What are the social benefits of architecture that focuses on the transformation of existing buildings? On the occasion of the Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Flanders Architecture Institute is organising an exhibition in collaboration with the Delegation of Flanders (Embassy of Belgium) in the United Kingdom and the European Parliament Liaison Office in the UK.

From 9 February to 19 April at the 12 Star Gallery, you can admire eight experimental projects by Flemish and Brussels architects that look at the existing built environment as a starting point.

On 11 March at TU Wien Belgian architects An Fonteyne (noA), Bart Hollanders (Eagles of Architecture) and Els Van Meerbeek (Carton123) will share their contemporary positions from Flanders on how to deal with the adaptive reuse of existing buildings.

On 5 March Emily Wickham of the London-based collective Assemble opens Atelier As Found, an exhibition of student works from Flanders and Brussels focusing on adaptive reuse. Wickham will share projects of Assemble and ideas behind them, with regards to dealing with the existing.

The EUMiesAward announced the shortlist for 2024. Four Belgian projects are eligible for this prestigious award.

The latest edition of the Swiss architecture magazine Werk, bauen + wohnen draws attention to the As Found exhibition, currently on showcase at De Singel in Antwerp. The cover of this edition is made by Belgian-Polish artist Malgorzata Maria Olchowska.

The CCCB announces a new edition of the European Prize for Urban Public Space.

On Friday 12 January 2024, the Bruges Triennial signed a cooperation charter with the triennials of Kortrijk, Beaufort and Dunkirk (FR). The agreement strengthens the ties between the art triennials in Flanders and northern France by creating a structural framework for future collaboration.

The Swedish publication HÅVN gives a detailed look at the residential housing complex, HÅVN, in Antwerp, completed in 2021.

Apply for the Scheldt Bridge and Quays design competition. The Vlaamse Waterweg nv and the city of Antwerp use a design competition to appoint a multidisciplinary team to build the bridge through a Design Build Maintain procedure (DBM).