On May 2, VUB Architectural Engineering is organising an event to discuss the reuse of building materials, from ancient times to the present. Researchers from VUB Architectural Engineering will present their latest findings and some of the most renowned international scholars will share their vision on the topic.
Lecture and round table
Researchers Philippe Bernardi and Maxime L'Héritier will give a lecture on qualifying and quantifying re-use in construction in Ancient timesand.
Afterwards they participate in a round table together with Jane Hutton, Stephanie Van de Voorde and Lionel Devlieger on the ecosystem of reuse.
Don't miss out on this: the event takes place in a vacant office building in the centre of Brussels (Rue de Ligne 8), which Reset has turned into a vibrant location.
TENTATIVE PROGRAMME:
6 pm: Ine Wouters / INTRODUCTION on the research project Re-building Brussels (1695-2025). The construction sector as an engine for social inclusion and circularity
6:10 pm : Louise Huba and Lara Reyniers / PRESENTATION Brussels demolished. A short history of construction waste
6:30 pm: Philippe Bernardi (Université Paris Panthéonne-Sorbonne) and Maxime L'Héritier (Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis, ArScAn CNRS) / LECTURE Qualifying and quantifying re-use in construction in Ancient times
7:30 pm : Jane Hutton (University of Waterloo), Lionel Devlieger (UGent/Rotor), Philippe Bernardi, Maxime L'Héritier and Stephanie Van de Voorde / ROUND TABLE on the ecosystem of reuse
02.05.2023
6 pm
VUB Architectural Engineering (ARCH)
Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels
The event is free, but registration will be required.
Register here.
