​3 December 2024 - 18:30
Stadscampus, s.C.1.03, Prinsstraat 13 – Antwerpen​

• The town hall of Mortsel
  by Bart Hollanders
  
  

Bart will present the work of Eagles of Architecture with a specific focus on the project for the town hall of Mortsel. Drawing, and redrawing is essential in their design practice, in order to gain deeper insights into architectural forms, structures, and historical references. Eagles of Architecture draws and builds projects out of a desire to play rather than an entrepreneurial spirit.

• The design competition for new event infrastructure
  by Nicolas Petillon
  
  

Nicolas will present his insights on the recent design competition for the new event infrastructure at Fort 6 on Campus Drie Eiken for the students of the University of Antwerp. As an answer to the complexities of creating spaces that serve modern public functions within historically layered sites, he will discuss how his team approached the challenge, providing functional spaces with a respect for the unique heritage and character of the former military fort.

• The presentation of ONTO#7 - Interiors revisited
  by Eva Storgaard
  
  

The development of transformation strategies for modernist patrimony is needed. At this point in time, modernist dwellings – especially their interiors – are under pressure as they often are subject to conversion, repurposing – or demolition. Adequate alterations, starting at the level of design interventions, demand knowledge and acknowledgement of the various qualities and properties of modernist architecture. For six years, the master studio interior architecture of the Faculty of Design Sciences at the University of Antwerp has been addressing this problem by exploring the underlying visions, approaches, and characteristics of modernism. The lecture gives an insight into the teaching method of this design studio, as synthesized in the publication ONTO#7.

About Bart Hollanders 

Bart studied architecture at Sint-Lucas Brussels. After his studies, Bart Hollanders went abroad where he worked for Peter Eisenman, West 8 and MVRDV. He gained extensive experience in architecture and urban planning by working for nine years as an architect and project manager at these internationally renowned firms. Since 2005, Bart Hollanders has taught Architectural Design at Luca School of Arts, Department of Architecture - now KULeuven Department of Architecture, in both Brussels and Ghent. In 2013, he set up an architectural practice under the name Eagles of Architecture, whose work could be admired at the Venice Biennale in 2016 and at the Maatwerk exhibition at the DAM in Frankfurt, among others.

From 2017 to 2020, Bart Hollanders taught studio Design at the Academy of Architecture in Rotterdam. In 2020, Bart Hollanders teaches the studio BOZAR, THE SILENT GIANT at TU Delft together with Elsbeth Ronner and Aurelie Hachez. From 2020, he will teach Design at the University of Antwerp, Faculty of Design Sciences. In 2022 they will receive the BWMSTR label 029 and in 2023 the work of Eagles of Architecture will again be on show at DeSingel in Antwerp. This time for the exhibition ‘AS FOUND’, after which Bart will take this subject to the design studios at KuLeuven and UAntwerpen.

About Nicolas Petillon

Nicolas Petillon is co-founder of Petillon Ceuppens architecten based in Antwerp, where he works on projects that aim to find a thoughtful balance between new architectural interventions and existing contexts. Through their work, Petillon Ceuppens aim to enhance both the social and environmental resilience of built environments, searching for sustainable and adaptable designs that are respectful of heritage and responsive to future needs. Their projects span various scales and typologies, from residential to civic and cultural, reflecting a strong commitment to creating meaningful spaces that enrich the lives of their inhabitants and communities. He brings his insights on the evolving nature of urban and architectural environments into his teaching at the University of Antwerp, where he contributes to both the bachelor module Architecture & Building and the master's program.

About Eva Storgaard

Eva Storgaard is a lecturer and postdoctoral researcher in the field of interior architecture at the Faculty of Design Sciences at the University of Antwerp. She has a specific interest in the culture and history of the Modern Movement and holds a PhD in which she explored less-known aspects of the architectural culture of Danish modern architecture between 1930-70. She is an active member of the International Specialist Committee - Interior Design of DOCOMOMO (Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites, and Neighborhoods of the Modern Movement) and of the Historic Interiors Affiliation Group (HIG) Research Committee, Society of Architectural Historians (SAH). She is co-author of ONTO#7, a book assigned to the teaching method of transformation strategies as practised in the master design studio of interior architecture.