„Enkyklios paideia“ is a Greek expression that means “Circular Education”. The actual translation of this expression is ‘Encyclopedia’ which stands for the most ambitious attempt to gather human knowledge into a single publication, like a book or a hard drive. Unfortunately, although being ideally affordable, publishing
Since 2019, the Department of Architectural Theory and Research has been cooperating with the Het Limburgs Landschap Foundation, owner of the former Hoogcruts monastery complex near the Dutch municipality of Gulpen and the border triangle. We support the foundation in the conversion process of the
Bamboo is a rhizomatic plant that spreads in underground branches. A common feature of the numerous bamboo species, which all belong to the grass family, is the rapid growth of the culms with a tube-like cross-section. As a material, bamboo opens up a special space
These research modules are part of the Indo-German university cooperation with IIT Roorkee, supported by DAAD. During the third part of our research module we will extend our common database on Indian and European sustainable architecture. This inventory, integrating operational knowledge on substances, building techniques
The former monastery complex of Hoogcruts near the Dutch municipality of Gulpen is in the process of being rebuilt. Commissioned by the Limburg Landscape Foundation, the owner of the site, the HX agency accompanies the consolidation of the site and designs a transitional period with
The former abbey of Hoogcruts near the Dutch town of Gulpen is currently being redeveloped. HX, a Maastricht based planning agency, has been mandated by the owner of the place, the Landscape Foundation of Limburg. In close coordination with HX, we would like to promote
This “Stegreif” project aims to envision experimental micro-gardens for one season. By working on a small surface or micro-plot, the project offers an in-situ intervention at Hoogcruts, a former abbey near Gulpen (NL). The walled area of the the abbey, which is currently undergoing a
The Junior Professorship for Recyclable Construction has created an ecological materials database that can be consulted both in the rooms of the professorship and at https://emmy.rb.rwth-aachen.de/de/. The aim of our cooperative seminar will be to expand the data resources to include samples and patterns for
The former monastery complex of Hoogcruts near the Dutch municipality of Gulpen is in the process of being rebuilt. Commissioned by the Limburg Landscape Foundation, the owner of the site, the HX agency accompanies the consolidation of the site and designs a transitional period with
https://theorie.arch.rwth-aachen.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Hoogcruts20TotalV18d2819-12-2029-3.mp4From 10 to 20 August 2020, the Department of Architectural Theory and Research at RWTH Aachen University, under the direction of Prof. Axel Sowa, organised a summer school on sustainable building with clay and earth in the Hoogcruts monastery not far from the Dutch municipality