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We won the Belgian Architectural Excellence Award 2026 for the Brussels region. The international jury honored us for the quality of our work, but also for the vision and ethical code that are the foundation of our practice. Their recognition affirms
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INTEGRATED HOUSING WITH PRODUCTION AND COMMERCIAL SPACES IN BRUSSELS | DESIGN & BUILD COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE
With Grondregie and Euroveiling, and together with Vanderstraeten, WITH20, Studio Thomas Willemse, DUSS, Qern and
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Oana Bogdan will contribute to ‘Designing Incentives for Change’, the fellowship co-organized by ETH Zürich and the Holcim Foundation Fellowship.
1–12 September 2025 | Brussels
Registration is open until May 19th
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NEW “REGIONAL TOWN PLANNING REGULATION” (RRU-GOOD LIVING) FOR BRUSSELS
“Living in the city is one of the most effective solutions against the massive loss of biodiversity and natural resources. Architecture has thus become an important el
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The Cosmopolitan (&bogdan) and NovaCity I (DDS+, &bogdan) are featured in Brussels Housing: Atlas of Residential Building Types (second and expanded edition) by Gérald Ledent, Alessandro Porotto, and Kristiaan Borret. In this publicati
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The Cosmopolitan and Oana Bogdan are featured in the Renovation Story: Sleeping Giants, a HouseEurope! film by station+.
This Renovation Story explores the potential of vacant office buildings, often referred to as “Sleeping Giants”, to be co
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Oana Bogdan is featured as an ambassador for HouseEurope! in the documentary film To Build Law, 2024 from the series Groundwork © CCA
The exhibition To Build Law and its accompanying documentary conceived by Francesco Garutti and directed by J
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Oana Bogdan will speak at the inaugural session of a new HouseEurope! series, curated by Fosbury Architecture and KoozArch, which will be held at the OAMi Foundation in Milan. The series will focus on the adaptive reuse of buildings and aims to promo
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Oana Bogdan is an ambassador for the European Citizens‘ Initiative HouseEurope!, which advocates for new EU legislation to make building renovations and conversions easier, more affordable, and more sustainable. Demolishing existing structures
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In February 2025, the European Citizens’ Initiative HouseEurope! began its voting period to propose legislation prioritizing renovation and adaptive reuse. To help make the case against demolition and vacancy, the Berlin-based magazine on architectur
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The site extends over two parcels that were previously occupied by two enormous blind volumes used as office space, surrounded by parking lots, asphalt and short-mowed grass with little ecological value. The master plan aims at transforming the site
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Oana Bogdan is featured as a HouseEurope! ambassador in Power to Renovation – a Question of Values, a film produced by station+.
“Power to Renovation” is the second film produced to tell the story of HouseEurope!, a European Citizens’ Initiative with
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Oana Bogdan will represent Belgium as a jury member for the BigMat International Architecture Award 2025, which honors exceptional architectural contributions from the seven participating countries: Belgium, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, Ital
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“The future of architecture lies in our ability to innovate in the way we use land, a vital natural resource.”
Oana will speak at BAU 2025 in Munich, addressing how rethinking land use and building typologies can help mitigate the depleti
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I arrived in Belgium on an Erasmus scholarship in 1999. Just a few days later, I found myself on a bus heading to the Netherlands for a study trip. Of course, it was the golden age of Dutch architecture, and I was completely captivated.
Probably as c
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NovaCity I is featured in “PRODUCTION BELONGS IN THE CITY,” a section in SOFT POWER which examines the future of the Brussels-Capital Region as a productive city. The discussion of NovaCity I is framed by the central question: “How can maintaining pr
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Oana Bogdan presented at the Estonian Association of Architects’ autumn conference, joining representatives from Estonian state and local governments, international experts, and developers to discuss the challenges of housing access. The speakers bro
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“It’s a shame that we need crises to make changes. Water needs open space. Before the floods of 2021, open space wasn’t considered important, but suddenly it was afterward.”
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Sofie De Caigny and Petrus Kemme incorporate insigh
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A MIXED-USE COMPLEX COMPRISING A FIRE STATION AND A NEIGHBOURHOOD SPORTS FACILITY | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE
A fire station is a place of emergency. It is mainly shaped by the many flows that cross it: people, vehicles, goo
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The ‘housing crisis’ is a major issue for Luxembourg, as it is for other European countries. After the Semaine Nationale du Logement, where the issue of density is addressed, LUCA is organising, with the support of the Ministry of Housing and Spatial
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Oana Bogdan spoke to Olaf Grawert for the latest English issue about how architects tend to assist their own economic exploitation by pretending their work is difficult to put a price tag on. Read the full interview in ARCH+ The Business of Architect
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Oana Bogdan puts forth a strong polemic against the neoliberalisation of land as property, and in favour of collective stewardship. Read the essay published in KoozArch here.
Date: 25.09.2024
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Join us this Thursday 26 September for a lecture and a debate on the Inclusive City with Globe Aroma &bogdan, organised by Archipel ! More than ever, architecture should become an instrument of social justice and inclusivity. It should become par
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“Designed for the community as a public passage connecting Molenbeek and the Canal, Amal Amjahid optimises land use through the spectacular stacking of 6 functions, voids, and platforms on a small footprint. The structure allows for maximum flexibili
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We are delighted to hear that Bijgaardehof is one of the twenty shortlisted projects for the Architecture Prize Ghent 2024 (Architectuur Prijs Gent – editie 2024!) We invite you to explore the selected projects via the special bike route that i
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RRU Brussels & NovaCity I are featured in Stadt Bauwelt that dedicated its latest edition to Brussels. Learn more about the article on their website!
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Oana Bogdan will be part of the jury panel that is hosting the first edition of the Tilburg Architecture Prize, an initiative of the municipality of Tilburg and CAST (Centre for Architecture and Urban Planning Tilburg e.o.). The jury consists of Sann
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The KU Leuven Faculty of Architecture is showcasing by means of an alumni event the four Belgian shortlisted projects and the 18 Belgian nominations for the EUmies Awards 2024. Oana Bogdan will introduce Amal Amjahid on the launch of this Exhibition.
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Flanders is the most densely built region in Europe. But its poor spatial planning is increasingly causing problems: just think of the endless traffic jams, or regular floods. In response to these challenges, the Flemish Government devised the ‘bouws
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40 SOCIAL HOUSING UNITS, A COLLECTIVE SPACE, AND UNDERGROUND PARKING ON A FORMER MINING SITE IN HOUTHALEN
Mijnpark Sociaal transforms the former mining site in Houthalen from a brownfield into a vibrant, resilient landscape where urban life and natur
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29 PRIVATE AND 12 SOCIAL DWELLINGS IN THE CENTRE OF HOEILAART | OPEN COMPETITION FOR PPP, ORGANISED BY THE MUNICIPALITY, 1ST PLACE
AWARDS Special mention in the category Collective Housing, ArchiZinc Trophy 2014 | Nominated for the Mies van der Rohe
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In celebration of the 50th anniversary, City.dev organises a series of lectures at MIPIM in Cannes on 13 March. On the programme: 11am – Verrière California : Conference “The productive and inclusive city – from concept to reality&#
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On Tuesday 12 March at the ULB La Cambre Horta Faculty of Architecture, the opening of the travelling exhibition “Ces lieux où apprendre l’architecture” will take place, organised by the Institut Culturel d‘Architecture Wallonie-Bru
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“Let‘s look at our living culture, not our facades”
Just insulating houses is not enough.
Since 2023, there has been a renovation obligation when purchasing a home in Flanders. New homeowners must improve their recently purch
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Recent discussions surrounding the new energy standards (EPB/EPC) in Flanders overlook crucial aspects essential for achieving a carbon-neutral and sustainable future for both existing and new buildings. According to Cente Van Hout, project architect
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Leading up to International Women’s Day, the Platform for Architecture & Feminism (Belgium) and Architektur Kollektiv (Germany) have invited role models from Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands to share their wisdom, questions, and doubts with
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Oana Bogdan is part of the jury for The Next Step Program. From all the submissions, the jury will select 10 nominees who will participate in the program and eventually can win the Next Step Award. This is an initiative by BNA (Branchevereniging Nede
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“You don’t have to construct the most ecological building, as it is already there. Reusing and adapting what already exists in the built environment is the truly regenerative action of the twenty-first century.” More in the article ‘Good Living: A re
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Interview conducted in Dutch by Michiel van Raaij on 18.01.2024 and published in Architectenweb on 01.02.2024, further transcribed with Cockatoo, translated to English with DeepL and edited by Oana Bogdan.
MvR: This is architect Oana Bogdan of &b
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From 2016 until 2021 Projectbureau Herbestemming Kerken was responsible for coordinating the design research for the adaptive reuse of hundreds of parish churches in Flanders. In this framework the beautiful book ‘Herscheppen’ was published by Atelie
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MIXED-USE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE WITH 91 FLATS, 11 COMMERCIAL SPACES, UNDERGROUND PARKING AND CREATION OF PUBLIC AND COLLECTIVE OUTDOOR SPACE
Through one of the passages from the city center (via Schepen Dejonghstraat, Ridderstraat,
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Our project Amal Amjahid – community facility along the canal in Molenbeek, Brussels Region, Belgium – is one of the 40 shortlisted projects for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Awards 2024!
With
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RENOVATION AND COMPLETE CONVERSION OF AN OFFICE BUILDING INTO A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE
Embedded in a general revitalization program of the neighbourhood Wiels/Senne, the municipality is transforming
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Design is based on a world of thoughts… and thoughts are based on a world of images. At least that is what Aristotle, Kant or architect O.M.Ungers would like to call: ‘thinking by metaphors’ ;). On the 17th of January, Oana Bogdan will give a lecture
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In the latest A+ 305 that has its complete edition dedicated to the Brussels Architecture Prize, the two nominees of &bogdan appear in the issue. You can learn more about NovaCity and Bijgaardehof among the other nominees.
Date: 20 12 2023
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EXTENSION AND PARTIAL TRANSFORMATION OF A SCHOOL FOR ADULTS COMPRISING STUDY ROOMS, CAFETARIA, AUDITORIUMS AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE
Our society is ever-changing. To anticipate future evolutions
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Over the past decade, awareness of the need for gender balance in architecture has gained traction. Within the profession, women remain underrepresented, underpromoted and underpaid. In this latest publication from RIBA, women’s contribution to the b
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On the 20th of november and the 18th of december Oana Bogdan will talk about her vision on the inclusive city. A future-proof city that takes into account its responsibility towards different life-cycles that have other natures, generations, cultures
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We are proud to announce that our project Amal Amjahid, a multifunctional puzzle with a sportscenter, crèche and a public passage on the Canal has been featured in the latest issue of A+.
Read the full article in the new number of A+304 that talks a
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Our project NovaCity has won the first prize in the category ‘Urban development, Infrastructure and Mobility’ at the Publica Awards 2023. All our gratitude goes towards our partners who made this possible.
Date: 28 11 2023
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Schools of Tomorrow winner of the ULI Global Awards for Excellence 2023!
We’re excited to see Schools of Tomorrow win the ULI Global Award for Excellence 2023, with our project Campus Unesco Koekelberg being one of the model projects of the pro
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In the light of the Brussels Architecture Prize 2023, A cycle of 4 debates, produced in collaboration with CIVA, invites speakers to express their views on a specific theme through their architectural practice. Oana Bogdan will speak on two occasions
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Go and see the Brussels Architecture Prize exhibition that opened its doors at the Ravenstein Gallery in Brussels. Initiated by Urban.Brussels and in co-production with A+ Architecture in Belgium for the second time this year, the exhibition brings t
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Since its inception in 2007, our office has campaigned for the dignity of the architectural profession. We have recently intensified our work on this vital project by creating a task force consisting of Tom Boogaerts (coordinator), Aaron Swartjes and
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Read our contributions to the recent debates around low fees in our beloved profession on architectura.be
[NL] Er is de voorbije weken al wat digitale inkt gevloeid omtrent de verloning van stagiair-architecten en de rol van de Orde van Architecten d
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Launched in the framework of the Madrid Architecture Week by Oana Bogdan and Joan Clos, former mayor of Barcelona and executive director of UN-Habitat, the International Architecture Congress is a biennial event of the Fundación Arquitectura y Socied
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Oana Bogdan @ KUL opening lecture for the Postgraduate Mens- en Milieuvriendelijk Bouwen en Wonen
On the 26th of September 2023, Oana Bogdan will give the opening lecture for the Postgraduate Mens- en Milieuvriendelijk Bouwen en Wonen at the Rabot Ca
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Our project AMAL AMJAHID is nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Awards 2024!
