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- [Previous collaborators:](https://www.bogdan.design/team/) - _ &bogdan was born at the end of 2022, following the retirement of Leo Van Broeck from BOGDAN & VAN BROECK, which was founded by arch. & urban designer Oana Bogdan (RO/BE) and prof.eng.arch. Leo Van Broeck (BE) in 2007. _ arch. Smaranda Alexandrescu (RO/LU) | arch. & historian Felix Ballauf (DE) | arch. Clelia
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- [Publications](https://www.bogdan.design/publications/) - &bogdan Bogdan 'Architectures Wallonie-Bruxelles Inventaires # 4 2020-2023', Architecture Unit of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (2023): 13-20 Bogdan & Boogaerts 'Taak, statuut, aansprakelijkheid en deontologie van de (ingenieurs-) architect', die keure (2024): 59-69 Magnusson 'Keynote conversations: 100 interviews for reinventing the city', For Elize (2024) 194-195 Bogdan 'Reconfiguring Land: From building shift to culture shift', KoozArch
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## Projects

- [Calevoet](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/calevoet/) - The site extends over two parcels that were previously occupied by two enormous blind volumes used as office space, surrounded by parking lots, asphalt and short-mowed grass with little ecological value. The master plan aims at transforming the site into a residential area in the middle of real urban nature of high biodiversity quality, permanently
- [Kanaal - VERVOORDT r.e.](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/kanaal-vervoordt-r-e-wijnegem-be/) - CONVERSION OF A FORMER BREWERY AND MALTERY ALONG THE ALBERT CANAL NEAR ANTWERP INTO A MIXED-USE PROJECT | DIRECT COMMISSION BY THE CLIENT click here to see the project website of Vervoordt r.e. click here to see the Flickr-photostream of Vervoordt r.e. A cluster of partially empty but highly valuable industrial structures on the
- [VIEW Euroveiling](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/view-euroveiling/) - INTEGRATED HOUSING WITH PRODUCTION AND COMMERCIAL SPACES IN BRUSSELS | DESIGN & BUILD COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE With Grondregie and Euroveiling, and together with Vanderstraeten, WITH20, Studio Thomas Willemse, DUSS, Qern and m-gineers, we work on a future where living and working no longer compete for ground, but share it. At the
- [Tuin der Broeders](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/tuin-der-broeders/) - MIXED-USE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE WITH 91 FLATS, 11 COMMERCIAL SPACES, UNDERGROUND PARKING AND CREATION OF PUBLIC AND COLLECTIVE OUTDOOR SPACE Through one of the passages from the city center (via Schepen Dejonghstraat, Ridderstraat, or Heilig-Hartplein), you reach the former site of the Broeders. This former grounds of a school complex is being
- [Good Living – Building Code Reform](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/good-living-reform-of-brussels-urban-regulations-2/) - NEW "REGIONAL TOWN PLANNING REGULATION" (RRU-GOOD LIVING) FOR BRUSSELS “Living in the city is one of the most effective solutions against the massive loss of biodiversity and natural resources. Architecture has thus become an important element of a systemic response that restores our connection with nature. To be effective, this connection needs space in the
- [Integrated center for drug users](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/integratedcentre/) - AN INTEGRATED CENTRE FOR DRUG USERS IN BRUSSELS | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PRIZE Commissioned by the Urban Development Corporation (SAU-MSI), BOGDAN & VAN BROECK and BC architects & studies are designing a much-needed frontline care centre around the canal, on Avenue du Port in Brussels, in coexistence with the continuation of
- [Mijnpark](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/mijnpark/) - 40 SOCIAL HOUSING UNITS, A COLLECTIVE SPACE, AND UNDERGROUND PARKING ON A FORMER MINING SITE IN HOUTHALEN Mijnpark Sociaal transforms the former mining site in Houthalen from a brownfield into a vibrant, resilient landscape where urban life and nature coexist. As part of a broader vision for the Mijnpark, the project integrates living, working, and
- [Ceci n'est pas (qu') une caserne](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/chaussee-de-mons/) - A MIXED-USE COMPLEX COMPRISING A FIRE STATION AND A NEIGHBOURHOOD SPORTS FACILITY | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE A fire station is a place of emergency. It is mainly shaped by the many flows that cross it: people, vehicles, goods, outfits, ... Time constitutes here a key design parameter. But a fire
- [NovaCity I](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/novacity/) - DEVELOPMENT OF A MIXED USE SUSTAINABLE PROJECT IN ANDERLECHT | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE AWARDS Nominated for the Brussels Architecture Prize 2023, in the category Major Intervention | First prize for Publica Awards 2023 in the category Urban Development, Infrastructure & Mobility | Be.exemplary Brussels 2019: laureate NovaCity goes far beyond
- [De Mouterij](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/de-mouterij-leuven-be/) - CONVERSION OF A FORMER BREWERY IN THE CITY CENTRE OF LEUVEN INTO FIVE ROW HOUSES, SIX LOFTS AND SIX PATIO VILLAS | DIRECT COMMISSION AWARDS Nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2011 | BAB2010 - Architectural Bienale of Bucharest: Medal of the President of the Union of Architects of Romania The site, a
- [Anspach](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/anspach/) - TRANSFORMATION OF THE GRANDS MAGASINS DE LA BOURSE | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT The former Grands Magasins de la Bourse of Brussels, on Anspach Boulevard, are a witness of the history of the city centre. They constitute an architectural palimpsest which embodies the many changes that occurred in the city overtime, from the
- [Adaptive re-use churches](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/transformatie-kerken/) - 8 FEASIBILITY STUDIES ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF PARISH CHURCHES IN FLANDERS | COMMISSIONED BY PROJECTBUREAU HERBESTEMMING KERKEN In Flanders, similar to other regions, parish churches are facing one of the most important challenges since their construction: reactivating or even reinventing their central role and position in a desacralising society. Due to a decreasing number of
- [Strakonická](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/strakonicka/) - URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN A NEW VIBRANT DISTRICT OF PRAGUE Smíchov is a vibrant district of Prague with a rich industrial history and a future full of possibilities: It is not only expecting a major urban transformation thanks to the “Smíchov City” masterplan. Smíchov also reveals a distinct transformation from North to South, gradually becoming fragmented
- [Papenvest](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/papenvest/) - CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTIFUNCTIONAL NEIGHBOURHOOD IN THE HEART OF BRUSSELS | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT The regeneration of Rempart des Moines has to be distinctive and imaginative. At the same time it needs to take into account its place in the City – what we find today and what took place in the
- [EU Quarter Development Vision](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/residence-belliard-brussels-be/) - VISION FOR DENSIFICATION, MIXED-USE AND LIVING QUALITY IN THE EUROPEAN QUARTER IN BRUSSELS Today Rue Belliard in Brussels functions primarily as an ‘exit-boulevard’ for car traffic. The surrounding European neighbourhood is a mono-functional area containing office buildings of which many are empty. The purpose of this vision is the transformation on one hand of this thoroughfare
- [Den Travoo](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/housing-den-travoo-hoeilaart-be/) - 29 PRIVATE AND 12 SOCIAL DWELLINGS IN THE CENTRE OF HOEILAART | OPEN COMPETITION FOR PPP, ORGANISED BY THE MUNICIPALITY, 1ST PLACE AWARDS Special mention in the category Collective Housing, ArchiZinc Trophy 2014 | Nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2015 | Nominated for Building of the year award 2016, Archdaily The existing
- [Bakala Academy](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/bakala-academy-leuven-be/) - RESEARCH CENTRE FOR SPORT AND MOVEMENT IN LEUVEN The Bakala Academy is the result of a public-private partnership between the University of Leuven and a top-level bicycle team. They wanted to create a representative centre that will provide services on the level of excellence in sports and performance for cyclists and athletes of all disciplines.
