C.H.C.F. Kaan

Prof. C.H.C.F. Kaan is a Professor of Architectural Design - Complex Projects at the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft. His work focuses on strategic interventions in urban contexts, challenging traditional boundaries between architecture, urbanism, and planning. He emphasizes critical thinking and narrative construction in architectural education.

Research interests revolve around complex project dynamics in rapidly evolving cities (e.g., BRIC nations), slow-transforming European cities, and regions with mixed growth/decline (e.g., USA). He advocates for integrated approaches to negotiate public/private interests in design.

Awards:

• Mies van der Rohe Award nomination (2015) for Erasmus MC Education Center
• Rotthier Award for Brabantse Delta Water Board project

He is founder of KAAN Architecten (Rotterdam) and co-founder of Claus en Kaan Architecten (1987–2013). Notable projects include the Hague Supreme Court, Antwerp Royal Museum of Fine Arts, and the Netherlands Forensic Institute.