Designed for the community as a public passage connecting Molenbeek and the Canal, “Amal Amjahid” optimises land use thr
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Oana Bogdan has contributed to “Power” exposition at CIVA as chairwoman of the Expert Committee for the reform of Brussels’ Building Code.
“POWER connects questions of energy and politics. The exhibition and accompanying program challenges viewers t
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The Institut Culturel d‘Architecture Wallonie Bruxelles (ICA-WB) invites you the inauguration of the Réappropriations exhibition today, 12.10.2023, at the Halles Universitaires de Louvain-la-Neuve.
Réappropriations is a part of the national re
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We are thrilled and honoured to see that two of our recent projects have been nominated for the Brussels Architecture Prize 2023! Bijgaardehof is nominated in the category ‘Extra Muros’, and NovaCity I is nominated in the category of ‘Major Intervent
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There is an article published about Amal in the latest issue 9.2023 of DETAIL which is dedicated to the concept of “Mixed Use”. The introduction of the issue features an interview with Reinier de Graaf of OMA about “radical flexibility”, ideas to kee
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Oana Bogdan will speak at the Architect@Work conference in Taets, Amsterdam
On Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 September 2023, ARCHITECT@WORK will take place at Taets on the Hembrugterrein in Zaanstad. Around the theme ‘Healthy Materials’, A
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Project overview in de Architect ‘De werkende Stad: van werkplaats tot kantoor’ #3
Date: 01 09 2023
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Visit Bijgaardehof on the “Dag van de Architectuur 2023”!
On Sunday 10 September we will immerse you in our architecture! &bogdan will be present on the “Dag van de Architectuur” organised by the VAi (Flanders Architecture Institute) with our pro
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AN INTEGRATED CENTRE FOR DRUG USERS IN BRUSSELS | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PRIZE
Commissioned by the Urban Development Corporation (SAU-MSI), BOGDAN & VAN BROECK and BC architects & studies are designing a much-needed fro
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Happy to see a sneak peak of our proposal for the renovation of the Leondardo Da Vinci school in Anderlecht featured in the latest issue of A+. We enjoyed working on this project with our great team!
Read the full article in the new number of A+303
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PREPARATION OF AN AREA CONCEPT FOR THE INNER-CITY BUSINESS PARK BENELUX SITE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TILBURG
The municipality of Tilburg is working to revitalise its business parks. These range from logistics industrial to more small-scale inner-city
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Our Dutch neighbours are on an ambitious journey! To keep up with growing population trends, they need to build a staggering one million new homes by 2030. But without a smart plan, Dutch urban edges could unintentionally sprawl into each other, tran
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Do architects have the tools to become involved in politics? Yes, they do! Oana gave an interview to baunetz campus, a German platform for architecture students. She talks about the unique education of architects and how their skills can contribute t
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The Cosmopolitan is featured in “Brussels Housing: Atlas of Residential Building Types” by Gérald Ledent and Alessandro Porotto, published by Birkhäuser.
Here is a sneak peak of the publication!
Photography: Jeroen Verrecht
Date: 24.05.2023
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“What about social justice in Flanders, if you look at our spatial policy visions and instruments? If you take a close look at our spatial planning today, you will quickly notice that in that field, values such as inclusiveness, general welbein
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&bogdan is featured in the latest issue of Zeppelin ‘FURTHER. The Architecture Profession Transformed’.
In this spring edition, discover more about Oana Bodgan‘s vision on architect profession, the report of the expert committe
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Oana Bogdan speaking at the Bauwelt Kongress 2023 : Das Gold Der Stadt on May 12, 2023!
“How should architects and urban planners develop existing buildings so that they can be used for as long as possible? What happens to building components a
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Oana Bogdan speaking at the Hochschule für Technik und Architektur Freiburg on April 24, 2023!
Oana Bogdan will lecture online about “The Cosmopolitan” and the challenges related to the transformation of a former office building into 157
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Oana Bogdan speaking at the International Forum on Historical Centres in Timișoara on April 22, 2023!
“Cities Between Living Comfort And Heritage Preservation” is an event organised in Timișoara, European Capital of Culture, addressing cu
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“There is a need for political action instead of asking architects to sign a Hippocratic oath to pledge not to harm the environment. […] It is not architects who trash the planet and the environment, but neoliberalism. We need to replace this s
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Our project Amal Amjahid, collective facility along the canal in Brussels, has been published on Detail online! Go read the full article here!
Head over to our website to learn more about the project.
Date: 16.03.2023
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We are thrilled to announce that our project NovaCity has been shortlisted as one of the five nominees of the Belgian Building Awards 2023, in the category “Mixed-Uses”. Go read the full article here!
Date: 06.03.2023
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Our project Amal Amjahid, collective facility along the canal in Brussels, has been published in the Architect’s Newspaper ! Go read the full article here!
Head over to our website to learn more about the project.
Date: 06.03.2023
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We are proud to announce that our project Amal Amjahid, collective facility along the canal in Brussels, has been published on Divisare! Go read the full article here under the tags arches, architecture and water, courtyard, metal claddings, sport ha
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We are happy to share that our project Bijgaardehof, the largest co-housing project in Flanders, has been published on Divisare! Go read the full article here, under the tags post-industrial architecture, public and social housing or urban graffiti !
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Our project Bijgaardehof Co-Housing and Healthcare Center in Ghent, has been nominated for the ArchDaily Building of the Year Awards 2023 in both categories Housing and Healthcare Architecture !
Go vote for it here !
Head over to the project page to
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Amal Amjahid is published in SB iaks.sport issue 1/2023. The magazine publishes specifically on the relation between sport infrastructure and architecture.
Date: 20 01 2023
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DEVELOPMENT OF A MIXED USE SUSTAINABLE PROJECT IN ANDERLECHT | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE
AWARDS Nominated for the Brussels Architecture Prize 2023,
in the category Major Intervention | First prize for Publica Awards 2023 i
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We are proud to announce that our project Bijgaardehof, the largest co-housing project in Flanders, has been published on Detail online! Go read the full article here!
Head over to our website to learn more about the project.
Date: 11.01.2023
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15 years ago, during Christmas, we were installing our office for architecture and urbanism in Brussels. 15 years later, during Christmas, I am officially opening the new chapter in the life of our office: BOGDAN & VAN BROECK becomes &bogdan.
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COLLECTIVE AMENITY ALONG THE CANAL IN BRUSSELS INCLUDING A SPORTS HALL, BOXING CLUB, CAFETARIA, CRÈCHE AND ONE HOUSING UNIT | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE
AWARDS Nominated and shortlisted at the European Union Prize for Contemp
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NovaCity was inaugurated in the presence of Brussels Region‘s Minister President Rudi Vervoort, Anderlecht’s mayor Fabrice Cumps and the Secretary of State of the Brussels-Capital Region, responsible for Economic Transition and Scientific
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Bijgaardehof is published in architraaf n°213!
Date: 01 12 2022
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DeStandaard Magazine published its latest issue on Architecture, asking four prominent Belgian offices including BOGDAN & VAN BROECK the following question: “How to rebuild a society?”. By hovering over several key projects of the office’s portfo
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Oana Bogdan speaking at KU Leuven on October 13
On Thursday 13 October 2022, Oana Bogdan will sit on KU Leuven’s sofa for a Sofa Talk about how to improve the quality of architecture and public space in Brussels and how to fight against the organise
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Find out why Koen Van Synghel is laying the link between our project and Rem Koolhaas’ analysis of The Downtown Athletic Club in De Standaard, 4 October 2022: ‘With the new Amal Amjahid centre in Molenbeek, the architects at BOGDAN & VAN BROECK h
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Interview with Oana Bogdan in de Architect ‘Tabula Rasa: (ge)bouwen met geschiedenis’ #4
Date: 07 10 2022
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Oana Bogdan speaking at the Architekturzentrum Wien Symposium on October 20, 2022!
Oana has been invited to lecture about The Cosmopolitan and to debate at the “(Re)Use Simply” Symposium organised by the Architekturzentrum Wien on October 20, 2022. O
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We are proud to announce that our project Bijgaardehof, the largest co-housing project in Flanders, has been featured in the latest issue of A+, under the thematic Architecture of Energy. Read the full article in the new number of A+297 Architecture
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Oana Bogdan speaking at Lifecycles Festival on September 30, 2022!
Oana was invited to be one of the speakers at the Lifecycles festival that is taking place in Gent from Wednesday 28th to Friday 30th of September. “Lifecycles is a 3 day festiv
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The Amal Amjahid community facility “(…) represents a unique opportunity to establish a better connection between the banks of the canal and the Molenbeek neighbourhoods developing beyond it. The project blends into a very rich urban fabr
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Oana Bogdan is one of the jury members of the international two-stage architectural and urban development competition for the Jubilee teaching and Conference Building of the Cracow University of Economics organised by Cracow University of Economics a
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Cohousing Bijgaardehof is in use!
Close to the centre of Ghent, BOGDAN & VAN BROECK transformed an abandoned factory site into a flourishing community including three cohousing groups (Biotope, De Spore, Wijgaard) with 59 dwellings, a neighbourh
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Amal Amjahid is featured at TEDxBrussels – the EU Commission’s stand on May 14, 2022!
After years of absence, TEDxBrussels is back! in Palais 10 Expo Brussels this May 14 from 4pm to 10pm, for an exceptional event combining 10 inspiring speaker
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As a next step in the rebranding process we started last year, hereby a glimpse of the insights gathered by Hye Studio through one-on-one interviews with everyone on the team, along with some of our clients and partners.
We value learning, openness,
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FEMICITY on BX1 every Sunday of May 2022
Mister Emma invites you to a meeting with Oana Bogdan in 3 parts, labelled “Femicity”, which will be broadcasted every Sunday in May at 6:45 pm on BX1. Together, they draw up Oana’s portrait and lo
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Happy to see a sneak peak of our proposal for the renovation of the Leondardo Da Vinci school in Anderlecht featured in the latest issue of A+. We enjoyed working on this project with our great team!
Read the full article in the new number of A+295
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COOP shown in the Vertical Urban Factory exhibition at Halles Saint-Géry in Brussels
From April 28, discover COOP in the travelling exhibition VERTICAL URBAN FACTORY – The Architecture of Industrial Production, conceived by Nina Rappaport, the
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Robust Open Buildings for the Future
How can architects, engineers, developers, contractors and governments contribute to the creation of long-term value? In order to answer this question, BULK architects have selected eleven different buildings in F
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We are proud to announce that our project The Cosmopolitan is featured in the latest issue of the Stadt Bauweltmagazine “ Re-Use”. Thank you for the nice publication!
Date: 29 03 2022
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LIVING / Should coliving be legislated?
We are very proud to share this conversation of Oana Bogdan with Mister Emma in this episode of Archi Urbain on coliving.
What is coliving ? “(…) What are the challenges? What are the advantages and disa
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City and Porosity : Design interventions at the canal in Brussels
In times of war, Oana Bogdan will be talking to students about how we can live together while improving the condition of Earth. She will reflects on the different projects that have be
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Whenever we start a new project, we are used to reflecting a lot. Should we build at all? How much does the project care for its context? What does it add to urban life? How inclusive is it? How could we facilitate human interaction? How can we raise
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We almost completed the rough constructions of Novacity and looking forward to a well-deserved break. A big thank you to the whole team!
To learn more about the project, head over to our project page.
Date: 15.12.2021
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We are very proud to share this conversation of Oana Bogdan with Rik De Bruycker in this episode of the podcast ‘Doendenkers’ by Knack Weekend.
