Editing Delft University of Technology (section)

==Campus==
Initially, all of the university buildings were located in the historic city centre of Delft. This changed in the second half of the 20th century with relocations to a separate university neighbourhood. The last university building in the historic centre of Delft was the university library, which was relocated to a new building in 1997. On 12 September 2006, the design of the new university neighbourhood, Mekelpark, was officially approved,<ref name="Mekelpark">{{cite web|url=http://www.mekelpark.tudelft.nl/|title=TU Delft Mekelpark|publisher=TU Delft|access-date=23 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303200322/http://www.mekelpark.tudelft.nl/|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> giving a green light to the transformation of the area around the Mekelweg (the main road on the university terrain) into a new campus heart. The new park replaced the main access road and redirected car traffic around the campus, making the newly created park a safer place for bicycles and pedestrians.

===Mekelpark===
[[File:TU Delft Mekelpark.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Entrance to the Mekelpark, with the statue of [[Prometheus]], university's symbol.]]
A new university neighborhood called Mekelpark (its name commemorating TH Delft professor and WW II resistance fighter, Jan Mekel, who was executed by the Nazis on 2 May 1942 in [[Sachsenhausen concentration camp|Sachsenhausen]]) was opened on 5 July 2009. Mekelpark replaced old parking structures, bike lanes and [[filling station]]s, constructed between faculty buildings of the university in the late 1950s. Its 832-meter-long promenade eased the commute between faculty buildings. Both sides of the promenade are covered by stone benches, 1547 meters long in total.<ref name="Mekelpark" /> Some of the university buildings around the Mekelpark deserve certain attention.

====Aula====
[[File:Aula Technical University Delft.jpg|thumb|TU Delft Aula]]
TU Delft [[Atrium (architecture)|Aula]] was designed by Van den Broek en Bakema architecture bureau, founded by two TU Delft alumni [[Jo van den Broek]] and [[Jaap Bakema]]. It was officially opened on 6 January 1966 by Dutch Prime Minister [[Jo Cals]]. 
It is a classical example of a structure built in [[Brutalism|Brutalist]] style. TU Delft Aula, which symbolically opens the Mekelpark, houses main university restaurant and store, as well as [[lecture halls]], [[auditoria]], congress center, and administrative offices of the university. All [[Doctorat#Netherlands and Flanders|doctoral promotion]], [[honoris causa]] ceremonies, as well as [[academic senate]] meetings take place in the Aula.

====Library====
{{Main|TU Delft Library}}

[[File:TU-Delft-Bibl-1.jpg|thumb|TU Delft Library]]
The TU Delft Library, constructed in 1997, was designed by Delft-based [[Mecanoo]] architecture bureau. It is located behind university [[atrium (architecture)|aula]]. The roof of the library is covered with grass, which serves as a natural insulation. The structure lifts from the ground on one side allowing to walk to the top of the building. The library is topped by the steel cone, giving its unique shape. All the walls are completely filled with glass. The library won the Dutch ''National Steel Prize'' in 1998 in the ''buildings of steel and hybrid constructions'' category. The library is also host of the 4TU.Centre for Research Data, the archive for research data in the technical sciences in the Netherlands.

====Cultural and Sports Center====
The TU Delft Sports and Culture Center, recently renamed X, is located at Mekelweg 10, at the edge of the Mekelpark. It was designed by architect Vera Yanovshtchinsky and opened to TU Delft students and staff in 1995. Since then it has undergone expansions and renovations.

===TU Delft Musea===
Three musea are associated with the university: Science Centre Delft,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tudelft.nl/sciencecentre/|title=Science Centre Delft|publisher=TU Delft|language=nl|access-date=2018-02-28}}</ref> Mineralogy-geology museum and [[Martinus Beijerinck|Beijerinck]] en [[Albert Kluyver|Kluyver]] archive.

