On 5 September you can attend Anne Lacaton's lecture on 'Found Architecture' in DE SINGEL in Antwerp. The work of Parisian architecture practice Lacaton & Vassal illustrates the experimental handling of existing buildings like no other. This lecture marks the kick-off of the International Colloquium As Found, which will take place in Hasselt on 6 and 7 September.
“Demolishing is a decision of easiness and short term. It is a waste of many things – a waste of energy, a waste of material, and a waste of history. Moreover, it has a very negative social impact. For us, it is an act of violence.” Anne Lacaton
The work of Parisian architecture practice Lacaton & Vassal illustrates the experimental handling of existing buildings like no other. The studio prefers renovation to destruction, giving a second life to existing buildings. This caring design attitude is already evident in their early work. They maintain it in all the commissions they have since completed. From cultural buildings like the Palais de Tokyo cultural centre in Paris to their large-scale approach to post-war social housing. Everywhere, they work with attention to the cost-effective use of materials and building techniques. The user's well-being and quality of life are the central focus at all times.
In 2021, Lacaton & Vassal received the prestigious international Pritzker Architecture Prize. The jury praises their 'restorative architecture'.
"“…never demolish what could be redeemed and instead, make sustainable what already exists, thereby extending through addition, respecting the luxury of simplicity and proposing new possibilities.”"‐ Anne Lacaton en Jean-Philippe Vassal, The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2021
Practical
- DATE:
05.09.2023
- TIMING:
start 20:00h
foreseen end 22:00h - LOCATION:
DE SINGEL
Desguinlei 25, 2028 Antwerp - ADMISSION:
free, registration required
- TICKET REGISTRATION:
Tickets available as from 06.07.2023
- LANGUAGE:
English
- PRODUCTION:
Flanders Architecture Institute, DE SINGEL and UHasselt
- WITH THE SUPPORT OF:
the Flemish Community
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