Planning a trip to Venice in the coming months? Be sure to visit the 19th edition of the Biennale Architettura, the international high mass of contemporary architecture. Commissioned by the VAi, landscape architect Bas Smets and neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso present in the Belgian pavilion Building Biospheres. The exhibition investigates how the natural intelligence of plants can be used to produce an indoor climate.

For six months, the pavilion will serve as a prototype for this innovative research.

The film Architecton is a beautifully poetic study of the awarded filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky (GUNDA) where concrete plays the main part — as the foundation of civilisation and as a silent witness of her downfall. What does our way of building say about who we are? And what remains if everything collapses? Don't miss this opening film of the Biennale Architettura 2025!

Due to success, four additional screenings have been scheduled on 19 and 20 July and on 16 and 23 August.

On September 16, the Flanders Architecture Institute and DE SINGEL will open the exhibition Tamed Nature. The exhibition explores the layered history of urban green space through the lens of the city of Antwerp. It showcases unknown and underappreciated stories from the history of urban green space. Contemporary artistic and architectural interventions challenge conventional notions of urban nature and look ahead to a more inclusive, layered, and resilient urban future. At the heart of the exhibition you will find Wildgroei - an untamed space where anything goes and nothing must. A place to breathe, explore and slow down.

Come to the opening lecture on 16 September and discover the story behind Tamed Nature from first hand.

The Living Frameworks exhibition examines the relationship between the built environment and the natural world. In an era where the consequences of human interventions in natural ecosystems are increasingly coming to light, HOP.office explores the role of architecture and urban planning as a mediator between two seemingly separate domains.

Join us on 21 October for the festive opening.

On Thursday 20 November 2025, the Flanders Architecture Institute organises its annual research day in De Singel in Antwerp. Entitled Hors catégorie, it explores how archival classifications shape – but also limit – our understanding of design heritage.