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A Postmodern Inventory
On Thursday 5 December, a lecture and discussion on Postmodern architectures in Brussels in the framework of Residency #003!
With Bernard Lizin (Atelier d’Architecture de Genval), Jean-Marc Basyn (Urban), Wouter Van Acker, Quentin Tournay (ULB), and Pauline Fockedey ensuring the moderation.
Book Presentation + Discussion on the use of concrete !
Alia Bengana will enter in a discussion with Klaas de Rycke moderated by Tiphaine Abenia.
Back to the Middle Ages?
In the framework of Residency #001 – Coating we invite Kris De Decker, creator and author of Low Tech Magazine, to give a lecture on the question of Technology.
| Date | 21.05.2024 |
Technology has become the idol of our society, but technological progress is—more often than not—aimed at solving problems caused by earlier technical inventions. What is missing in the energy debate is a historical context. There is a lot of potential in past and often forgotten knowledge and technologies when it comes to designing a sustainable society. Interesting possibilities arise when you combine old technology with new knowledge and new materials, or when you apply old concepts and traditional knowledge to modern technology.