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20-12-2016

DS House: Olivier Dwek’s pseudo-symmetries

Olivier Dwek believes we have an ancestral instinct to seek perfect symmetry, but an excess of symmetry bores us. The Belgian architect designed DS House to look symmetrical even though it isn’t.

21-11-2016

Dwek Architects’ G House

Time passes but architecture remains, as demonstrated by G House. Renovated by Olivier Dwek, the early 20th century building still proudly shows off the antique features that distinguish it, mediated by the Belgian architect’s contemporary taste.

10-11-2016

Piuarch Les Hommmes Antwerp flagship store

The well-known Belgian brand’s new store recently opened in Antwerp, designed by Piuarch architectural studios, is based on the concept the architects developed for the brand’s boutique in Milan.

20-10-2016

OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen Biennale Interieur

Silver Lining - Interior is the title chosen by the curators, the firm OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen and the artists Richard Venlet and Joris Kritis, for the 25th Biennale Interieur in Kortrijk. The exhibition also includes the Solo House installation by OFFICE and the works of Vincent Van Duysen, winner of the 2016 Designer of the Year Award.

12-10-2016

Biennale Interieur, early previews

The long anticipated 25th edition of Biennale Interieur is opening soon in Kortrijk, Belgium, curated by OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen.

03-10-2016

Zaha Hadid’s Port House inaugurated in Antwerp

Port House, a new office complex designed by Zaha Hadid Architects in Antwerp, Belgium, was inaugurated on September 22. Immediately nicknamed "the diamond" for its multi-faceted glass façade, the new building towers over the historic fire station.

23-08-2016

Biennale 2016, Encounters in Optimism

25, 26 and 27 August 2016: three days of lectures in and around the Giardini of the Venice Biennale on the topic “Encounters in Optimism: Utopia in a Finite World”.

02-08-2016

Le Corbusier's projects become UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Seventeen buildings and urban planning projects by Le Corbusier, realised in seven different countries, were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. A further acknowledgement of the outstanding contribution by this master of architecture to the Modern Movement.