Focusoninnovationandsustainability

Degree MasterofScienceArchitecture,UrbanismandBuildingSciences

Credits 120ECTS,24months

Start BScBouwkundegraduatescanstarteveryquarter.NewstudentscanonlyenrolinSeptember

Languageofinstruction

English

%Internationalstudents

30%

TheBuildingTechnologytrackencompassesabroadspectrumofengineeringandarchitecturaldesignskillsthatleadtooneofthedominantprofessionsofthefuture:thesustainabledesigner.Throughfocusingonstructural,façadeandclimatedesign,studentslearnhowtocontributetosmartbuildingsthataresustainable,comfortableandenvironmentallyintelligent.Theemphasisofthisprogrammeisonthedesignofinnovativeandsustainablebuildingcomponentsandtheirintegrationintothebuiltenvironment.

Thisprogrammestandsoutinternationallybecauseofitsintegrationofarchitecturaldesignwithtechnicaldisciplines,fillingthenichebetweenarchitectureandengineering.Ratherthanfocusingononeortwospecialisations,studentsinvestigatethewholebreadthofbuildingtechnology,lookingatclimatedesign,façadedesignandstructuraldesign,producingdesignersthatknowhowengineerswork.StudentshavetheoptiontoparticipateintheTiSDcolloquium,aninterdisciplinary,universitywidecourseinengineeringforsustainabledevelopment,whichleadsto

thespecialannotationTechnologyinSustainableDevelopment(TiSD,orTiDOinDutch)totheirdegree.ThisincludestheTiSDcourse‘Engineeringforsustainabledevelopment’wherestudentsparticipateinanintensiveworkshop,exploring,discussingandexperiencingsustainability.Prospectivestudentsmustshowbothtechnicalandarchitecturalskills,interestandunderstanding.

Theprogrammeiswellsuitedforarchitecturalgraduateslookingtostrengthentheirtechnicalqualificationsandthosewithatechnicalbackgroundthatwanttostrengthentheirdesignabilities.TheBuildingTechnologytrackisoneoffivespecialisationtrackswithintheArchitecture,UrbanismandBuildingSciencesmasterprogramme.Ongraduation,studentsreceiveMasterofSciencedegreeinArchitecture,UrbanismandBuildingSciences(BuildingTechnologytrack).

FacultyofArchitectureandtheBuiltEnvironment

MScProgramme

TheBuildingTechnologytrackfocusesonresearchandinnovation,dealingwiththenewesttechnologyandinteractingwiththecurrentmarket.Thisprogrammeoffersabalancebetweenappliedresearchanddesignofbuildingsandbuildingelements.Corebuildingtechnologysubjectsareofferedinthefirstsemester,withstudentsgiventheopportunitytospecialiseindifferentbuildingtechnologyelectivesinthesecond.Thefinalyearbeginswithanon-siteworkshopbeforeconcludingwithindividualgraduationprojects.

TheBuildingTechnologytrackoffersonegraduationstudio:sustainabledesign.Inthisstudiostudentsaregiventhepossibilitytospecialiseinoneofthreethemesthatarerelatedtosustainabilityandnotstrictlyseparatedfromeachother.

StructuralDesigndealswithinnovationinbuildingstructuresandmaterials,employingtoolssuchasprototypingandcomputationaldesignofbearingstructures.ClimateDesigninvestigatessmartandbioclimaticdesign,withafocusonclosingmaterialcycles,novelbuildingservices,energyperformance,andusercomfortandhealth.FaçadeDesignconcernsinnovationinbuildingenvelopes,investigatingdifferenttypologies,materialisation,climateanduserresponsivefaçades,fabricationandassemblyoffaçadesystems.

Inthefirstsemesterstudentsdevelopcoretechnicalknowledge,followinganinnovationandsustainabilitycourseandtheBuckyLabseminarsanddesignstudio,givingthemtheopportunitytoconstructtheirownprojectina1:1scale.Inthesecondsemesterstudentscanchoosefromtechnicalelectivesofferedbythebuildingtechnologytrack.TheyalsofollowEXTREMEorMEGA,projectsforintegrateddesign.Thesefirsttwosemestersofthebuildingtechnologytrackpartiallycoincidewiththearchitecturalengineeringspecialisationofthearchitecturetrack.InthethirdsemestertheSWATstudiotakestheformofanintensetwo-weekworkshop,focusingonaparticularlocationfromwhichstudentsdevelopindividualprojects.Inthefinalsemesterstudentsdevelopagraduationproject,whichisoftenacontinuationoftheirresearchintheSWATstudio.

