Frank Lloyd Wright, Park System in Spring Green, 1947 © Taliesin Preservation / Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

This exhibition presents a chronological overview of the evolution of civic design as evidenced in the work that was central to it: the creation of regional park systems. Over a period of three centuries – from 1770 to 2070 – the exhibition presents a sequence of projects, from Wolfgang von Goethe’s Park an der Ilm in Weimar (1778), to Paxton’s People’s Park in Liverpool (1857), to the Olmsted Brother’s Regional Park System for Los Angeles (1928). (more…)

Ontharding Duffel © Michiel De Cleene

The Architecture Faculties of KU Leuven and HoGent-KASK want to create social support for reducing pavement in the open space. They explore both the physical and mental space for demolition. Everyone knows in his / her neighborhood some kind of construction (building, pavement, …) whose demolition would benefit the open space and the landscape. (more…)

Rural Urban Framework (RUF): Reconstruction of the village Jintai, Provinz Sichuan, China,
2017 © Rural Urban Framework (RUF)

But there is another way, as the exhibition ‘Critical Care’ shows using 21 current international examples, including earthquake-proof and sustainable village development in China, flood protection through traditional low-carbon building techniques in Pakistan and Bangladesh, the diverse conversion of modernist buildings in Brazil and Europe, an ecological community land trust in Puerto Rico, the revitalisation of historical irrigation systems in Spain, new concepts for public spaces and mixed city districts in Vienna, London and Nairobi. ‘Critical Care’ proves that architecture and urbanism can help revive the planet. The repair of the future has begun. (more…)

“Neuhaus” © Dora Lionstone

What if humans could learn to think, observe and design led by the interests and possibilities of animals, plants, robots and microbes? With Neuhaus, Het Nieuwe Instituut is opening a temporary, trans-disciplinary academy of more-than-human knowledge. In the spirit of Bauhaus – which strove through radical innovations in design and teaching to teach the world to see and shape anew amidst the devastation wrought by World War I – Neuhaus will respond with a multifaceted curriculum to the planetary burn-out we are experiencing in our own age. (more…)

“The Act of Building” – BC Architects & Studies & Materials

BC materials shows the result of the circular production of building materials out of loam excavated on building sites in Brussels. The end products will be for sale through a newly established cooperative. During a workshop on building with loam at CIVA from 1 to 5 April 2019, 30 university students and 18 professionals (architects, contractors, engineers, etc.) created different prototypes and samples, which are on show in the exhibition. (more…)

“In progress Matter & Light” © Josep Ferrando Architecture

The work of the Barcelona architect is characterized by the dialogue between materiality and illumination that creates spatial connections in his works, which include the university campus of Tortosa (Tarragona), the Bescanó House, and a police station in Salt, the latter two located in Gerona.  (more…)

Armani Silos, Tadao Ando © Armani Silos

The narrative journey through the exhibition – designed by Tadao Ando in collaboration with Centre Pompidou – showcases the career of the Japanese architect that has distinguished himself for his original use of nature and the combination of elements like water and light in designed spaces; an expression of his pure and essential vision. (more…)

Jacques Hondelatte, Reminiscences, The bath-pool of Rem Koolhaas, 1985 © Jacques Hondelatte

Expanding on Hondelatte’s previous exhibition at Betts Project in 2017, this exhibition unveils rare works from his family archive that assist in understanding his architectural idiosyncrasies and demonstrate his staunch disinclination for architectural sketching. (more…)