Delft, Faculty of Architecture of the Technical University Delft.
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Delft University of Technology Continues Support for EAHN Office

By deciding to participate in the funding of the EAHN Office for one more year, Dean Wytze Patijn has confirmed the longstanding engagement of the Faculty of Architecture of the Delft University of Technology (Netherlands) with the EAHN. Although the TU Delft, like many other academic institutions in Europe, is facing financial hardship, Patijn considers it vital – particularly under the current conditions – to continue support for an organization whose mission and activities resonate widely within the discipline of architectural history, as demonstrated by the successful conference in Guimarães last June.

As an institution that seeks to contribute to the further development of the field of architectural research within Europe, the TU Delft wants to continue its historically strong commitment to the EAHN. Therefore the university will fund half of the cost of the EAHN Office for 2011. The remainder must come from the coffers of the EAHN itself; in order to raise the necessary funds the network will have to pursue, among other measures, a broadly based implementation of its newly introduced participating membership fees.