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Four Flemish Architects

4 – 27 February 2010 | Forum & ASD Gallery

Exhibition and lecture series, curated by Ellis Woodman.

Architecten de Vylder Vinck Taillieu (Ghent)
Huiswerk Architecten (Antwerp)
OFFICE Kersten Geers David van Severen (Brussels)
noA.architects (Brussels/Bruges)

Over the past decade, the Flemish architecture scene has established a reputation as one of the most progressive in Europe with the innovative competition system set up by the Vlaams Bouwmeester (the Flemish government architect) proving particularly effective in raising the quality of public buildings and in allowing young talent to emerge.  This series of talks is devoted to four young practices that have benefited from this sympathetic climate.  For a British audience, the work under discussion should prove particularly relevant.  As has been the case here, recent development in Belgium has been profoundly affected by legislation aimed at increasing urban densities while the fragmentary, private sector-shaped nature of the fabric in which these architects have been required to work bears close comparison with that of the UK.

Exhibition opening times:
4 – 27 February 2010
Mon – Fri 10am – 7pm
Sat 10am – 2pm

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Lecture series

Thursday 4 February 2010, 6.30pm, lecture and exhibition opening.
Architecten de Vylder Vinck Taillieu (Ghent), introduced by Daniel Rosbottom
Jan de Vylder (born 1968) studied architecture at Sint-Lucas in Ghent.  In 2000 he established an office with Trice Hofkens and since 2006 he has operated under his own name.  He was for several years a project director for Stéphane Beel.  Since 2005 he has taught at the Sint-Lucas School for Science and Art in Brussels and since 2007 he has been a guest lecturer at the TU Delft in the Netherlands.  The practice’s production studios for a ballet company and musical theatre company in Ghent were nominated for a 2009 Mies van der Rohe award.

Tuesday 9 February 2010, 6.30pm
Huiswerk Architecten (Antwerp), introduced by William Mann
Huiswerk Architecten (Antwerp) was founded in 2001 by Dirk Somers (born 1976) and Erik Wieërs (born 1963).  Dirk Somers studied architecture at the Henry van de Velde Instituut in Antwerp and the Politecnico di Milano.  In 2002 he completed a postgraduate degree in Urban and Environmental Planning at KULeuven and since 2003 has acted as a lecturer in Architectural Design at the TU Delft.  Erik Wieërs studied at the Hoger Architectuur Instituut, Antwerp before undertaking an MA in Philosophy at Vrije Universiteit Brussels.  In 1992 he was a founding member of META Architectuurbureau.  In 2008 Huiswerk completed a competition winning police station in Schoten.

Thursday 11 February 2010, 6.30pm
OFFICE Kersten Geers David van Severen (Brussels) introduced by Ellis Woodman
OFFICE Kersten Geers David van Severen (Brussels) was established in 2002 by Kersten Geers (born 1975) and David van Severen (born 1978).  They both studied architecture at Ghent University and the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura in Madrid.  They also both teach at Ghent University and at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio.  They represented Belgium in the 2008 Venice Architecture Biennale and have recently completed the XPO gallery in Kortrijk.

Thursday 18 February 2010, 6.30pm
noA.architects (Brussels/Bruges), introduced by Jay Gort
noA.architects (Brussels/Bruges) was founded by An Fonteyne (born 1971), Jitse van den Berg (born 1971) and Philippe Viérin (born 1969).  An Fonteyne studied architectural engineering at Ghent University and worked with DKV in Rotterdam, David Chipperfield Architects in London and Höhne & Raap architects in Berlin.  Jitse van den Berg studied architectural engineering at the Technical University in Berlin and also worked with David Chipperfield Architects in London and Sauerbruch Hutton Architects in Berlin.  Philippe Viérin studied architectural engineering at Ghent University and worked with Stéphane Beel Architects in Bruges and KCAP in Rotterdam.  The practice’s restoration and expansion of the town hall in Menen was nominated for a 2009 Mies van der Rohe award.

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