Ana Pereira Roders

Ana Pereira Roders is a Professor of Heritage and Values at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). She holds the UNESCO Chair on Heritage and the Reshaping of Urban Conservation for Sustainability, focusing on cultural, social, ecological, and economic values of heritage in urban sustainability. Her work emphasizes integrated assessment frameworks for global heritage conservation.

• Graduate, University Lusíada (2002)
• PhD in Building Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology (2007)

Her research spans interdisciplinary methods (quantitative/qualitative), big data, interviews, workshops, and collaborations with UNESCO, the World Heritage Centre, and the International Center on Space Technology for Natural and Cultural Heritage. She co-founded the Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development and delivered a TEDx Talk (2015) on resource-efficient cities.

Recent publications highlight AI-driven participatory planning, social media data mapping for diasporic heritage, climate adaptation of historic buildings, and critical debates on heritage agency. She chairs the Department of Architectural Engineering + Technology and advocates for academic integrity, challenging students to prioritize sustainability in design.