Science Centre Delft was opened in September 2010 and is located at Mijnbouwstraat 120 in Delft. Science Center Delft is a successor of Technical Exhibition Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tudelft.nl/live/pagina.jsp?id=3ce3ee59-95fc-4d69-9adc-fd837a03c746&lang=nl|title=History of Science Center Delft | language=nl |publisher=TU Delft|access-date=2010-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318001742/http://home.tudelft.nl/index.php?id=11699&L=0 |archive-date=2012-03-18 }}</ref> Technical Exhibition Center was established by a group of TU Delft professors with the aim of presenting the recent advances in technology to a wider audience. Parts of the collection were shown outside of Delft: in the Netherlands,  [[Israel]], and the [[Czech Republic]]. The collection was permanently hosted in the building of former department of [[geodesy]]. The historical collections of Technical Exhibition Center were moved Delft Museum of Technology, located at Ezelsveldlaan, in the buildings of the former department of [[naval architecture]] ({{lang|nl|Werktuig- en Scheepsbouwkunde}}), next to the city center of Delft. As Delft city council together with TU Delft decided to move the collection close to the university campus (currently the building of the former museum are transformed into [[lofts]]), Science Centre Delft shows visitors current TU Delft research projects are available, including [[Eco-Runner Team Delft|Eco Runner]] and [[Nuna]].

[[Martinus Beijerinck|Beijerinck]] en [[Albert Kluyver|Kluyver]] archive hosts a collection of documents, exhibits and memorabilia of two scientists historically connected with the university.

Mineralogy-geology museum is a part of TU Delft Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences and contains around 200,000 [[geological]], [[mineralogical]] and [[crystallography|crystallographical]] items divided into numerous sub-collections. The oldest items date back to 1842 when the TU Delft (then [[History of the Delft University of Technology#Royal Academy|Delft Royal Academy]]) was established.

===Botanical garden===
TU Delft [[botanical garden]] dates back to 1917, where ''Proof Garden for Technical Plantation'' ({{langx|nl|Cultuurtuin voor Technische Gewassen}}) was established by Gerrit van Iterson Jr., TU Delft graduate and assistant to [[Martinus Beijerinck]].<ref name="Botanical Garden History">{{cite web|url=https://www.tudelft.nl/en/botanicalgarden/the-garden/history/|title=History – Botanical Garden|publisher=TU Delft|access-date=2018-02-28|archive-date=2018-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301044534/https://www.tudelft.nl/en/botanicalgarden/the-garden/history/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gerrit van Iterson Jr. was the first director of the garden until 1948. Creation of botanical gardens at TU Delft was partially a result of the increasing needs of systematized development of [[tropical agriculture]] in then Dutch colony of [[Dutch East Indies]].<ref name="Botanical Garden History" /> Over 7000 different species of plants, including [[tropical]] and [[subtropical]] plants, [[herb]]s, and [[ornamental plant]]s cover the area of almost 2.5 ha.<ref name="Botanical Garden History" /> Furthermore, more than 2000 unique species are preserved in university's [[greenhouse]]s. All facilities of TU Delft botanical garden are open to the public.

===Building 28 ===
[[File:TUDelft-Building28.jpg|thumb|TU Delft Building 28 (Computer Science)]]
Building 28 is the main building of Computer Science on campus. It hosts research groups of Intelligent Systems and Software Technology departments, educational and research labs, student study areas, meeting rooms, and the support staff of Computer Science. 

===Echo (Building 29)===
[[File:Delft University of Technology Echo building 10.jpg|thumb|TU Delft Echo (Building 29)]]
Along with Delft, [[UNStudio]] developed the 'Echo' building on the TU campus for interfaculty lecture halls and project rooms, student study areas, Computer Science (Cybersecurity section and Sequential Decision Making section) research offices, and meeting rooms. It is an energy-producing building within the campus of Delft which aims at energy conservation to delve into the future.<ref>{{Cite web |last=designboom |first=christina petridou I. |date=2022-07-13 |title=UNStudio finalizes its 'future-proof', energy-producing campus at TU delft |url=https://www.designboom.com/architecture/unstudios-future-proof-energy-producing-campus-echo-tu-delft-07-13-2022/ |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=designboom {{!}} architecture & design magazine |language=en}}</ref> Echo won the prestigious World Prix Versailles (Campuses category) in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Echo education building wins World Prix Versailles 2023| url=https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2023/tu-delft/echo-education-building-wins-world-prix-versailles-2023 | access-date=2023-12-20|language=en}}</ref>

