jonge makers denkers dromers . bel architecten
For two seasons deSingel and the VAi (Flemish Architecture Institute) are offering eight young architectural firms a platform on which to present their ideas on architecture, urban planning and ...
For two seasons deSingel and the VAi (Flemish Architecture Institute) are offering eight young architectural firms a platform on which to present their ideas on architecture, urban planning and landscape design. The architects have been commissioned to provide design-based solutions to pressing social issues and intellectually challenging questions.
OPEN Wed > Sun 2 > 6 / with performances 7 > 11
CLOSED Mon/Tue and holidays
BEL Architects are working on a difficult design problem: a new layout for the Oudaan and Wilde Zee site in Antwerp with houses, shops and other public buildings. As an exercise they projected sixteen reference projects onto the site. What was the result? Architectural objects, which in no way relate to this Antwerp context, suggest that the site should be approached using a collage of programmes and various scale levels. BEL Architects wants to launch a debate on a type of urban design that does not adhere to a particular icon or image. Antwerp does not need a second courthouse or MAS 2. It could be a little rougher and less well-finished, with more friction and experimentation.
For more information, go to www.desingel.be www.bel-architecten.be
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andrea branzi
Andrea Branzi (1938, Florence) is a designer, architect, theorist, teacher, curator and publisher who operates from Milan. His career illustrates not only his critical ideas, intellectual ...
Andrea Branzi (1938, Florence) is a designer, architect, theorist, teacher, curator and publisher who operates from Milan. His career illustrates not only his critical ideas, intellectual commitment and activism, but also his opposition to over-consumption and the hollow system of 'stardom' in architecture.
OPEN Wed > Sun 2 > 6 / with performances 7 > 11
CLOSED Mon/Tue & holidays
The exhibition consists of writing and models on the one hand and on the other a film that specifically examines architecture: 'No Stop City' (1968), the 'New Charter in Athens' (2010), … This material is surrounded by designs for various utility objects: 'Trees' (2011), 'Animali Domestici' (1985) etc. in which the innovative use of materials is combined with natural elements: tree trunks, water, etc. The various installations all share the same fundamental criticism: objects and architecture are not simply artefacts created by technology and consumer marketing, but must provide an answer to contemporary and real human needs. This thematic exhibition displays the relationship between new designs and what Branzi describes as anthropological themes such as history, nature, life, love, the sacred and death.
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