- [Moreau](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/moreau-social-housing-anderlecht-be/) - TWELVE SOCIAL PASSIVE APARTMENTS AND THREE LOW-ENERGY DWELLINGS | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE AWARDS Be.exemplary Brussels 2012: laureate The classic 19th-century urban typology of the mansion with a ‘carriage porch’ – as we often find in this neighbourhood – is used to create a densified housing complex. The faceted volume of
- [VUB U-Residence](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/vub-u-residence-brussels-be/) - STUDENT ROOMS, CONGRESS CENTRE AND OFFICES | OPEN COMPETITION FOR PPP ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE AWARDS Nominated for the Biennial Architecture Award Ixelles 2014 | Participation in the Day of Architecture 2013 This academic residence on the campus of the Brussels Free University (VUB) fulfills a double function: accommodation for students, guest lecturers
- [Egied Van Broeckhovenschool](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/egied-van-broeckhovenschool/) - EXTENSION AND TRANSFORMATION OF A BOTTLING PLANT INTO A SECONDARY SCHOOL | OPEN CALL ORGANISED BY VZW IGNATIUS SCHOLEN IN BEWEGING An existing bottling plant is repurposed to a secondary school. Wanting to be more than a school, the client wants a project to be a beacon for a community. A community with traditionally high
- [Centrale Werkplaatsen](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/centrale-werkplaatsen-leuven-be/) - 134 ECOLOGICAL DWELLINGS, OFFICES, COMMERCIAL SPACES AND UNDERGROUND CAR PARK ON THE FORMER RAILWAY WORKSHOP'S SITE IN LEUVEN | OPEN COMPETITION FOR PPP ORGANISED BY THE CITY OF LEUVEN, 1ST PLACE AWARDS Participation in the Day of Architecture 2013 Since the disappearance of the activity on the Central Railway Workshops, this part of Kessel-Lo was
- [Lindbergh](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/lindbergh/) - HOUSING PROJECT ON THE CORNER OF THE CHAUSSÉE DE HAECHT AND AVENUE LOUIS PIERARD IN EVERE | DIRECT COMMISSION FROM THE CLIENT The main ambition of this project is to optimise the amount and configuration of finely detailed apartments on a rather limited site. Our proposal comprises of 43 living units of different size, orientation
- [Tilburg Railway Workshops](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/tilburg-railway-workshops/) - REDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR TILBURG'S RAILWAY WORKSHOPS | DIRECT COMMISSION FROM THE CLIENT The Spoorzone seeks urban inclusion. It is a breeding ground for innovation and development on the fertile base of the industrial past and intermediate initiatives. It is a place for cultural, social and economical tolerance in constant evolution. It derives its identity from
- [Charlemagne](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/charlemagne/) - EXTENSION AND PARTIAL TRANSFORMATION OF A SCHOOL FOR ADULTS COMPRISING STUDY ROOMS, CAFETARIA, AUDITORIUMS AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE Our society is ever-changing. To anticipate future evolutions, this project is designed as a bridge between the functional logic of the existing schools and the flexible organisation of a
- [At home in Rozemaai](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/rozemaai/) - 137 SOCIAL DWELLINGS, 29 AFFORDABLE DWELLINGS, DAY CARE, DISTRICT OFFICE, AND MULTIPURPOSE SPACE | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE “Rozemaai at home” is a plan for 137 social dwellings, 29 affordable dwellings, a day care, a district office, a multipurpose space and an array of public spaces. The site - Veld 15a -
- [Evenepoel Renaissance](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/evenepoelrenaissance/) - 42 SOCIAL HOUSING UNITS WITH COLLECTIVE AMENITIES, PUBLIC POLYVALENT SPACE, FLEXIBLE UNDERGROUND PARKING AND LANDSCAPING | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 2ND PLACE Evenepoel. A dike protecting the city from a former shooting range gives shape to a site with a pronounced topography. The level differences were materialised in the 1970s by retaining walls
- [Abri & Co](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/abri-co/) - 14 SOCIAL DWELLINGS, OFFICES, DAYCARE, COMMERCIAL SPACE, PARKING | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, THIRD PLACE ‘Abri & co’ is a multifunctional corner building, which is a part of the general revitalisation programme for the popular neighbourhood Marolles. The Marolles is characterized by two parallel yet intertwined worlds: ‘front-’ and ‘backstage’. Abri & Co
- [Belgrade](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/belgrade/) - RENOVATION AND COMPLETE CONVERSION OF AN OFFICE BUILDING INTO A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE Embedded in a general revitalization program of the neighbourhood Wiels/Senne, the municipality is transforming an old Cinzano factory into social housing. Since the 1970’s this eccentric piece of brutalist architecture stands out from its
- [Beneluxterrein](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/beneluxterrein-tilburg/) - PREPARATION OF AN AREA CONCEPT FOR THE INNER-CITY BUSINESS PARK BENELUX SITE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TILBURG The municipality of Tilburg is working to revitalise its business parks. These range from logistics industrial to more small-scale inner-city business parks. The Benelux site is one of those inner-city sites, located in the northwest of the city,
- [The Cosmopolitan](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/cosmopolitan/) - ADAPTIVE RE-USE FOR 156 DWELLINGS AND 2 LEVELS OF OFFICES IN THE CENTER OF BRUSSELS | INVITED COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE AWARDS Nominated for the Archdaily 2022 Building of the year Awards | Nominated for the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2022 | Nominated for the Prix
- [Amal Amjahid](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/truss-amal-molenbeek-be/) - COLLECTIVE AMENITY ALONG THE CANAL IN BRUSSELS INCLUDING A SPORTS HALL, BOXING CLUB, CAFETARIA, CRÈCHE AND ONE HOUSING UNIT | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE AWARDS Nominated and shortlisted at the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Awards 2024. The project is articulated around 3 main voids:
- [COOP](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/coop-anderlecht-be/) - RECONVERSION OF AN OLD MILL INTO AN INTERPRETATION CENTRE AND AN INCUBATOR FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE AWARDS Nominated for the Archdaily 2022 Building of the year Awards | Shortlisted for the International Urban Project Award 2020 | Nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award
- [Gangen: More Nature, More City](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/gangen-more-nature-more-city/) - SPATIAL CONCEPT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN FRINGES IN THE NETHERLANDS | IN COLLABORATION WITH SYNCHROON AND FLUXX In the context of the Netherlands' significant and urgent housing challenge, the proposal 'Gangen: More Nature, More City' —developed in collaboration with Synchroon and Flux—presents a visionary approach. It seeks to accommodate nearly one million homes on
- [Campus Unesco Koekelberg](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/royal-atheneum-koekelberg-be/) - EXTENSION AND TRANSFORMATION OF A PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL AS EXEMPLARY PROJECT FOR "SCHOOLS OF TOMORROW" | OPEN CALL ORGANISED BY THE FLEMISH GOVERNMENT ARCHITECT, 1ST PLACE The main challenge for this design question was to harvest the hidden potential of the location: a high quality urban environment, a site with a particular ecosystem, topography,
- [Bijgaardehof](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/bijgaardehof/) - CO-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE CENTRE ON THE FORMER INDUSTRIAL SITE ‘MALMAR’ IN GHENT | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE AWARDS Nominated for the Brussels Architecture Prize 2023, in the category Extra Muros | Finalist for Architectuur Prijs Gent 2024 Close to the centre of Ghent, an abandoned factory site is transformed into
- [Colonel Bourg](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/colonel-bourg/) - TRANSFORMATION OF AN OFFICE BUILDING OF THE 80'S INTO A HOUSING COMPLEX NEXT TO THE E40 | DIRECT COMMISSION FROM THE CLIENT. The 70's brought an unparalleled growth in speedways, often crossing right through urban areas. The E40 highway in Brussels cuts the suburban tissue of Evere, before entering the capital high speed. The planned
- [High-Rise Study](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/hoogbouwnota-ghent-be/) - ADVISORY ON HIGH RISE | PUBLIC SELECTION PROCEDURE This study aims to display a balanced picture of the problems and possibilities of high-rise in Ghent. It is not an uncritical apology of towers. Although the first signs of an improved image arise, we wonder why the present towers, built over the past decades, gain a
- [Kulturhuset](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/kulturhuset-uppsala-se/) - FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE OF UPPSALA, SWEDEN | DIRECT COMMISSION The role of Uppsala in history, the reputation of its university, the rich cultural background and the presence of the international airport are several indications of the potential of this town. Uppsala played once a pioneering scientific and cultural role in Sweden,
- [Administrative Center](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/administrative-center-aarschot-be/) - EXTENSION AND TRANSFORMATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CENTRE OF AARSCHOT | OPEN CALL OF THE FLEMISH GOVERNMENT ARCHITECT, 1ST LAUREATE In each edition of the magazine published by the city of Aarschot, the second page is always filled with a seasonal photograph of the city skyline. This gives a hint about the ambition level and scale
- [Citi Transferium](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/citi-transferium-iasi-ro/) - FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A MULTIMODAL BUSSTATION | DIRECT COMMISSION Research by design has shown that Iasi - the second largest city in Romania - is structured by detached modernist ensembles surrounded by green space. GREEN CITY IASI. This insight has led to a hub not only designed as an ecological node of public transportation but
- [Manzo](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/manzo-ibi-village-ibi-village-d-r-congo/) - URBAN AND ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH FOR AN ECOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT | DIRECT CONSULTANCY ASSIGNMENT BY THE CLIENT IBI-village is a large ecological project of 22 000 hectares on the highland of Bateke (Democratic Republic of Congo, about 200 kms east of Kinshasa). The project has the following goals: - the planting of forests which will provide
- [Gardarsholm](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/gardarsholm-husavik-is/) - TRANSFORMATION OF A FISHERMEN'S BUILDING INTO A CENTRE FOR REFORESTATION AND ECOLOGICAL AWARENESS | DIRECT COMMISSION Located across the church, the Gardarsholm Centre is a link connecting the mountains and the shore, the city and the harbour, the land and the sea, the past and the future, Iceland and the entire world. It talks about
- [Justice for all](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/justice-for-all-brussels-be/) - BRUSSELS COURTHOUSE CONTEST | INTERNATIONAL OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT Maybe time, and not space, should be seen as the primary context of architecture. Time involves change. For a building to be alive it must admit to change. As this is valid for all buildings, so it is for monuments. Listing a building is
- [Horizon](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/horizon-school-knokke-be/) - ELEMENTARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL IN OPEN LANDSCAPE | OPEN CALL ORGANISED BY THE FLEMISH GOVERNMENT ARCHITECT, LAUREATE The historical permanent presence of the polder landscape is experienced as a quality of the site that is to be protected, and it is also used as a source of design choices. The typology of the school buildings
- [Gebouw O](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/gebouw-o/) - UNIVERSITY COMPLEX WITH 8 AUDITORIUMS, LABORATORIES AND SERVICES IN WILRIJK | OPEN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP Eight auditoriums, laboratories, study rooms and student facilities constitute the extensive programme to be housed in a passive building within the delicate, fragile and valuable green environment of the campus of the University of Antwerp Wilrijk. The
- [Gaasbeek Estate](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/gaasbeek-estate-gaasbeek-be/) - MASTERPLAN AND LONG-TERM VISION ON THE HERITAGE, SCENOGRAPHY, ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPING OF GAASBEEK CASTLE AND ITS SURROUNDING DOMAIN | SELECTION ORGANISED BY THE CLIENT, 1ST PLACE Gaasbeek Castle and its estate are ​reconfigured into one ensemble that works as an ideal ​historical ​backdrop for contrasting ​and almost 'provoking' ​contemporary art exhibitions​ and performances​. Several feasibility studies
- [River Towers](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/river-towers/) - RECONVERSION OF A CONCRETE PLANT INTO A MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE RIVER SAMBRE IN CHARLEROI | DIRECT COMMISSION FROM THE CLIENT The site is a derelict brownfield located along the river Sambre at the South-East entrance of the city of Charleroi and flanked by an impressive amount of infrastructure (fly-overs, highway bridges, viaducts). The omnipresent
