I N T E RNATIO NAL FA ADE MAS T E R

FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE / DEPARTMENT BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

CONTENTS
FAADE DESIGN MASTER MASTER PROGRAM COURSES SEMESTER 1 & 2 COURSES SEMESTER 3 COURSES SEMESTER 4 CHAIR DESIGN OF CONSTRUCTION FAADE RESEARCH GROUP CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS PARTNERS FROM INDUSTRY INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF UNIVERSITIES ADMISSION AND CONTACT 2 4 8 10 14 16 18 20 22 26 27

Concrete faade with integrated heating system, Zollverein School of Managament (architect: Sanaa)

FAADE DESIGN MASTER

A growing complexity of design and building processes require increased specialisation of important areas of architecture. Within this context, facade planning as an integral part of the overall architectural process, plays a major role. Not only because the facade coins the perception and design of architecture, but also because it needs to fulfill extremely high technological and functional demands. With its holistic approach, the International Faade Master offers ideal advanced education for individual positioning and future-oriented specialisation within the field of architecture.
Marco Hemmerling
(Prof. at Detmold School of Architecture and Interior Design, member of design team UN Studio)

Faades are one of the most technically challenging, complex and multidisciplinary parts of a building. A faade defines not only a buildings appearance and its architectural expression, but also how well it functions. The success of a building is measured in terms of its technical functionality with regard to comfort, safety, pleasant ambience and sustainability. Hereby, faades play an important role and thus, have to fulfill several technical and architectural demands and functions related to a broad range of aspects and engineering disciplines. In view of this fascinating and multidisciplinary context, the Faade Design Program at TU Delft Faculty of Architecture - Department of Building Technology - will teach MSc candidates how to design and develop faade structures on an academic level. Key topics are energy consumption and sustainability, typology, materialization, fabrication and assembly of faades. Faade Research Group The education is strongly interconnected with the research and practical applications of the Faade Research Group (part of chair DOC). Link to practice Due to the cooperation, knowledge and re-

search exchange with the VMRG (Dutch Faade Builder Association), the KCG (Knowledge Centre of the Dutch faade industry) and several related faade manufacturers (Oskomera Group and Scheldebouw/Permasteelisa), students also benefit from close links with professional practice. International network Within the Faade Design Program the Faculty of Architecture also works with partner universities in Germany (Detmolder Schule fr Architektur) and Switzerland (Luzerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts). As a student, you can benefit from these international contacts, for example, by participating in international symposia and workshops. Careers The Faade Design Program is one of the two specialization areas of the general MSc Building Technology track. MSc graduates in Building Technology with the specialization Faade Design might find a career as either a technical generalist or a faade specialist at architecture or engineering firms, in the faade or supply industry, or project development sectors. You may also choose to start your own business or

Faade Mercedes Benz Museum, Stuttgart (architect: UN Studio)

MASTER PROGRAM
The Faade Design Program is one of the two specializations of the MSc Building Technology track at Delft University of Technology. The other specialization is Research & Design, which focuses on materials, climate and sustainability or product development. The Building Technology track, consisting of these two specializations, focuses on the innovative and sustainable design of elements, components and (sub)systems of building structures; on how these relate to each other and to the architecture of the building. In addition to this track the Department of Building Technology of the TU/ Faculty of Architecture also offers the specialization Architectural Engineering. This specialization focuses on architecture and engineering as the inseparably linked basis for building design. First year Both the Building Technology tracks (Faade Design and Research & Development) and the Architectural Engineering specialization share a common base in the first year. During this year a wide range of theory and integrated design components are covered related to different disciplines such as mechanics, product development, material science, building physics, compuScheme of Msc track Building Technology and Architectural Engineering

tation and modeling and production techniques. In the first semester, Component & System design focuses on system development of a faade in the context of a building design. Students start the design process by developing an innovative concept in the form of a programmatic and visual scenario; they move on to a final design in drawings, quantitative performance studies, and complete the process with virtual and physical prototypes. Quantitative research relates to acoustic, heat transfer and structural performance as input. In the second semester, Building Design, students work on the spatial-functional design of a building in applying building system integration from concept phase on. This is structured as an integrated design process driven by quantitative performance evaluations on three aspects: structure, climate and construction. The first year forms the basis for the specialized in-depth studies of the second year. Second year At the end of the second semester students will have to make their final choice for one of the

