Heritage

Opening Christian Kieckens Cabinet

Belgian architect Christian Kieckens passed away on 11 May 2020 in Brussels. The Flanders Architecture Institute, that manages both its archive and its library, will open a permanent exhibition and study in November as a tribute to Christian's efforts to enlarge the visibility of architecture from Flanders.

Home of Christian Kieckens © Filip Dujardin

Christian Kieckens Cabinet

With the Christian Kieckens Cabinet, which opens its doors in De Singel on 17 November, the Flanders Architecture Institute wants to create a place for study, inspiration and contemplation. It will be a compact and intimate space where you can consult Christian's rich collection of books in all tranquility. The idea of ​​a cabinet ties in nicely with the way Christian Kieckens looked at architecture (history); like an endless story full of references.

More about Christian Kieckens
Model of Vleeshuiswijk in Antwerp, 1965, Dries Jageneau and Armand Vermeyen

Collection

The Christian Kieckens Cabinet is part of the Christian Kieckens archive, managed bt the Flanders Architecture Institute. The VAi manages a collection of about 200 archives, spread over more than 4000 linear metres. You can consult them in our reading room or you can browse them on your own via our online database.

More about the collection

Practical

Location

De Singel
Desguinlei 25
2018 Antwerp (BE)

Production

Flanders Architecture Institute

design Kabinet

Eef Boeckx Bart Macken Architecten

made possible by

DE SINGEL

with the support of

De Vlaamse Gemeenschap

The publications can only be consulted on site after a confirmed appointment via architectuurarchief@vai.be.
Visits are possible from 21.11.2022.