CAMPINE ATLAS: the memory and future of a region
KempenAtlas. From terra incognita to hotspot. Mapping The Campine.
Research questions.
The urban and architectural discourse in Flanders is now well developed for urban agglomerations. However, good maps and knowledge at regional level are lacking for the Campine research
In Belgium we do not know the tradition of drawing up landscape atlases, as it exists in the Netherlands. The research resulted in an atlas that forms an instrument to support the debate on sustaibanble area-oriented development. The research offers a framework for the assessment of future urban development and the identification of the most important qualities and challenges of the region.
Impact.
AR-TUR launches a project for the entire region with the KempenAtlas.
The atlas is an invitation to talk between policy makers, designers and residents about the spatial challenges in the Kempen.
The book and the exposition are not an end point in this sense, but a beginning. The Kempenatlas serves as the reference work and a source of inspiration for everyone who wants to contribute to a sustainable future for the region. In the exhibition you can view the specially made maps in large format. But the exhibition does more than show you the functioning of the region. The spatial challenges also appeal to the imagination. In a 'cardmaking studio' people are invited to share your vision with us. The images, objects and stories about twenty special places in the Kempen. We organized a crowdfunding campaign in May and June 2017 to bring together the missing part of the budget. With this campaign, we raised 13,570 euros.
It is not only a bulky book and an exhibition in the Warande, but also a network of 10 satellites distributed by the Antwerp Kempen. You can see the Kempenatlas satellites popping up in surprising places in the Kempen. A residential care domain, a station, a library or a cultural center. They form a network of mini-exhibitions where you can browse the book. A special archive image of a location in the neighborhood makes people curious about more.
Pompidou, Klara Radio, 3 oktober (vanaf 08:40 tot 23:30)
CittA Kempen, Gazet van Antwerpen, 7 oktober
RTV Nieuws Kempen, 15 september
Radio 2 nieuws, 15 september (vanaf 19:55)
Gazet Van Antwerpen, 14 septemberBouwkroniek, 15 september