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Architecture that cares lasts longer

Double exhibition Caring Architecture argues for architecture that cares for both people and planet

How can architecture care for both our planet and its inhabitants? The exhibitions Critical Care. Architecture for a Broken Planet and Care for Space for Care explore what forms caring architecture can take, and what influence this has on the liveability of our environment. A surprising selection of national and international case studies allows you to familiarise yourself in a unique way with building for – and the buildings of – the future. From 28 May at the Flanders Architecture Institute at De Singel.

Caring Architecture
Critical Care. Architecture for a Broken Planet
Care for Space for Care. Scenes from Flanders and Brussels

Double exhibition
from 28.05.2022 to 11.09.2022
Opening event
on 27.05.2022 at 20:00h

De Singel, Antwerp

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Sesc 24 de Maio, Paulo Mendes da Rocha - MMBB Architects, Sao Paulo Brazil, 2017 © Ana Mello

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Critical Care

ARCHITECTURE FOR A BROKEN PLANET

Following halts in Vienna, Zürich, Dresden and Berlin, Critical Care. Architecture for a Broken Planet alights in Antwerp. Via twenty-one sensational international projects, the exhibition demonstrates how architecture and urban development can contribute to our future. Projects from Africa, Europe, the Near East, the Caribbean, the US and Latin America are brought together and grouped into five themes: ‘care for water and land’, ‘care for public space’, ‘care for talent’, ‘care for maintenance’, and ‘care for local production’. Each project deals with a specific problem. Whether set in a rural or urban space, all redefine the relationship between work, economics and ecology. Large-scale drawings, objects and videos offer a tactile insight into the design process, the execution and the ultimate usage.

Colectivo 720 transformed huge modernist water storage facilities in Medellin, Colombia, into a safe new public space for disadvantaged neighbourhoods. © photograph: Sergio Gómez

"With the crises we know today, people wonder whether change is still possible. The projects in the Critical Care exhibition prove that it is indeed possible."

‐ Angelika Fitz, curator Critical Care. Architecture for a Broken Planet

House for Seasonal Neighbours by Ciel Grommen and Maximiliaan Royakkers, Borgloon; © Olmo Peeters

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Care for Space for Care

Scenes from Flanders and Brussels

The exhibition Care for Space for Care is the Belgian answer to Critical Care. It illuminates nine recent projects from Flanders and Brussels with a focus on the process, those involved and the preliminary research. Care for Space for Care prompts you to consider the ecological and social role of architecture.

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"It is less about the eco label that the materials have, and more about the way in which we use them."

‐ Jan Thys, Architect and Owner, De Gouden Liniaal Architecten

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Caring Architecture

28.05.2022 - 11.09.2022

Critical Care. Architecture for a Broken Planet

concept
Architekturzentrum Wien
production
Flanders Architecture Institute and De Singel
curators
Angelika Fitz en Elke Krasny
graphic design
Alexander Ach Schuh
with the support of
the Flemish Community

exhibition
Sat 28 May 2022 → Sun 11 Sep 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 event
Fry 27 May 2021 – 20:00h
De Singel, Blue Hall
Desguinlei 25, 2018 Antwerp (Belgium)
info and tickets at desingel.be

book
Critical Care. Architecture and Urbanism for a Broken Planet
publisher: 2019, Architekturzentrum Wien, MIT Press
editors: Angelika Fitz, Elke Krasny, Architekturzentrum Wien
graphic design: Alexander Ach Schuh
language: EN
€ 40
304 pages
ISBN 9780262536837

Care for Space for Care. Scenes from Flanders and Brussels

production
Flanders Architecture Institute and De Singel
curators
Hülya Ertas and Sofie De Caigny
scenography
Laura Muyldermans & LDSRa
with the support of
The Flemish Community
special thanks to
material sponsor Beddeleem

exhibition
Sat 28 May 2022 → Sun 11 Sep 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 event
vr 27 May 2021 – 20:00 h
De Singel, Blue Hall
Desguinlei 25, 2018 Antwerp (BE)
info and tickets at desingel.be

R-Urban by atelier d’architecture autogérée (aaa), Colombes, France; © atelier d’architecture autogérée (aaa)

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