An AIA Europe Conference on Architecture and Urbanism
Brussels, Belgium | Fall Conference
Thursday, October 3, 2019
Conference Welcome & Tour
VENUE : Hotel Metropole Brussels
GUIDED WALKING TOUR OF BRUSSELS HISTORIC CITY CENTER: See and understand the history of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture, as well as the evolution of the surrounding urban development.
Photo: "A Day A Picture A Story" (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) by DOT finger
Friday, October 4, 2019
MAS Museum Walking Tour
WALKING TOUR AT THE MAS MUSEUM AT THE RECENT HARBOUR URBAN DEVELOPMENT. AN “INSIDE-OUTSIDE” APPROACH TO THE PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE IN A RENOVATED URBAN LANDSCAPE
Photo: "Antwerp, Belgium" (CC BY 2.0) by rick ligthelm
Zaha Hadid Project Visit
A VISIT TO ZAHA HADID’S FABULOUS PORT AUTHORITIY BUILDING EXTENSION LOCATED IN THE HARBOUR OF ANTWERP, A FRANK BREAK AWAY FROM THE EXISTING BUILDING’S ARCHITECTURE
Photo: "Havenhuis Antwerp by Zaha Hadid" (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) by Stijn Hosdez
GUIDED TOUR OF SIR RICHARD ROGERS’ OUTSTANDING GLASS COURTHOUSE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF ANTWERP:
ARCHITECTURE THAT IS MEANT TO RELAY THE “TRANSPARENCY” OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM”
Photo: "Antwerpen - Rechtbank van eerste aanleg" (CC BY 2.0) by corno.fulgur75
Saturday, October 5, 2019
ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ISSUES AROUND THE CANAL DISTRICT:
A GUIDED VISIT TO “TOUR & TAXIS”
(THE FORMER RAILWAY CUSTOMS) A RECENT URBAN WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT. A GOOD EXAMPLE OF ADAPTIVE RE-USE OF FORMER UTILITARIAN BUILDINGS.
Photo: "La gallerie de l’entrepot royal" (CC BY 2.0) by Flikkersteph -5,000,000 views ,thank you!
GUIDED VISIT TO THE « KANAL » MUSEUM
AN ADAPTIVE RE-USE OF THE FORMER CITROEN GARAGE INTO A MUSEUM AS AN EXTENSION OF THE CENTRE POMPIDOU IN PARIS
Photo: "Inauguration du Kanal Centre Pompidou �" (CC BY-SA 2.0) by tongeron91
CONFERENCE BY KEVIN BACHO FROM SOM ARCHITECTES
ON THE IMPRESSIVE NEW NATO HQ COMPLEX: HOW ARCHITECTURE CAN INFLUENCE WORLD PEACE PROCESS DISCUSSIONS
Photo: "Walk-through of the Agora of the new NAT" (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) by NATO
Sunday, October 6, 2019
CONFERENCE AND GUIDED TOUR OF THE NEW MONS TRAIN STATION IN CONSTRUCTION
THE DESIGN AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF THE BUILDING BY SANTIAGO CALATRAVA WILL BE DISCUSSED AS WELL AS THE CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGES FOR A BUILDING THAT IS BEING BUILT OVER A CONTINUOUSLY ACTIVE RAILWAY
Photo: "La gare de Liège-Guillemins (7/27)" (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) by Darkroom Daze
GUIDED TOUR OF THE MAC’S MUSEUM AT THE GRAND HORNU SITE
A 19th CENTURY COAL MINING HEADQUARTERS COMPLEX NOW TRANSFORMED INTO A NEW ART MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER
Photo: "MAC’s: nocturne" (CC BY-NC 2.0) by ines s.