Who will make the world of tomorrow a better place? In the podcast ‘Doendenkers’ (Doer-thinker
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We are delighted to announce that we have received the building permit for our housing project Belgrade situated in Forest, Brussels. The project is a complete reconversion of the famous Cinzano offices into 12 social housing units and a polyvalent n
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On Thursday the 18th of November, Oana Bogdan was invited by the citizen participation platform one.brussels – Vooruit met Brussel to give a pitch to trigger the discussion with committed Brussels citizens, experts and policymakers about two ce
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We are proud that our project The Cosmopolitan is featured in the exhibition BWMSTR Label. Construct, room for change.
BULK architects received the 21st Bouwmeester Label in 2019-2020 for their study ‘Construct: the architecture of the construc
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We are proud that our project NovaCity is featured in the latest special issue of Architectural Design Volume 91, Issue 5 “Production Urbanism: The Meta‐Industrial City”.
“This AD issue discusses the implications of the re-emergence of product
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The “Good Living” Report leading the way to new ambitious urban development regulations in Brussels-Capital Region has been published! Have a look at the result of intense work to create an urbanistic regulation oriented towards resilie
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We are honoured to announce that our project The Cosmopolitan has received the special mention of the jury. The award ceremony for the International prize for the transformation of offices into housing was held yesterday evening at the Maison de l’ar
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Leo Van Broeck was invited by the Coventry University Architecture Society to speak at one of their online sessions.
Excessive land use is a far bigger problem than carbon emissions: it kills nature. Urban design and architecture are the ‘teeth
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We are thrilled to announce that we have won the competition for the Integrated centre for drug users in Brussels organised by the Urban Development Corporation (SAU-MSI). Together with BC architects and studies, we are designing a much-needed frontl
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On Sunday 17 October we will immerse you in our architecture! BOGDAN & VAN BROECK will be present on the “Dag van de Architectuur” organised by the VAi (Flanders Architecture Institute) with three of our projects will be open to the public: the b
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On Friday the 15th of October, Oana Bogdan will join the panel ‘Living together in transit: the architectures of transition’ at the International conference ‘Architecture in transit’.
From the fluid city to (internal) migration, the changing climate
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Oana Bogdan has been invited to give a workshop “Soil & City” in the context of this year’s Soulmates event 2021. This workshop will be given 3 times at the Erasmus House in Anderlecht, Brussels on Sunday 12 September.
For its second edition, the
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Abri & Co, a competition from 2020, has been added to our portfolio.
Head over to the project page to find out more about the project!
Date: 01.09.2021
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We are thrilled to announce that our project The Cosmopolitan has been shortlisted as one of the eight nominees for the second edition of the ‘Prix International de la Transformation de bureaux en Logements’, an initiative by Maison de l&
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is looking for a FR-speaking architect to join our Brussels-based international team!
We’ll be a perfect match when you:
+ have min. 1 year of experience in working on complex projects in Brussels;
+ are native French speaking
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Egied Van Broeckhovenschool, a competition from 2021, has been added to our portfolio.
Head over to the project page to find out more about the project!
Date: 30.06.2021
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“Caring architecture is not only about buildings but also about the space between them. How do you create quality in open space? How do you facilitate encounters between people? How do you generate more space for people, nature and biodiversity?” say
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Hoe architectuur genezing kan brengen
Oana Bogdan, 05.07.2021
Gezondheid of welvaart? De pandemie plaatst dit vraagstuk nog meer op de voorgrond. Gezondheid ís welvaart! Gezondheid is ook ecologie: onze gezondheid en die van onze planeet zijn één. Om
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ROTTERDAM ARCHITECTURE PRIZE 2021 | OANA BOGDAN‘S FINAL SPEECH AS PRESIDENT OF THE JURY
I must say that emotions are really big, because – maybe you hear it in my accent that I was born in Romania; well, you don’t hear that, but you hear
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Congrats to Little C who won the Rotterdam Architecture Prize 2021, delivered by Oana Bogdan, head of this year‘s jury. With land becoming increasingly scarce, there is a need to innovate and experiment with new forms of urban densification co
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We are so proud that NovaCity is included in the new special issue Bruxelles, en capitales of L’Architecture d’Aujourd’hui that focuses on the BMA’s tasks and projects in Brussels.
We are in a company that honors us: Lisa de Visscher, editor-in-chief
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Oana Bogdan has been invited to join the expert meeting “Construct” to discuss how to achieve robust & open buildings. She is joined by the following experts: Katrijn Apostel, stad Antwerpen – Kristiaan Borret, bouwmeester van het Brussels
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Since May 2021, Oana Bogdan is member of the executive board of the organisation The New Patrons.
The New Patrons seek to link artists and the public to commission art projects that respond to local emergencies. The project started in France, now in
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We are thrilled to be selected for the Open Oproep competition regarding the redevelopment of the Stuivenbergsite in Antwerp!
The aim is to turn the Stuivenbergsite into an integrated and sustainable urban renewal project. The ambition here is twofo
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“Imagine a project with only women. Would that be female architecture? I don’t know. I believe in good architecture, design and quality in general,” she says. “I am not interested in whether the architect has a certain skin co
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Oana Bogdan is honoured to be part of the jury for the Ultimas 2020 – Flemish culture awards, together with Marc Dubois (president), Tim Vekemans, Peter Swinnen, Evelien Pieters, Luc Eeckhout, Sofie De Caigny, Veronique Patteeuw and Joachim Dec
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“Architecture should not be beautiful, but especially good. In Sighisoara, I lived in a badly built prefabricated block where everything was crooked. Three times a week, for eight years, I climbed the stairs of the medieval fortress for my pian
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“Brussels State Secretary for Town Planning Pascal Smet announced three weeks ago that he was working on a thorough reform of urban planning regulations under the name “Good Living”. It should become an ambitious framework to make a
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In the form of a short questionnaire from Proust, L‘Architecture d’Aujourd’hui questions architects about their profession, their projects, their vision of the future. Discover the answers of Oana Bogdan and Leo Van Broeck.
Date: 30
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Catja Edens, editor-in-chief of the Rotterdam Architecture Prize interviewed Esther Agricola (president of the 2019 jury) and Oana Bogdan (president of the 2021 jury) in a double conversation. They discuss the history and future of architecture in Ro
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Oana Bogdan is member of the council of BVA (Professional Association of Architects), Belgium.
The Professional Association of Architects aims to strengthen and connect architects who take to heart the social importance of architecture within a susta
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Oana Bogdan is a member of the board of directors of the Symbiosis foundation together with: Paul Van Emmerick, Sonja Vanblaere, Helmer Rooze, Ciska Servais, Johan De Muynck & Steven D’Haens.
The Symbiosis foundation is a land bank in which
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SPATIAL CONCEPT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN FRINGES IN THE NETHERLANDS | IN COLLABORATION WITH SYNCHROON AND FLUXX
In the context of the Netherlands‘ significant and urgent housing challenge, the proposal ’Gangen: More Nature, More City&
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“Architecture is political. Our world is very much defined by the built environment. We build for people and we believe that we build together.” (Oana Bogdan)
Read Oana Bogdan’s interview in Netwerk Architecten Vlaanderen – NAV where she
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“That the role of women in architecture – now and over the years – structurally deserves much more attention, seems obvious to me. The oeuvre of these female architects should, much more than is currently the case, form part of our collective
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Happy Women‘s Day! “Why is International Women’s Day still necessary?” On this 110th International Women’s Day, Oana responds to this question and why this day is still a crucial necessity. In this opinion piece, she tal
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The day before the International Women’s Rights Day, George Buhnici, a Romanian tech guru and YouTube star preoccupied with the health of our planet, interviewed Oana Bogdan (in Romanian). During one hundred minutes they talked about a new matr
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What if we let the planet breathe a little? By occupying 75% of the available land, human activity is suffocating it. We need to change course. We need to give back space to nature — urgently. We need to make our cities denser, greener and more affor
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LE TEMPS, AU MÊME TITRE QUE L‘ESPACE,
CONSTITUE L’UNE DES MATIÈRES PREMIÈRES DE LA VILLE
Notre responsabilité de concepteurs est de définir les conditions spatiales qui soutiennent la vie en collectivité. Ces conditions s‘inscriven
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is looking for a FR-speaking architect to join our Brussels-based international team!
We’ll be a perfect match when you:
+ have min. 3 and preferably 5 years of experience in designing and managing complex projects in Brussels
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Construction has officially kicked off on Novacity! Step by step, our ambitious mixed-use project in Anderlecht will come to life.
Date: 23.02.2021
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We are proud to share this interview of Oana Bogdan by Sofie Lemaire in ‘De Wereld van Sofie’ on Radio 1.
In this interview related to autodidacts in architecture, she discusses especially Eileen Gray, who was an Anglo-Irish -autodidact!- architect a
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“In the eyes of BOGDAN & VAN BROECK, a Cité Modèle is inclusive, as every single part of a city should be. Housing, production, urban farming, offices, old buildings, new buildings, tall and low buildings, bicycles, nature, children and different
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On 17.02.2021, BOGDAN & VAN BROECK was invited to the Portfolio Evening of Existenz (KU Leuven). This Portfolio night takes place every year and is a unique opportunity for the students to receive personal feedback on their portfolio. This year,
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We are proud that COOP is featured in the January IUPA issue of the World Architecture Magazine!
Our project COOP was shortlisted for the International Urban Project Award 2020. Each year the IUPA recognizes outstanding urban and architectural works
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In this reportage on Kanaal – VERVOORDT r.e. in Wijnegem, NAV (Netwerk Architecten Vlaanderen) gives the word to the different actors of the project.
BOGDAN & VAN BROECK, together with Stéphane Beel Architects, and Coussée Goris Huyghe created a
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On the Instagram account @womeninarchitecturebelgium, Belgian architecture organizations are joining forces to create a platform for women in architecture. The often underexposed role of women in design practice, architectural policy, research and ed
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Evenepoel Renaissance, a competition from 2020, has been added to our portfolio.
Head over to the project page to find out more about the project!
Date: 25.01.2021
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Oana Bogdan is extremely honoured to lead this year’s Rotterdam Architecture Prize 2021. The Rotterdam Architecture Prize is an independent prize for the city of Rotterdam, an initiative of the municipality of Rotterdam and organised by AIR, Architec
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We are happy to be invited to take part in the NVJ series (“see you on Thursday” / “Ne vedem joi”), organised by the Cluj Association of Architect Students / Asociația studenților arhitecți Cluj (asta Cluj, Faculty of Archite
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Oana Bogdan is one of the 5 ambassadors of Wiki Women Design, together with Sara De Bondt, Stefanie Everaert, Caroline Lateur and Linde Freya Tangelder. Five women who are making an impact on the contemporary design sector in Belgium recognize Wiki W
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We are thrilled to announce that we have won the competition for the extension and partial transformation of the Haute Ecole Charlemagne along the riverbanks of the Meuse in Liège. Happy to set foot in the “Cité Ardente” thanks to a great collaborati
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We are thrilled to announce that our project The Cosmopolitan one of the 21 Belgian nominees for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2022!
Check out all the Belgian nominees here and find out more on the a
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137 SOCIAL DWELLINGS, 29 AFFORDABLE DWELLINGS, DAY CARE, DISTRICT OFFICE, AND MULTIPURPOSE SPACE | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE
“Rozemaai at home” is a plan for 137 social dwellings, 29 affordable dwellings, a day care, a distr
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“Rozemaai at home”, the proposal of BOGDAN & VAN BROECK and Shift AU together with Studie 10, has been chosen by a jury under the chairmanship of Antwerp’s Bouwmeester (City Architect) Christiaan Rapp as the winner of the design competition for F
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Oana Bogdan became a member of the council of The International Union of Architects (UIA), which unites the architects of the world through a federation of their national organizations. Through its triennial Congresses and Forums, its international D
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We invited Laurian Ghinitoiu to take pictures of our projects. Laurian uses photography as a tool to document how people inhabit our building environment. We design for the quality of people’s lives and the activation of public space. In other words:
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We are proud to announce that BOGDAN & VAN BROECK – together with a great design team composed of BAS, RCR studiebureau, Venac, iVec and studiov2 – have won the competition for the fire station with neighbourhood sports hall carried out by the Ur
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We are proud to announce that Leo Van Broeck was accepted as a member of the Club of Rome – Chapter EU: https://www.clubofrome.eu/about-us?fbclid=IwAR2WhvvpkInIx4uK1uU5FfDsPZ-oeGaNfH1wZuD8VEb1QLsu2zCpygEt_qY
The Club of Rome EU-Chapter aims to
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Leo Van Broeck has been invited to join the panel discussion “Design For Change” organised by Existenz. Together with Killian Nekeman, Jens Aerts and Jeroen Stevens he discussed the future city, and more specifically the impact of corona on architect
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A discussion on sustainability, a common future, urban & rural development with Oana Bogdan published in România Conştientă
Interviewer: Who is Oana Bogdan?