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three BT specializations: Architectural Engineering, Research & Development or Faade Design. After this first year, all three specializations will diverge into their own direction. Faade Design Program students will follow an in-depth program focused on faades during the 3rd and 4th semester. The first quarter of the 3rd semester of the Faade Design Program consists of the courses Faade Technology and Future Faade Design. The course Faade Technology consists of several lectures organized by the Faculty of Architecture and the Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences of TU Delft and parties from professional practice: the VMRG (Dutch Faade Builder Association), the KCG (Knowledge Centre of the Dutch faade industry) and several related faade manufacturers. Lectures of the course are embedded within several themes: 1) Architecture and faades, 2) Construction and detailing of faades, 3) Sustainability, climate and comfort 4) Production and assembly of faades, 5) Materials and facades, 6) Safety aspects of facades and 7) Quality aspects of facades.
Example faade with prefabricated elements

Also an (international) symposium and additional workshops are part of this course. In parallel to the more theoretical course Faade Technology, the course Future Faade Design focuses - by means of a more practical research and design assignment - on a specific and varying research topic, being relevant within the Faade Research Group (part of chair DOC). The second quarter of 3rd semester consists of preparation work for the graduation project in the 4th semester. The fourth semester builds on the graduate project preparation, completed in the previous semester. Students work on an individual graduation project, comprising a technical research assignment in an innovative or design research domain. The thesis can be directly related to one of the Faade Research Programmes as organized within the Faade Research Group or to the faade industry by means of a in-company graduation project. The Faade Design Program starts twice a year, in the first and third quarter of the academic year respectively.

COURSES SEMESTER 1 & 2

An overview of courses of the first two semesters of the Faade Design Master is given below: For more detailed information about the actual course contents, see appendix B or TU Delft Course browser (www.studiegids.tudelft.nl). Please note that both the Building Technology tracks (Faade Design and Research & Development) and the Architectural Engineering specialization share the same course program during the first two semesters.

COURSES SEMESTER 1
- AR1Ar060 Architectonic design I (3 ECTS) - AR1B010 Applied Mechanics (4 ECTS) - AR1B030 Computer Aided Design I (4 ECTS) - AR1B050 Material Science (4 ECTS) - AR1B071 Building Physics I (5 ECTS) - AR1B081 Product Design (8 ECTS) - AR1B090 Production Techniques (2 ECTS) For more detailed information about course contents see appendix A of this booklet or TU Delft Course browser (www.studiegids.tudelft.nl).

COURSES SEMESTER 2
- AR2B010 Applied Mechanics II (2 ECTS) - AR2B020 Construction Design (2 ECTS) - AR2B040 Structural Design (2 ECTS) - AR2B060 Techn. Building Design I (4 ECTS) - AR2B070 Building Physics II (2 ECTS) - AR2B080 Climate Design (2 ECTS) - AR2B160 Building Analysis (1 ECTS) + 15 ECTS free electives
FEM analysis of cold bridge of aluminium profile (item of course Building Physics I & II)

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AR3420 Future Faade Design (9 ECTS, 1st quarter of semester 3): Within the fascinating and complex context of modern and future faades, students in this course will have to work independently on a technical research and design assignment (mostly related to new (future) faade technologies) in order to apply and test their theoretical knowledge so far and to further improve their research, design and engineering skills. The assignment will be related to one specific and varying faade theme - being relevant to the faade industry and architectural practice and will be embedded within one of the current faade research programmes of the Faade Research Group (part of Design of Construction). The assignment will start with a small workshop, consisting of a couple of lectures on the related topic and followed by a brainstorm and workshop session. After the workshop, there is a period of approximately 7 weeks (approx. 3 a 4 days per week) of independent working. During these seven weeks each student will have to work out their ideas and solutions to a higher and more detailed plan level, under supervision and with consults of the teacher involved.
Ceramic faade, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin (architect: Renzo Piano Workshops)

