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Theme 2026
In between



The ties between Ghent and Kanazawa (JP) will be strengthened again over the next five years. Since 1971, there has been cultural interaction between the sister cities, to which Archipel is keen to contribute in the coming period. Archipel therefore sought inspiration in Japan for the theme of this working year.

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Lecture
21.05
Between architecture and structure
NU architectuuratelier and Guy Mouton

The magic that arises from the collaboration between NU architectuuratelier and Guy Mouton structural engineers is particularly evident in the project for the botanical garden in Meise. We follow their story in situ.
Visit
27.06
A city in transition
A tour past public spaces and buildings where Sint-Niklaas is reinventing itself, between city and nature

Between staying put and moving around, between nature and the city, questions arise about how the city of today and tomorrow can deal with public space. What constitutes a city’s identity? And how does this transition, with an eye for people and nature? And is that measurable?
Visit
05.09
Between heritage and vilification: modernism in Bruges (2.0)
How can we take these buildings and ideas into the future?
Postponed until 2027; a replacement event will be announced as soon as possible

Modernism is all too often neglected and reviled by many as historically inferior heritage. We embark on a journey through powerful statements within Bruges Modernism.
Misc.
14.09 — 20.09
Summerschool 2026
Encounters between Ghent (B) and Kanazawa (JP)

The first in a series of five summer school alternating in Japan and Belgium, to celebrate the friendship ties between both sister cities Ghent and Kanazawa since 1971. In this edition we focus on encountering Ghent.
Trip
01.10 — 04.10
Booming Barcelona
Immerse yourself in the nueva onda of architecture in and around Barcelona

We are travelling to Barcelona to meet a new generation of architects who are revitalising the city with a focus on reuse, circularity, and community-spaces.
Misc.
06.10
Between Ghent and Kanazawa
Re-think, Re-draw, Re-use, Re-imagine

Ghent and Kanazawa have been official twin cities since 1971, but their ties go back 160 years. From 2026, the partnership will be renewed for the next five years. We reflect on what we can learn from each other.
Misc.
24.10
Between me and myself
On the architecture of intimacy

Doesn’t psychoanalysis assume that there is a gap between me and myself: the space of unconscious wishes and desires? We engage in conversation with different voices, between psychoanalysis and architecture.
Lecture
29.10
Territorial transition
Matthias Armengaud (F) and Aglaée Degros on transitional design at the landscape scale

The world is in transition: weather records such as the largest forest fires, droughts or floods are being broken year after year. There is less and less free space. Can transdisciplinary design help us tackle these ecological, social and spatial challenges?

Language: English
Lecture
20.11
Building: between land and materials
Material Cultures (UK) on a new culture in building

The young British design office Material Cultures wants to establish a new relationship with the building materials we use to create architecture, as they write in their manifesto Material Reform.

Language: English
Exhibition
10.12
In between: learning from the Japanese concept of ‘MA’
In search of a poetic experience of space

Students from the Learning from Japan studio at KU Leuven, Campus Sint-Lucas Ghent, are investigating the impact of traditional Japanese concepts of space. How can they be read and interpreted? What can we learn from Japan?