How important are competitions for architects? Why is the open call more than a competition? In the wake of the Coming of Age and Open Call exhibitions, the Flanders Architecture Institute is organizing a public program that examines a number of themes from the 40 years of competition project.
More than a competition & Celebrating Public Architecture
08.03.2022 | 19:00h | De Singel (Antwerp)
In addition to the exhibitions Coming of Age and Open Call two books were published about architectural competitions and the open call procedure in Flanders and Brussels. On 8 March, Saskia van Stein (director of the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam) will discuss both books with the editors and publishers. Before the talk you can join a guided visit to the double exhibition.
The exhibitions Coming of Age and Open Call are almost coming to an end. But that doesn't mean the end of the project 40 years of competition. The team of the Flemish Government Architect in collaboration with the Flanders Architecture Institute and the University of Ghent are planning a series of debates in the upcoming months. The finissage of the exhibitions will be the starting point.
Hasselt-based art center Z33 among finalists Mies Award
16.02.2022
Francesca Torzo’s new exhibition wing for Z33 is one of the five finalists for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2022. The building for the Hasselt-based House for Contemporary Art, Design & Architecture is the only Belgian project that is part of this select group. The winner will be announced at the end of April.
Antwerp-based art gallery Valerie Traan presents the work of four Belgian artists at the Kajetan gallery in Berlin: Paul Gees, Filip Dujardin, Frederic Geurts and Geert Vanoorlé.
Dixit magazine covers crematorium in Ostend by Office and Richard Venlet
out now
The latest issue of Caryatide's magazine (FR) Dixit features the Oostende Crematorium, and the whole design universe that revolves around this project realized by Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen and Richard Venlet.
The European Prize for Urban Public Space to be offered again this year
deadline 17.05.2022
The eleventh European Prize for Urban Public Space (2022) will be offered again this year after the interruption in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s award will cover works carried out between 2018 and 2021. The new call for entries will open on 20 April.
Irish architects Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara receive a joint honorary doctorate
02.02.2022
On 2 February 2022, KU Leuven celebrated its Patron Saint's Day by awarding honorary doctorates. A joint honorary doctorate was awarded to Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara.
Menna Agha and Ola Hassanain edit, curate, and annotate this collection of stories by black Europeans, in which they tell stories of African peoplehood in cities that didn’t want them.
School of Architecture Bremen organises the lecture series 'BACKGROUND 2021/22 - URBAN INTERVENTIONS'. Six international offices present their urban interventions. Belgian architects of Studiolo and Office present their work.
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