Oana Bogdan: I am a human born in Sighisoara, who emigrated to Belgium when she was 21 t
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On 28.10.2020, BOGDAN & VAN BROECK was invited by the University of Liège to reflect upon our project Bijgaardehof in Ghent, the largest co-housing project of the country. This event takes place within the “Projet Urbain” cycle of conferenc
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We are excited to announce that our project COOP has been shortlisted for the IUPA 2020! The International Urban Project Award 2020 — presented by Bauwelt Magazine, Berlin, and WA World Architecture Magazine, Beijing, — aims to engage the debate on t
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Leo Van Broeck is published in the Belgian magazine Ruimte #157. Ruimte is the quarterly magazine of the Flemish Association for Space and Planning (VRP). The richly illustrated magazine addresses spatial and urban planning themes in an accessible wa
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Oana Bogdan was interviewed by Flanders DC together with Rizon Parein, Laurence Leenaert, Dagmar Blommaert and Sam Bettens. They responded to the two following questions: “What is the best advice you ever received?” and “What more
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Leo Van Broeck is one of the passionate ambassadors of “The Grandparents for the Climate“.
“The Grandparents for the Climate” had an extensive chat with ex-Vlaams Bouwmeester Leo Van Broeck: an enthusiastic speaker, especially
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Our projects The Cosmopolitan and Urbanity and Confinement are featured in this year’s Romanian Design Week 2020, an event presented by The Institute and UniCredit Bank. This year’s event is taking place between 11-20 September in Bucharest, Romania.
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Oana Bogdan and Leo Van Broeck are published in a double interview in the Belgian newspaper BRUZZ.
In this interview, they discuss the city of Brussels, the impact of covid-19, climate change and much more.
Read the full interview “Spreektijd:
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Leo Van Broeck speaks about the relationship between housing, spatial planning, and nature at Natuurpunt.
Watch the full lecture here.
Date: 03.09.2020
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Oana Bogdan gives a lecture titled “The housing crisis & the architect” at the Graduation Event of the Architecture Department at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem, Israël.
This end-of-the-year event took place under the broader them
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Oana Bogdan is published in Belgian magazine De Standaard Weekblad in a double conversation with poet Charlotte Van den Broeck. An exchange on Brussels, architecture, love, art, and so much more.
In the summer series Brussels-Central, De Standaard we
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14 SOCIAL DWELLINGS, OFFICES, DAYCARE, COMMERCIAL SPACE, PARKING | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, THIRD PLACE
‘Abri & co’ is a multifunctional corner building, which is a part of the general revitalisation programme for the popular nei
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Since July 2020, Oana Bogdan is member of the executive board of the cultural platform A+ Architecture in Belgium together with: Olivier Bastin (l’escaut architectures), Geert De Groote (Geert De Groote Architecten), Paul Dujardin (BOZAR), Ruben Goot
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We are proud to announce that we have won the competition for the transformation of the former Cinzano offices in Forest into 14 social housing units, together with Tandem & CreteQ.
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42 SOCIAL HOUSING UNITS WITH COLLECTIVE AMENITIES, PUBLIC POLYVALENT SPACE, FLEXIBLE UNDERGROUND PARKING AND LANDSCAPING | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 2ND PLACE
Evenepoel. A dike protecting the city from a former shooting range gives s
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is tackling the current crisis by addressing the spatial challenges of tomorrow. During this crisis, we have all been working apart together, separated spatially but connected online. Our imaginary recomposed office space was
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We are honoured to have Truss featured in the June issue of Architektura & Biznes from Poland.
Truss is a community center which acknowledges the importance of water in the city. We not only wanted to connect the district of Molenbeek to the Cana
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Brussels, May 14, 2020. The ‘Sophia’* plan for Belgium written by the Resilience Management Group was launched today in a press conference! Co-created by academics (including Leo Van Broeck), scientists, economists, entrepreneurs, and 182 sustainable
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This global crisis has drastically reduced our movements. We find ourselves mostly working from our home offices and moving around for grocery ventures. Mobility is first and foremost a public health issue, but the solution is definitely a spatial on
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“Long live suburbia!”, shout the apostles of the car, not realizing that the urban sprawl, together with deforestation, intensive farming, and agriculture are the parents of COVID-19. For some, COVID-19 has brought back linear thinking, m
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The Cosmopolitan is featured in the bilingual (RO/EN) Spring edition #157 “Together and alone. Housing models” of the architectural magazine Revista Zeppelin.
In the words of Stefan Ghenciulescu: “Housing buildings in the centers of European ci
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is tackling the current crisis by addressing the spatial challenges of tomorrow. During this crisis, we have all been working apart together, separated spatially but connected online. Our imaginary recomposed office space was
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Head over to this link to dive into the history of The Cosmopolitan with Project Architect Lourenço van Innis and Frédéric van Marcke de Lummen, Director of Development Belux, BESIX RED. (Video for the MIPIM awards)
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Oana Bogdan is invited as jury member for the Diploma projects of USI Mendrisio, in the studios of Valerio Olgiati, Aires Mateus, Michele Arnaboldi, Valentin Bearth, Martin Boesch and Kersten Geers.
With the Diploma 2020 the students stayed very clos
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2038, The New Serenity: Germany at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2020
Oana Bogdan is part of the international interdisciplinary group 2038 which represents Germany at the 17th International Architecture Biennale, with an exhibition that looks to
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On Tuesday the 3rd of March, Oana Bogdan will join the panel discussion “About affordable housing” organized by Café Apache in the Vooruit Café.
Oana will take the stage together with Stijn Oosterlynck from Collectief Goed, Laura Baets from 100 huize
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On Tuesday February 11, BOGDAN & VAN BROECK has been invited to talk about the future of parish churches in Flanders within the framework of Small Talk , a lecture series organized by Atelier BWMSTR . Head over to the project page to find out mor
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As we love to reflect upon the city through the eyes of artists, we invited “memymom” – the artist duo formed by Lisa De Boeck and her mother, Marilène Coolens – to make a personal interpretation of our projects and reveal uns
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Strakonická, a competition from 2017, has been added to our portfolio.
Head over to the project page to find out more about the project!
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HOUSING PROJECT ON THE CORNER OF THE CHAUSSÉE DE HAECHT AND AVENUE LOUIS PIERARD IN EVERE | DIRECT COMMISSION FROM THE CLIENT
The main ambition of this project is to optimize the amount and configuration of finely detailed apartments on a rather limi
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On Thursday the 21 November, BOGDAN & VAN BROECK has been invited to talk about the ambitions and challenges of collective living within the framework of Housing Apart Together, an exhibition focusing on collective housing projects. Taking place
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On Thursday the 28th of November, Oana Bogdan will join the panel discussion titled ‘Do the city and countryside still understand each other?’ at the Festival of Equality (Festival van de Gelijkheid).
Oana will take the stage together with Kaat Schau
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CO-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE CENTRE ON THE FORMER INDUSTRIAL SITE ‘MALMAR’ IN GHENT | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE
AWARDS Nominated for the Brussels Architecture Prize 2023, in the category Extra Muros | Finalist for A
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EXTENSION AND TRANSFORMATION OF A PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL AS EXEMPLARY PROJECT FOR “SCHOOLS OF TOMORROW” | OPEN CALL ORGANISED BY THE FLEMISH GOVERNMENT ARCHITECT, 1ST PLACE
The main challenge for this design question was to harvest
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Papenvest, a competition from 2019 has been added to our portfolio.
We are proud to occupy second place together with Sergison Bates architects and eld.
Head over to the project page to find out more about the project!
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Coming weekend, you are able to visit both our projects COOP and the Cosmopolitan during the very first edition of Archiweek in Brussels.
Places are limited so make sure to reserve your spot!
Date:
Saturday October the 19th and Sunday October the 20t
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EXTENSION AND TRANSFORMATION OF A BOTTLING PLANT INTO A SECONDARY SCHOOL | OPEN CALL ORGANISED BY VZW IGNATIUS SCHOLEN IN BEWEGING
An existing bottling plant is repurposed to a secondary school. Wanting to be more than a school, the client wants a pr
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From Tuesday October the 8th till Wednesday the 9th, Oana Bogdan will attend the International Biennale of Architecture in Krakow.
As a jury member, she will judge all participants in the categories architectural and urban design, a competition of li
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Construction on Bijgaardehof has officially started! Step by step, our ambitious co-housing project on the former Malmar site in Ghent will come to life.
The factory walls, which have become an urban canvas for graffiti artist ROA, will soon live on
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On Wednesday October the 2nd, Oana Bogdan will take the stage at the Bucharest Forum, with a thematic focus on rethinking the nature of cities.
During her keynote speech, Oana will talk about the necessity for collaboration between politics, administ
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Klein Eiland / Citygate II, a competition from 2019 together with Robbrecht en Daem architecten, WIT architecten, Vers.a, MIDI, and OFFICEU, has been added to our portfolio.
Head over to the project page to find out more about the project!
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The first inhabitants of this 43 apartment building are moving in and bringing life into the project!
For more info on the project, scroll through the pictures above or head over to the project page.
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Initiatiefplein, a competition from 2019 together with JDMA, has been added to our portfolio.
Head over to the project page to find out more about the project!
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Rabelais, a competition from 2019 together with AgwA, has been added to our portfolio.
Head over to the project page to find out more about the project!
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Both our projects COOP and The Cosmopolitan are featured in the latest issue of A+! This very first in a series of special editions is dedicated to the city of Brussels, and features a number of exemplary projects that inspire urban transformation.
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On Saturday June the 29th, Oana Bogdan will take the stage at TEDxCluj. Titled “what if?”, Oana will elaborate on her role as an architect and the activities of our office.
Date and location:
Saturday, June the 29th from 9h onwards
BT Are
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Recently, BOGDAN & VAN BROECK finalised the redevelopment strategy for the Spoorzone in Tilburg. We concluded our advise in a ‘koersdocument’, which shows new perspectives on this particular area in the city. Our strategy consists of
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On the occasion of “Open Wervendag 2019”, the construction site of Truss will be open to the public on the 19th of May from 10h until 17h.
It is a unique opportunity to see the creation process of this project in Molenbeek up-close and to discover t
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Babymedia, a competition from 2018, has been added to our portfolio.
Head over to the project page to find out more about the project!
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ADAPTIVE RE-USE FOR 156 DWELLINGS AND 2 LEVELS OF OFFICES IN THE CENTER OF BRUSSELS | INVITED COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE
AWARDS Nominated for the Archdaily 2022 Building of the year Awards | Nominated for the EU Prize for Contemp
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On Thursday April the 25th, Emilie Bechet will take part in the conference cycle “Au cœur de la fabrique du projet, le dialogue ingénieur – architecte”. Together with Frans Leenaerts from engineering office Util, Emilie will elabora
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Karreveld, a competition from 2018, has been added to our portfolio.
Head over to the project page to find out more about the project!
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Our project TRUSS, along the canal in Molenbeek, is featured in this month’s A+ magazine! Focusing on the construction phase in particular, the issue highlights several buildings on their way towards completion.
For the occasion, photographer J
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Photographer Stijn Bollaert visited our recently finished project Campus Unesco Koekelberg and made some stunning pictures. Since September, the primary and secondary school has opened its doors to nearly 1200 pupils.
Head over to the project page to
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Anspach, a competition from 2018, has been added to our portfolio.
Head over to the project page to find out more about the project!
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On Friday February the 8th, Oana Bogdan will join a panel discussion called “The Future of the Past” during the Stockholm Furniture Fair. She will take the stage together with Ola Broms Wessel (Spridd), Torleif Falk (City Architect Stockh
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REDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR TILBURG’S RAILWAY WORKSHOPS | DIRECT COMMISSION FROM THE CLIENT
The Spoorzone seeks urban inclusion. It is a breeding ground for innovation and development on the fertile base of the industrial past and intermediate i
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK wants to wish you all the best for 2019.
