Upcoming events.
Panel Discussion KnoopXL
Sluit je aan bij BEAN voor een inspirerende panelavond over de herontwikkeling van KnoopXL. Het stationsgebied van Eindhoven staat aan de vooravond van een transformatie tot een hoogstedelijk en grotendeels hoogbouwgebied. Dat roept interessante vragen op: wat staat er precies te gebeuren? Past deze schaal wel bij Eindhoven? Welke rollen nemen de gemeente en ontwikkelaars op zich?
Een divers gezelschap van sprekers gaat hierover met elkaar in gesprek en belicht het plan vanuit verschillende invalshoeken. Ook het publiek wordt actief betrokken: deelnemers kunnen hun mening delen en meedenken over de toekomst van dit deel van de stad.
De avond wordt afgesloten met een netwerkborrel – hét moment om bij te praten, ideeën uit te wisselen en oude bekenden te ontmoeten.
Mis dit inspirerende evenement niet! Volg onze socials voor meer informatie over de sprekers, het programma en andere details.
Panellid 1: Frank Werner | Directeur KCAP
KCAP is een internationaal architecten- en stedenbouwkundig bureau met kantoren in Rotterdam, Zürich en Parijs. Het bureau heeft de ontwikkelvisie en het stedenbouwkundig plan voor KnoopXL opgesteld — de grootschalige transformatie van het gebied rond Eindhoven Centraal.
Frank is vanaf het allereerste idee bij dit plan betrokken en brengt tijdens de paneldiscussie zijn unieke perspectief op de visie, uitdagingen en toekomst van dit ambitieuze project.
Panellid 2: Jaap van Engelshoven | Directeur Ontwikkeling AM Zuid
AM is de ontwikkelaar van Lightyards, een dynamische gebiedsontwikkeling aan de zuidzijde van het spoor in Eindhoven. Naast de reeds gerealiseerde The Social Hub wordt er momenteel gewerkt aan nieuwe woningen en kantoren die samen bijdragen aan een levendig en toekomstgericht stadsdeel.
Met zijn ervaring in stedelijke gebiedsontwikkeling brengt Jaap een waardevol perspectief op de toekomst van KnoopXL — een gebied waar wonen, werken en ontmoeten samenkomen.
Overige panelleden volgen.
Details
📋 Programma: Gedetailleerde planning volt.
💸 Toegang: Gratis
Note: this event is in Dutch!
Alumni Drink & Engraving Session
Alumni Drink
On Friday, November 14th, BEAN and CHEOPS are teaming up to host a lively Friday afternoon drink at the legendary SkyBar!Underground — the iconic bar right inside the faculty building — to celebrate the eighth lustrum of CHEOPS, Study Association of the Built Environment!
This is the perfect opportunity to reconnect, share stories, and relive fond memories in our historic faculty bar — all while raising a glass together. 🍻
You won’t want to miss this festive gathering!
Stay tuned to our socials for the latest updates.
Details
💸 Price: Free entrance
📝 Registration: Not required
Engraving Session Alumni Avenue
Before the drinks, we’re hosting a special engraving session at Alumni Avenue, exclusively for alumni of the Faculty of the Built Environment.
Have you graduated in recent years but haven’t had the chance to engrave your name and graduation year on Alumni Avenue yet?
This is your opportunity — don’t miss it!
Details Engraving Session
💸Price: Free
⏰Time: 16:00h - 17:00h
📝 Registration: Fill in the form below!
Summer BBQ 2025
The BEAN SUMMER BBQ is back! On Friday, June 27th, it's time once again for the annual BEAN BBQ, which, as always, will be held on the TU/e campus. The bar opens at 16:30 and the BBQ will start at 17:30, so make sure you arrive on time not to miss a single moment of the evening!
Do you want to kick off the summer with a fantastic evening full of delicious food and great company? Then come to the BEAN SUMMER BBQ and enjoy this wonderful evening with your fellow (former) students! Keep an eye on our socials in the coming weeks for more information and to sign up.
We are really looking forward to seeing you all on June 27th!
Details
Location: Koeveld - TU/e Campus
Price: €15,- including the food and drinks
Please don’t forget to pay the contribution using this payment link before submitting the form!
Research Unleashed
Mark February 20 in your calendar for an enlightening and inspiring evening. BEAN will host the second edition of Research Unleashed. Various speakers will deliver concise yet captivating presentations on their research on innovations in the built environment and show how this knowledge is applied in practice. After the short but engaging presentations, there will be plenty of room for discussion and questions.
We will end the evening with a network drink, the perfect opportunity to chat and reconnect with old acquaintances.