- [Fiat](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/fiat-waterloo-be/) - MASTERPLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 450 UNITS AROUND THE NEW RER-STATION IN WATERLOO | DIRECT COMMISSION FROM THE CLIENT Two major events will drastically modify the city of Waterloo in the coming years. On the one hand the construction of a new RER station will - with its fast connection to Brussels - challenge the
- [Sprawl & Densification](https://www.bogdan.design/projects/sprawl-densification-flanders/) - ADVISORY REPORT ON LAND-USE AND BUILDING CULTURE IN FLANDERS | DIRECT COMMISSION FROM THE CLIENT The Urban Design and Spatial Planning authorities of the Flemish Government commissioned an advisory report on the causes of excessive land use and urban sprawl and on possible ways to tackle that problem. The report starts with a quantification through

## News Items

- [Belgian Architectural Excellence Award 2026](https://www.bogdan.design/news/11256/) - We won the Belgian Architectural Excellence Award 2026 for the Brussels region. The international jury honored us for the quality of our work, but also for the vision and ethical code that are the foundation of our practice. Their recognition affirms our belief that architecture can and must be an expression of humanity, respect, and
- [The Cosmopolitan featured in the station+ film, Sleeping Giants: a Renovation Story - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/the-cosmopolitan-renovation-stories-sleeping-giants-by-station/) - The Cosmopolitan and Oana Bogdan are featured in the Renovation Story: Sleeping Giants, a HouseEurope! film by station+. This Renovation Story explores the potential of vacant office buildings, often referred to as "Sleeping Giants”, to be converted into housing. Many European cities are facing a high proportion of vacant office spaces, which contrasts with the
- ['Designing Incentives for Change', a fellowship by ETH Zürich and the Holcim Foundation Fellowship - 2025](https://www.bogdan.design/news/designing-incentives-for-change-a-fellowship-by-eth-zurich-and-the-holcim-foundation-fellowship/) - Oana Bogdan will contribute to 'Designing Incentives for Change', the fellowship co-organized by ETH Zürich and the Holcim Foundation Fellowship. 1–12 September 2025 | Brussels Registration is open until May 19th Learn more about the fellowship through a conversation for Koozarch by Federica Sofia Zambeletti, featuring Laura Viscovich and Saba Carmel Meidany of
- [To Build Law from the series Groundwork, CCA - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/to-build-law-2024-from-the-series-groundwork-cca/) - Oana Bogdan is featured as an ambassador for HouseEurope! in the documentary film To Build Law, 2024 from the series Groundwork © CCA The exhibition To Build Law and its accompanying documentary conceived by Francesco Garutti and directed by Joshua Frank, follows b+ and station+ as they establish a policy lab, HouseEurope!, to propose
- [Brussels Housing Atlas of Residential Building Types (Second and Expanded Edition)](https://www.bogdan.design/news/the-cosmopolitan-and-novacity-i-featured-in-brussels-housing-atlas-of-residential-building-types/) - The Cosmopolitan (&bogdan) and NovaCity I (DDS+, &bogdan) are featured in Brussels Housing: Atlas of Residential Building Types (second and expanded edition) by Gérald Ledent, Alessandro Porotto, and Kristiaan Borret. In this publication, both projects are positioned within a narrative that traces the evolution of the terraced house and its transformation into various other
- [Power to Renovate - A Question of Values, a station+ film - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/power-to-renovate-a-question-of-values-a-film-by-station/) - Oana Bogdan is featured as a HouseEurope! ambassador in Power to Renovation – a Question of Values, a film produced by station+. “Power to Renovation” is the second film produced to tell the story of HouseEurope!, a European Citizens’ Initiative with the goal to make renovation of existing buildings faster, cheaper and easier, and stop
- [HouseEurope! discussion at OAMi Foundation in Milan - 2025](https://www.bogdan.design/news/houseeurope-discussion-at-oami-foundation-in-milan/) - Oana Bogdan will speak at the inaugural session of a new HouseEurope! series, curated by Fosbury Architecture and KoozArch, which will be held at the OAMi Foundation in Milan. The series will focus on the adaptive reuse of buildings and aims to promote a more sustainable approach across economic, environmental, and social dimensions. The speakers
- [ARCH+ / House Europe! Witness Hearing at CIVA - 2025](https://www.bogdan.design/news/arch-house-europe-witness-hearing-at-civa/) - In February 2025, the European Citizens’ Initiative HouseEurope! began its voting period to propose legislation prioritizing renovation and adaptive reuse. To help make the case against demolition and vacancy, the Berlin-based magazine on architecture and urbanism, ARCH+, staged a “witness hearing” in the form of a conference at CIVA. Oana Bogdan, as an ambassador of
- [&bogdan is featured in Flanders Architectural Review N°16 - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/bogdan-featured-in-flanders-architectural-review-n16-responses-in-responsibility/) - “It’s a shame that we need crises to make changes. Water needs open space. Before the floods of 2021, open space wasn’t considered important, but suddenly it was afterward.” Oana Bogdan, 236 Sofie De Caigny and Petrus Kemme incorporate insights from a roundtable discussion featuring Oana Bogdan, as well as Bijgaardehof (&bogdan) and NovaCity
- [Amal Amjahid featured in EUmies Awards 2024 Book - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/10412/) - “Designed for the community as a public passage connecting Molenbeek and the Canal, Amal Amjahid optimises land use through the spectacular stacking of 6 functions, voids, and platforms on a small footprint. The structure allows for maximum flexibility over the 5 levels: 2 concrete walls support 4 dismantable trusses, which were transported by water.” EUmies
- [Lecture about land-use and housing in Tallinn - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/lecture-about-land-use-and-housing-in-tallinn-2024/) - Oana Bogdan presented at the Estonian Association of Architects’ autumn conference, joining representatives from Estonian state and local governments, international experts, and developers to discuss the challenges of housing access. The speakers brought diverse perspectives to the discourse and offered innovative solutions to critical issues, including the commodification of housing, socio-economic inequality, and housing supply.
- [European Citizens' Initiative HouseEurope! - 2025](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-is-an-ambassador-for-the-european-citizens-initiative-houseeurope/) - Oana Bogdan is an ambassador for the European Citizens' Initiative HouseEurope!, which advocates for new EU legislation to make building renovations and conversions easier, more affordable, and more sustainable. Demolishing existing structures is as outdated as food waste, animal testing, fast fashion, and single-use plastics. The initiative demands the right to reuse existing buildings, based
- [NovaCity I is featured in “PRODUCTION BELONGS IN THE CITY,” SOFT POWER bma - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/novacity-i-is-featured-in-production-belongs-in-the-city-soft-power-10-years-of-bouwmeester-maitre-architecte-in-brussels-2024/) - NovaCity I is featured in “PRODUCTION BELONGS IN THE CITY,” a section in SOFT POWER which examines the future of the Brussels-Capital Region as a productive city. The discussion of NovaCity I is framed by the central question: “How can maintaining production in the city serve as a lever for the development of “new land”
- [Interview in ARCH+ The Business of Architecture - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/interview-in-arch-the-business-of-architecture-2024/) - Oana Bogdan spoke to Olaf Grawert for the latest English issue about how architects tend to assist their own economic exploitation by pretending their work is difficult to put a price tag on. Read the full interview in ARCH+ The Business of Architecture. The publication was exhibited and launched at the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam
- [RRU & NovaCity I are featured in Bauwelt - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/rru-novacity-i-are-featured-in-bauwelt-2024/) - RRU Brussels & NovaCity I are featured in Stadt Bauwelt that dedicated its latest edition to Brussels. Learn more about the article on their website!
- [Oana Bogdan to be on jury for BigMat International Architecture Award - 2025](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-to-be-jury-member-for-the-bigmat-international-architecture-award-2025/) - Oana Bogdan will represent Belgium as a jury member for the BigMat International Architecture Award 2025, which honors exceptional architectural contributions from the seven participating countries: Belgium, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. In 2025, the BMIAA will continue to celebrate architectural excellence and high-quality construction while fostering dialogue within the architecture
- [Lecture by Oana Bogdan at BAU Munich - 2025](https://www.bogdan.design/news/lecture-by-oana-bogdan-at-bau-munich-2025/) - "The future of architecture lies in our ability to innovate in the way we use land, a vital natural resource." Oana will speak at BAU 2025 in Munich, addressing how rethinking land use and building typologies can help mitigate the depletion of natural resources driving today’s interconnected crises. BAU 2025, the world’s leading trade fair
- [Contribution for manifesto De Sociaal Rechtvaardige Bouwshift - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/contribution-for-manifesto-de-sociaal-rechtvaardige-bouwshift-2024/) - Flanders is the most densely built region in Europe. But its poor spatial planning is increasingly causing problems: just think of the endless traffic jams, or regular floods. In response to these challenges, the Flemish Government devised the ‘bouwshift’, a strategy around smarter building while preserving precious nature and open space. In this manifesto for
- [Lecture about the housing crisis in Luxembourg - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/lecture-about-the-housing-crisis-in-luxembourg-2024/) - The ‘housing crisis’ is a major issue for Luxembourg, as it is for other European countries. After the Semaine Nationale du Logement, where the issue of density is addressed, LUCA is organising, with the support of the Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning, a series of four lectures on affordable housing. The series, which starts
- [Essay on Land in Koozarch - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/essay-on-land-in-koozarch-2024/) - Oana Bogdan puts forth a strong polemic against the neoliberalisation of land as property, and in favour of collective stewardship. Read the essay published in KoozArch here. Date: 25.09.2024
- [Talk about the Inclusive City at COOP - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/talk-about-the-inclusive-city-at-coop-2024/) - Join us this Thursday 26 September for a lecture and a debate on the Inclusive City with Globe Aroma &bogdan, organised by Archipel ! More than ever, architecture should become an instrument of social justice and inclusivity. It should become part of the future-proof city that takes into account its responsibility towards other natures, generations,
- [Bijgaardehof is nominated for the Architectuur Prijs Gent - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/bijgaardehof-is-nominated-for-the-architectuur-prijs-gent-2024/) - We are delighted to hear that Bijgaardehof is one of the twenty shortlisted projects for the Architecture Prize Ghent 2024 (Architectuur Prijs Gent - editie 2024!) We invite you to explore the selected projects via the special bike route that is running through the city, and join us on the 6th of October at the
- [Amal at EUmies Awards exhibition at Faculty of Architecture - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/amal-at-eumiesawards-exhibition-at-faculty-of-architecture-2024/) - The KU Leuven Faculty of Architecture is showcasing by means of an alumni event the four Belgian shortlisted projects and the 18 Belgian nominations for the EUmies Awards 2024. Oana Bogdan will introduce Amal Amjahid on the launch of this Exhibition. May 2nd, 5pm - Faculty of Architecture, KU Leuven, Paleizenstraat 65, 1030 Date: 02.05.2024
- [Oana Bogdan is part of the jury for Tilburg Architecture Prize - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-is-part-of-the-jury-for-tilburg-architecture-prize-2024/) - Oana Bogdan will be part of the jury panel that is hosting the first edition of the Tilburg Architecture Prize, an initiative of the municipality of Tilburg and CAST (Centre for Architecture and Urban Planning Tilburg e.o.). The jury consists of Sanne van Manen, Oana Bogdan, Floris van der Zee, Bianca Seekles, Jesse van Hassel.
- [Vacancy - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/vacancy-2024/) - We are seeking (engineer-) architects to join our international team at the atelier space where we are currently relocating: Rue des Ateliers 19, 1080 Molenbeek. Fluent in either French or Dutch, as well as English, you possess excellent design skills and proficiency in ArchiCAD. Above all, we prioritize a strong team spirit, as close collaboration
- [Our proposal for ULB will be part of the exhibition - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/our-proposal-for-ulb-will-be-part-of-the-exhibition-2024/) - On Tuesday 12 March at the ULB La Cambre Horta Faculty of Architecture, the opening of the travelling exhibition "Ces lieux où apprendre l’architecture" will take place, organised by the Institut Culturel d'Architecture Wallonie-Bruxelles in partnership with the faculties of architecture in French-speaking Belgium. What kind of place is the right one for learning architecture?
