Within the BWMSTR label, academics and experts explored how the sectoral plan was conceived, but above all, how we can now escape from it. The exhibition Inspire to Expire shows the result of this quest.
Flemish spatial planning is inextricably linked to the zoning plans. These were drawn up in the 1970s and cover the whole of Belgium. Fifty years on, they still determine where construction is permitted and forbidden. At the time of their creation, the preparatory studies for these plans contained very progressive ideas, but during their detailed compilation, realpolitik increasingly dominated. Under pressure from landowners, the designated residential area on the plans grew exponentially. Indeed, this occurred to such an extent that today we can still construct a further million homes on as yet undeveloped plots. In the meantime, the plans have not been adapted to meet contemporary requirements. Despite the previous Flemish government having announced that it was calling a halt to concrete, in practise the zoning plans still allow unchecked urbanisation of the countryside. Which has a detrimental impact upon our future.
The VRP magazine RUIMTE (edition 47 - October 2020) is all about the subject of the exhibition. Pick up your free copy at the exhibition.
16.10.2020 - 28.03.2021
25.12.2020 & 01.01.2021
From Wednesday to Sunday from 2 pm to 7 pm and during evening performances until 10 pm
free
deSingel (Wandelgangen)
Desguinlei 25
2018
Antwerp
Flanders Architecture Institute and deSingel
Tom Coppens, Pascal De Decker, Hans Leinfelder, Guy Vloebergh and Henri Lebbe
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* Face masks are mandatory in all public areas of deSingel
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