Projects

In Flanders, the 80% of the total housing stock consists of one-family houses, of which 42% is a detached house (SVR, 2010). Characterized by low density, absence of services, car dependency, and by an ageing population, the typical Flemish residential subdivision is facing major challenges: ecological, economic and social. The research starts from the hypothesis that durable transformations in residential subdivisions require processes of ...

The Research Council of Hasselt University approved the stay of dr. Livin Henry Mosha (School of Architecture Construction Economics and Management, Ardhi University, Tanzania). During this stay, dr. Livin Henry Mosha will perform research in cooperation with your research group ARCK.

In recent year, due to Vietnam's urbanization and industrialization processes, traditional craft villages in periurban areas face a loss of cultural identity. Traditional craftsmanship as living heritage includes traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants. Unesco emphasized that living heritage is an important factor in maintaining cultural diversity in the face of growing globalization. ...

Many municipalities implement a policy on lifelong living, and are increasingly trying to take into account the influence of the greying of the population, that also characterizes the Leader area. In 2020, in each Leader municipality, at least 25% of the inhabitants will be 60 years of age or older; in 2030 this percentage will increase to +/- 33% (Steunpunt sociale planning, 2013). The goal of this project is to learn from how a number of ...

This project investigates how gender relations become manifest in the design, uses and representations of the built environment of displaced Nubians, an African population that was displaced and resettled in 1964, under a development-induced displacement and resettlement (DIDR) scheme. It does so in order to develop a toolkit for designers who want to work with marginalized communities.Gender aspects of disposition and post-displacement ...

This study focuses on analyzing informal design processes (e.g. through self building and appropriation) in the creation of commercial corridor spaces and spaces for informal economies in urban areas. We investigate these key areas via participatory approaches to architecture and spatial planning. In addition, with respect to the strengths and weaknesses of self built environments and based on what other scholars have studied, there are gaps ...

The new IOF-policy AUHL, approved in 2014, also implemented a new project type 'IOF-mandate project'. To execute this type of project, an IOF-manager will be hired to work at a research institute or a faculty of Hasselt University. In addition to a number of fixed targets valid for all managers (single point of contact for TTO regarding valorisation, maintain overview of the available expertise, detect valorisation opportunities, developing a ...

The architect of today no longer designs buildings 'in splendid isolation'. He acts and interacts with various other professionals, such as experts in mobility, sociology and engineering. His accountability moreover extends beyond the relationship with his client, and also involves policymakers and planning authorities, as well as the users of the public space (citizens). In a first step, this project is aimed at mapping these developments and ...

The project " The politics of design. Negotiating and creating futures for participatory design " comprises the production of six pilot projects that explore the political role of design, in particular by questioning the (practical) meaning of the participatory design of cities. The projects are supervised by the Faculty of Architecture, in collaboration with LUCA School of Arts, Z33 , City of Hasselt and the City of Genk. All partners have ...

In the project "The Other City: A community exhibition project in the city of Hasselt, on the subject of Participatory Design, Politics and Democracy" participation and presentation go hand in hand. It is about an exhibition project where participatory design projects are shown in an engaging way. Moreover, the approach of the exhibition project is participatory in nature. Not 1 curator, but a cooperating group of international and local ...