- [Oana Bogdan will speak on MIPIM - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-will-speak-on-mipim-2024/) - In celebration of the 50th anniversary, City.dev organises a series of lectures at MIPIM in Cannes on 13 March. On the programme: 11am - Verrière California : Conference "The productive and inclusive city - from concept to reality" with Benjamin Cadranel, Nathalie Renneboog, Philippe Antoine, Oana Bogdan and LukPeters and Mark Brearley & Hélène Peskine
- [A letter to a young architect by Oana Bogdan - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/a-letter-to-a-young-architect-by-oana-bogdan-2024/) - Leading up to International Women’s Day, the Platform for Architecture & Feminism (Belgium) and Architektur Kollektiv (Germany) have invited role models from Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands to share their wisdom, questions, and doubts with a younger generation of (female) architects through letters, which will be read during an online event on March 6th at
- [Cente Van Hout in De Standaard on energry norms - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/cente-van-hout-in-de-standaard-on-energry-norms-2024/) - Recent discussions surrounding the new energy standards (EPB/EPC) in Flanders overlook crucial aspects essential for achieving a carbon-neutral and sustainable future for both existing and new buildings. According to Cente Van Hout, project architect at &bogdan, highlighted in DeStandaard, the focus on energy efficiency must extend beyond merely relying on technology and insulation. Instead, it
- [Oana Bogdan joins the jury for The Next Step Program - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-joins-the-jury-for-the-next-step-program-2024/) - Oana Bogdan is part of the jury for The Next Step Program. From all the submissions, the jury will select 10 nominees who will participate in the program and eventually can win the Next Step Award. This is an initiative by BNA (Branchevereniging Nederlandse Architectenbureaus) & Synchroon. Date: 28.02.2024
- [‘Good Living’ in Roca Gallery - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/good-living-in-roca-gallery-2024/) - “You don’t have to construct the most ecological building, as it is already there. Reusing and adapting what already exists in the built environment is the truly regenerative action of the twenty-first century.” More in the article ‘Good Living: A regenerative approach towards a future-proof Brussels’, signed by Oana Bogdan and published on the website
- [AMAL is shortlisted for EUMies Awards - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/amal-is-shortlisted-for-eumies-awards-2024/) - Our project Amal Amjahid - community facility along the canal in Molenbeek, Brussels Region, Belgium - is one of the 40 shortlisted projects for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Awards 2024! With 4 works shortlisted, Belgium (11 million inhabitants) is the second in the ranking of 20 countries.
- [Publication 'Herscheppen' - 2024](https://www.bogdan.design/news/publication-herscheppen-2024/) - From 2016 until 2021 Projectbureau Herbestemming Kerken was responsible for coordinating the design research for the adaptive reuse of hundreds of parish churches in Flanders. In this framework the beautiful book ‘Herscheppen’ was published by Atelier Bouwmeester, not only to cherish all the research of the different design teams, but also to provide a clear
- [Lecture ‘Design-by-thinking-of-bats’ - 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/lecture-design-by-thinking-of-bats-2023/) - Design is based on a world of thoughts… and thoughts are based on a world of images. At least that is what Aristotle, Kant or architect O.M.Ungers would like to call: ‘thinking by metaphors’ ;). On the 17th of January, Oana Bogdan will give a lecture in Amsterdam titled ‘Design-by-thinking-of-bats’. A compelling title, yet with
- [Bijgaardehof is published in architraaf - 2022](https://www.bogdan.design/news/bijgaardehof-is-published-in-architraaf-2022/) - Bijgaardehof is published in architraaf n°213! Date: 01 12 2022
- [NovaCity is published in de Architect -2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/novacity-is-published-in-de-architect-2023/) - Project overview in de Architect ‘De werkende Stad: van werkplaats tot kantoor’ #3 Date: 01 09 2023
- [Interview with Oana Bogdan in de Architect - 2022](https://www.bogdan.design/news/interview-with-oana-bogdan-in-de-architect-2022/) - Interview with Oana Bogdan in de Architect 'Tabula Rasa: (ge)bouwen met geschiedenis' #4 Date: 07 10 2022
- [Amal in A+304 - 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/amal-in-aplus-2023/) - We are proud to announce that our project Amal Amjahid, a multifunctional puzzle with a sportscenter, crèche and a public passage on the Canal has been featured in the latest issue of A+. Read the full article in the new number of A+304 that talks about All-in Inclusive Architecture. Pictures in publication by Laurian Ghinitoiu
- [ULB in A+303 - 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/ulb-in-a303-2023/) - Happy to see a sneak peak of our proposal for the renovation of the Leondardo Da Vinci school in Anderlecht featured in the latest issue of A+. We enjoyed working on this project with our great team! Read the full article in the new number of A+303 'On Campus'. Date: 01 08 2023
- [Leonardo in A+295 - 2022](https://www.bogdan.design/news/leonardo-in-a295-2022/) - Happy to see a sneak peak of our proposal for the renovation of the Leondardo Da Vinci school in Anderlecht featured in the latest issue of A+. We enjoyed working on this project with our great team! Read the full article in the new number of A+295 Reimagining the Office. Date: 28 04 2022
- [Amal is published in iaks - 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/amal-is-published-in-iaks-2023/) - Amal Amjahid is published in SB iaks.sport issue 1/2023. The magazine publishes specifically on the relation between sport infrastructure and architecture. Date: 20 01 2023
- [We are published in A+305 - 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/we-are-published-in-aplus-2023/) - In the latest A+ 305 that has its complete edition dedicated to the Brussels Architecture Prize, the two nominees of &bogdan appear in the issue. You can learn more about NovaCity and Bijgaardehof among the other nominees. Date: 20 12 2023
- [Bijgaardehof is published in A+297 - 2022](https://www.bogdan.design/news/bijgaardehof-is-published-in-a297-2022/) - We are proud to announce that our project Bijgaardehof, the largest co-housing project in Flanders, has been featured in the latest issue of A+, under the thematic Architecture of Energy. Read the full article in the new number of A+297 Architecture of Energy. Date: 03 10 2022
- [The Cosmopolitan in Stadt Bauwelt - 2022](https://www.bogdan.design/news/the-cosmopolitan-in-stadt-bauwelt-2022/) - We are proud to announce that our project The Cosmopolitan is featured in the latest issue of the Stadt Bauweltmagazine “ Re-Use”. Thank you for the nice publication! Date: 29 03 2022
- [RIBA book publication - 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/riba-book-publication-2023/) - Over the past decade, awareness of the need for gender balance in architecture has gained traction. Within the profession, women remain underrepresented, underpromoted and underpaid. In this latest publication from RIBA, women’s contribution to the built environment is rightly acknowledged and celebrated. 100 Women: Architects in Practice is a rich, diverse, and fascinating survey of
- [SvM wins the ULI award - 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/svm-wins-the-uli-award-2023/) - Schools of Tomorrow winner of the ULI Global Awards for Excellence 2023! We're excited to see Schools of Tomorrow win the ULI Global Award for Excellence 2023, with our project Campus Unesco Koekelberg being one of the model projects of the program. Special thanks to our partners Tractebel and LAND! Date: 28 11 2023
- [NovaCity has won the Publica Awards - 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/novacity-won-the-publica-awards-2023/) - Our project NovaCity has won the first prize in the category ‘Urban development, Infrastructure and Mobility’ at the Publica Awards 2023. All our gratitude goes towards our partners who made this possible. Date: 28 11 2023
- [Lecture of Oana Bogdan at NAV - 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/lecture-of-oana-bogdan-at-nav-2023/) - On the 20th of november and the 18th of december Oana Bogdan will talk about her vision on the inclusive city. A future-proof city that takes into account its responsibility towards different life-cycles that have other natures, generations, cultures, genders, social class and vulnerabilities. Practical information: 20 november 2023: Brussel KBR, Kunstberg 28, 1000 Brussel
- [Lecture at CIVA for BAP- 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/lecture-at-civa-for-bap-2023/) - In the light of the Brussels Architecture Prize 2023, A cycle of 4 debates, produced in collaboration with CIVA, invites speakers to express their views on a specific theme through their architectural practice. Oana Bogdan will speak on two occasions. “ADAPTABILITY” is the second debate in the series. The adaptability of a building is one
- [Exhibition of BAP- 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/exhibition-of-bap23-2023/) - Go and see the Brussels Architecture Prize exhibition that opened its doors at the Ravenstein Gallery in Brussels. Initiated by Urban.Brussels and in co-production with A+ Architecture in Belgium for the second time this year, the exhibition brings together the nominated projects that caught the attention of the jury members. It enables the public to
- [Article in Architectura about the architect's profession - 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/article-in-architectura-about-the-architects-profession-2023/) - Read our contributions to the recent debates around low fees in our beloved profession on architectura.be [NL] Er is de voorbije weken al wat digitale inkt gevloeid omtrent de verloning van stagiair-architecten en de rol van de Orde van Architecten daarin. We onderschrijven die bezorgdheid ten volle en benadrukken het belang van dergelijke initiatieven om
- [Launching at the 7th International Congress Architecture 2023 in Madrid - 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/launching-at-the-7th-international-congress-architecture-2023-in-madrid-2023/) - Launched in the framework of the Madrid Architecture Week by Oana Bogdan and Joan Clos, former mayor of Barcelona and executive director of UN-Habitat, the International Architecture Congress is a biennial event of the Fundación Arquitectura y Sociedad that promotes a multidisciplinary space to debate contemporary urban challenges. Join the urban breakfast on the 5th
- [Lecture of Oana Bogdan at KUL - 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/lecture-of-oana-bogdan-at-kul-2023/) - Oana Bogdan @ KUL opening lecture for the Postgraduate Mens- en Milieuvriendelijk Bouwen en Wonen On the 26th of September 2023, Oana Bogdan will give the opening lecture for the Postgraduate Mens- en Milieuvriendelijk Bouwen en Wonen at the Rabot Campus of KU Leuven in Ghent. The lecture titled “city as nature: a building code,
