TU Delft Faculty of Architecture
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1842 |
| Dean | Prof. Peter Russell |
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Academic staff
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700 |
| Students | 2900 |
| Location | Delft, Netherlands |
| Website | www.bk.tudelft.nl |
The Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at TU Delft (Dutch: Faculteit Bouwkunde; abbr. BK ) is the largest faculty of the university with around 2900 students. It is also one of the top faculties of the TU Delft and was ranked 3rd in the world’s top universities for architecture & built environment in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015, following the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University College London (UCL).
On January 8, 1842, King Willem II founded the 'Royal Academy for the education of civilian engineers, for serving both nation and industry, and of apprentices for trade'. On the June 20, 1864, a Royal Decree was issued, ordering that the Royal Academy in Delft be disbanded in order to make way for a new 'Polytechnic School'. The School went on to educate architects, and engineers in the fields of civil works, shipbuilding, mechanical engineering and mining. STYLOS, the Student Association for architectural students in the faculty, was established in 1894 and is one of the biggest in the Netherlands.
The Faculty offers the following degrees:
With a large international student presence, there are various specialist associations linked to the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment. These include a study association for students and an alumni association, as well as several active practical associations.
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