As Found. Experiments in Preservation
Book presentation

As Found. Experiments in Preservation

In the wake of the exhibition As Found: Experiments in Preservation, the Flanders Architecture Institute launches the catalogue on 25 January. A debate will cover topics such as 'the choice between demolition or newly built', 'energy policy of the future' and 'the social impact of transforming existing buildings'.

25 January 2024
20:00h
DE SINGEL, Antwerp (Muziekstudio)
FULL

Programme

  • 20:00h welcome + introduction to the publication by Hülya Ertas (curator, Flanders Architecture Institute)
  • 20:15h panel session moderated by Sofie De Caigny (director, Flanders Architecture Institute) with:
    • David Kohn (founder, David Kohn Architects)
    • Marie Pirard (researcher, UCLouvain)
    • Jan De Vylder (architect, Jan de Vylder Inge Vinck)
    • Bie Plevoets (professor, UHasselt)
  • 21:00h: drinks
Festival vd Architectuur 35 HR
As Found cover NL

Book

Architecture in Flanders and Brussels reflects a unique position in dealing with the existing built environment. Although the experimental approaches vary with different design methodologies, the audacity of the interventions remains, whether it is a medieval structure or a twentieth-century building. This book focuses on seven experimental approaches in preservation today: ensemble, void, reconfiguration, inside out, traces, mirror and nuance. These are explored through essays, realized projects and international references.

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Exhibition

The book serves as a catalogue for the exhibition As Found, on showcase from 6 september 2023 to 17 March 2024 in DE SINGEL, Antwerp. The exhibition focuses on the new relationship between contemporary design and heritage. Using experimental, groundbreaking, (inter)national examples, the exhibition explores the different positions that contemporary designers adopt in relation to existing buildings.

More about the exhibition

Practical

date

25.01.2024

time

20:00h

location

DE SINGEL (Muziekstudio)
Desguinlei 25, 2028 Antwerp

entrance

Free of charge upon registration.
(FULL)

language

English

production

Flanders Architecture Institute, DE SINGEL, UHasselt

with the support of

Flemish Government

There are spaces reserved for wheelchair users in all halls of DE SINGEL. Please contact us in advance at tickets@desingel.be so that we can reserve a space for you. You can use an elevator to reach the halls. Enter through the main entrance of DE SINGEL and make your way down the ramp to the left of the stairs to take the lift. Read more about the accessibility

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