Practices in Research Conferences

PRACTICES IN RESEARCH #06 practice-based research conference
C I.II.III.IV. A (rue de l'Ermitage, 55 - Brussels)
10:00    sessions 1, 2 & 3 
11:40    sessions 4, 5 & 6 
15:00    sessions 7, 8 & 9
17:00    plenary session

Editor in chief and Associate Editor
Harold Fallon (AgwA, KU Leuven), Tomas Ooms (Studio Tuin en Wereld, KU Leuven)

Editorial Board
Martina Barcelloni Corte (ULiège), Benoît Burquel (AgwA, ULB), Elodie Degavre (UCLouvain), Christine Fontaine (UCLouvain), Juliane Greb (Büro Juliane Greb, UAntwerpen), Tine Segers (UAntwerpen), Wouter Van Acker (ULB) , Benoît Vandenbulcke (AgwA, ULiège)

Editorial Coordinator 
Louise Meersseman (AgwA)

19:00    Lecture by Aliki Loïzidis (L’Equipe) and Véronique Patteeuw (ENSA Lille)
             free entry - registration via https://civa.pierrot.io/talk-in-practice or https://www.civa.brussels/

supported by : ULB, KU Leuven, ULiège, UCLouvain, UAntwerpen, CIVA, FNRS, As Found Scientific Research Network

Deadline 28 February 2025

"In the pursuit of an actual and pertinent attitude, architects are increasingly committed to working with the materials and structures that already exist. This practice—rooted in re-use, reclamation, harvesting, and urban mining—challenges architects to embrace the unpredictability of what is available. Whether reimagining a structure or harvesting materials from demolition sites, they must navigate fluctuating quantities, variable qualities, and unexpected dimensions, colors, textures, and technical performance.

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How do architects thrive in this space of uncertainty? What instruments, methods, and processes enable them to work creatively within the flux of material availability? How do they reframe constraints—such as limited supply or inconsistent quality—not as barriers but as opportunities to uncover unexpected potential in existing resources? And what new aesthetics and spatial practices emerge when beauty is no longer defined by precision or uniformity, but by adaptability and responsiveness?

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Submissions should reflect on these critical practices through concrete examples, staying close to the methods, documents, and outcomes of this work, with a clear focus on the observational, explorative and creative media nourishing the practice. Contributions can range from case studies and reflective essays to visual narratives and experimental documentation."

Short abstracts to be submitted before the 28th of February 2025.

PRACTICES IN RESEARCH #05 practice-based research conference
C I.II.III.IV. A (rue de l'Ermitage, 55 - Brussels)
09:30    sessions 1, 2 & 3 
11:40    sessions 4, 5 & 6 
14:00    sessions 7, 8 & 9
16:20    plenary session

Editorial and organizing committee : Martina Barcelloni Corte (ULiège), Benoît Burquel (AgwA, ULB), Johan De Walsche (UAntwerpen), Harold Fallon (AgwA, KU Leuven), Juliane Greb (Büro Juliane Greb, UAntwerpen), Martin Outers (Matador, UCLouvain), Benoît Vandenbulcke (AgwA, ULiège), Wouter Van Acker (ULB)

scientific committee : Hülya Ertas (VAi, KU Leuven), Urszula Kozminska (Arkitektskolen Aarhus), Salvator-John Liotta (Liotta-Architecture, ULB), Tomas Ooms (Studio Tuin en Wereld, KU Leuven), Bie Plevoets (UHasselt), Jean-Philippe Possoz (ULiège)

18:30    Lecture by JULIANE GREB

             Booklaunch of "AHA IN PRACTICE, a Travelogue with Leeke Reinders"
             Visit on project site - Rue de l’Ermitage 46 - Brussels

             

free entry - registration info@architectureinpractice.eu
organizing committee : B. Burquel, H. Fallon, B. Vandenbulcke
supported by : ULB, KU Leuven, ULiège, UCLouvain, UAntwerpen, CIVA, Finstral, FNRS, As Found Scientific Research Network, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles cellule archi., Desta.

