Venue
The conference takes place at Delft University of Technology. The TU Delft campus is one of the largest universities campus in the world, with about 27.000 people travelling across it every day. The campus offers an outstanding number of facilities and is organized as a park, mostly accessible on foot, by bike, or public transport. It includes unique buildings designed by internationally reputed architectural firms, such as the Central Library by Mecanoo. You may have a look at the campus' map. The conference is hosted by the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, and mostly takes place within the Faculty's building. The Faculty was established in 1904. Currently, it counts about 3000 students and hundreds of staff members. It has an international leading role in education and research, being raked in top positions. The 2017 QS World University Rankings by Subject, listed the Faculty as third worldwide. The Faculty's building is named BK-city and is located at the edge of the campus, adjacent to the city center of Delft and well connected to it. BK-city is a recently renewed building, transformed into a stylish 36,000 square meters space for studios, workshop rooms, CNC facilities, research labs, own library, conference rooms, cafe, restaurant and other facilities. The building includes exceptional spaces by famous architectural firms, such as the Tribune of the Orange Hall by MVRDV. The video below offers a sneak peek into the building. You may also have a look at its map and general guide.
Accomodation
In Delft, the majority of Hotels and B&B are situated in the city centre. Most of the historical city centre is within walking distance from the TUDelft Faculty of Architecture. The availability of accommodations in Delft is very limited. To guarantee a good Hotel or B&B room in Delft, booking well in advance is highly recommended. Alternatively, Rotterdam and Den Haag are not far and provide a larger variety of accommodations. To check the public transports and needed connection-time from an accommodation to the conference venue, 9292.nl offers a good overview.
For the SimAUD registered attendees, the hotels listed below offer special rates. A code is needed. Each Hotel requires a different code. Please contact the conference organizers.
Hampshire Hotel Delft Centre |
Hotel Johannes Vermeer |
Museumhotels Delft |
Hampshire Hotel Delft Centre
Koepoortplaats 3 | 2612 RR | Delft | Nederland
Tel.: +31 (0)15 212 212 5 | Fax: +31 (0)15 212 2125 |
https://www.hampshire-hotels.com/en/hampshire-hotel-delft-centre
SimAUD 2018 attendees can benefit from a special rate of € 106.50 per night for a single room including breakfast (€ 116.50 per a double room including breakfast). The rate is excluding the city tax of € 2.90 per person per night. To benefit from the offer, a code is needed when booking. Please ask the conference organizers for the code. The reservations are based on availability.
Hotel Johannes Vermeer
Molslaan 18-22 | 2611 RM | Delft | Nederland
Tel.: +31 - (0)15 - 212 64 66 | Fax.: +31 - (0)15 - 213 48 35.
http://www.hotelvermeer.nl/
SimAUD 2018 attendees can benefit from a special rate of € 106,40 per night for a single use room (€ 118,70 for a double room). The rate is including breakfast and WIFI. The rate is excluding the city tax of € 2,90 per person per night. A credit card number is needed to reserve the room. To benefit from the offer, a code is needed when booking. Please ask the conference organizers for the code. The reservations are based on availability.
Museumhotels Delft
Oude Delft 189 | 2611HD | Delft
Tel: +31 - (0)15 - 2153073
http://www.museumhotels.nl/en/
SimAUD 2018 attendees can benefit from a special rate. The rate applies a 20% discount on the best available rate. To benefit from the offer, a code is needed when booking. Please ask the conference organizers for the code. The reservations are based on availability.