- [Amal is nominated for the EUMiesAwards24 - 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/amal-is-nominated-for-the-eumiesawards24-2023/) - Our project AMAL AMJAHID is nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Awards 2024! Designed for the community as a public passage connecting Molenbeek and the Canal, “Amal Amjahid” optimises land use through the spectacular stacking of six functions, voids, and platforms on a small footprint along the
- [Oana Bogdan @ Expo Power by CIVA - 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-will-be-featured-in-the-expo-power-civa-2023/) - Oana Bogdan has contributed to “Power” exposition at CIVA as chairwoman of the Expert Committee for the reform of Brussels’ Building Code. “POWER connects questions of energy and politics. The exhibition and accompanying program challenges viewers to consider how contemporary infrastructure relates to everyday life across intersecting concerns, including political institutions, citizen participation, geopolitics, energy
- [Réappropriations, Inventaires #4 - 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/reappropriations-inventaires-4-2023/) - The Institut Culturel d'Architecture Wallonie Bruxelles (ICA-WB) invites you the inauguration of the Réappropriations exhibition today, 12.10.2023, at the Halles Universitaires de Louvain-la-Neuve. Réappropriations is a part of the national release of Wallonia-Brussels Architecture Inventaires #4 2020-2023 towards a regenerative approach to architecture. The projects selected for this publication by the jury, of which Oana
- [Lecture of Oana Bogdan at Architect@Work - 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/lecture-of-oana-bogdan-at-architectwork-2023/) - Oana Bogdan will speak at the Architect@Work conference in Taets, Amsterdam On Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 September 2023, ARCHITECT@WORK will take place at Taets on the Hembrugterrein in Zaanstad. Around the theme 'Healthy Materials', Architectenweb is organising a varied lecture programme with speakers including Maike van Stiphout (DS), Oana Bogdan (&bogdan), Nina Aalbers (ArchitectuurMaken)
- [NovaCity I and Bijgaardehof are nominated for Brussels Architecture Prize! - 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/novacity-i-and-bijgaardehof-are-nominated-for-brussels-architecture-prize-2023/) - We are thrilled and honoured to see that two of our recent projects have been nominated for the Brussels Architecture Prize 2023! Bijgaardehof is nominated in the category ‘Extra Muros’, and NovaCity I is nominated in the category of ‘Major Interventions’. We can not explain our projects better than Kaye Geipel, one of the jury
- [Amal is published in DETAIL - 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/amal-is-published-in-detail-2023/) - There is an article published about Amal in the latest issue 9.2023 of DETAIL which is dedicated to the concept of “Mixed Use”. The introduction of the issue features an interview with Reinier de Graaf of OMA about “radical flexibility”, ideas to keep an eye on. The article appears in DETAIL issue 9.2023 (link) as
- [Gangen live! - 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/gangen-live/) - Our Dutch neighbours are on an ambitious journey! To keep up with growing population trends, they need to build a staggering one million new homes by 2030. But without a smart plan, Dutch urban edges could unintentionally sprawl into each other, transforming the vital green spaces into cluttered landscapes devoid of any biodiversity. Teaming up
- [Bijgaardehof on the “Dag van de Architectuur” - 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/bijgaardehof-on-the-dag-van-de-architectuur-2023/) - Visit Bijgaardehof on the “Dag van de Architectuur 2023”! On Sunday 10 September we will immerse you in our architecture! &bogdan will be present on the “Dag van de Architectuur” organised by the VAi (Flanders Architecture Institute) with our project Bijgaardehof in Gent. From 5 to 10 September 2023, the Flanders Architecture Institute will once
- [Oana Bogdan @Baunetz Campus – 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-baunetz-campus-2023/) - Do architects have the tools to become involved in politics? Yes, they do! Oana gave an interview to baunetz campus, a German platform for architecture students. She talks about the unique education of architects and how their skills can contribute to our society, even outside their own profession. In Oana's case, she used her skills
- [The Cosmopolitan in Brussels Housing! – 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/the-cosmopolitan-in-brussels-housing-2023/) - The Cosmopolitan is featured in “Brussels Housing: Atlas of Residential Building Types” by Gérald Ledent and Alessandro Porotto, published by Birkhäuser. Here is a sneak peak of the publication! Photography: Jeroen Verrecht Date: 24.05.2023
- [Oana Bogdan in Ruimte – 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-in-ruimte-2023/) - "What about social justice in Flanders, if you look at our spatial policy visions and instruments? If you take a close look at our spatial planning today, you will quickly notice that in that field, values such as inclusiveness, general welbeing and social equality are often just a distant dream. We are not only talking
- [&bogdan in Zeppelin – 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/bogdan-in-zeppelin-2021/) - &bogdan is featured in the latest issue of Zeppelin 'FURTHER. The Architecture Profession Transformed'. In this spring edition, discover more about Oana Bodgan's vision on architect profession, the report of the expert committee for the reformation of Brussels region's building code: Good Living, and our project Amal Amjahid, collective facility along the canal in Brussels
- [Oana Bogdan @ Bauwelt Kongress – 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-bauwelt-kongress-2023/) - Oana Bogdan speaking at the Bauwelt Kongress 2023 : Das Gold Der Stadt on May 12, 2023! "How should architects and urban planners develop existing buildings so that they can be used for as long as possible? What happens to building components and systems that are to be recycled? Does circular building go hand in
- [Oana Bogdan @ Hochschule für Technik und Architektur Freiburg – 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-hochschule-fur-technik-und-architektur-freiburg-2023/) - Oana Bogdan speaking at the Hochschule für Technik und Architektur Freiburg on April 24, 2023! Oana Bogdan will lecture online about "The Cosmopolitan" and the challenges related to the transformation of a former office building into 157 flats in Brussels. The lecture will be held in English. Join via this link. Find out more about
- [Oana Bogdan @ International Forum on Historical Centres – 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-international-forum-on-historical-centres-2023/) - Oana Bogdan speaking at the International Forum on Historical Centres in Timișoara on April 22, 2023! "Cities Between Living Comfort And Heritage Preservation" is an event organised in Timișoara, European Capital of Culture, addressing current issues facing people and historical centres. During this cycle of conference, Oana Bogdan will lecture about “Architecting in a city
- [Oana Bogdan's vision in ARCH+251 – 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdans-vision-in-arch-2023/) - “There is a need for political action instead of asking architects to sign a Hippocratic oath to pledge not to harm the environment. [...] It is not architects who trash the planet and the environment, but neoliberalism. We need to replace this system with a new one as infinite growth on a planet with limited
- [Amal in Detail online! – 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/amal-in-detail-online-2023/) - Our project Amal Amjahid, collective facility along the canal in Brussels, has been published on Detail online! Go read the full article here! Head over to our website to learn more about the project. Date: 16.03.2023
- [NovaCity shortlisted! - 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/novacity-shortlisted-2023/) - We are thrilled to announce that our project NovaCity has been shortlisted as one of the five nominees of the Belgian Building Awards 2023, in the category "Mixed-Uses". Go read the full article here! Date: 06.03.2023
- [Bijgaardehof in Divisare! – 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/bijgaardehof-in-divisare-2023/) - We are happy to share that our project Bijgaardehof, the largest co-housing project in Flanders, has been published on Divisare! Go read the full article here, under the tags post-industrial architecture, public and social housing or urban graffiti ! Head over to our website to learn more about the project. Date: 06.03.2023
- [Amal Amjahid in The Architect's Newspaper! – 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/amal-amjahid-in-the-architects-newspaper-2023/) - Our project Amal Amjahid, collective facility along the canal in Brussels, has been published in the Architect's Newspaper ! Go read the full article here! Head over to our website to learn more about the project. Date: 06.03.2023
- [Amal Amjahid in Divisare! – 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/amal-amjahid-in-divisare-2023/) - We are proud to announce that our project Amal Amjahid, collective facility along the canal in Brussels, has been published on Divisare! Go read the full article here under the tags arches, architecture and water, courtyard, metal claddings, sport hall, or steel structures ! Head over to our website to learn more about the project.
- [Bijgaardehof nominated! - 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/bijgaardehofbuildingoftheyear2023/) - Our project Bijgaardehof Co-Housing and Healthcare Center in Ghent, has been nominated for the ArchDaily Building of the Year Awards 2023 in both categories Housing and Healthcare Architecture ! Go vote for it here ! Head over to the project page to learn more about it. Date: 08.02.2023
- [Bijgaardehof in Detail online! - 2023](https://www.bogdan.design/news/bijgaardehof-in-details-online/) - We are proud to announce that our project Bijgaardehof, the largest co-housing project in Flanders, has been published on Detail online! Go read the full article here! Head over to our website to learn more about the project. Date: 11.01.2023
- [New name: &bogdan - 2022](https://www.bogdan.design/news/new-name-bogdan-2022/) - 15 years ago, during Christmas, we were installing our office for architecture and urbanism in Brussels. 15 years later, during Christmas, I am officially opening the new chapter in the life of our office: BOGDAN & VAN BROECK becomes &bogdan. The new name is an evolution from our previous name, but also a statement about
- [AMAL in De Standaard – 2022](https://www.bogdan.design/news/amal-de-standaard-2022/) - Find out why Koen Van Synghel is laying the link between our project and Rem Koolhaas’ analysis of The Downtown Athletic Club in De Standaard, 4 October 2022: ‘With the new Amal Amjahid centre in Molenbeek, the architects at BOGDAN & VAN BROECK have been allowed to do the same exercise on a smaller scale.
