The acquisition of a system that has been around for decades in the Netherlands, is the first Flames Baumeister, bOb Van Reeth, imposed it in Flanders in 2000. More than 700 invitation calls have been launched to national and international offices since then, and about half have been carried out. A Celebration of Public Architecture, published by Berlin publisher Jovis Verlag together with the team of Vlaams Bouwmeester and Vlaams Architectuurinstituut have compiled 70 of them, demonstrating their quality and proving in process that public architecture can be bold and thoughtful.
Leietheater in Deinze next to the Ghent Trans office © Stijn Bollaert
Havenhuis in Antwerp by the London office of the late Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid © Tim Van de Velde
The Uitzicht crematorium in Kortrijk by Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura and Brussels office SumProject + SumResearch. © Stijn Bolert
Theaterplein in Antwerp by Studio Associato Bernardo Scchi Paola Viganò in collaboration with Dirk Jaspaert / BAS © Jan Kempenaars
In Wallonia and FWB, we are still far from being able to publish a work on achievements according to the Open Oproep format, but ideas are feeding in this direction. For its part, the Architectural Unit of the Wallonia Federation – Brussels In cooperation with Wallonia buildings – Brussels Published every 3 years since 2010 with the title “Architectures Wallonie-Bruxelles Inventaires # Inventories”, a picture of contemporary architecture in the region, it aims to illustrate the commitment of public authorities and private clients in the search for architecture in keeping with its time.
Villers Abbey Visitor Center next to the Liège Binario office. © Francois Lechtelet
Dejima Pedestrian Bridge in Nagasaki by the Brussels office of Nye Partners. © Momoko Japan
Espace Winson in Fosses-la-Ville next to the office of Reservoir A in Charleroi. © Mary Noelle Daily
Villers Abbey Visitor Center next to the Liège Binario office. © François Lichtlé and Arsenal, a social housing project in Pont-à-Celles by the LRArchitectes office in Tourinnes-Saint-Lambert. © _Maxime_Delvaux