AR3420 Faade Technology (6 ECTS, 1st quarter of semester 3): The course Faade Technology focuses on specific and changing topics relevant to the faade industry and architectural practice. The course consists of a theoretical part, as well as a symposium and accompanying workshops. Lectures The major part of the course Faade Technology consists of several lectures organized by the Faculty of Architecture and the Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences of TU Delft and parties from professional practice: the VMRG, the KCG and several related faade manufacturers. Lectures of the course are embedded within several themes: 1) Architecture and faades: within this theme the focus will be on faade design, architecture and future faade principles. Several case studies will be discussed. 2) Construction of faade: faade detailing, calculation and construction principles. 3) Sustainability, climate and comfort: focus on different faade principles (double faade, climate faade, etc.) and refurbishment in rela-

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COURSES SEMESTER 3
tion to sustainability, building physical aspects and climate design. 4) Production and assembly of faade: process planning, production and assembly aspects of facades will be discussed. 5) Materials and facades: focus on some typical materials commonly used in faade industry (glass, aluminium, etc.), new developments (composites, (curved) concrete, etc.) 6) Safety aspects of facades: focus on typical safety aspects such as fire safety, fall safety, burglar resistance, etc. 7) Quality aspect of facades: focus on several building standards and quality control for faade industry. Conference and workshops The conference (free access for students) and accompanying workshops are organised in cooperation with partner universities in Germany (Fachhochschule Lippe und Hxter in Detmold) and Switzerland (Lucerne University of applied Sciences & Arts) and will also be attended by students from these universities. Depending on the University that is organising the conference and workshops the location will be Detmold, Lucerne or Delft. The conference and workshops will take approximately one week.
Jackbox, prefab unit, student work at University of Detmold (partner University)

AR3B410 Graduate Project Preparation Research & Design: Faade Design (15 ECTS, 2nd quarter of semester 3): Preparation for graduation work on a faade related subject. This involves drawing up a learning plan and completing a preparatory course of study, which will be recorded in a report. The preparation work can be directly related to collaborating companies and/or current research projects within de Faade Research Group (part of chair Design of Construction). One or more focus points can be (depending on the topic): - Study in and exploration of future envelope principles. - Design of and research in new sustainable and more ecological facades. - Special faade detail topics (special products, specific details connections, etc.). - Production and assembly aspects of facades on site. - Combination of aspects. - Etc. For more detailed information about course contents, see appendix C or TU Delft Course Browser (www.studiegids.tudelft.nl).

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COURSES SEMESTER 4
AR4B400 Laboratory of Research & Design; Faade Design (30 ECTS, semester 4): This semester is completely focused on individual graduation work within the fields of faade technology and design. This thesis comprises a specific technical research assignment - scientific study, design research and possibly the execution of design proposals by means of mock-ups - in an innovative or design research domain specific technical or research assignment related to facades. The thesis work can be directly related to one of the faade research programmes as organized within the Faade Research Group or to the faade industry by means of an in-company graduation project. This graduation project builds on the graduate preparation completed in the previous semester. For more detailed information about course contents, see appendix D or TU Delft Course Browser (www.studiegids.tudelft.nl).

Graduation work: Open Modular Faade Concept (Joep Hovels)

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CHAIR DESIGN OF CONSTRUCTION

The Faade Design Program is organized by the Department of Building Technology of Delft University of Technology and related chair Design of Construction (DOC). About the Chair Design of Construction An essential part of designing buildings is the necessity to translate ideas into structures. That is why a conceptual idea must already capture the final shape of a building as it is perceived by its users. The chair Design of Construction (DOC) aims at the main features of structural engineering, the application of construction materials and elements as well as the spaces in-between materials and elements. Throughout this approach, an analysis of the systematics of structural engineering, its construction principles and its relation with the manufacturing process takes place. During the bachelor and master courses the chair covers topics such as system-building, facade design and special structural principles. In the field of research the main focal points lie within the area of glass, facade design, systembuilding as well as the systematic and structural organization of the building profession. By
Selection of books published by chair Design of Construction

undertaking research it is the chairs aim to develop and test the implementation of new and renewed construction methods and material applications. In addition to a personal engagement of teachers and researchers in building projects, the connection between education and research is achieved by a systematic integration of the curriculum within the research projects. In parallel to the bachelor, master and thesis projects, individual study groups are also integrated with different parts of the curriculum. Here the results of each research are tested in models in order to reveal potential problems which might occur during a project realisation on a larger scale. This forms a synergy between research and education, representing the main aim of research driven education. The Chair Design of Construction is lead by Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack. The DOC-site www.doc.bk.tudelft.nl will give you further information about the chair.