- [AMAL [TRUSS] completed! - 2022](https://www.bogdan.design/news/truss-is-completed-2022/) - The Amal Amjahid community facility "(...) represents a unique opportunity to establish a better connection between the banks of the canal and the Molenbeek neighbourhoods developing beyond it. The project blends into a very rich urban fabric made up of several collective and educational spaces. It is characterized by the juxtaposition of gardens and inner
- [NovaCity inaugurated! - 2022](https://www.bogdan.design/news/novacity-is-in-use-2022/) - NovaCity was inaugurated in the presence of Brussels Region's Minister President Rudi Vervoort, Anderlecht's mayor Fabrice Cumps and the Secretary of State of the Brussels-Capital Region, responsible for Economic Transition and Scientific Research Barbara Trachte on the 13th of December 2022. We would like to thank the full team that made this project feasible together
- [BOGDAN & VAN BROECK in De Standaard Magazine - 2022](https://www.bogdan.design/news/bogdan-van-broeck-in-destandaard-magazine-2022/) - DeStandaard Magazine published its latest issue on Architecture, asking four prominent Belgian offices including BOGDAN & VAN BROECK the following question: “How to rebuild a society?”. By hovering over several key projects of the office’s portfolio like Coop and Amal, the publication further reveals the vision of our office: a plea for collective living in
- [Oana Bogdan @ Sofa Talks – 2022](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-sofa-talks-2022/) - Oana Bogdan speaking at KU Leuven on October 13 On Thursday 13 October 2022, Oana Bogdan will sit on KU Leuven’s sofa for a Sofa Talk about how to improve the quality of architecture and public space in Brussels and how to fight against the organised spatial disorder of Belgium. The Sofa Talk is open
- [Oana Bogdan @ AzWVienna Symposium – 2022](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-azwviennasymposium-2022/) - Oana Bogdan speaking at the Architekturzentrum Wien Symposium on October 20, 2022! Oana has been invited to lecture about The Cosmopolitan and to debate at the “(Re)Use Simply” Symposium organised by the Architekturzentrum Wien on October 20, 2022. Organised in cooperation with the IBA_Wien – the city’s International Building Exhibition on Future Social Housing -
- [Oana Bogdan @ LifeCycles – 2022](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-lifecycles-2022/) - Oana Bogdan speaking at Lifecycles Festival on September 30, 2022! Oana was invited to be one of the speakers at the Lifecycles festival that is taking place in Gent from Wednesday 28th to Friday 30th of September. "Lifecycles is a 3 day festival of inspiration and innovation, focused on architecture, project and city development. A
- [Oana Bogdan @ Jury Cracow University of Economics  - 2022](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-jury-cracow-university-of-economics/) - Oana Bogdan is one of the jury members of the international two-stage architectural and urban development competition for the Jubilee teaching and Conference Building of the Cracow University of Economics organised by Cracow University of Economics and supported by the Association of Polish Architects (SARP). The jury has the following composition: Architect Zbigniew Maćków, SARP
- [Oana & Leo's reflections on "What is architecture?" - 2015](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-leos-reflections-on-what-is-architecture/) - What is architecture? WIA is an Austrian organisation, in search for the answer(s) on what architecture is, could be or should be. Their mission statement as stated on http://www.whatisarchitecture.cc is the following: "WIA won't answer a single question. WIA is a snapshot of the actual architectural panorama. WIA is a growing archive for architectural positions. WIA is
- [We wish everybody in 2016... - 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/we-wish-everybody-in-2016/) - WE WISH EVERYBODY IN 2016... to take the time to have fun at work to live with passion and compassion to make the world a better place to be part of nature with humility to peacefully reach 2017 On this occasion we have released our very first newsletter. You can access it here Should you
- [Housewarming in Moreau - 2015](https://www.bogdan.design/news/housewarming-in-moreau/) - Friday, November 20, 2015, 11AM. Effervescence. Politics and construction specialists, neighbours and future tenants gather into the gateway of this new social housing complex. The mulled wine is generously poured and the freshly planted grass is appearing. The building has started breathing. Maxime Delvaux is offering us a beautiful photographic reportage
- [Cohousing Bijgaardehof is in use! - 2022](https://www.bogdan.design/news/cohousingproject-bijgaardehof-in-use/) - Cohousing Bijgaardehof is in use! Close to the centre of Ghent, BOGDAN & VAN BROECK transformed an abandoned factory site into a flourishing community including three cohousing groups (Biotope, De Spore, Wijgaard) with 59 dwellings, a neighbourhood health centre (Wijkgezondheidscentrum St. Amandsberg), a network of collective indoor and outdoor spaces and a workshop with a
- [Oana Bogdan @ Archi Urbain - 2022](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-archi-urbain/) - LIVING / Should coliving be legislated? We are very proud to share this conversation of Oana Bogdan with Mister Emma in this episode of Archi Urbain on coliving. What is coliving ? “(...) What are the challenges? What are the advantages and disadvantages? Why do young people like living in coliving ? How much does
- [The Cosmopolitan@ Flemish Architecture Institute - 2022](https://www.bogdan.design/news/cosmopolitan-flemish-architecture-institute/) - Robust Open Buildings for the Future How can architects, engineers, developers, contractors and governments contribute to the creation of long-term value? In order to answer this question, BULK architects have selected eleven different buildings in Flanders, Brussels and the Netherlands in which the structure can support changes in interpretation and use over time for the
- [COOP @ Vertical Urban Factory - 2022](https://www.bogdan.design/news/coop-vertical-urban-factory/) - COOP shown in the Vertical Urban Factory exhibition at Halles Saint-Géry in Brussels From April 28, discover COOP in the travelling exhibition VERTICAL URBAN FACTORY - The Architecture of Industrial Production, conceived by Nina Rappaport, the New York-based architectural critic, curator, and educator. On display until August 29 at Halles Saint-Géry, the exhibition features the
- [Oana Bogdan @ FEMICITY - 2022](https://www.bogdan.design/news/femicity/) - FEMICITY on BX1 every Sunday of May 2022 Mister Emma invites you to a meeting with Oana Bogdan in 3 parts, labelled "Femicity", which will be broadcasted every Sunday in May at 6:45 pm on BX1. Together, they draw up Oana’s portrait and look at the place of women in architecture and urban space. “Femicity”
- [AMAL @ TEDx Brussels - 2022](https://www.bogdan.design/news/amal-tedx-brussels/) - Amal Amjahid is featured at TEDxBrussels - the EU Commission’s stand on May 14, 2022! After years of absence, TEDxBrussels is back! in Palais 10 Expo Brussels this May 14 from 4pm to 10pm, for an exceptional event combining 10 inspiring speakers, meetings with Brussels actors, networking moments and 1000 participants... TEDxBrussels is back! will
- [Reflect: Who we are – 2022](https://www.bogdan.design/news/reflect-whoweare/) - As a next step in the rebranding process we started last year, hereby a glimpse of the insights gathered by Hye Studio through one-on-one interviews with everyone on the team, along with some of our clients and partners. We value learning, openness, diversity, integrity, engagement, aspiration, innovation. We believe that: - cities are the most
- [Oana Bogdan @ Architecture Academy Maastricht - 2022](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-architecture-academy-maastricht-2022/) - City and Porosity : Design interventions at the canal in Brussels In times of war, Oana Bogdan will be talking to students about how we can live together while improving the condition of Earth. She will reflects on the different projects that have been or will be realized by Bogdan & Van Broeck along the
- [Reflect: Introduction – 2022](https://www.bogdan.design/news/reflect-introduction/) - Whenever we start a new project, we are used to reflecting a lot. Should we build at all? How much does the project care for its context? What does it add to urban life? How inclusive is it? How could we facilitate human interaction? How can we raise the quality within time and budget? How
- [Oana Bogdan in architectura.be – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-in-architectura-be/) - "Imagine a project with only women. Would that be female architecture? I don't know. I believe in good architecture, design and quality in general," she says. "I am not interested in whether the architect has a certain skin colour or is a man or a woman. So I am an architect, but I am also
- [Open Oproep Stuivenbergsite – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/open-oproep-stuivenbergsite/) - We are thrilled to be selected for the Open Oproep competition regarding the redevelopment of the Stuivenbergsite in Antwerp! The aim is to turn the Stuivenbergsite into an integrated and sustainable urban renewal project. The ambition here is twofold: on the one hand, the qualitative renovation and reallocation of the unique 19th-century hospital into a
- [Oana Bogdan in executive board The New Patrons – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-opdrachtgevers/) - Since May 2021, Oana Bogdan is member of the executive board of the organisation The New Patrons. The New Patrons seek to link artists and the public to commission art projects that respond to local emergencies. The project started in France, now in 8 European countries (France, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Finland, Sweden and Great
- [Construct Expert meeting – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/construct-expert-meeting/) - Oana Bogdan has been invited to join the expert meeting “Construct” to discuss how to achieve robust & open buildings. She is joined by the following experts: Katrijn Apostel, stad Antwerpen - Kristiaan Borret, bouwmeester van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest - Filip Canfyn, Rebel Group - Sofie de Caigny, Vlaams Architectuurinstituut - Steven Decloedt &
- [Portfolio update! – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/portfolio-update-9/) - Egied Van Broeckhovenschool, a competition from 2021, has been added to our portfolio. Head over to the project page to find out more about the project! Date: 30.06.2021
- [Oana Bogdan's vision in De Morgen – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-in-de-morgen/) - “Caring architecture is not only about buildings but also about the space between them. How do you create quality in open space? How do you facilitate encounters between people? How do you generate more space for people, nature and biodiversity?” says Oana Bogdan. This opinion is part of a larger 50-visions project launched by Flanders
- [Congratulations to Little C! – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/congratulations-to-xxxx/) - Congrats to Little C who won the Rotterdam Architecture Prize 2021, delivered by Oana Bogdan, head of this year's jury. With land becoming increasingly scarce, there is a need to innovate and experiment with new forms of urban densification combined with more green and more biodiversity, with high-quality and affordable housing, and with an active
- [NovaCity in L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/novacity-in-larchitecture-daujourdhui/) - We are so proud that NovaCity is included in the new special issue Bruxelles, en capitales of L’Architecture d’Aujourd’hui that focuses on the BMA’s tasks and projects in Brussels. We are in a company that honors us: Lisa de Visscher, editor-in-chief of Belgium A+ Architecture Magazine, Pascal Smet, Kristiaan Borret, Bruther, Atelier Kempe Thill, Olivier Bastin,
- [The Cosmopolitan shortlisted! – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/the-cosmopolitan-shortlisted/) - We are thrilled to announce that our project The Cosmopolitan has been shortlisted as one of the eight nominees for the second edition of the 'Prix International de la Transformation de bureaux en Logements', an initiative by Maison de l'architecture Ile-de-France and the Greater Paris Investment Agency. Through the International Prize for the Transformation of
- [Portfolio update! – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/portfolio-update-10/) - Abri & Co, a competition from 2020, has been added to our portfolio. Head over to the project page to find out more about the project! Date: 01.09.2021
- [Oana Bogdan @ Soilmates – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-soilmates/) - Oana Bogdan has been invited to give a workshop “Soil & City” in the context of this year’s Soulmates event 2021. This workshop will be given 3 times at the Erasmus House in Anderlecht, Brussels on Sunday 12 September. For its second edition, the Soilmates collective will move to Brussels on September 12 and 13,
- [Oana Bogdan @ International conference ‘Architecture in transit’! – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-international-conference-architecture-in-transit/) - On Friday the 15th of October, Oana Bogdan will join the panel ‘Living together in transit: the architectures of transition’ at the International conference ‘Architecture in transit’. From the fluid city to (internal) migration, the changing climate and the legacy of Ostend's colonial past: this international conference takes a closer look at architecture in transit.
