Urban Design, Urbanism, Landscape and Planning KU Leuven
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Burak Pak KU Leuven
Hans Keune Research Institute for Nature and Forest University of Antwerp
Architectural Engineering Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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The research within the ae-lab is focused on 'the use of engineering tools to create architecture'. This approach is applied on three topics which ask for interdisciplinary studies: the design of light-weight structures, the issue of re-use, and the incorporation of 4D-design. LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURES Architectural and structural engineering are subject to an ongoing process of optimization. The search for lighter, more efficient and more ...
Maarten Loopmans KU Leuven
History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture KU Leuven
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The division ‘Architecture and Society’ stands at the crossroads between engineering and the architectural sciences on the one hand, and the humanities and social sciences on the other, and uses a broad variety of relevant methodologies from these fields in an interdisciplinary perspective. Its research ranges from theory to practice and experimentation, across all spatial scales from the building element to the territorial, and through time ...