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FAADE RESEARCH GROUP

Instruction and education is coupled with the current faade research programmes as organized within the Faade Research Group at Delft University of Technology. About the Faade Research Group During the past decades, faade construction has undergone extensive development. There are several causes; first the architectural development in general, which is always expressed in the faade appearance. Secondly, a clear trend to more ecological solutions in terms of energy savings. In addition, more respect is paid to user friendliness and climatic performance, and today faades are one of the most important elements of the installation system. Faades represent the interface between the user and his living environment and the outside world. Construction methods are becoming increasingly sophisticated; resulting in system based design methods. Within the Faade Research, we envision the future building being a living interactive body, with the faade as one of the most complex building components. According to the idea of research driven design and design driven research, Prof. Dr. Ing.
Research on Deflateables, Faade Research Group; use of vacuum technology in faades

Ulrich Knaack founded the Faade Research Group at the Chair Design of Construction. The team concentrates on exploring future possibilities for the building envelope. The DOC-site www.doc.bk.tudelft.nl will give you further information about current research programmes. For more info about the Faade Research Group and related research topics please contact the project leader of the group: Dipl. Ing. Tillmann Klein E: T.Klein@tudelft.nl

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CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

Conferences and workshops In the series The Future Envelope a yearly conference about faades is organised by the chair Design of Construction. For these conferences, several international speakers are invited from different disciplines to talk about their experience and vision related to faades. Target groups for the conferences are architects, building engineers and the industry. The conference is financially supported by the Dutch and International association of metal faade builders (VMRG and FAECF). The theme of the conference in former years: 2007: The Future Envelope I: A Multidisciplinary Approach. 2008: The Future Envelope II: Architecture Climate - Skin. 2009: The Future Envelope III: Faades - the making of. The conference is accompanied by workshop sessions with our partner universities in Detmold (Germany) and Lucerne (Switzerland) of the Faade Design program. The conference and workshops are obligatory part of the course Faade Technology (AR3420). A similar concept of conference and workshops is also organised by our partner University Fachhochschule Lippe und Hxter in Detmold. Both conference and workshops are also part of the study program of the faade design program.

Conference on Building Envelopes Faculty of Architecture TU Delft (NL) Thursday 14. May 2009

Faculty of Architecture Chair Design of Construction in cooperation with Federation of European Window and Curtain Walling Manufacturers Associations

TU Delft

FAECF

Conference on Climate-Oriented Building Envelopes Faculty of Architecture TU Delft (NL) Thursday 05. June 2008

Faculty of Architecture Chair Design of Construction in cooperation with Federation of European Window and Curtain Walling Manufacturers Associations

TU Delft

FAECF

The Future Envelope 3

Vereniging Metalen Ramen en Gevelbranche

VMRG

Facades -The Making Of

The Future Envelope 2

Vereniging Metalen Ramen en Gevelbranche

VMRG

Architecture - Climate - Skin

The role of the building envelope related to the energy performance of a building and the comfort of the user is signicant and, under the aspect of sustainability, is coming into focus more and more. Since the introduction of the double leafed faade, it is obvious how the climate performance of a building can be an important tool for architectural expression. Following the successful conference The Future Envelope in 2007, our goal is to again gather international specialist from the elds of architecture, engineering and research to share information about projects, practical experience and their visions for the future climate-oriented building envelope.
Program 9:00 Registration 9:30 11:00 Session 1 Jos Lichtenberg Nico Kremers Rob Nijsse 11:30 13:00 Session 2 Arjan van Timmeren Graham Dodd Bert Lieverse 14:00 15:30 Session 3 Marcel Bilow Andrew Watts Mathias Schuler 16:00 17:00 Session 4 Kurt Pfenninger Jan Pesman Stefan Behnisch