Don’t miss this inspiring evening! Keep an eye on our socials for more information about speakers, location, and date!"
Subscribe using the form below!
Details
Location: Filmzaal (Floor 1), De Zwarte Doos - TU/e Campus
18:45 – 19:15 | Arrival & welcome
19:15 – 19:30 | Opening
19:30 – 20:00 | Speaker 1: Prof. Dr. Bige Tunçer (TU/e) on digital decision support systems in urban planning and design.
20:00 – 20:30 | Speaker 2: Dr. Florent Gauvin (TU/e) on biobased materials and sustainable innovations in construction.
20:30 – 21:00 | Dr. Daan Schraven (TU Delft) on the circular economy and business models in the built environment.
21:00 – 22:00 | Drinks & networking
Symposium: Building Beyond Boundaries
CHEOPS x BEAN - Symposium: Building Beyond Boundaries
This November, CHEOPS Study association of the Built Environment is organizing the symposium Building Beyond Boundaries. Alumni of the Built Environment at TU/e are more than welcome to attend.
The symposium will focus on building in extreme locations such as the Arctic, on water, at extreme heights, and in space. Several lectures will be delivered by experts from BESIX, BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group, Snøhetta, and KCAP. A panel discussion will also take place, featuring Jette Hopp, Jacob Voorthuis, Mick Eekhout, Dirk Visser, with Jan Willem Wesselink as the moderator. Lunch will be provided during the day, and a drink will follow the event.
The symposium will be held on November 22nd, from 10:00 to 17:00, with the drinks reception from 17:00 to 18:30. Tickets are required and are now available. For more information about the lectures and tickets, please visit https://symposiumcheops.nl/ or follow the symposium on Instagram.
Alumni BBQ
The BEAN SUMMER BBQ is back! On Friday, June 28th, it's time once again for the annual BEAN BBQ, which, as always, will be held at the cozy KOE-Veld on the TU/e campus. The BBQ starts at 16:30, so make sure you arrive on time to not miss a single moment of the evening.
Do you want to kick off the summer with a fantastic evening full of delicious food and great company? Then come to the BEAN SUMMER BBQ and enjoy this wonderful evening with your fellow students! Keep an eye on our socials in the coming weeks for more information and to sign up.
We are really looking forward to seeing you all on June 28th!
Details
Location: Koeveld - TU/e Campus
Price: €15.-
Please don’t forget to pay the contribution using this payment link before submitting the form!
Symposium: Research Unleashed
Mark February 29 in your calendar for an enlightening and inspiring evening featuring diverse disciplines. Several speakers will deliver concise yet captivating presentations on their research conducted at the Department of the Built Environment. There will also be time for discussion, and, naturally, we'll wrap up the event with a drink. Don't miss this chance to connect, learn, and draw inspiration. Sign up using the form below!
Details
Location: Filmzaal, De Zwarte Doos - TU/e Campus
Planning:
19:00 - 19:30 Doors open
19:30 - 20:00 Speaker 1: Faas Moonen - GEM-STAGE
20:00 - 20:30 Speaker 2: Pim Labee - Travel mode choices
20:30 - 21:00 Speaker 3: Cristina Nan - Robotics in architecture
21:00 - 22:00 Drink
BEAN drink (vrijmibo)
Join us for the newest BEAN activity on the 24th of November in the SkyBar!Underground. BEAN is hosting a Vrijmibo (Friday afternoon drink) where you can reconnect with fellow alumni and catch up with old study friends. It's also an excellent opportunity to expand your network and make new connections with professionals and graduate students from the department.
Date: November 24th, 2023
Time: 17:00h - 21:00h
Location: SkyBar!Underground - Vertigo - TU/e Campus
Subscription: Free
So, block November 24th in your agenda, and we look forward to seeing you at the Vrijmibo!
Alumni BBQ
On the 24th of June BEAN will organize an alumni barbecue. This is a great opportunity to meet old study friends again, as well as to connect to new people. The event will take place on the Koeveld, on the TU/e campus in Eindhoven. We ask for a small participation fee of €5,- only, after which all food will be provided for you. Make sure to forward this invitation and we hope to see many of you there!
You can subscribe for the barbecue via the following link:
Campus Tour
On the 27th of January BEAN (Built Environment Alumni Network) organizes an activity for TU/e alumni. On this day we will do a campus tour to see some interesting developments on the TU/e campus. In this tour a demonstration at the wind tunnel and a visit to the department of the Built Environment will be included as well. In this way we invite you all to come back to the university and to see other alumni again. The tour will be starting from 17:00 and takes around 2 hours. After this tour dinner will be provided and we will end the evening with a drink in the Skybar.
Past events.
