Publicaties

In this article I will elaborate on two design studios at KU Leuven Faculty of Architecture in Brussels/Ghent, Belgium, in which drawing occupies a central place in the methodology: Studio Anatomy (www.studio-anatomy.org) and The Architectural Detail (http://www.blog-archkuleuven.be/architectural-detail/). Both studios closely relate to the research group The Drawing and the Space at KU Leuven Department of Architecture ...

This article provides insights in the research procedures as developed and applied by AOB Studio Anatomy KU Leuven Faculty of Architecture on the fortifications of Château de Celles (Cambrai, France). The thickness of the architectural body of Château de Selles permitted the researchers to do their research with the cutting of window openings as the central theme of this project. The window, here, has been the reason to make incisions in the ...

Recent bereavement studies are observing and documenting a growing divide between the well-known existing ‘deathscapes’ (Sidaway & Maddrell, 2016) and the changing socio-cultural landscape of mourning within our secularised western society. Memorial practices are moving away from the public domain towards the everyday and private environments while the strive for closure is shifting towards a longing for ‘continuing bonds’with the deceased: ...

Design is about the creation of meaningful connections to solve problems and advance human wellbeing; the discipline has always explored the beneficial links between form and function, technology and meaning, beauty and utility, people and artefacts and problems and solutions, among others. This book focuses on the crucial connection between design research and design education. Contemporary society grows increasingly hyper-complex and globally ...