Just like a ne musical instrument is attuned with the entire orchestra, the performance of the future faade will be tuned in accordance with the entire building. In contrast to facades by Mies van der Rohe, which were exclusively designed by the architect, todays facades are complex systems. A multitude of people are involved in the very early planning phase, and facades can no longer be considered truly functional without a valid climate concept. But what does that mean in practice? Can conventional methods of execution still be applied? Can the faade be compared with other disciplines, and can we learn from those?
8:45 Registration 9:15 Opening speech 9:30 11:00 Session 1 Jan Knippers Daniel Meyer Kees Kaan 11:30 13:00 Session 2 Bert Lieverse Matthias Michel Mick Eekhout 14:00 15:30 Session 3 Tillmann Klein James OCallahan Jan Cremers 16:00 17:00 Session 4 Jeroen Scheepmaker Brian Cody Oliver Khn 17:00 Discussion Organisation: Facade Research Group TU Delft Prof. Dr. Ulrich Knaack, Tillmann Klein / +31 (0)15 27 83098 / T.Klein@tudelft.nl Info: Angelique Loeve / +31 (0)15 27 84094 / A.M.A.Loeve@tudelft.nl Registration: www.bk.tudelft.nl/futureenvelope, deadline 5. May 2009 Peter Boelhouwer / Dean Faculty of Architecture Knippers Helbig / Engineering Unversity Luzern / Facade Technology Claus en Kaan Architecten General Secretary FAECF / Industry Imagine Strucrture / Structural Design TU Delft / Octatube TU Delft / Faade Research Group Eckersly O`Callaghan / Structural Engineering HFT Stuttgart / Hightex Group Alcoa Architectural Systems / Industry TU Graz / Arup GmbH GKK Architekten Location: TU Delft Faculty of Architecture Berlagezaal Julianalaan 134 2628 BL Delft

TU Eindhoven / Product Development VMRG / Facade Industry TU Delft / ABT Structural Design TU Delft / Climate Design Arup / Material Design General Secretary FAECF TU Delft / Faade Research Group Newtecnic Facade Architecture Transsolar Climate Design Emmer Pfenninger Partner AG / Facade Design Cepezed / Architecture Behnisch & Partner Architects Location: TU Delft Aula Congresscentrum Collegezaal C Mekelweg 5 2628 CC Delft

17:00 Discussion Organisation: Facade Research Group, Tillmann Klein / +31 (0)15 27 83098 / T.Klein@tudelft.nl Info: Jolanda Dijkshoorn / +31 (0)15 27 84234 / J.M.Dijkshoorn@tudelft.nl Registration: www.bk.tudelft.nl/futureenvelope, deadline 26. May 2008

Conference posters 2008 and 2009

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PARTNERS FROM INDUSTRY

The Faade Design Program has close links with professional practice via the VMRG (Dutch Faade Builder Association), The KCG (Knowledge Centre of the Dutch faade industry) and several related faade manufacturers (Oskomera Group and Scheldebouw/Permasteelisa). More information in alphabetical sequence: OSKOMERA GROUP The Oskomera Group is engaged in engineering, production and assembly consultancy for complex faade and steel construction projects worldwide. They supports their clients, including project developers, architects, real estate agents and contractors, at various phases of project development. Over the years Oskomera has become particularly specialised in projects for solar power generation. In addition, the Oskomera Group is a leading specialist in fire-, explosive-, bulletand burglary-resistant products besides restoration and renovation. Focusing on design and construction principles, the Oskomera Group develops a variety of faades and steel structures - right from the design stage. Designs range from historic steel faades to modern climate controlled and second skin faades: from advice to perfect completion. In addition, the corrective and preventative maintenance of faades is one of a number of specialist areas. More info: www.oskomera.nl

KCG

KCG is the Knowledge Center of the Dutch faade Industry in the field of metal (aluminium and steel) and synthetic faade elements. The KCG aims at spotting new technical developments in the faade field and related fields and to translate these developments into new knowledge. They provide several faade related courses, provide quality tests and supervise consultancy programs and knowledge projects. In addition to providing several courses the KCG has a helpdesk for short and fast consults. More info: www.vmrg.nl

