In 2022 the theme for the architecture programme is care. With this broad theme, the Flanders Architecture Institute and De Singel are focusing on the impact of care on the built environment. Care is about nurturing, maintaining and securing for the future. Architecture that cares sets itself apart due to its empathy for the context, the users and the makers. Caring architecture pays attention to the long term effects of its creation and existence, and is critical with regard to human activity on the planet.
EXHIBITION
Critical Care, an exhibition of Architekturzentrum Wien, is a plea for greater care and collaboration in architecture. After stops in Vienna, Zürich, Dresden and Berlin Critical Care is on showcase in De Singel, Antwerp.
28.05.2022 - 11.09.2022
Expo De Singel, Antwerp
EXHIBITION
Care for Space for Care will link the international case studies from Critical Care to projects from Flanders and Brussels. Interdependence, maintenance and posthumanism are the anchor points for the further exploration of care in architecture.
28.05.2022 - 11.09.2022
Expo De Singel, Antwerp
VERNISSAGE
Join us on 27 May for the opening of the double exhibition Caring Architecture. Discover how architecture can play a key role in protecting our planet, resources and people.
Programme
27.05.2021
Blue Hall De Singel, Antwerp
EXCURSIONS AND DIALOGUES
As a part of the discursive programme, VAi and Newrope organise three excursions to the projects in Care for Space for Care each time followed by a dialogue between the architects, excursionists and Newrope.
The first excursion includes visits to the observation tower in Negenoord, a project of De Gouden Liniaal Architecten, Ecotron of noAarchitecten and ends at Z33 a project of Francesca Torzo. A second excursion goes to the project of Import.Export Architecture Sporthaven and Huis Perrekes of NU.The third excursion contains a visit to Le Rideau, a project of OUEST in Brussels. The three excursions will each treat a combination of the three themes of the exhibition, making this a variation of different insights on caring architecture.
Register now if you want to join us during this reflective moments.
DIALOGUE
The Care for Space for Care exhibition is an appeal for caring architecture and urbanism. But who should take care, and who should be cared for, when we shape our (built) environment? We invite you to take part in the dialogue and share your thoughts.
VIDEO
Curious about the people behind the architecture? Find out more by watching the interviews on the VAi's YouTube channel.
GUIDED TOUR
Want to know more? Book a guided tour via Expeditie De Stad! A guided visit is also possible outside normal opening hours.
Practical information:
28.05.2022 - 11.09.2022
From Wednesday to Sunday - 02:00 pm until 7:00 pm and during evening performances until 10:00 pm
Flanders Architecture Institute in De Singel
Desguinlei 25, 2018 Antwerp (BE)
Flanders Architecture Institute, De Singel, Architekturzentrum Wien
Flemish Community