BEAN Summer BBQ 2025
On June 27th, we enjoyed a sunny evening filled with great food, good company, and inspiring conversations. Alumni and graduating students came together to reconnect, share experiences, and build new connections in a relaxed and friendly setting. It was wonderful to see the BEAN community grow and to experience the value of staying connected beyond graduation. We wish all our alumni a beautiful summer and are already looking forward to the next edition of the BBQ. Thank you for joining us – see you next year!
Research Unleashed 2025
On February 20th, BEAN hosted the second edition of Research Unleashed. A big thank you to Florent Gauvin and Bige Tunçer for their insightful presentations and valuable perspectives on sustainability and digital innovation within the built environment. Florent shared his research on biobased materials and their role in sustainable innovations in construction. Bige introduced us to digital decision support systems and how these tools can enhance urban planning and design. A huge thank you to everyone who joined us – you made the evening a great success! We look forward to seeing you at the next edition of Research Unleashed.
Strijp-S site visit
On October 11th, BEAN went on an excursion to Strijp-S in Eindhoven! Thanks to Stam + De Koning Bouw (werkmaatschappij VolkerWessels), we had an exclusive tour of the Lighthouse construction site, the tallest tower in the city, where we enjoyed stunning views from great heights. Afterward, Paul Heijmans from Park Strijp Beheer B.V. guided us on an engaging tour through this vibrant district. We wrapped up the day with a fun social drink!
BEAN Summer BBQ 2024
After last year’s great turnout, BEAN hosted the second edition of our summer barbecue on June 28th. Under the warm summer sun and with Lake Meta as the backdrop, our alumni came together to welcome the season in the best way possible. The evening was filled with delicious food, good drinks, and plenty of engaging conversations. It was a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with old friends and meet some new faces in a relaxed and informal setting. As the sun set over the lake, we wrapped up the evening, already looking forward to next year. A big thank you to all the alumni who joined us – you made it a memorable night. We can’t wait to see you again next summer!
Research Unleashed 2024
On February 29th, BEAN hosted the first edition of Research Unleashed, a mini-symposium aimed at bridging the gap between academic research at the Department of the Built Environment and practical application. During this session, dr. ir. Faas Moonen presented the GEM-Stage, a CO2-neutral state powered by wind, solar, and hydrogen energy. Our second speaker of the night was ir. Pim Labee, who shed light on the complexity that panel data (repeated measures of a single person in a dataset) brings to predicting multi-modal travel mode choice. Our third guest speaker, dr. Dipl.-Ing. Cristina Nan, discussed the integration of algorithm-aided design, aspects of conventional craftsmanship, and digital fabrication in the process of making. We concluded the night with a networking drink where attendees had the opportunity to ask any remaining questions to the speakers. We look back with great enthusiasm and hope to see you at the next edition of Research Unleashed!
BEAN vrijmibo
On November 24th, BEAN hosted a successful inaugural vrijmibo (Friday afternoon drink). The alumni enjoyed the intimate gathering at Skybar!Underground, the present faculty bar located in the basement of the Built Environment faculty building, Vertigo. For alumni, it served as the perfect occasion to reconnect with former study friends. While savoring some tasty snacks and drinks, attendees seized the excellent chance to broaden their networks and make new connections. Additionally, graduate students had the opportunity to get to know BEAN. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended, contributing to a fun evening. Who knows, this evening may pave the way for more vrijmibos in the future.
BEAN BBQ 2023
On the 24th of June BEAN organized an alumni barbecue for the first time. It was the last activity before the summer break. Taking place on the KOE-field, making it the perfect environment to meet with old study friends and connecting to new people while enjoying drinks and freshly roasted food. With more than 45 alumni present, it was a huge success. The weather was perfect and the board was doing its best to prepare all the food as best as possible. Big thanks to the alumni who even helped cleaning the place. We hope that everyone had a fun afternoon and enjoyed the event. Also check out the pictures of the event in the gallery! Maybe, this is the first edition of many, who knows.
Campus tour
On the 27th of January 2023 BEAN organized a campus tour, during which we visited multiple new developments on the TU/e campus and the department of the Built Environment. After an interesting introduction by Maarten Hornikx about the history of the campus and our department, we walked to the wind tunnel where we got a presentation and tour from Stefanie Gillmeier about the ins and outs of the tunnel. Here Ir. Roderik van Doorn joined the group to guide us around the campus and to tell us some more information about newly developed or renovated buildings, like QBit, Gemini, Atlas and Neuron. Afterwards we finished the evening in the SkyBar in Vertigo with some nice food and drinks. We want to thank all the people that were present, and we hope to see you at future activities of BEAN!