Call for Papers | Drawings as Objects of Knowledge Part II. The Archive Nurtures a Culture of Circularity

In this second symposium in the series on Drawings as Objects of Knowledge, the focus shifts to the drawing in its capacity to hold both history and the future. This is done by activating drawings in the light of the contemporary theme of reuse in architecture, inducing the archive to be operative. Special guest is… Continue reading Call for Papers | Drawings as Objects of Knowledge Part II. The Archive Nurtures a Culture of Circularity

Sven Sterken awarded research contract for developing re-use profiles for 1800 Flemish parish churches

The consortium Sven Sterken, Endeavour (Jonas De Maeyer) and REST Architecten (Dimitri Minten) has been awarded a 150K research contract by the agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed of the Flemish Government with a view to designing a ‘Reuse Profile’ (‘Herbestemmingsprofiel’) for all 1800 Flemish parish churches. The aim is to devise a tool that can be used by local stakeholders to… Continue reading Sven Sterken awarded research contract for developing re-use profiles for 1800 Flemish parish churches

New project funded by the FWO: Meaning and Material

Sven Sterken, together with Stéphanie Van de Voorde (VUB), managed to secure funding from the FWO for their research project ‘Meaning and Material. Towards a Multidisciplinary Assessment of Post-War Church Roofs in a Context of Adaptive Reuse’. The project is designed to be carried out by two junior PhD researchers between January 2023 – December 2026. If… Continue reading New project funded by the FWO: Meaning and Material

Call for Papers | The architectural laboratory: amulet or shibboleth?

Following a first successful workshop centred around the theme of the laboratory in 20th-century architecture in 2022, we are now organising a follow-up to this event dedicated to the same theme on 30 and 31 March 2023. In order to arrive at a broad historical and cultural understanding of this phenomenon, the workshop will explicitly… Continue reading Call for Papers | The architectural laboratory: amulet or shibboleth?

New website!

ARP has updated its website! We have redesigned the entire look as well as updated all of its content. Check out our updated projects and people pages, read the latest as well as previous announcements on the posts page, or have a look at our brand new publications page.

New educational website on the work of dom Hans van der Laan

Instead of a new book, Van der Laan expert Caroline Voet created a website, a digital study room of the Dutch Benedictine monk and architect Dom Hans van der Laan (1904-1991). It guides you through his theory on the three architectonic scales and his own proportional series of the plastic number.  It equally shows several… Continue reading New educational website on the work of dom Hans van der Laan

Research seminar: Beyond the Text of Theory. Disclosing some perspectives

The research groups A2I and ARP will host an open seminar entitled: “Beyond the text of theory. Disclosing some perspectives”. Speakers: prof. Philipp Felsch (Humboldt-Universität, Berlin) and three PhD students from the Faculty of Architecture, KU Leuven: Sebastiaan Loosen, Samuel O’Connor Perks and Janno Martens. The seminar takes place in the context of the FWO funded Scientific Research Network ‘Texts… Continue reading Research seminar: Beyond the Text of Theory. Disclosing some perspectives

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‘Dom Hans Van Der Laan. A house for the mind’ written by Caroline Voet wins architectural book award 2018

Dom Hans van der Laan: A House for the MindThe book Dom Hans van der Laan: A House for the Mind is being published by the Flanders Architecture Institute on the occasion of the exhibition Dom Hans van der Laan. A House for the Mind which took place in 2017 at deSingel in Antwerp. Author Caroline Voet (KU Lueven) worked… Continue reading ‘Dom Hans Van Der Laan. A house for the mind’ written by Caroline Voet wins architectural book award 2018