Solar blinds faade Torre Agbar, Barcelona (architect: Jean Nouvel)

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PARTNERS FROM INDUSTRY

SCHELDEBOUW/PERMASTEELISA Scheldebouw B.V., part of the Permasteelisa Group, has a long history and a proven good reputation on the area of designing, fabrication and assembling on building sites of unique, specific faades in the top of the international construction market. Scheldebouw is using all kinds of systems, components and materials like shading devices, active and interactive faades with ventilation, glass, aluminium, steel, stainless steel, copper, natural stone, precast concrete, ceramics, plastics etc. On the stock market of Milan the listed Permasteelisa Group is one of the world market leaders for specific faades and interior decoration with activities on 4 continents, with a network of 50 companies in 26 countries. The group contains approximately 6000 employees, of which 25 % in R&D, design and engineering. The group uses the branch names Permasteelisa, Gartner and Scheldebouw. More info: www.scheldebouw.com VMRG As a trade organisation, the VMRG represents manufacturers of metal faade elements such as windows, doors, fronts, conservatories and curtain walls. The VMRG promotes the interests of its approximately 120 member companies in the areas of technology, training, market analysis, the environment, legislation and regulations, and promotion. These companies represent a joint annual turnover of about 600 million. One of the VMRGs primary goals is to create the best possible collaboration between the various parties that the VMRG companies encounter during the faade-building process. According to the VMRG, good mutual communication ultimately leads to better results. More info: www.vmrg.nl

Faade construction on site

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INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF UNIVERSITIES

Within the Faade Design Program the Faculty of Architecture also works with partner universities in Germany and Switzerland. Hochschule OWL - Detmolder Schule fr Architektur und Innenarchitectur (Germany) The Detmolder Schule fr Architektur und Innenarchitectur of Hochschule OWL originated from the Fachhochschule Lippe and the Fachhochschule Hxter, a Department of the University of Paderborn. Since 2002, courses of study involving ecological, sociological and economic aspects, as well as design and foreign languages are gathered under this new university roof, in addition to the strongly technically and scientifically-oriented departments. The Construction Division in Detmold, with its specialized fields of architecture, interior design and civil engineering, is the largest in North RhineWestphalia and has a national reputation. It is imbedded in a region strongly characterized through its medium-sized corporations, which function as suppliers for the building, furniture and automotive industries. Luzerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (Switzerland) In 1997, seven regional, public-funded universities of applied sciences were created in Switzerland. Their degree programmes are approved by the Federal Department of Economic Affairs. More than 4100 students are now enrolled in Bachelor and Master programmes at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. It comprises several campuses, all of them centrally located in, or close to, the city of Lucerne. The five schools, which specialize in engineering and architecture, business, social work, art and design, as well as in music, are powerful drivers of business and cultural life in central Switzerland. Innovative curricula and a stateof-the art infrastructure are geared to the needs of the students and their future employers. The University also offers postgraduate courses that confer a Certificate, Diploma or Master of Advanced Studies upon completion. Research and close co-operation with local industry, business, and cultural institutions are part of our success.

Cladding residential building Dsseldorf (architect: Frank Gehry)

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ADMISSION AND CONTACT

ADMISSION Students applying for admission to the Building Technology track, specialization Faade Design, must generally hold a Bachelors degree in Architecture or a related equivalent. Candidates with other degrees may need to meet additional admission requirements; please contact the MSc Building Technology Track Coordinator. For more information about application and admission see: www.studyat.tudelft.nl For more information about the Faculty of Architecture see: www.bk.tudelft.nl CONTACT For more info about the Faade Design Master please contact: About Faade Design Program: Ir. Arie Bergsma E: A.C.Bergsma@tudelft.nl P: +31 (0)15 27 84094 (Coordinator Faade Design) Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack E: U.Knaack@tudelft.nl E: UK@PDUK.de About MSc Building Technology Track: ir. Elise van Dooren E: J.G.C.vanDooren@tudelft.nl P: +31 (0)15 27 81064 (Responsible MSc Building Technology Track Coordinator) Faculty of Architecture Department Building Technology Julianalaan 134 2628 BL` Delft The Netherlands

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