Buildingtechnologygraduatesareinhighdemandastheconstructionindustryislackingdesignersthatbridgethisgapbetweenthearchitecturalandengineeringdisciplines.Giventhatgraduatescanmakedecisionsbasedoncalculationsandintegratethemintoarchitecture,theycandirectstructuralengineersandmanagecomplexprocesses.Graduatesaresoughtafterforarchitecturaloffices,engineeringofficesandspecialisedfaçademanufacturers.

WhiledoingaBachelorinArchitectureinAustriaIrealisedthatIwasmostpassionateaboutthetechnicalandtechnologicalaspectsofconstruction.IstartedlookingforamasterprogrammethatcouldbridgethegapbetweenarchitectureandengineeringandIwasveryhappytofindtheBuildingTechnologytrack.Thetrackdidnotonlyteachmenewknowledgebutaswell,andmostimportantly,anewwayofthinking:arationalmindsettowardsproblemsandacompletenewoverviewonresearchanddesigningmethods.AtBuildingTechnologythestudentsareencouragedtostudyinaveryindependentway,tosettheirowngoalsandmanagetheirschedules.Thismightbearadicalchangeformanyinternationalstudents,butithasbeenanextremelypositivechangeforme.Studentsarefollowedonanone-to-onebasis,andIalwaysfoundsupportwhenIneededit.Thisapproachallowsmetogrowandevolveasaprofessionalandasanindividual,itgivesmeconfidenceandthenecessarypreparationtoleavetheuniversityandfindajob.IntheMastertrackBuildingTechnology,studentsareinspiredtofindtheirownfieldofinterest,inordertoexcelinaspecifictopic.ItookthespecializationinTechnologyinSustainableDevelopmentanddecidedtofocusonenergyefficiency.Forme,thisspecificpreparationnotonlygrantedemployment,butalsoopenedthepossibilityofafurtherpost-graduateposition.

Thisisasummaryoftherequirementsonly.Theyaresubjecttochange.Therefore,alwaysconsultthewebsitesindicatedwhichgivethelatestanddefinitiveinstructions.

Inmostcases,ifyouholdaBScdegreethatiscloselyrelatedtotheMaster’sprogrammeyouareapplyingfor,youwillbeadmitted.However,iftheMaster’sprogrammedoesnotfollowdirectlyfromyourundergraduateprogramme,youwillberequiredtocompleteabridgingprogramme.ToseewhichMaster’sprogrammesareopentoyouoncompletionofyourBachelor’sdegreefromanon-technicalDutchuniversitygotowww.studiekeuze123.nl.IfyoucompletedyourBachelor’satatechnicaluniversity,gotowww.doorstroommatrix.nl

AnHBObachelor’sdegreedoesnotqualifyyoufordirectadmissiontoaTUDelftmaster’sdegreeprogramme.TostartaMaster’sdegreeprogramme,youwillfirstneedtocompleteasupplementaryprogrammeinordertobringyourknowledgetotherequiredlevel.ThisprogrammestartsinFebruary.Detailscanbefoundat:www.aubs.msc.tudelft.nl/hbo

Youmust:

holdaBachelor’sdegreefromarespecteduniversity(orproofthatyouaresoontocompleteone)inamainsubjectcloselyrelatedtotheMScprogrammetowhichyouareapplying;haveachievedabachelorcumulativegradepointaverage(CGPA)ofatleast75%ofthescalemaximum,unlessspecificrequirementsaredefinedforthecountryinwhichyouobtainedyourBachelor’sdegree;meetourEnglishlanguagerequirements;submitamotivationessay,referencelettersandanextensivecurriculumvitae;includeexamplesofyourwork.

TherequirementsaregivenontheTUDelftadmissionsandapplicationswebsite:www.admissions.tudelft.nl

Morespecificinformationabouttherequirementsofeachprogrammeandtrackaregivenonthefacultywebsite:www.aubs.msc.tudelft.nl/en

Theapplicationperiodstartson1Octoberandcloseson1April.AllapplicationsaremadeonlinethroughtheTUDelftwebsiteandrequireanapplicationfee.Itusuallytakessixtoeightweeksbeforetheadmissiondecisioncanbecommunicatedtoyou.Youareadvisedtoapplyasearlyaspossible.

Pleasevisitthewebpageforalldetails,completerequirements,deadlinesandcontactinformation:

ir.PeterTeeuwPDEngTrackcoordinatorofBuildingTechnology+31639250966

FacultyofArchitectureandtheBuiltEnvironmentJulianalaan1342600GADelftTheNetherlands

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