- [3 projects at the Day of the Architecture – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/3-projects-at-the-dag-van-de-architectuur/) - On Sunday 17 October we will immerse you in our architecture! BOGDAN & VAN BROECK will be present on the “Dag van de Architectuur” organised by the VAi (Flanders Architecture Institute) with three of our projects will be open to the public: the brand new Amal Amjahid in Molenbeek, The Cosmopolitan in Brussels and Kanaal
- [NovaCity featured in Architectural Design – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/novacity-featured-in-architectural-design/) - We are proud that our project NovaCity is featured in the latest special issue of Architectural Design Volume 91, Issue 5 “Production Urbanism: The Meta‐Industrial City”. "This AD issue discusses the implications of the re-emergence of production as an architectural and urban agenda through hybrid models that engage a new socio-economic shift. Given the contemporary
- [The  "Good Living" Report has been published! – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/rru-published/) - The "Good Living" Report leading the way to new ambitious urban development regulations in Brussels-Capital Region has been published! Have a look at the result of intense work to create an urbanistic regulation oriented towards resilience and quality of life for all Brusseleirs. This Expert Commission was chaired by Oana Bogdan and composed of the
- [Special mention from the jury for The Cosmopolitan! – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/special-mention-from-the-jury-for-the-cosmopolitan/) - We are honoured to announce that our project The Cosmopolitan has received the special mention of the jury. The award ceremony for the International prize for the transformation of offices into housing was held yesterday evening at the Maison de l’architecture Ile-de-France. This biennial prize, organised by the Maison de l'architecture Ile de France and the
- [Leo Van Broeck @ Coventry University Architecture Society – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/leo-van-broeck-coventry-university-architecture-society/) - Leo Van Broeck was invited by the Coventry University Architecture Society to speak at one of their online sessions. Excessive land use is a far bigger problem than carbon emissions: it kills nature. Urban design and architecture are the 'teeth' with which mankind eats nature. BOGDAN & VAN BROECK tries to do more on less land
- [It's a win! – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/its-a-win/) - We are thrilled to announce that we have won the competition for the Integrated centre for drug users in Brussels organised by the Urban Development Corporation (SAU-MSI). Together with BC architects and studies, we are designing a much-needed frontline care centre around the canal and in co-existence with the continuation of the port activity. A
- [The Cosmopolitan @ Construct exhibition – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/the-cosmopolitan-construct-exhibition/) - We are proud that our project The Cosmopolitan is featured in the exhibition BWMSTR Label. Construct, room for change. BULK architects received the 21st Bouwmeester Label in 2019-2020 for their study 'Construct: the architecture of the construction'. In this exhibition, they investigate how more attention to structure and construction can contribute to a resilient, robust
- [Oana Bogdan @ participatory evening one.brussels – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-participatory-evening-one-brussels/) - On Thursday the 18th of November, Oana Bogdan was invited by the citizen participation platform one.brussels - Vooruit met Brussel to give a pitch to trigger the discussion with committed Brussels citizens, experts and policymakers about two central themes: the forthcoming reform of the state and cities and the maintenance of affordable housing in Brussels.
- [Building permit Belgrade received! – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/building-permit-belgrade-received/) - We are delighted to announce that we have received the building permit for our housing project Belgrade situated in Forest, Brussels. The project is a complete reconversion of the famous Cinzano offices into 12 social housing units and a polyvalent neighbourhood space. As you can see, we changed a few things to stay more true
- [Oana Bogdan in ‘Doendenkers’ – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-in/) - We are very proud to share this conversation of Oana Bogdan with Rik De Bruycker in this episode of the podcast ‘Doendenkers’ by Knack Weekend. Who will make the world of tomorrow a better place? In the podcast 'Doendenkers' (Doer-thinker), Knack Weekend goes in search of the answer by interviewing four inspiring thinkers who give
- [Jury Member at Ultimas 2020 - Flanders Culture Prizes – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/jury-member-at-ultimas-2020-flanders-culture-prizes/) - Oana Bogdan is honoured to be part of the jury for the Ultimas 2020 - Flemish culture awards, together with Marc Dubois (president), Tim Vekemans, Peter Swinnen, Evelien Pieters, Luc Eeckhout, Sofie De Caigny, Veronique Patteeuw and Joachim Declerck. Every year, the Flemish government awards the Ultimas and thus provides recognition to the socio-cultural sector.
- [Oana Bogdan member of the council of BVA – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-member-of-the-council-of-bva/) - Oana Bogdan is member of the council of BVA (Professional Association of Architects), Belgium. The Professional Association of Architects aims to strengthen and connect architects who take to heart the social importance of architecture within a sustainable society. BVA plays a crucial role in creating a professional framework for the architect as a pivotal figure
- [Oana Bogdan in conversation with Esther Agricola – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/rotterdam-architectuur-prijs-oana-bogdan-in-conversation-with-esther-agricola/) - Catja Edens, editor-in-chief of the Rotterdam Architecture Prize interviewed Esther Agricola (president of the 2019 jury) and Oana Bogdan (president of the 2021 jury) in a double conversation. They discuss the history and future of architecture in Rotterdam, the great challenges of our time, the soul of the city and much more. Like each edition
- [L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui : Archi en aparté – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/larchitecture-daujourdhui-archi-en-aparte/) - In the form of a short questionnaire from Proust, L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui questions architects about their profession, their projects, their vision of the future. Discover the answers of Oana Bogdan and Leo Van Broeck. Date: 30.03.2021
- [Oana Bogdan is president of the "Good Living" expert commission – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-head-of-the-good-living-expert-committee/) - "Brussels State Secretary for Town Planning Pascal Smet announced three weeks ago that he was working on a thorough reform of urban planning regulations under the name "Good Living". It should become an ambitious framework to make all Brussels buildings, streets and squares future-proof; the guiding principle in the further transition of Brussels to a
- [Oana Bogdan in Knack Weekend – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-in-knack-weekend/) - "Architecture should not be beautiful, but especially good. In Sighisoara, I lived in a badly built prefabricated block where everything was crooked. Three times a week, for eight years, I climbed the stairs of the medieval fortress for my piano lessons. The contrast between my block and the fortress couldn't be greater. The architecture of
- [Oana Bogdan in NAV – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-in-nav/) - “Architecture is political. Our world is very much defined by the built environment. We build for people and we believe that we build together.” (Oana Bogdan) Read Oana Bogdan's interview in Netwerk Architecten Vlaanderen - NAV where she re-affirms her clear-cut view that architecture is a social act. Date: 08.03.2021
- [Oana Bogdan in board of directors Symbiosis foundation – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-in-the-board-of-directors-stichting-symbiosis/) - Oana Bogdan is a member of the board of directors of the Symbiosis foundation together with: Paul Van Emmerick, Sonja Vanblaere, Helmer Rooze, Ciska Servais, Johan De Muynck & Steven D'Haens. The Symbiosis foundation is a land bank in which lands that are too valuable for the market are brought together within a non-commercial setting
- [Leo Van Broeck in "Alors on Change" – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/leo-van-broeck-in-alors-on-change/) - What if we let the planet breathe a little? By occupying 75% of the available land, human activity is suffocating it. We need to change course. We need to give back space to nature — urgently. We need to make our cities denser, greener and more affordable. Leo Van Broeck could not be any clearer
- [Kick off on Novacity! – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/kick-off-at-novacity/) - Construction has officially kicked off on Novacity! Step by step, our ambitious mixed-use project in Anderlecht will come to life. Date: 23.02.2021
- [Oana Bogdan in De Wereld Van Sofie – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-in-de-wereld-van-sofie/) - We are proud to share this interview of Oana Bogdan by Sofie Lemaire in ‘De Wereld van Sofie’ on Radio 1. In this interview related to autodidacts in architecture, she discusses especially Eileen Gray, who was an Anglo-Irish -autodidact!- architect and furniture designer and a pioneer of the Modern Movement in architecture. The entire interview
- [Sarah Poot @ Existenz Portfolio Evening – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/sarah-poot-existenz-portfolio-avond/) - On 17.02.2021, BOGDAN & VAN BROECK was invited to the Portfolio Evening of Existenz (KU Leuven). This Portfolio night takes place every year and is a unique opportunity for the students to receive personal feedback on their portfolio. This year, Sarah Poot was joined by Annelies de Nijs (Atelier Horizon) and Jascha Rondou (POLO Architects).
- [Oana Bogdan is President of The Rotterdam Architecture Prize 2021! – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-is-president-of-the-rotterdam-architecture-prize-2021/) - Oana Bogdan is extremely honoured to lead this year’s Rotterdam Architecture Prize 2021. The Rotterdam Architecture Prize is an independent prize for the city of Rotterdam, an initiative of the municipality of Rotterdam and organised by AIR, Architecture Institute Rotterdam. This year's jury presided by Oana Bogdan is composed of Bert Dirrix (architect and partner
- [Portfolio update! – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/portfolio-update-8/) - Evenepoel Renaissance, a competition from 2020, has been added to our portfolio. Head over to the project page to find out more about the project! Date: 25.01.2021
- [Oana Bogdan is ambassadrice Women in Architecture Belgium – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-ambassadrice-women-in-architecture-belgium/) - On the Instagram account @womeninarchitecturebelgium, Belgian architecture organizations are joining forces to create a platform for women in architecture. The often underexposed role of women in design practice, architectural policy, research and education is put in the spotlight. For a year, the account will be taken over weekly by a woman who will be posting
- [NAV Reportage on Kanaal: Stad in een landschap van water en groen – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/stad-in-een-landschap-van-water-en-groen/) - In this reportage on Kanaal – VERVOORDT r.e. in Wijnegem, NAV (Netwerk Architecten Vlaanderen) gives the word to the different actors of the project. BOGDAN & VAN BROECK, together with Stéphane Beel Architects, and Coussée Goris Huyghe created a site where unity and diversity go hand in hand. Each architect worked out part of the
- [COOP published in World Architecture Magazine – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/coop-published-in-world-architecture-magazine/) - We are proud that COOP is featured in the January IUPA issue of the World Architecture Magazine! Our project COOP was shortlisted for the International Urban Project Award 2020. Each year the IUPA recognizes outstanding urban and architectural works contributing to public space that empowers the city and its citizens. The International Urban Project Award
- [Oana Bogdan & Emilie Bechet @ NVJ – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-emilie-bechet-nvj/) - We are happy to be invited to take part in the NVJ series ("see you on Thursday" / "Ne vedem joi"), organised by the Cluj Association of Architect Students / Asociația studenților arhitecți Cluj (asta Cluj, Faculty of Architecture, Cluj-Napoca, Romania). Oana Bogdan & Emilie Bechet will discuss how our ideals materialize in our projects
- [Oana Bogdan is ambassador Wiki Women Design – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-is-ambassador-wiki-women-design/) - Oana Bogdan is one of the 5 ambassadors of Wiki Women Design, together with Sara De Bondt, Stefanie Everaert, Caroline Lateur and Linde Freya Tangelder. Five women who are making an impact on the contemporary design sector in Belgium recognize Wiki Women Design as a project that can make a difference for a more equal
