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The design of durable, inclusive public interiors from an urban and interior perspective University of Antwerp

"Urban public space is one of the hallmarks of the city, of city life, and urban culture. For these reasons hybrid forms of public space, the so called second public space, are interesting insofar they don't pose a subversion of the first public space." (Borret, beleidsnota 2006-2011, p.39)The former Antwerp City Architect, Kristiaan Borret, draws attention to the qualities of 'second' public space, such as arcades, passages, inner courtyards ...

The meaning and impact of the concept of societal awareness on the design process of the interior and the role of the interior architect University of Antwerp

Nathalie Vallet

Henry van de Velde

In a complex society that deals with many contemporary society-related challenges (e.g. social cohesion, multiculturalism, poverty, sustainability and migration) societal awareness has become an important competence for the designer in general and for the interior architect in particular. Triggered by these challenges and influenced by evolutions within the behavioural sciences, there is a growing attention for the interior as 'a social/shared ...

The Genealogy of the discipline of Interior Architecture.The Mission, Education and Oeuvre of Gatekeeper Jul De Roover University of Antwerp

Els De Vos

Henry van de Velde

This proposal aims an in-depth study of the work and professional life of architect Jul De Roover: his writings, education and practice. De Roover occupied gatekeeping roles within interior design education, gave shape to the professionalization of interior design in Belgium and designed some noticeable housing projects. It is motivated by the assumption that a better understanding of this pilot project will help to develop a framework for the ...

The Design of Civic Public Displays for Human-Data Interaction KU Leuven

Andrew Vande Moere

Architecture and Design, Urban Design, Urbanism, Landscape and Planning

The potential of public displays, i.e., screens situated in (semi-)public spaces, to make information more broadly accessible and facilitate a local dialog is becoming widely recognized. However, designing civic public displays that successfully do so involves tackling key challenges that impact their potential to deliver insight and spark social interaction. This dissertation investigates these challenges specifically of civic public ...

To Be Seen: Nubian Displacement and en-gendered Resistance in 'Public' Space. University of Antwerp

Els De Vos

Henry van de Velde

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 ...

Neural Networks as Metamodel for Hygrothermal Simulations of Building Components – Reducing the Calculation Time of Probabilistic Assessments KU Leuven

Staf Roels

Building Physics and Sustainable Design

Simulating the hygrothermal response of a building component often involves many uncertainties, such as the exterior and interior climate, or even the exact geometry and material properties. A deterministic assessment often does not suffice to come to a reliable design decision or conclusion, whereas a probabilistic evaluation includes these uncertainties, and thus allows assessing the hygrothermal behaviour and the related damage risks more ...

Massive star asteroseismology with K2 and TESS KU Leuven

Conny Aerts

Astronomy

Stars born with more than eight times the mass of the Sun contribute significantly to the energetic and chemical evolution of galaxies. Born with convective cores in which they produce new elements through consecutive nuclear fusion cycles, they ultimately collapse leading to potential supernovae and compact objects such as neutron stars and black holes. During the course of their life they are affected by stellar winds, possible binary ...

Building for Belgium: Belgian Embassies in a Globalising World (1945-2020) KU Leuven

Fredie Floré

History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture

In recent decades, architectural historians have increasingly scrutinised the embassy building program of state actors. Framing an embassy to be the physical manifestation of the state, scholars have examined if and to what extent state actors have approached the commissioning of a purpose-built embassy as an opportunity to radiate nationhood abroad and express foreign policy stands and, more importantly, what kind of architecture they saw ...

Architectural Exhibitions in ‘Flanders’ as Vehicles for Architectural Culture and Catalysts towards Architecture Policy, 1983-2010 Ghent University

Maarten Liefooghe

Department of Architecture and urban planning

This project studies how architectural exhibitions in ‘Flanders’ between 1983 and 2010 have served as medium for a public architectural cultural debate, and how they have contributed to the development of an architectural policy. Through a database of architectural exhibitions and through annotated digital reconstructions of exhibition installations of eight cases, digital humanities methods are developed for exhibition historical ...

Leveraging Omni-channeling for more sustainable retailing at store level Hasselt University

Katelijn QUARTIER

ArcK, University of Pretoria

Leveraging omni-channeling for more sustainable retailing at store level As one of the most polluting industries in the world, the global fashion industry has begun to play a key role in public discourse around climate change, chemical society, water shortage and human rights, however research shows that the clothing and textile retail industry still lags behind other retail sectors in terms of mainstreaming sustainability in its operations and ...