"What methods and processes do architects use when approaching an existing structure? How do they carefully and critically examine an existing building and how do they reveal its potential? What knowledge do they gain in the process of assessing what can stay and what must go? And finally, how can they afford to do so, given that architects' fees are still generally tied to construction costs, i.e., material and energy consumption? 

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PiR 05 – “Demolitions and Deconstructions” is looking for contributions reflecting on these questions related to careful yet experimental transformations. The contributions are expected to report about critical practices through which these questions are examined, staying close to its documents and outcomes."

Short abstracts to be submitted before the 26th of Februrary 2024.

PRACTICES IN RESEARCH #04 practice-based research seminar
09:30    sessions 1 & 2 - C I.II.III.IV. A (rue de l'Ermitage, 55 - Brussels)
14:00    session 3 - ULB La Cambre Horta (place Eugène Flagey 19 - Brussels)
16:30    AUDIENCES - round table and closing session

scientific committee : Cédric Libert (ENSASE), Emilie Morales (Morales Finch, ULB), Juliane Grebb (Büro Juliane Greb, UAntwerpen), Wouter Van Acker (ULB), Christine Fontaine (ZED Architects, UCLouvain), Johan Dewalsche (UAntwerpen), Martina Barcelloni Corte (ULiège), Martin Outers (Matador, UCLouvain), Virginie Pigeon (Pigeon Ochej Paysage, ULiège), Karen Kesteloot (Studiobont, KU Leuven), Nikolaus Hirsch (CI.II.III.IV.A)

18:30    Booklaunch of "DYVIK KAHLEN IN PRACTICE, Villa RuBa"
             Max Kahlen and Christopher Dyvik discussion with Pieterjan Ginckels

             Lecture by AURELIE HACHEZ & JULIEN BOIDOT

free entry - registration info@architectureinpractice.eu
organizing committee : B. Burquel, H. Fallon, B. Vandenbulcke
supported by : ULB, KU Leuven, ULiège, UCLouvain, UAntwerpen, CIVA, Flanders State of The Art, FNRS

Wednesday 27-10-2021 at C I.II.III.IV. A, rue de l'Ermitage, 55

10:00 PRACTICES IN RESEARCH #03 practice-based research seminar
scientific committee : Ido Avissar (List, EAV&T Paris-Est), Lisa De Visscher (A+ architecture in Belgium, ULiège), Annelies De Smet (KU Leuven), Rolf Hughes (KU Leuven), Sebastian Kofink (Hochschule München), Simon Jüttner (Hochschule München)

18:30 - LECTURE BUERO KOFINK SCHELS & DOORZON

free entry- covid safety rules apply - registration info@architectureinpractice.eu
organizing committee : B. Burquel, H. Fallon, B. Vandenbulcke
support : CIVA, Flanders State of The Art, ULB, KU Leuven, ULiège

Thursday 22-10-2020 at KANAL (C I.II.III.IV. A), Brussels
13:30 PRACTICES IN RESEARCH #02 practice-based research seminar
the full program will be available soon
18:00 - OFFICE KGDVS - DAR AL JINAA & AGWA - DURLET
free entry - registration info@architectureinpractice.eu
organizing committee : O. Henz, T. Ooms, B. Burquel
scientific committee : Harold Fallon (AgwA – KU Leuven); Benoît Vandenbulcke (AgwA – U Liège); Céline Bodart (ENSA Paris La Villette)
Cécile Chanvillard (A Practice – UCLouvain); Asli Çiçek (Asli Çiçek – KU Leuven – U Hasselt); Lisa De Visscher (A+ Architecture in Belgium – U Liège); Rolf Hughes (KU Leuven) ; Pauline Lefebvre (ULB)
Julie Neuwels (U Liège); Georges Pirson (ULB); Robin Schaeverbeke (KU Leuven); Iwan Strauven (Bozar – ULB); Caroline Voet (Voet De Brabandere – KU Leuven)
support : CIVA, Flanders State of The Art, ULB, KU Leuven, ULiège