We invite you to slide through the pictures above to rediscover the past year through the eyes of our team!
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CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTIFUNCTIONAL NEIGHBOURHOOD IN THE HEART OF BRUSSELS | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT
The regeneration of Rempart des Moines has to be distinctive and imaginative. At the same time it needs to take into account its place
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On Friday November the 23rd, Oana Bogdan will be a guest speaker at the Conference on Adaptive Re-use, organised by the Architects’ Council of Europe.
She will address the design challenges inherent to adaptive re-use projects and the dialogue
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On the 15th of November, Leo Van Broeck will present our project COOP during ArchiLINK, a conference cycle organised by Archi ULB. Highlighting the winners of the 2018 edition of the Brussels Horta Prize, the conference aims at gathering around insp
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We are thrilled to announce that our building COOP has been nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2019!
Find out more about the building on our project page.
Find out more on the award here.
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Our team paid a sunny visit to the Cosmopolitan to enjoy the views and admire it‘s progress. The building is taking shape rapidly, claiming it’s spot in the Brussels landscape!
Head over to our project page to learn more about the project
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On Tuesday October 9th, ‘Wonen in diversiteit’ opens at De Krook in Ghent. In the exhibition, HEIM focuses on innovative forms of housing, encouraging cooperation and integration of newcomers.
HEIM and co-housing group Biotope have been working toget
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Cycling along the Brussels Canal?
Have a look at our project Truss: the arcades are taking shape and it is rather impressive!
To learn more about the project, head over to our project page.
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We are happy to announce the delivery of Campus Unesco Koekelberg, right on time for the new school year!
The project is an extension and transformation of an elementary and secondary school which offers an exciting learning environment for up to 120
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NovaCity is now online! It features a vibrant mix of industrial workshops, retails, offices and housing, organised around a constellation of collective places to inhabit, offering opportunities for encounter, interaction and conviviality!
Learn more
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In this end of the academic year, several of our team members take the pulse of the ongoing debates on architecture by participating in final juries.
We wish all students great success in this final rush, and good luck for their further careers!
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK are honoured and thrilled to announce that COOP has received this year‘s Brussels Horta Prize jury award in the ’non-residential’ category!
We would like to sincerely thank the organisation of the Brussels Ho
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During the Venice Biennale of Architecture, ‘The Property Issue. Ground Control and the Commons’ (ARCH+) was released. In this issue, Oana Bogdan addresses the topic of land-grabbing in relation to the case of Roșia Montană in Romania.
A
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We are proud to announce that BOGDAN & VAN BROECK – together with a great design team composed of DDS+, Eole, 3E, Establis, Boydens, Venac, and an ambitious development team regrouping Kairos & BAM Contractors – have won the compe
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As you can tell from the pictures above, construction is well underway on Campus Unesco Koekelberg, an extension and transformation of an elementary and secondary school in Koekelberg (BE).
For more info on the project, scroll through the pictures ab
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Our project COOP has been selected for the Brussels Horta Prize! You can cast your vote over here up until the 10th of June.
More information about the building can be found on our project page and on the website of the Brussels Horta Prize.
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After 2 years of intense collaboration between the architects of BOGDAN & VAN BROECK, future inhabitants and our technical partners, we submitted the building permit of Bijgaardehof last month.
Read more about this ambitious co-housing project on
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Mutsaard, a competition from 2016, has been added to our portfolio.
Head over to the project page to find out more about this beautiful project!
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“Opening late last year, art dealer Axel Vervoordt’s project is a stunning and ambitious cultural and residential complex. Vervoordt enlisted Belgian architecture practices BOGDAN & VAN BROECK, Coussée & Goris and Stéphane Beel to help
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8 FEASIBILITY STUDIES ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF PARISH CHURCHES IN FLANDERS | COMMISSIONED BY PROJECTBUREAU HERBESTEMMING KERKEN
In Flanders, similar to other regions, parish churches are facing one of the most important challenges since their constru
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On the occasion of the release of issue 231 of ARCH+, The Property Issue, Oana Bogdan has been invited to discuss the social and political perspectives for a different architectural practice. She will take the stage together with Arno Brandlhuber (Br
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Our building COOP, located along the canal in Anderlecht, is featured in a short reportage on BRUZZ. The video, made by Marie-Ange Gillis, gives insight into the multitude of activities taking place in the reconverted mill.
Since recently, the roofto
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Recently, Dutch Newspapers reported on our redevelopment strategy for Tilburg’s railway workshops.
Learn more about the project on our updated project page or read the article!
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Les Jonctions, a competition from 2017, has been added to our portfolio.
Head over to the project page to find out more!
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TRANSFORMATION OF THE GRANDS MAGASINS DE LA BOURSE | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT
The former Grands Magasins de la Bourse of Brussels, on Anspach Boulevard, are a witness of the history of the city centre. They constitute an architectural
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A drawing of our feasibility study on the parish church of Kwaadmechelen (BE) is featured on the cover of A+ magazine (nr. 270). Inside, Tom Boogaerts & Felix Rössl from BOGDAN & VAN BROECK elaborate further on the project commissioned by Pro
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On Wednesday February the 21th, Oana Bogdan will explain how to prepare a good portfolio to a group of aspiring Engineer Architects from the KU Leuven. The event, organised by and for students, will give the audience a unique insight into how profess
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On February 1st, the exhibition ‘Operational Aesthetics’ will open at Fondation Civa.
Conducted jointly by the contemporary architecture department of CIVA and Mathieu Berger (doctor of sociology and professor at UCL), the exhibition Oper
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On Tuesday the 6th of February, Oana Bogdan will address the central theme of ‘crisis’ during ‘Les Ateliers Nocturnes’. The lecture is part of a series of monthly meetings organised by students within the Faculty of Architectu
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Recently, our project COOP in Anderlecht was featured in the Czech magazine ERA21.
Click here to read the full article.
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In 2017 we became 10 years old.
10 years of design in its broadest sense.
10 years of research and many achievements.
Thank you for sharing the last 10 years with us.
In the next 10 years we will continue:
to engage with politics for our common futur
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Conducted jointly by the contemporary architecture department of CIVA and Mathieu Berger (doctor of sociology and professor at UCL), the exhibition Operational Aesthetics is a research on the policy of Neighborhood Contracts in Brussels, which will s
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On Monday 4th of December, Projectbureau Herbestemming Kerken holds an inspirational conference day on the transformation process of parish churches in Flanders, open to all stakeholders. Tom Boogaerts is invited to present three selected cases (o
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Last week, the exhibition ‘BEL:EST A LABORATORY FOR EUROPE IN BRUSSELS’ opened to the public at BOZAR, Brussels. It can be visited for free until Tuesday the 10th of January. More information can be found on the Facebook event or on the w
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK, together with professor Thomas Coomans (heritage expertise) and Bart Huybrechts of Rebel Group (economic analysis and financial modelling), proudly present their feasibility study on the parish church of Kwaadmechelen (BE).
F
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On Thursday November 9th, ‘Living in Diversity. Inclusive forms of housing for newcomers’, opened at deSingel in Antwerp. In the exposition, HEIM Collective looks for a feasible alternative for housing refugees. The main focus is on innov
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Construction on Truss, our project alongside the Quai des Charbonnages in Molenbeek, has officially started. The first stone ceremony was attended by all actors involved in the project. After some explanatory talks, everyone was asked to write down a
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK together with Salto architects from Tallinn have been invited amongst other Belgian and Estonian practices to participate in the BEL:EST workshop organised last spring by BOZAR and the Estonian Centre of Architecture.
Differen
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Wednesday November 8th marks the official launch of our project ‘Truss’. The building, which welcomes a sport hall, boxing club, cafetaria, crèche and one housing unit, is located alongside the Quai des Charbonnages in Molenbeek.
More det
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Alongside Julien De Smedt (JDS Architects) and Charles Renfro (DS+R), Oana Bogdan has been invited to be part of the jury for the Nordic Architecture Award. On Tuesday the 7th of November, the nominated offices will present their entries before an au
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Recently, you can find BOGDAN & VAN BROECK on Instagram.
Follow us to get a visual look inside our Brussels based practice!
Take a look here.
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I am a boat which has been floating above an architectural practice for almost ten years.
On Sunday the 17th of September, I will celebrate the ‘Festival van de Architectuur’ at the ‘Veiling der Dromen’, standing in the &lsquo
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Recently, Koen Van Damme paid a visit to our project ‘Kanaal Vervoordt’ and made some stunning photographs. After 2 years, the landscaping by Michel Desvigne is starting to get fully grown.
Take a look at the photographs on the project page.
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On Thursday the 7th of September, Oana Bogdan will reflect on the exhibitions Save | Change the City & Corporate Arcadia, organised by Fondation Civa. While using these exhibitions as a guidebook, she will share the vision of BOGDAN & VAN BRO
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In July 2017, Oana Bogdan became a member of the Faculty Senate, an advisory board part of the Faculty of Engineering Science KU Leuven. Consisting out of a diverse group of professionals, the board reflects together on the engineering program of the
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URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN A NEW VIBRANT DISTRICT OF PRAGUE
Smíchov is a vibrant district of Prague with a rich industrial history and a future full of possibilities: It is not only expecting a major urban transformation thanks to the “Smíchov City” master
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We are very proud to share this article published in BRUZZ on 22th of May 2017! It explains our ambitions and vision for the city of Brussels and the zone around the canal in particular: to realize multifunctional, inclusive and activating projects,
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The demolition works on the site along the canal of Brussels have started! This collective amenity is articulated around three main voids, and consists of a sport hall, boxing club, cafetaria, crèche and one housing unit. The configuration of the dif
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Oana Bogdan will be part of a debate at the ‘Festival van de Gelijkheid’! This festival is built up around a quote that is very much linked to our vision: “We haven’t inherited the Earth from our parents, but have it in loan f
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Campus Unesco Koekelberg will be part of the ‘Openwervendag’ on Sunday the 7th of May, a day where construction sites can be visited throughout the whole of Belgium. Our team will guide visitors through this exemplary project for ‘S
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In April 2017, architects from 5 Estonian and 5 Belgian architecture offices take a deep dive into a number of urban design and architecture problems that the city of Brussels faces every day. The issues they explore were selected using expertise fro
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Chief Government Architect of the Netherlands Floris Alkemade, Flemish Government Architect Leo Van Broeck (BOGDAN & VAN BROECK) and Belgian architect Joachim Declerck have been appointed the curators of IABR–2018+2020 – a two-part Biennale that
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We are very proud to share this interview of Oana Bogdan by Friedl‘ Lesage in ’Touché’ on Radio 1.
She shares her inspirations and dreams with an open heart, and gives us an insight of her experience in Romania. In July 2016, she wa
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Last week, we were glad to host a group of students from “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urban Planning, Romania.
We hope that the visit of COOP will feed the reflection for their last academic year -with the subject of Industr
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‘Hybrid Business Districts’ is an on site master class and lecture programme by the international architecture firm 51N4E and is part of the Adaptive Reuse programme of Hasselt University faculty of Architecture and Arts.
On Thursday 16th
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Dear friend, colleague, partner or client,
2016 has been such an extraordinary year!
In 2016 we moved on top of the building where we founded BOGDAN & VAN BROECK in 2007. Yes, in 2017 we celebrate 10 years of existence – you will hear from us on
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We‘re very proud to share this radio interview in ’Touché’ on Radio 1 with Leo Van Broeck.
He shares his personal inspirations and global vision on Land-use & Urbanity, and a reflection on his recent appointment as Vlaams Bouwme
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Dans le cadre d‘un concours organisé par la Cellule Architecture de la Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles, l’équipe de l‘atelier Matador a eu le plaisir de mener une réflexion sur le futur nouveau Théâtre de l’Ancre à Charleroi. Un
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We are proud to share the interview of Oana Bogdan in ‘De Afspraak’ on Canvas.She talks about her temporary position as Secretary of State of Culture for the technocratic Romanian government.
