Tag Antwerpen, Belgium

08-12-2022

The body seen in the mirror: fashion and psyche

Why do dolls appear in all cultures and ages, arousing attraction, tenderness, and sometimes even fear? Are avatars the mannequins of the future? Do clothes protect us, or hide us? The exhibition ‘Mirror Mirror – Fashion & the Psyche’ in Antwerp and Ghent attempts to answer these and more questions, demonstrating how fashion not only dresses us up, but reveals a lot about us and what we are like inside.

08-12-2022

A bridge as a boulevard in Belgium, an award-winning project by the ZJA studio

The Theunis bridge in Belgium, on the Albert Canal, connects Merksem to Deurne. Commissioned by De Vlaamse Waterweg, the ZJA architectural studio designed the new infrastructure in collaboration with Arcadis, Sweco and OKRA Landscape Architects. The bridge, conceived as a panoramic boulevard, has been awarded the prestigious Architecture MasterPrize 2022.

12-04-2022

Studio Farris Architects’ office interior in an iconic building in Antwerp

In their recent interior design project for the new headquarters of financial group Buysse & Partners, Studio Farris Architects found themselves working in a prestigious setting: a building considered an icon of modern Belgian architecture, one of the boldest and most innovative projects of its day: the famous BP Building designed by Léon Stynen and Paul De Meyer in 1963.

01-02-2022

Zuiderzicht, a sustainable tower designed by KCAP and evr-architecten in Antwerp

KCAP, in collaboration with the evr-architecten studio, have completed Zuiderzicht, an 80-metre-tall residential tower in Antwerp, Belgium. The tower is one of the new buildings in the Antwerp Nieuw Zuid district along the Scheldt river and stands out for its iconic double façade and close dialogue with the surrounding environment.

21-01-2022

Kempe Thill’s prefabricated concrete and stone apartments

Atelier Kempe Thill has created 38 apartments in a prefabricated concrete and limestone building with floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors in Antwerp.

24-12-2021

Concrete arts school in Antwerp by Atelier Kempe Thill

The new Sint Lucas School of Arts in Antwerp, designed by Atelier Kempe Thill, is located in a renovated school of nursing.

22-06-2021

Winners of the 5th European Award for Architectural Heritage Intervention

The winners of the 5th European Award for Architectural Heritage Intervention, a prize awarded every two years in four categories, with a special mention for restoration, were announced a few days ago. The winning projects stand out for their ability to demonstrate great sensitivity, care and respect.

09-04-2021

Xaveer De Geyter: Administrative offices of the Province of Antwerp

The winner of the competition held by the Province of Antwerp, Xaveer De Geyter has designed new premises for the public offices in the southern part of the city. A new energy-neutral landmark, a building that is both a tower and a bridge, rising above a redeveloped city park.

05-03-2021

KAAN Architecten project for the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp

After winning the Flemish government’s international contest in 2003, architectural studio KAAN Architecten has worked intensively on the renovation and expansion of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp. The architects can now unveil the main phase in their project, which brings a contemporary allure to this historic 19th century building.