Research project
This project interrogates amateur building practices at the domestic scale in the light of good practices promoted in architectural discourse and institutions. This was the subject of Dalila Ghodbane's doctoral thesis on the city of Cairo. A number of observations made in Brussels suggest the relevance of establishing a link with the results of this thesis. The transition from sustainable discourse to practice – professional and non-professional - requires deciphering the language of each actor, at the risk of getting lost in translation.
‘Lost in translation’ is a research project that shares the kitchen of an ethno-architectural inquiry in Brussels. You will hear the voices of those who build and maintain their homes in the margins of the professional practice in Brussels, as well as their allies in their refurbishment projects, like builders, associations, and architects. The outcome is an immersive and reflexive experience that offers a fresh insight into construction as it takes place in urban homes today.