Watch the video here
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We are happy to share this inspiring video of “COOP discovery”, showing our building COOP in action during the open day organised on November 9th, 2016!
For more information see our project page and the Facebook album.
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We are very happy to announce that the building permit of Truss – collective amenity along the canal in Brussels including a sport hall, boxing club, cafetaria, creche and one housing unit – is granted!
In the meanwhile, we have been working on the t
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For six months, Oana Bogdan combined the job of interim Secretary of State for Culture in Romania with her work as an architect at the office she leads together with Flemish architect Leo Van Broeck. She will return to Belgium after Sunday’s pa
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Belgium New Architecture is the sixth in a series of books that examine the significant achievements in modern architecture. A must read current and timeless about the greatest achievements of recent years.
The book features 62 recently completed str
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In Architraaf – Architrave n°190, the magazine elaborates in an extensive article on the ambitious redevelopment of an old maltery in Wijnegem.
The project, carried by project developer VERVOORDT r.e. has selected a team of top designers – incl
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Urbanity is a radical plea for a different land-use, that is beneficiary for all of us individually, but also for our community as a whole, the authorities, the institutions, the private sector and the environment!
Excessive land-use is, alongside ov
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Oana Bogdan is honoured to be invited as jury member for the Prijs Wivina De Meester 2016. By nominating (local) governments for the Prijs Wivina De Meester, the Team Vlaams Bouwmeester encourages a qualitative policy in terms of urban design, archit
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Leo Van Broeck is honoured to have been invited as a jury member of the 2016 Bruxelles Horta Award. The nominees in Category 3 (private or public equipment) are published on the website of the SADBr.
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In an interview for Futurn, Leo van Broeck shares his vision on the potential of industrial sustainable zones in Flanders.
He applies our known concepts of densification and land-use to these zones, and positions this in our modern society of today,
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Monday the 3rd of October, the COOP was inaugurated in presence of the Mayor of Anderlecht, Eric Tomas, the Brussels Minister of Employment and Economy, Didier Gosuin, the Minister-President of the French speaking Government of Brussels, Fadila Laana
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The construction site of Lindbergh – a housing project with 43 appartments with an underground parking in Evere – has reached its lowest point!
The delivery of this project is foreseen for Spring 2018.
More information about the project h
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In A+262, the Belgian architecture magazine zooms in on the place of industry and industrial heritage in the city under the theme (re)work.
Our project COOP is featured as an example of “good practice” in the section “In the picture” of t
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RECONVERSION OF AN OLD MILL INTO AN INTERPRETATION CENTRE AND AN INCUBATOR FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE
AWARDS Nominated for the Archdaily 2022 Building of the year Awards | Shortlisted for th
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Over the years, BOGDAN & VAN BROECK has been expanding the scope of its services from architectural design towards feasibility studies, expertise in land-use and density, and policy consultancy.
This active involvement in society and in the publi
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In July 2016 Oana Bogdan took on the position of Vice-Minister of Culture (Secretary of State) in Romania, coordinating the field of cultural heritage and museums from the perspective of heritage as strategic resource until the Parliamentary election
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From September 2016 on Leo Van Broeck is appointed as Flemish Government Architect (Vlaamse Bouwmeester). The core mission of the Flemish Government Architect is to promote the architectural quality of the built environment. The Flemish Government Ar
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Urbanity is a radical plea for a different land-use, that is beneficiary for all of us individually, but also for our community as a whole, the authorities, the institutions, the private sector and the environment!
Excessive land-use is, alongside ov
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK has won both the championship and the tournament of the Brussels architects’ futsal competition 2015-2016 on 24.06! Moreover, we are very proud that our team has won all of its games this season!
Well done to Tom Boogaer
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is very proud to share this beautiful article on our project COOP [Port-Sud] published in the latest edition of the Romanian magazine Revista Zeppelin!
More information on the project here.
Photo: Artur Eranosian
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK has been invited to participate in the first iteration of the “Unfolding Pavilion“, an exhibition and editorial project by Daniel Tudor Munteanu (OfHouses) and Davide Tommaso Ferrando. We gladly saw our re-design o
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After 3 months of hard work and intense collaboration with Util Struktuurstudies and Enerdo, the full tender file has been submitted to the municipality of Molenbeek.
For more information see our project page and the facebook album.
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Looking back at #architectuurincompetitie and the Architects Conference (architectencongres) organised by NAV, de Vlaamse architectenorganisatie.
Video interview with Leo Van Broeck and Julien De Smedt (JDS Architects) on competitions and a reflec
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Converses d’Arquitectura, sponsored by Trespa, are organising a series of lectures followed by debates on various architectural matters in Barcelona, involving 36 architects, distributed among 12 lectures and, consequently, 12 architecture crit
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Oana Bogdan is extremely honored to be invited as jury member of the 2016 CASA international competition for second year students in architecture, organised by Romanian students themselves!
It is a bright opportunity to assess several hundreds of stu
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On April 19, 2016, the very first Flemish Climate Summit (Vlaamse Klimaattop) will take place in Brussels will start in the KBC auditorium.
For the following months, this summit will establish a diagnosis of the Flemish environment, in order to help
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We are very proud to announce that the design of the biggest cohousing project of Belgium has started. Together with NEY & Partners, VK Engineering and LAND we will transform the old Malmar factory in to the new home of the cohousing group Bijgaa
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In the light of the Behance Portfolio Review Week, Existenz (in collaboration with VTK) rethinks its annual Portfolio Night. Along with a series of events in hundreds of places around the world, the chance will now be given in Leuven to get feedback
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Leo Van Broeck is honoured to be invited as jury member of the 2016 Bruxelles Horta award, organised by the SADBr.
For this special edition celebrating the 20th anniversary of the award, the jury members will select projects throughout the 19 commune
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This exemplary project of “Schools of Tomorrow” will take approximately 24 months to be completed, and we are looking forward to welcome the students and staff by Spring 2018!
More info on the project here.
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After a refreshing Spring Break, we are happy to announce that the office has been selected to participate in multiple competitions.
Together with Matador, Pirnay group and Raco, we will submit a proposal for 160 housing units of which 60% social and
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Oana Bogdan and Leo Van Broeck have been invited by ToekomstAtelierdelAvenir to assist in a workshop on Architecture, Urbanisme and Urbanity. With the kids they have investigated and explored their immediate environment (Molenbeek), compared to other
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Urbanity is a radical plea for a different land-use, that is beneficiary for all of us individually, but also for our community as a whole, the authorities, the institutions, the private sector and the environment!
Excessive land-use is, alongside ov
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Leo van Broeck has been invited by Existenz to be part of the lecturing panel of Soirée Ecoutée on Wednesday the 16th of March, as part of the annual Existenz week organised from Sunday 13th to Thursday 17th of March.
Six speakers are invited to tell
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STUDENT ROOMS, CONGRESS CENTRE AND OFFICES | OPEN COMPETITION FOR PPP ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE
AWARDS Nominated for the Biennial Architecture Award Ixelles 2014 | Participation in the Day of Architecture 2013
This academic residence on the
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Oana Bogdan is invited as jury member of the International Design Competition for the National Museum of Romanian History.
The competiton has officially been launched on February 1rst, 2016 and winners will be announced July the 1st, 2016.
The Chambe
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Urbanity is a radical plea for a different land-use, that is beneficiary for all of us individually, but also for our community as a whole, the authorities, the institutions, the private sector and the environment!
Excessive land-use is, alongside ov
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Archdaily just launched the 2016 Building of the Year Awards and we are proud to announce that our project Den Travoo is eligible for nomination!
Feel free to register on the My ArchDaily platform to nominate/vote! You can access and vote for our pro
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Birds house design supporting fund raising for the implementation of architectural education in school.
Competition organised by de-a arhitectura
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WE WISH EVERYBODY IN 2016…
to take the time
to have fun at work
to live with passion and compassion
to make the world a better place
to be part of nature with humility
to peacefully reach 2017
On this occasion we have released our very first ne
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Oana Bogdan is now a member of the UNESCO Expert Committee for the City of Bruges.
More info about the commission ant it’s mission can be found here.
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Friday, November 20, 2015, 11AM.
Effervescence.
Politics and construction specialists, neighbours and future tenants gather into the gateway of this new social housing complex. The mulled wine is generously poured and the freshly planted grass is app
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TWELVE SOCIAL PASSIVE APARTMENTS AND THREE LOW-ENERGY DWELLINGS | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE
AWARDS Be.exemplary Brussels 2012: laureate
The classic 19th-century urban typology of the mansion with a ‘carriage porch’ – as we o
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The preliminary design of Quai des Charbonnages has been approved.
It marks the end of a thrilling phase during which we reinforced the efficiency and singularity of the structural and functional diagram proposed during the competition. We particular
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130
Project developer VERVOORDT r.e. has selected a team of top designers – including BOGDAN & VAN BROECK, Coussée & Goris, Michel Desvigne, Stéphane Beel and Jens Aerts – to redevelop an old maltery into a dynamic environment which o
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129
Piron architectes, BOGDAN & VAN BROECK and Atelier Paysage have been invited to exhibit the River Towers-project at the Forum Immobilier in Charleroi on 22 and 23.10.15. During the forum, the different models of the project will be on display.
Mo
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The team of BOGDAN & VAN BROECK, UTIL Struktuurstudies and Enerdo has won the open competition for the contruction of a collective amenity located along the canal in Brussels as part of the sustainable neighbourhood contract “Autour Leopold
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127
“Continuing on a trend of expanding the scope of discourse beyond the “digital” in design practice, Architosh is pleased to present this feature interview of Belgium professor engineer-architect Leo Van Broeck and his award-winning ecological,
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CONVERSION OF A FORMER BREWERY AND MALTERY ALONG THE ALBERT CANAL NEAR ANTWERP INTO A MIXED-USE PROJECT | DIRECT COMMISSION BY THE CLIENT
click here to see the project website of Vervoordt r.e.
click here to see the Flickr-photostream of Vervoordt r.
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TRANSFORMATION OF AN OFFICE BUILDING OF THE 80‘S INTO A HOUSING COMPLEX NEXT TO THE E40 | DIRECT COMMISSION FROM THE CLIENT.
The 70’s brought an unparalleled growth in speedways, often crossing right through urban areas. The E40 highway i
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ADVISORY REPORT ON LAND-USE AND BUILDING CULTURE IN FLANDERS | DIRECT COMMISSION FROM THE CLIENT
The Urban Design and Spatial Planning authorities of the Flemish Government commissioned an advisory report on the causes of excessive land use and urban
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MASTERPLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 450 UNITS AROUND THE NEW RER-STATION IN WATERLOO | DIRECT COMMISSION FROM THE CLIENT
Two major events will drastically modify the city of Waterloo in the coming years. On the one hand the construction of a new RER st
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RECONVERSION OF A CONCRETE PLANT INTO A MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE RIVER SAMBRE IN CHARLEROI | DIRECT COMMISSION FROM THE CLIENT
The site is a derelict brownfield located along the river Sambre at the South-East entrance of the city of Charleroi
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MASTERPLAN AND LONG-TERM VISION ON THE HERITAGE, SCENOGRAPHY, ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPING OF GAASBEEK CASTLE AND ITS SURROUNDING DOMAIN | SELECTION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE
Gaasbeek Castle and its estate are reconfigured into one ensemble
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Leo Van Broeck‘s keynote at the Nemetschek Vectorworks Design Summit 2015, organised in Philadelphia, US, from 27th until 29th of April, is available here or on YouTube.
In his Design Keynote, he elaborates on urbanity, land-use and density in
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Urbanity is a radical plea for a different land-use, that is beneficiary for all of us individually, but also for our community as a whole, the authorities, the institutions, the private sector and the environment!
Excessive land-use is, alongside ov
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On the 23rd of June, Flanders DC organises “Creative Ville” at Tour & Taxis.
This conference has the intention to be a great meeting place for everyone in the creative industry, ranging from arts, applied arts, media & entertainme
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Leo Van Broeck is invited as a jury member of The Annual Architecture Students’ Competition as well as keynote speaker at the Architecture Days in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
More info here.
