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40 years of competition
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40 Years of Architectural Competition in Flanders and Brussels

Architecture in Flanders and Brussels has come of age and is now firmly positioned on the international stage. How crucial is the role of architectural competitions in this success story? The exhibitions Coming of Age, Architectural Competitions in Flanders and Brussels and Open Call, 20 Years of Public Architecture both shed light on 40 years of competition. Unique archival material introduces you to the iconic entries and the mechanisms behind the most high-profile competitions.

Double exhibition
from 27.11.2021 to 17.04.2022
Vernissage & opening talk
on 26.11.2021 at 20:00h

Flanders Architecture Institute in De Singel, Antwerp

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Project voor het Europakruispunt in Brussel prijsvraag Bonduelle 1983 Team Hoogpoort Stephane Beel Xaveer De Geyter Arjan Karssenberg en Willem Jan Neutelings LR
Project voor het Europakruispunt in Brussel prijsvraag Bonduelle 1983 Team Hoogpoort Stephane Beel Xaveer De Geyter Arjan Karssenberg en Willem Jan Neutelings LR
exhibition
Coming of Age
Architecture Competitions in Flanders and Brussels

Coming of Age provides a retrospective look at how architecture competitions were organised in the two decades prior to the existence of the Open Call procedure and what led to the development of this unique instrument.

Using original presentation drawings, models, testimonies, photos and video material, Coming of Age, Architecture Competitions in Flanders and Brussels tells the story of some of the most talked-about architecture competitions in these regions and their impact on contemporary architectural culture.

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Sofie De Caigny Sofie De Caigny © Aaron Lapeirre
Sofie De Caigny Sofie De Caigny © Aaron Lapeirre
- Sofie De Caigny, Director Flanders Architecture Institute

"Coming of Age brings extremely topical questions to the fore, which is fascinating. One only has to think of internationalisation, the public debate, participation, and the position of young architects."

(image © Aaron Lapeirre)

Open Call. 20 Years of Public Architecture
Open Call. 20 Years of Public Architecture
exhibition
Open Call
20 years of Public Architecture

The first Flemish Government Architect (Vlaams Bouwmeester) was appointed in 1999. To mark the twentieth anniversary of this role, the post-holder’s office organised a travelling exhibition in 2019 dedicated to the oldest, best-known and still very much alive instrument: the Open Call.

After presentations in Ghent, Brussels, Hasselt and Kortrijk, the Flanders Architecture Institute is now showing an expanded version of the exhibition Open Call, 20 years of Public Architecture at De Singel in Antwerp.

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Erik Wieers © Dirk Kerstens
Erik Wieers © Dirk Kerstens
‐ Erik Wieërs, Flemish Government Architect

"Meanwhile more than 300 cases prove that the Open Call works"

(image © Dirk Kerstens)

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40 years of competition

Coming of Age. Architectural Competitions in Flanders and Brussels

production
Flanders Architecture Institute and De Singel
curators
Sofie De Caigny, Mathilde Breukink, Petrus Kemme
scenography
Eef Boeckx and Bart Macken
with the support of
the Flemish Community

exhibition
Sat 27 November 2021 → Sun 17 April 2022
De Singel, Desguinlei 25, 2018 Antwerp (Belgium)
open Wed → Sun / 14:00 → 19:00 h and during evening performances until 22:00 h
no admission

opening | 40 years of competition
Fry 26 November 2021 – 20:00 h
De Singel, Blue Hall
Desguinlei 25, 2018 Antwerp (Belgium)
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Open Call. 20 Years of Public Architecture

production
Team Flemish Government Architect, University of Ghent, Flanders Architecture Institute and De Singel
on the initiative of
Team Flemish Government Architect

curators
Maarten Liefooghe, Maarten Van Den Driessche
scenography
Eef Boeckx, Kris Koremans, Hans Lust
with the support of
the Flemish Community

exhibition
Sat 27 November 2021 → Sun 17 April 2022
De Singel, Desguinlei 25, 2018 Antwerp (Belgium)
open Wed → Sun / 14:00 → 19:00 h and during evening performances until 22:00 h
no admission

book
More Than a Competition - The Open Call in a Changing Building Culture

publisher: 2021, Flanders Architecture Institute and Team Flemish Government Architect
authors: Sofie De Caigny, Alice Haddad, Maarten Liefooghe, Carlo Menon, Véronique Patteeuw, Maarten Van Den Driessche, Beatriz Van Houtte Alonso and Erik Wieërs
design: ruttens-wille
language: NL/EN
€ 24,50
available in bookstores and at vai.be
ISBN 978-9-49256-722-2

book
Celebrating Public Architecture
- Buildings from the Open Call in Flanders 2000–21
publisher: 2021, Florian Heilmeyer (ed.) in collaboration with Flanders Architecture Institute and Team Flemish Government Architect
Including buildings by 51N4E, Bovenbouw Architectuur, Dierendonckblancke, Zaha Hadid, KAAN, Maxwan, Hideyuki Nakayama, Ney & Partner, noAarchitecten, OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen, RCR Arquitectes, Robbrecht en Daem, Sergison Bates, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Xaveer de Geyter, among others
language: EN
€ 36
available in bookstores and at vai.be
ISBN 978-3-86859-692-2


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