NEWS
PUBLICATION ARCHITHESE BELGIEN
Edition 04.2024 of Archithese is contributed to Belgian architecture and features Kanal as one of the key projects. The article ‘Reassembling the Urban’ by Tom Avermaete gives furter insight into our approach of implementation and preservation.
PUBLICATION EU MIES AWARDS 2024
As one of the 40 shortlisted projects for the EU Mies Awards 2024, Het Steen is featured among exceptional European architecture in the publication. Read more about the transformation of Antwerp’s historic building in the article, which explores the thoughtful integration of an extension to a building with rich heritage.
LECTURE CHARACTER – EXACTITUDE AND AMIBIGUITY
In times when everything is shifting, reflecting on traditional principles in architecture becomes increasingly challenging. The architectural relevance of the concept of character, as discussed from the 18th century onwards, certainly deserves reconsideration. An Fonteyne questions the spatial meaning of buildings in a lecture for Architektur Forum Ostschweiz in St Gallen.
LECTURE SOFT POWER – KANAL: TRUST IN THE EXISTING
On 22 October Philippe Viérin talked about Kanal, together with Daniel Niggli and alongside Yves Goldstein and Kristiaan Borret in the S AM Swiss Architecture Museum in Basel. You can rewatch the lecture here.
EXHIBITION SOFT POWER: THE BRUSSELS WAY OF MAKING THE CITY
Learn more about Kanal and other inspiring BMA projects in the S AM Swiss Architecture Museum in Basel from 19.10.2024 till 16.03.2025!
PUBLICATION A+309: PORTRAIT
Guided by a book of W.G.Sebald, we elaborate on our approach, work and team in the latest A+309 Identity & Iconism.
CELEBRATING S.M.A.K.
Delighted to announce that the proposal of noAarchitecten x David Kohn Architects x Asli Ciçek has been chosen for the new S.M.A.K. Museum! Discover more about the project here.
LECTURE CASTELLI E CONTEMPORANEITA
In September Philippe Viérin gave a lecture about our approach to heritage for the YACademy in Bologna, Italy.
PUBLICATION INVISIBLE CARE
In 2012 the Vlaams Bouwmeester launched a call for innovative care infrastructure. Discover our project Coda Wuustwezel in the publication as one of the five Pilot Projects Invisible Care.
PUBLICATION UMBAU ARCHITEKTUR IN FLANDERN
An immersive publication about Architecture of Transformation in Flanders, as an edition of Detail. Alongside an in-depth interview with An Fonteyne on understanding what is already there, our reconversion projects Het Steen and City Campus Hasselt University were featured as reuse examples.
HOSPITAL SITE DAMME
After winning the competition, our project in Damme is taking off. Together with ectv architecten we will restore the heritage and construct new dwellings on a valuated site. Discover more about the project here.