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Leo Van Broeck is invited by ILIV, a knowledge platform on “housing, feeling at home & the importance of a home”, for a debate on housing for the future, following the publication of the ILIV-report “Generation Y”. That Ge
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WIA is an Austrian organisation, in search for the answer(s) on what architecture is, could be or should be.
Their mission statement as stated on http://www.whatisarchitecture.cc is the following:
“WIA won‘t answer a single question.
WIA
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What is architecture?
WIA is an Austrian organisation, in search for the answer(s) on what architecture is, could be or should be.
Their mission statement as stated on http://www.whatisarchitecture.cc is the following:
“WIA won‘t answer a
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113
Architectura and Existenz are organising a debate on architectural competitions on Monday 16th of March. Leo Van Broeck is in the debating panel.
The evening starts with the movie “The Competition – a movie by, for and about architects
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112
River Towers Charleroi, a project by BOGDAN & VAN BROECK together with Piron Etudes en Construction, is selected by the Charleroi Bouwmeester and the Wallonia Export and Investment Agency of the Walloon Region to be featured at MIPIM 2015, the in
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Leo Van Broeck is invited for a lecture on “Urbanity”, organised by the municipalities of Dilbeek and Ternat.
The topic of his lecture is “Density & Land-use”, today’s biggest challenges for urbanism.
The lecture wil
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110
In A+251, the Belgian architecture magazine zooms in on PPP or public-private partnerships, as part of “Focus”, an integral part of A+ in which the magazine analyses a contemporary topic of architectural discourse.
PPP, DBF, DBFM, etc. ar
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108
BOGDAN & VAN BROECK take part in the debate “Stad & Demografie“, organised by BVA (Bond van Vlaamse Architecten), in the frame of Urban by Nature.
Prior to the debate, Joachim Declerck, program director of Architecture Workroom Br
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107
Oana Bogdan is invited to give a lecture at the Awards Ceremony of the Annual of Architecture in Timisoara, Romania. In the frame of the Annual‘s topic “Prezent!“, she will go in detail on the profession of architecture and its cont
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106
Leo Van Broeck is invited for a lecture in Hoeilaart, “PechaKucha: jongPRO woont HIER“, organised by jongPRO Hoeilaart.
The topic of his lecture is “Smart land-use”, and alongside Leo, there will be the following keynote speak
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105
BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is excited to announce the completion of the study for the Gaasbeek Castle.
Together with aNNo architecten (heritage architect), Atelier Veldwerk in collaboration with Arne Deruyter (landscaping) and Koen Van Synghel (scenogra
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Following his lecture in March 2014, Leo Van Broeck is participating in the debate that closes the series of lectures on the topic “Less is more” at Ar-Tur, Turnhout (BE).
Els Nulens & Peggy Totté moderate the debate between Thomas Rau (RAU), Ruu
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103
We are thrilled to announce that our project Den Travoo is nominated for the European Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe award 2015!
The 2015 edition of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture has received th
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102
Leo Van Broeck is interviewed by the Belgian newspaper De Tijd, concerning land-use and density in Flanders, following the study that was commissioned to BOGDAN & VAN BROECK by Ruimte Vlaanderen on the vision of future spatial planning in Flander
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Leo Van Broeck is invited for a guest lecture on urban and regional planning at the postgraduate course of real estate at KU Leuven.
This five-session course on real estate development is oriented to all stakeholders of urban (re)development: land ow
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100
Bakala Academy is examined in “Architectural Review Flanders N°11 – Embedded Architectures” of the Flemish Architecture Institute.
From the website of the Flemish Architecture Institute:
“This book is the 2014 edition of the A
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is featured in issue #124 of Revista Zeppelin, a monthly Romanian magazine on architecture and urbanism, with both VUB U-Residence and Bakala Academy.
Please read the articles on the following pages,
and find more on our proje
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK hosts Broodje Vastgoed, an informal lunch meeting for real estate professionals and alumni organised by the KU Leuven, accompanied by a presentation on contemporary issues in real estate development and spatial planning. Leo V
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Leo Van Broeck is invited by the provincial department of Spatial Planning of Flemish Brabant, to give a lecture on land-use and density at the platform called “Atrium”. This is a knowledge platform for Flanders and all of its provinces a
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is proud to announce the launch of the brochure ‘Towards een multifuntionele Quartier européen’ in collaboration with the Alderman of Urban Planning and Heritage of the City of Brussels, Geoffroy Coomans de Brachèn
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Leo Van Broeck is invited as jury member of the 2014 National Architecture Biennial of Romania.
From 13th ‘til 17th of October, the jury members visit all selected projects throughout the country, under the guidance of the jury’s Honorary
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Leo Van Broeck is invited for a lecture on land use at Full Circle, a platform for professionals with different backgrounds to exchange groundbreaking ideas.
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Leo Van Broeck is hosting the Masterclass Studio of the “Vlaamse vereniging voor Ruimte & Planning – VRP” on housing & density on Thursday Oct. 9th.
At the top-floor of one of the first modernist housing towers in Brussels,
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is excited to announce the “first stone” ceremonies of two our projects located in Anderlecht,
Port-Sud and Moreau.
The project Port-Sud is located along the canal and combines a centre for Small & Medium Enter
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The team of the Brussels Chief Architect (bMA) invites everyone for the opening of the exhibition “bMa / man of thoughts“, which is accompanied by a publication on the achievements, work and future role of the Brussels Chief Architect. In
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Between 4 and 25 October 2014, the first edition of the Brussels Biennale of Modern Architecture (BBMA) will be organised by Korei in collaboration with Docomomo Belgium, Arkadia and Pro Velo. Entitled “Living in modern isms”, this editio
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The construction site of Port-Sud – reconversion of an old mill into an interpretation centre and an incubator for small and medium enterprises – along the canal in Anderlecht has started!
The delivery of this project is foreseen in the c
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Citizens, architects of Belgium and abroad, urban planners of Flemish cities and municipalities, project developers, academics and prominent public figures with different backgrounds ask the Flemish Government to ensure the restart of the institute o
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Oana Bogdan and Leo Van Broeck are both invited for the 2014 Workshop of SuBA (Seminarios Urbanos Buenos Aires), which is held in La Paz, Bolivia from 11th untill 15th of August 2014.
As it was the case in several previous editions (SuBA 2010 Buenos
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Our project Kanaal VERVOORDT r.e. is featured in the brand new magazine Plan, next to 29 projects of other offices.
Moreover, the preface was written by Leo Van Broeck, feeding the debate on land-use and density while reflecting on the 30 selected pr
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We are proud to announce that our project Den Travoo received a special mention at the 6th edition of the ArchiZinc Trophy 2014, in the category Collective Housing.
The jury, chaired by Nicola Leonardi (founder of The Plan, one of the most authoritat
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is very proud to announce the transformation of a former healthcare building in the centre of Brussels, for Besix RED
The existing tower will be converted into a mixed-use high-rise, accompanied by a mid-rise building and a sp
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Leo Van Broeck has been invited as jury member at the Brussels Horta Architecture Prize 2014.
Time: 30.05.14
Proclamation of the results: 20.06.14
More information on Brussels Horta Architecture Prize can be found here and here.
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We are happy to announce the completion of Den Travoo, a housing complex of 29 private and 12 social dwellings in the centre of Hoeilaart, near Brussels.
More information on this project can be found here.
Images of the construction process can be fo
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Leo Van Broeck has been invited as member of the jury in the Romanian Annual Architecture Student’s Competition C|A|S|A.
For this 5th edition, the organisers decided to take the competition to another level, to cross borders between universitie
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In the frame of the “Open Wervendag 2014”, the construction site of Kanaal will be open to the public on the 11th of May 2014 from 10h until 17h.
It is a unique opportunity to see the creation process of this project in Wijnegem up-close
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The Architecture Award of the municipality of Ixelles is organised every two years. The award aims to distinguish recently completed projects, whose conceptual and formal qualities contribute significantly to the improvement of the urban landscape an
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Reread here the opinion piece by Leo Van Broeck in A+ on high-rise and densification.
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Oana Bogdan has been invited as jury member in the Romanian competition for ideas INSPIRED 2014, an international competition bringing together a number of fields such as architecture, product design, interior design, graphic design, photography and
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RE:Work shows the result of an international masterclass in which 38 students collaborated in Brussels, Barcelona, Manchester and Bordeaux. RE:Work started from challenges for Brussels, a metropolis with a huge demographic growth and an extensive ind
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“Doing more with less. That is the challenge.”
Leo Van Broeck has been invited by Kamp C (centre for sustainability of construction of buildings) and Ar-Tur (centre for architecture, urbanism and landscape, located in Turnhout) to give a
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Leo Van Broeck (CEO of BOGDAN & VAN BROECK) and Olivier Carrette (CEO of UPSI-BV, the professional organisation for the real estate sector in Belgium) will be central guests in “De Vrije Markt”, a television program on today’s s
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The construction site of social housing project rue G. Moreau in Anderlecht has started!
The delivery of the 12 passive apartments and the 3 low-energy row houses is foreseen in the course of summer 2015.
More information about the project here. Regu
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Leo Van Broeck has been invited by ‘Flanders Inshape’ and ‘Innovatie & Design Euregio’ as keynote speaker at the launch of the publication on ‘Mobilotoop’, a research & design project on urban mobility in t
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We are proud to announce that the building permit for the construction and renovation of the Campus Unesco Koekelberg is granted.
With more than 12 000 square meters, an exemplary project of “Schools of Tomorrow” and one of the largest sc
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Leo Van Broeck will participate in the “conférence dinatoire” on the decentralisation process in the Democratic Republic of Congo, organised by Olivier Mushiete and “the friends of Ibi Village”, in relation to the agroforestry
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is proud to announce the completion of the renovation and restoration of the exterior joinery of the listed modernist villa Maison Goffay.
More information on this project can be found here.
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Leo Van Broeck has been invited as keynote speaker at BATRA 2013, the Bienala de Arhitectura Transilvania 2013, in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
This year’s theme is Generation/Regeneration, two terms that characterise a transition process between seve
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Leo Van Broeck will participate in the first plenum FeBAR, organised by the faculty of Architecture of KU Leuven.
Leading representatives of all educational institutions, the Orde van Architecten, the various professional associations, the VAi (Flemi
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Leo Van Broeck is giving a lecture on heritage, for “Actueel Denken en Leven Aalst“, an organisation that organises lectures and discussion fora, focused on women of all ages.
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Recently, during the ARCHITECTURE WEEK in Brussels, Oana Bogdan was invited to give a lecture at Bozar. The presentation consisted of a tour of some of the projects from the office that are directly situated in Brussels – watch Oana’s gui
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Leo Van Broeck will participate in the debate organised by VAi (Flemish Architecture Institute), bringing together professional organisations of architects in Belgium (BVA & NAV) and Open Academy (an open platform for developments and challenges
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Our last feat in the Brussels‘ A.WEEK is the participation in “Open buildings“:
VUB U-Residence will be open on the 19th of October 2013 for guided tours by our founding partners Oana Bogdan & Leo Van Broeck.
Time: October 19th,
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APÉRO ARCHITECTE 18.10.13
BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is opening the doors of it‘s office to the public in the frame of the Brussels A.WEEK program.
“OPEN DOORS – because architecture is also conceived in Brussels, A.WEEK wants to open
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is participating in the first edition of A.WEEK, an initiative of the state secretary of urbanism, Rachid Madrane. From 13th until 20th of October (in between the Dag van de Architectuur and the Journée de l‘Architecture
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK proudly announces the official opening of VUB U-Residence, on Friday 11/10.
Back in 2006, we won the competition for a new building on the VUB-campus, a project which later on became a joint venture of developer L.I.F.E and th
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK will be present on the “Dag van de Architectuur ’13” organised by the VAi (Flemish Architecture Insitute). The theme of this edition is “Flourishing Landscapes”:
“Is Flanders becoming one bi
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Welcome to the new website of BOGDAN & VAN BROECK!
We proudly offer a new structure, new graphics, new features for all your favorite devices, and, last but not least, new content. Enjoy exploring our website, and feel free to follow us & sha
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is very proud and honoured to announce the official opening of the Bakala Academy, today!
