Archipel

Theme 2025

TIME is the fourth dimension, a dimension we cannot control, yet it is all-important. Since time immemorial, time has fascinated and intrigued us. Time as a
cycle, time as duration, time as something divine, time as an objective measuring instrument, time as a philosophical concept. How do we get a grip on it?

Trip

30.04 — 04.05

Vienna & Brno

Livability and virtuosity

Against the backdrop of a rich architectural history, Vienna has been building an inclusive and liveable city for more than a hundred years. The idea that living is a basic right has placed Vienna among the top most liveable cities worldwide. Names such as Hermann Czech, Josef Hoffmann and Adolf Loos are inseparable from the city, which is worth exploring both socially and architecturally.

Misc.

24.05

45 years of Archipel

Nevelleven: 12 hours of architecture and party

In the combination of architecture and celebration, space and time come together pre-eminently in a ritual, in a programme, in a scenography. How do we celebrate architecture in our city?

Lecture

12.06

Drawing without erasing

Palimpsests in the oeuvre of Flores i Prats

Ricardo Flores & Eva Prats (E)

How can space be read in layers, new and old? How can something new be created without erasing the previous life of the place?

Visit

20.06 — 21.06

Two-day trip to Liege

Charles Vandenhove past...

After 45 years, Archipel returns to Liège. Which buildings remained standing during this journey through time? How do these buildings relate to our contemporary perception?

Lecture

25.09

Unlimited

Students on their own work

How does the view of students, unbounded by the realities of practice, across disciplines, lead to a refreshing look at approaches to design?

Visit

11.10

City between dream and deed

Cycling tour Antwerp

How do we view the plans, utopias, the visible layers of small and large adjustments in Antwerp’s urban fabric over the years?

Lecture

23.10

Gardening as an attitude

Two practices on urban green space in a changing climate

Wagon Landscaping (F)
Kollektif Landscape (B)

A garden is not a project, but a relationship to be maintained with care and love. How can the gardener’s attitude guide design processes in a changing climate?