Department of Architecture and Urban Planning

Exhibitions

This page provides an overview of exhibitions organised or co-curated by the Ghent University Department of Architecture and Urban Planning: from architectural history and colonial heritage to circular building and AI in design.

MONOS. Artist Museums: Shrines and Reflections
Exhibition comparing the architecture of 12 artist museums in Belgium and neighbouring countries, curated by Maarten Liefooghe for Roger Raveel Museum.
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Exhibition 'bOb Van Reeth, first Flemish Government Architect' (2026)
Memorial exhibition on bOb Van Reeth as first Flemish Government Architect, his founding of the bouwmeesterschap and the Open Call procedure.
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Hennebique and After: Concrete in Belgium, 1890-2020
Exhibition showcasing student research on 75 concrete constructions in Belgium (1890-2020), with digital models and VR presentations at Vandenhove Centre.
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More Than Chat: Wat does AI mean for architectural design?
Exhibition exploring AI's potential in architectural design through three summer school experiments on authorship, reference, and authenticity.
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Chronograms of Architecture: Circular Design Principles, Between Theory and Practice
Research project developing chronogram drawings to map circular design principles in architecture, building on Charles Jencks' Evolutionary Tree method.
Chronograms of architecture: Circulaire ontwerpprincipes, tussen theorie en praktijk
Ad Hoc Baroque: Marcel Raymaekers’ Salvage Architecture in Postwar Belgium
Research project by Ghent University and Rotor documents Marcel Raymaekers' unique postwar reuse practice in Belgium. Published as a book in 2023.
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Exhibition 'Open Call. 20 Years of Public Architecture'
Travelling exhibition (2019) on 20 years of the Flemish Government Architect's Open Call: how the procedure promotes architectural quality through client support, selection and design.
Vakgroep maakt tentoonstelling over de Open Oproep
Expolab: Exhibition & Lecture Series
Expolab (2014–2015): public research project on exhibiting architecture, featuring a masterclass, lecture series and exhibition, co-organised by the department and Archipel vzw.
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Piranesi. The Print Collection of Ghent University
Exhibition 'Piranesi' (MSK Ghent, 2008–2009) presents the near-complete Piranesi print collection from the UGent libraries, with catalogue and symposium. 20,000+ visitors.
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Exhibition Orban Space: Luc Deleu – T.O.P. office
Exhibition on Orban Space (2013): Luc Deleu – T.O.P. office analyses public space globally through 5 thematic clusters, with archival documents from 1969 to 2013.
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Recollecting Landscapes: re-photography, memory and transformation
'Recollecting Landscapes' documents a century of landscape change in northern Belgium through rephotography by 4 photographers (1904–2014), with 2 books, 2 exhibitions and a website.
Recollecting Landscapes: herfotografie, geheugen en transformatie
Mapping Kinshasa
Exhibition analysing Kinshasa's urban development as a palimpsest through seven panels, created by UGent students for the Afropolis exhibition (2010-2011)
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The Memory of Congo: The Colonial Era
Exhibition 'The Memory of Congo' (RMCA, 2005) sheds new light on Congo's colonial past through collections, interviews and thematic displays. Over 140,000 visitors.
Het geheugen van Congo. De koloniale tijd.
Heritage in the Lower Congo Region
Exhibition on the architectural heritage of the Lower Congo region, featuring historical maps, photographs by Carl De Keyzer and colonial-era documents
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Congo: Urban Landscapes, Intersecting Gazes
Exhibition on colonial architecture and urban planning in Kinshasa, Lubumbashi and Kisangani: shared heritage critically examined through a historical display and Congolese artists.
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Congo belge (en images)
Exhibition 'Congo belge (en images)' (FoMu, 2010): ~100 early colonial photographs from RMCA collections, selected by Carl De Keyzer and Johan Lagae, revealing a complex reality.
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Boma 1880-1920: Colonial Capital City or Cosmopolitan Trading Post?
Multimedia presentation on Boma around 1900: ~100 photographs from RMCA collections reveal the tension between cosmopolitan trading post and colonial capital of the Congo Free State.
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bOb van Reeth – Architect
Retrospective exhibition 'b0b van Reeth – Architect' at BOZAR Brussels (2013): 70+ projects in archival material, scenography by Venlet & Kritis, lectures and a 40-project catalogue.
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Buildings with a social memory: conservation, reuse and reconversion
International workshop (2013) on the social memory of buildings: meaning and adaptive reuse of community venues, using Ghent's Vooruit as a starting point and case study.
Gebouwen met een sociaal geheugen