Dr. Dick Van Gameren

Professor

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Biography

Dick van Gameren is the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at Delft University of Technology since 1 April 2019. He graduated cum laude in Architecture from Delft in 1988, and has a long career in which he ran his own architecture firm before becoming a partner at Mecanoo Architecten in Delft in 2013. He has realized numerous projects, including exhibition designs and urban development master plans. Notable works include residential buildings in the IJburg and Eastern Docklands area of Amsterdam, and the design of the Dutch Embassy in Ethiopia, which received the prestigious Aga Khan Award in 2007. Van Gameren has won various architectural awards, including the Rijnlandse Architectuurprijs for his design of the Langebrug student housing project in Leiden. He has been a Professor in the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment since 2006 and also served as chair of the Architecture Department for ten years, managing an international teaching and research network focused on addressing the issues of affordable housing in rapidly expanding cities across Asia and Africa.

Research Interests

Courses

Architecture and Urbanism

Requirements for Delft University of Technology

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:154
Quantitative
Required:159
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in a related field Sufficient credits in key subjects (Mathematics, Physics, Discipline-specific)
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate
  • Academic transcript
  • English language certificate
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Motivation letter
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Identity document (Passport)
  • GRE General Test results (for international diplomas)
Specialization Notes

Requirements apply generally across engineering and science master programs. Specific tracks like Architecture require a digital portfolio.