The street is the space in our society that is at once the most widely shared and the least designed. It is older than architecture itself, yet strikingly absent from the architectural discourse. While virtually every aspect of the built environment today is being thoroughly reimagined – living, working, caring, learning, relaxing – the street […]

Now that the discourse on architecture is dominated by major themes – affordable housing, densification, depaving, inclusion – it can be beneficial to focus attention on the smallest architectural element, the detail. If it is not merely a technical solution but actually an integral part of the design, the detail can also become a carrier […]

Time as a design parameter ‘We never design for a programme; we use the programme as a pretext to define a structure capable of shifting. Buildings survive because they can resist time physically, but also because they can adopt new functions. We build what must endure, and we set conditions for everything that may change.’ […]

The developer, a key player in spatial quality Abroad, the Belgian public procurement system is widely admired. Institutions such as the Vlaamse Bouwmeester and the Brussels Master Architect, as well as the Architecture Unit of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, are internationally recognised for their role as guardians of quality and facilitators of processes. Through project competitions, […]