Around two years ago, our office won the invited competition for this research centre for sport and movement, organised by ZB Sports Dev
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Recently, Leo Van Broeck was interviewed by Terzake (Canvas) concerning the new residential tower along the canal in Brussels. In the interview, Leo goes beyond demystifying some of the misconceptions on this specific project, and tackles strategical
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RESEARCH CENTRE FOR SPORT AND MOVEMENT IN LEUVEN
The Bakala Academy is the result of a public-private partnership between the University of Leuven and a top-level bicycle team. They wanted to create a representative centre that will provide service
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Building permit Port Sud granted and preparing the tender file! Time for a fresh look on the building and the neighborhood, thanks kids!
More information on this project can be found here and here.
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK’s project architects Tom Boogaerts, Maxime Czvek and Thomas Rigby have been invited as jury members for the global design competition “Your world, reimagined”, organised by Nemetschek – the manufacturer
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What started as an initiative of Yamila Idrissi (sp.a), Member of the Flemish Parliament, is now a growing idea: MAK! MAK stands for “Museum Aan het Kanaal”, or a museum for modern and contemporary art along the Brussels canal.
Over 100 p
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Flemish Minister of Heritage, Geert Bourgeois, has announced that C-Mine, the site of the former coalmine in Genk, is the winner of the Flemish Monuments Award 2013. MAD-Faculty (Media, Arts & Design Faculty) is part of this educational and cultu
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Oana Bogdan has been invited as jury member at the DIPLOMA REVIEWS of UAUIM (UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM ION MINCU) in Bucharest, Romania.
“The evaluation and grading of final projects has always been an important event at the “Ion
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Oana Bogdan is now a member of the KCML (Koninklijke Commissie voor Monumenten & Landschappen), or, the “Royal Commission for Monuments & Landscapes” of the Flemish Government.
The KCML is an advisory commission that informs the F
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This weekend, May 16-18th, Axel Vervoordt organises an open-door event where everyone is welcome to discover the project, witness the progress of the construction works and experience the future of this impressive site next to the Albert Canal in Wij
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The Brussels Chief Architect organises an exhibition to celebrate the three years of his mission so far. In this exhibition, the aim is to highlight a number of projects, their process and the role of the Brussels Chief Architect.
Three of our projec
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Switch your radiostation to Radio 1 this Saturday 11.05.2013 at 11AM for INTERNE KEUKEN and enjoy this radio show where Leo Van Broeck is invited as one of the guests, in the kitchen of hosts Koen Fillet and Sven Van Speybroeck !
More information on
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Leo Van Broeck has been invited by the Catholic University of Leuven to give a lecture at the masterclass “Creatief omgaan met leegstand” and to participate in the debate afterwards.
Together with the city of Leuven, Leo will explain how
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134 ECOLOGICAL DWELLINGS, OFFICES, COMMERCIAL SPACES AND UNDERGROUND CAR PARK ON THE FORMER RAILWAY WORKSHOP’S SITE IN LEUVEN | OPEN COMPETITION FOR PPP ORGANISED BY THE CITY OF LEUVEN, 1ST PLACE
AWARDS Participation in the Day of Architecture
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In the frame of the “Open Wervendag 2013”, the construction site of Den Travoo will be open to the public on the 28th of April 2013 from 10h until 17h.
It is a unique opportunity to see the creation process of this social and private hou
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Oana Bogdan has been invited as jury member for “Belgische Prijs Architectuur & Energie 2013 – Prix Belge pour l‘Architecture & l’Énergie 2013”.
The jury members are:
-Emanuel Christ – Christ & Gantenbe
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Thursday, April 25th, Port Sud holds its first open-house for neighbours and associations. Everybody is welcome at the Demetskaai 23, 1070 Anderlecht, Brussels, from 17h30 until 19h30. The history of the building and the project Port Sud will be pres
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK ARCHITECTS is happy to announce the realisation of Centrale Werkplaatsen, a housing project of 134 ecological dwellings, offices, commercial spaces and underground parkings on the former railway workshop’s site in Leuven
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Leo Van Broeck has been invited by Sint-Lucas School of Architecture (LUCA), in the frame of the ADU2020 project, to share his experience and knowledge on “New Professional Areas an Future Challenges regarding common and regional competences in
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Leo Van Broeck has been appointed president of FAB (Federation of Belgian Architects‘ Assoications).
During his presidency, Leo will see to the promotion of FAB on an international scale and on positioning the profession of the architect in a E
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Leo Van Broeck has been invited as jury member in the international student competition UNKNOWN – housing as open problem, organized by the University of Architecture and Urbanism ‘Ion Mincu’ Bucharest.
Time: 21-24.02.13
Place: Buch
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The team of BOGDAN & VAN BROECK ARCHITECTS, Koen Van Synghel, aNNo Architecten, Atelier Veldwerk and Atelier DALTA has won the competition by invitation to create a masterplan for the domain of the Gaasbeek Castle, BE.
The medieval Gaasbeek Castl
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We are proud to announce that Belliard study has been submitted to the City of Brussels.
You can read more about the study here.
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Oana Bogdan has been invited as jury member in the Romanian competition for ideas INSPIRED 2012. Also take a look at the presentation video.
Time: 18.12.2012
Place: Bucharest, Romania
More info on the competition can be found on facebook.
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Oana Bogdan has been invited by Vlerick Business School to share her experience as entrepreneur in the series of lectures “Meet the Entrepeneur” for students in General Management, Marketing Management & Financial Management.
“T
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK ARCHITECTS recently received a special mention at the Brussels Horta Prize 2012, for the project RITS Film & Theatre School.
“The Brussels Horta Prize honors works of exceptional architecture, born of the will of the
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VISION FOR DENSIFICATION, MIXED-USE AND LIVING QUALITY IN THE EUROPEAN QUARTER IN BRUSSELS
Today Rue Belliard in Brussels functions primarily as an ‘exit-boulevard’ for car traffic. The surrounding European neighbourhood is a mono-functional area con
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK ARCHITECTS have been invited to give a short presentation of the project Port-Sud in the frame of the RE:WORK Public Lectures with the theme: “Architectural challenges for a new urban economy”.
The project Port-Sud
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK ARCHITECTS won the invited competition for a feasibility study on the Rue Belliard in Brussels together with Idea Consult.
Rue Belliard is the most important exit-boulevard at the East side of Brussels and one of the two main
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BOGDAN & BROECK ARCHITECTS are one of the eight international practices invited to present their latest work to the public in the series AUDITORIUM 10/11 in STUK Kunstencentrum, Leuven, on Thursday, April 19th, at 20:00.
Leo Van Broeck and
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Our project Moreau Social Housing has been awarded as an “Exemplary Building”! Tuesday, February 14, the project is presented to the public in a press conference, together with 38 other award-winning projects of this 4th edition.
S
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Fabrice Cumps, chairman of the organisation in charge of Port Sud, will hold a press conference on the winning proposal of BOGDAN & VAN BROECK ARCHITECTS for the reconversion and renovation of the industrial site of the former mill along the cana
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Two projects have been nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2011!
The Fundació Mies van der Rohe selected De Mouterij Housing Leuven and Media and Design Academy KHLim Genk. Both projects were started under VBMarchitects with Leo Van Broeck as a
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On October 20, 2011, during the presentation of awards at EDUbuild – a biennial exhibition dedicated to educational buildings – the Erasmus University College Brussels (EHB), received a special award. The Arch School Awards is an awards&r
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5 of our buildings can be visited on the “Dag van de Architectuur 2011”:
Follow the links below for more information and reservations:
De Mouterij & Centrale Werkplaatsen, Leuven
MAD-Faculty, C-mine, Genk
Total Makeover House B, Rotse
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The MAD-Faculty is selected and published in the book “Designing for Education: Compendium of Exemplary Educational Facilities 2011”, by the Centre for Effective Learning Environments of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation an
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We won the Open Call of the Flemish Government Architect for the extension of the town hall of Aarschot.
The project proposed a new panoramic front office on top of the existing town hall that would undergo a thorough durability upgrade.
Due to the e
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We are very proud to announce that we‘ve recently won the Open Call of the Flemish Government Architect’s Team for the Exemplary School Project in Koekelberg!
In the procedure of Scholen van Morgen, a limited amount of projects are select
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De Mouterij Housing is published in “DENSITY IS HOME, HOUSING BY a+t RESEARCH GROUP”, by a+t architecture publishers.
Our home is now in the city which is compacted and mixed up, which grows inwards and is renewed. We are returning
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This year, the festival centre is located at the heart of Brussels, centrally situated amongst 20 other festival locations: between the 6th and the 28th of May, the Kunstenfestivaldesarts will take up residence at RITS!
The formal interior and exteri
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From the 5th until the 7th of May, BOGDAN & VAN BROECK ARCHITECTS exhibit 11 projects in the OART Headquarters, Cluj, Romania, as part of the Architecture Days 2011.
Vernissage on the 5th of May, OART Headquarters, Blvd. Eroilor no.22, Cluj.
Next
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Our submission for the international Courthouse Contest, “International Geographic – Justice for all”, is selected for the exhibition in the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels.
The prize-winning ceremony and opening of the exhibition
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Two projects of BOGDAN & VAN BROECK ARCHITECTS were rewarded at the Romanian Architecture Bienale 2010!
Both were started under VBMarchitects and realised under BOGDAN & VAN BROECK ARCHITECTS:
Media & Design Academy KHLim Genk has
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK ARCHITECTS have been commissioned to design the Environmental Awareness Center in Húsavík, Iceland, under the patronage of the Swedish Royal House and the Icelandic Government.
Ecologically the most heavily damaged country in
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The feasibility study for the INTER-MODAL TRANSPORT CENTER in Iasi, the second largest city in Romania, has been approved by the town authorities.
The study was completed by BOGDAN & VAN BROECK ARCHITECTS in collaboration with EC-ITS [Consultancy
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UNIVERSITY COMPLEX WITH 8 AUDITORIUMS, LABORATORIES AND SERVICES IN WILRIJK | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP
Eight auditoriums, laboratories, study rooms and student facilities constitute the extensive programme to be housed
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ELEMENTARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL IN OPEN LANDSCAPE | OPEN CALL ORGANISED BY THE FLEMISH GOVERNMENT ARCHITECT, LAUREATE
The historical permanent presence of the polder landscape is experienced as a quality of the site that is to be protected, and it is a
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BRUSSELS COURTHOUSE CONTEST | INTERNATIONAL OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT
Maybe time, and not space, should be seen as the primary context of architecture. Time involves change. For a building to be alive it must admit to change. As this i
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TRANSFORMATION OF A FISHERMEN‘S BUILDING INTO A CENTRE FOR REFORESTATION AND ECOLOGICAL AWARENESS | DIRECT COMMISSION
Located across the church, the Gardarsholm Centre is a link connecting the mountains and the shore, the city and the harbour,
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URBAN AND ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH FOR AN ECOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT | DIRECT CONSULTANCY ASSIGNMENT BY THE CLIENT
IBI-village is a large ecological project of 22 000 hectares on the highland of Bateke (Democratic Republic of Congo, about 200 kms e
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FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A MULTIMODAL BUSSTATION | DIRECT COMMISSION
Research by design has shown that Iasi – the second largest city in Romania – is structured by detached modernist ensembles surrounded by green space. GREEN CITY IASI. This
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EXTENSION AND TRANSFORMATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CENTRE OF AARSCHOT | OPEN CALL OF THE FLEMISH GOVERNMENT ARCHITECT, 1ST LAUREATE
In each edition of the magazine published by the city of Aarschot, the second page is always filled with a seasonal ph
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FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE OF UPPSALA, SWEDEN | DIRECT COMMISSION
The role of Uppsala in history, the reputation of its university, the rich cultural background and the presence of the international airport are several indication
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ADVISORY ON HIGH RISE | PUBLIC SELECTION PROCEDURE
This study aims to display a balanced picture of the problems and possibilities of high-rise in Ghent. It is not an uncritical apology of towers. Although the first signs of an improved image arise,
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CONVERSION OF A FORMER BREWERY IN THE CITY CENTRE OF LEUVEN INTO FIVE ROW HOUSES, SIX LOFTS AND SIX PATIO VILLAS | DIRECT COMMISSION
AWARDS Nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2011 | BAB2010 – Architectural Bienale of Bucharest: Medal of
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