===TU Delft | Campus The Hague===
[[File:Leiden University Wijnhaven building 2.jpg|thumb|left|TU Delft campus at Turfmarkt 99 in The Hague. This building is shared with [[Leiden University]].]]
In September 2016, TU Delft inaugurated a new campus in [[The Hague]].<ref name="TU education moves to The Hague">{{cite web|url=https://www.delta.tudelft.nl/article/tu-opleiding-verhuist-naar-den-haag|title=TU-opleiding verhuist naar Den Haag|publisher=TU Delta, the journalistic platform of TU Delft|access-date=2023-09-05|date=2016-01-12}}</ref> The MSc programme Engineering and Policy Analysis (EPA), which teaches students to operate at the intersection of technology and policy when tackling [[wicked problems]], was relocated to this new site to capitalize on its proximity to government ministries, international bodies, and multinational organizations.<ref name="TU education moves to The Hague" /><ref name="MSc Engineering and Policy Analysis">{{cite web|url=https://www.tudelft.nl/en/education/programmes/masters/engineering-and-policy-analysis/msc-engineering-and-policy-analysis|title=MSc Engineering and Policy Analysis|publisher=TU Delft|access-date=2023-09-05}}</ref>

TU Delft operates the 5th floor of the Wijnhaven Building at Turfmarkt 99 in The Hague, with the rest of the building being occupied by [[Leiden University]].<ref name="TU Delft | The Hague">{{cite web|url=https://www.tudelft.nl/studenten/faculteiten/tbm-studentenportal/onderwijs/master/msc-epa/tu-delft-the-hague|title=TU Delft - The Hague|publisher=TU Delft|access-date=2023-09-05}}</ref> Originally the [[Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations|Ministry of the Interior]]'s headquarters at Schedeldoekshaven 200, the Wijnhaven Building, named after the historic [[:nl:Wijnhavenkwartier|Wijnhavenkwartier]], was converted into [[Campus The Hague]] in 2016.<ref name="Wijnhavenkwartier in The Hague completed">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105084913/https://www.heijmans.nl/nl/nieuws/wijnhavenkwartier-den-haag-opgeleverd/|url=https://www.heijmans.nl/nl/nieuws/wijnhavenkwartier-den-haag-opgeleverd/|title=Wijnhavenkwartier in Den Haag opgeleverd|publisher=TU Delft|archive-date=2017-01-05|date=2016-12-19 }}</ref>

In 2023, TU Delft announced plans to further expand its footprint in The Hague by launching a joint university facility with Leiden University, [[Leiden University Medical Center|LUMC]], [[Open University of the Netherlands|Open University]] and [[Universiteiten van Nederland|Universities of the Netherlands]] at [[:nl:Spui (Den Haag)|Spui]], set to open in 2026.<ref name="Spui">{{cite web|url=https://www.delta.tudelft.nl/article/board-tu-delft-opens-branch-rotterdam-fewer-students-delft|title=Board: 'TU Delft opens branch in Rotterdam, fewer students in Delft'|publisher=TU Delta, the journalistic platform of TU Delft|access-date=2023-09-05|date=2023-06-14}}</ref> This new location is expected to accommodate around 700 TU Delft students in the city centre of The Hague and will be called University Campus Spui.<ref name="CampusSpui">{{cite web|url=https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2024/den-haag/university-campus-spui-this-is-the-name-of-the-new-location-for-tu-delft-campus-the-hague|title=University Campus Spui: this is the name of the new location for TU Delft Campus The Hague|publisher=TU Delft|access-date=2025-04-21|date=2025-03-10}}</ref>

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