Esther Vandamme researches contemporary timber architecture and circularity in Europe. As a PhD candidate at the University of Antwerp, her research focusses on bio-based architecture, timber engineering and adaptability. She���s an engineer-architect with several years of experience in practice in Belgium, Japan and The Netherlands. Esther holds a master from the UGhent and a from The Berlage and TU Delft and taught Spatial Design at the University of the Arts Utrecht. She���s BAP representative on the Design Sciences Faculty Council and founded an association for all doctoral candidates of FOW.