaard is involved with the MSc 2 projects on architecture, dwelling and sustainability, because of his research and work on the topic, including the book Smart Architecture, which he co-authored - see for more info on this: smartarchitecture.org

Nelson Mota graduated as an architect from the University of Coimbra (UC), Portugal, in 1998. He holds a Master degree in Architecture, Territory and Memory from the UC since 2006. Currently he holds a position as PhD researcher with the chair of Architecture & Dwelling working on the topics of modernity, housing and identity. He is also engaged with the chair as seminar tutor of Architectural Studies and Architectural Reflections. Next to this, he is also a member of the staff of the Department of Architecture, University of Coimbra, as a Teaching Assistant with the Architectural Project chair since 2004. He has professional experience as an architect with projects designed and built in different categories such as housing, hotels, rehabilitation of urban spaces and interior design. Winner and short-listed in several academic and professional prizes, among them, winner of the 1st Távora Prize in 2006 and winner of the 'Alexandre Herculano' 2003 National Architectural Prize.
 

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