BK Books was an Open Access platform dedicated to publications in architecture produced by the Faculty of Architecture of the Delft University of Technology. Established in 2011, it includes books, journals, dissertations, lectures, conference proceedings and monographs. BK Books was an important forum for the Faculty of Architecture to bring ideas and experts together in one place. It was key in showcasing the latest research produced by the faculty. The role of publishing new titles has been taken over by TU Delft OPEN Publishing.

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  • The Ecological Turn: Design, Architecture and Aesthetics beyond “Anthropocene”

    The Ecological Turn

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    How does the ecological thinking affect architects, designers and the design culture itself? The Anthropocene is a geological event, but also a political one that lies in overcoming the idea of crisis. Acknowledging this change means rethinking the very ecology of the project in environmental and atmospheric terms. The changes we face don’t depend on missing balances, but on compromises reached between conservation and exploitation. The Anthropocene is in our suggested reading the time of the end of our representations and the time of the...

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  • Adaptive facade network – Europe

    Adaptive facade network — Europe

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    The main aim of COST Action TU1403 with 120 participants from 26 European countries is to harmonise, share and disseminate technological knowledge on adaptive facades on a European level and to generate ideas for new innovative technologies and solutions.

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  • Anne Lacaton: Visiting Professor 2016-2017/ Chair of Heritage & Architecture

    Anne Lacaton

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    Anne Lacaton has been a visiting professor at the TU Delft Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment during the Fall Semester 2016-2017, hosted by the Chair of Heritage & Design. It’s important to collect and publish these ideas and positions by students and teachers involved with the semester’s work. We hope that this booklet will leave a trace and a lasting material for reflection and discussion.

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