Overview of all research projects
Complete overview of all research projects at the Ghent University Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, covering building physics, energy renovation, architectural history, colonial urbanism, heritage, circular construction, BIM and digital design.
Expolab: Exhibition & Lecture Series
Public research programme (2014-2015) on exhibiting architecture, featuring a masterclass by Rotor, a lecture series and an exhibition at Ghent University
EPB versus real energy use in high-performance houses
How accurately do official energy performance calculations assess the real energy use in high-performance houses?
Piranesi. The Print Collection of Ghent University
Exhibition of Giambattista Piranesi's original etchings from the Ghent University Library collection, shown at MSK Gent with an accompanying symposium
Collected writings by Geert Bekaert
Since 2007, at the department of architecture & urban planning, the publication of the collected writings (in Dutch) of the Belgian architecture critic Geert Bekaert ...
'Les Hommes de la Route'. Engineering the Urban Society of the Modern Road in Belgium, 1889-1962
Doctoral research on the modernisation of Belgian roads (1889-1962) and how diverse actors repositioned the modern road in urban society
Masterplan DPSA
Masterplan by Labo A for the DPSA school complex in Kortrijk, merging four dispersed school sites into a long-term spatial vision and project brief
Labo S Works 2004-2014. A landscape perspective on urbanism
A decade of Labo S research (2004-2014) using landscape as a framework for urbanism, studying overlooked places and fragile spatial dynamics in Flanders
Design Strategies for Residential Ventilation Systems
Doctoral research by Jelle Laverge on residential ventilation system performance, including demand-controlled ventilation and heat recovery strategies
Buildings with a social memory: conservation, reuse and reconversion
Research on conservation and reconversion strategies for Maisons du Peuple and other buildings with social memory, centred on Ghent's Vooruit centenary
Biographies of Buildings: Virtual Futures for our Cultural Past
Digital research using 3D modelling and 4D mapping to trace building transformations from antiquity to the early modern era, focusing on Rome and environs
Pilot Study: Collective Housing
Pilot study for the Flemish State Architect on innovative collective housing typologies, proposing a renewed alliance between landscape and dwelling
Urbanism and Heritage in Ostend
Literature study by Labo S for the city of Ostend, exploring how heritage conservation and urban renewal policies can be reconciled in local practice
bOb van Reeth - Architect
Retrospective exhibition at BOZAR Brussels (2013) showcasing over 70 projects by Belgian architect bOb Van Reeth through models, sketches, plans and films
Boma 1880-1920: Colonial Capital City or Cosmopolitan Trading Post?
Multimedia presentation of rare 1900 photographs of Boma, first capital of the Congo Free State, exploring its role as colonial capital and trading post
Claude Laurens. Architect
Doctoral research inventorying the personal archives and complete oeuvre of French architect Claude Laurens, active in France, Belgium and the Belgian Congo
City, Architecture and Colonial Space in Matadi and Lubumbashi, Congo
Research on colonial urban development in Matadi and Lubumbashi (1885-1960), studying planning, architecture and migration from a translocal perspective
Congo belge (en images)
Photography exhibition curated by Carl De Keyzer and Johan Lagae, presenting colonial-era images (1885-1908) from the Royal Museum of Central Africa
ECO-Life
Demonstration project monitoring energy performance and comfort in the zero-carbon Venning social housing neighbourhood in Kortrijk, Belgium
Congo: Urban Landscapes, Intersecting Gazes
Exhibition on urban landscapes of Kinshasa, Lubumbashi and Kisangani, reflecting on shared colonial heritage and its meaning for Congolese society today
The monographic factor: theoretical and architectural aspects of single-artist museums
Doctoral research mapping what distinguishes single-artist museums from general art museums, examining oeuvre concepts, artisthood myths and architecture