- [Oufti! – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/winner-charlemagne/) - We are thrilled to announce that we have won the competition for the extension and partial transformation of the Haute Ecole Charlemagne along the riverbanks of the Meuse in Liège. Happy to set foot in the “Cité Ardente” thanks to a great collaboration with our friends Baumans-Deffet. Together with our partners Greisch and ATS, we
- [The Cosmopolitan nominated for the EU Mies Award 2022! – 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/news/the-cosmopolitan-nominated-for-the-eu-mies-award-2022/) - We are thrilled to announce that our project The Cosmopolitan one of the 21 Belgian nominees for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2022! Check out all the Belgian nominees here and find out more on the award here. Date: 04.01.2021
- [It's a win! "Rozemaai at home" – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/its-a-win-rozemaai-at-home/) - “Rozemaai at home”, the proposal of BOGDAN & VAN BROECK and Shift AU together with Studie 10, has been chosen by a jury under the chairmanship of Antwerp’s Bouwmeester (City Architect) Christiaan Rapp as the winner of the design competition for Field 15a in Rozemaai: 140 social dwellings, 30 affordable dwellings, a nursery, commercial facilities
- [Leo Van Broeck @ Design For Change – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/leo-van-broeck-design-for-change/) - Leo Van Broeck has been invited to join the panel discussion “Design For Change” organised by Existenz. Together with Killian Nekeman, Jens Aerts and Jeroen Stevens he discussed the future city, and more specifically the impact of corona on architecture and urbanism. Re-watch the whole event hosted by Pleuntje Jellema here. Date: 10.11.2020
- [Leo Van Broeck member of Club of Rome – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/leo-van-broeck-member-of-club-of-rome/) - We are proud to announce that Leo Van Broeck was accepted as a member of the Club of Rome - Chapter EU: https://www.clubofrome.eu/about-us?fbclid=IwAR2WhvvpkInIx4uK1uU5FfDsPZ-oeGaNfH1wZuD8VEb1QLsu2zCpygEt_qY The Club of Rome EU-Chapter aims to build bridges between the institutions of the European Union, EU Member State constituencies, EU citizens and the Club of Rome as a leading think tank
- [Hot news! – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/winner-chaussee-de-mons/) - We are proud to announce that BOGDAN & VAN BROECK – together with a great design team composed of BAS, RCR studiebureau, Venac, iVec and studiov2 – have won the competition for the fire station with neighbourhood sports hall carried out by the Urban Development Corporation (SAU-MSI) of the Brussels-Capital Region. The project is located between
- [BOGDAN & VAN BROECK + Laurian Ghinitoiu – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/bogdan-van-broeck-x-laurian-ghinitoiu/) - We invited Laurian Ghinitoiu to take pictures of our projects. Laurian uses photography as a tool to document how people inhabit our building environment. We design for the quality of people’s lives and the activation of public space. In other words: a match. Laurian Ghinitoiu is known for his photography for amongst others OMA, Junya
- [Oana in the council of The International Union of Architects (UIA) – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-in-the-council-of-the-international-union-of-architects-uia/) - Oana Bogdan became a member of the council of The International Union of Architects (UIA), which unites the architects of the world through a federation of their national organizations. Through its triennial Congresses and Forums, its international Design Competitions, its Working Groups and its Commissions, the UIA acts as a platform for knowledge sharing, helping
- [Sarah Poot @ Cycle Projet Urbain – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/sarah-poot-cycle-projet-urbain/) - On 28.10.2020, BOGDAN & VAN BROECK was invited by the University of Liège to reflect upon our project Bijgaardehof in Ghent, the largest co-housing project of the country. This event takes place within the “Projet Urbain" cycle of conferences organised by the University of Liège, the Haute Ecole Charlemagne, the City of Liège, Liège Labville and
- [COOP shortlisted for the IUPA Award 2020! – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/coop-shortlisted-for-the-iupa-award-2020/) - We are excited to announce that our project COOP has been shortlisted for the IUPA 2020! The International Urban Project Award 2020 — presented by Bauwelt Magazine, Berlin, and WA World Architecture Magazine, Beijing, — aims to engage the debate on the values of architecture in international discourse. A strong urban design that not only
- [Leo Van Broeck in Ruimte #47 – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/leo-van-broeck-in-ruimte-47/) - Leo Van Broeck is published in the Belgian magazine Ruimte #157. Ruimte is the quarterly magazine of the Flemish Association for Space and Planning (VRP). The richly illustrated magazine addresses spatial and urban planning themes in an accessible way. In this interview, Leo Van Broeck looks back on his four years as Vlaamsbouwmeester and elaborates
- [Oana Bogdan interviewed by Flanders DC – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-interviewed-by-flanders-dc/) - Oana Bogdan was interviewed by Flanders DC together with Rizon Parein, Laurence Leenaert, Dagmar Blommaert and Sam Bettens. They responded to the two following questions: "What is the best advice you ever received?" and "What more needs to be done in the future? Read their full answers here!
- [Oana Bogdan @ Bezalel Academy of Art and Design – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-bezalel-academy-of-art-and-design/) - Oana Bogdan gives a lecture titled “The housing crisis & the architect” at the Graduation Event of the Architecture Department at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem, Israël. This end-of-the-year event took place under the broader theme of “Disruption”, fitting to represent the changes that the world has undergone. The other guests are the
- [Leo Van Broeck @ Natuurpunt – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/leo-van-broeck-natuurpunt/) - Leo Van Broeck speaks about the relationship between housing, spatial planning, and nature at Natuurpunt. Watch the full lecture here. Date: 03.09.2020
- [Oana Bogdan & Leo Van Broeck in BRUZZ – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-leo-van-broeck-in-bruzz/) - Oana Bogdan and Leo Van Broeck are published in a double interview in the Belgian newspaper BRUZZ. In this interview, they discuss the city of Brussels, the impact of covid-19, climate change and much more. Read the full interview "Spreektijd: Oana Bogdan en Leo Van Broeck willen de verbeelding aan de macht" here. Date: 10
- [BOGDAN & VAN BROECK @ Romanian Design Week – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/bogdan-van-broeck-romanian-design-week/) - Our projects The Cosmopolitan and Urbanity and Confinement are featured in this year’s Romanian Design Week 2020, an event presented by The Institute and UniCredit Bank. This year’s event is taking place between 11-20 September in Bucharest, Romania. The Romanian Design Week is a 10 days festival that promotes design as a pad for cultural,
- [Leo Van Broeck interviewed by The Grandparents for the Climate – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/leo-van-broeck-interviewed-by/) - Leo Van Broeck is one of the passionate ambassadors of "The Grandparents for the Climate". "The Grandparents for the Climate" had an extensive chat with ex-Vlaams Bouwmeester Leo Van Broeck: an enthusiastic speaker, especially when it comes to spatial planning, nature and climate. So there were plenty of ideas. ′′ I just want to share
- [Oana Bogdan in De Standaard – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-in-de-standaard/) - Oana Bogdan is published in Belgian magazine De Standaard Weekblad in a double conversation with poet Charlotte Van den Broeck. An exchange on Brussels, architecture, love, art, and so much more. In the summer series Brussels-Central, De Standaard welcomes two guests every week. A double conversation in the Shell building on the roof of the city. From
- [Truss published in Poland – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/truss-published-in-poland/) - We are honoured to have Truss featured in the June issue of Architektura & Biznes from Poland. Truss is a community center which acknowledges the importance of water in the city. We not only wanted to connect the district of Molenbeek to the Canal, but also to use the Canal as a means of transportation.
- [BOGDAN & VAN BROECK's contribution to Desired spaces – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/urbanity-confinement-is-our-contribution-to-desired-spaces/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is tackling the current crisis by addressing the spatial challenges of tomorrow. During this crisis, we have all been working apart together, separated spatially but connected online. Our imaginary recomposed office space was built by combining the working corners of our respective homes. This series is our contribution to the question
- [Cin cin to a new project! – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/cin-cin/) - We are proud to announce that we have won the competition for the transformation of the former Cinzano offices in Forest into 14 social housing units, together with Tandem & CreteQ.
- [Oana Bogdan in executive board A+ – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-a/) - Since July 2020, Oana Bogdan is member of the executive board of the cultural platform A+ Architecture in Belgium together with: Olivier Bastin (l’escaut architectures), Geert De Groote (Geert De Groote Architecten), Paul Dujardin (BOZAR), Ruben Goots (Production house Hamlet), Nicolas Hemeleers (City Tools), Stéphanie Lorfèvre (Sogenam), Benoît Moritz (MSA), Anne Sophie Nottebaert (C-L-N architectes),
- [Lecture: Heritage - Between conservation and transformation – 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/lecture-heritage-between-conservation-and-transformation/) - Leo Van Broeck is giving a lecture on heritage, for "Actueel Denken en Leven Aalst", an organisation that organises lectures and discussion fora, focused on women of all ages.
- [Oana Bogdan @ Venice Architecture Biennale – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-venice-architecture-biennale-2020/) - 2038, The New Serenity: Germany at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2020 Oana Bogdan is part of the international interdisciplinary group 2038 which represents Germany at the 17th International Architecture Biennale, with an exhibition that looks to the future as if it were already in the past: "Today, in the year 2038, we have mastered the
- [Oana Bogdan as jury member USI Mendrisio – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-as-jury-member-usi-mendrisio/) - Oana Bogdan is invited as jury member for the Diploma projects of USI Mendrisio, in the studios of Valerio Olgiati, Aires Mateus, Michele Arnaboldi, Valentin Bearth, Martin Boesch and Kersten Geers. With the Diploma 2020 the students stayed very close to the Academy and focused on Ponte Chiasso, the border-crossing between Chiasso and Como, examining
- [Lourenço van Innis about The Cosmopolitan – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/lourenco-van-innis-about-the-cosmopolitan/) - Head over to this link to dive into the history of The Cosmopolitan with Project Architect Lourenço van Innis and Frédéric van Marcke de Lummen, Director of Development Belux, BESIX RED. (Video for the MIPIM awards)
- [The Cosmopolitan in Revista Zeppelin – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/the-cosmopolitan-in-revista-zeppelin/) - The Cosmopolitan is featured in the bilingual (RO/EN) Spring edition #157 “Together and alone. Housing models” of the architectural magazine Revista Zeppelin. In the words of Stefan Ghenciulescu: "Housing buildings in the centers of European cities (and beyond) are rapidly transforming into offices, Airbnbs, hotels, etc. The Cosmopolitan project goes in the opposite direction: a
- [The Sophia Plan - Resilience Management Group – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/the-sophia-plan/) - Brussels, May 14, 2020. The ‘Sophia’* plan for Belgium written by the Resilience Management Group was launched today in a press conference! Co-created by academics (including Leo Van Broeck), scientists, economists, entrepreneurs, and 182 sustainable companies of the Kaya Coalition, this wise transition plan for a sustainable recovery post-COVID 19 includes more than 200 measures
- [Oana Bogdan @ Café Apache – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-cafe-apache/) - On Tuesday the 3rd of March, Oana Bogdan will join the panel discussion “About affordable housing” organized by Café Apache in the Vooruit Café. Oana will take the stage together with Stijn Oosterlynck from Collectief Goed, Laura Baets from 100 huizen and Karel Lootens from wooncoop. The debate will be in Dutch, places are free
- [Tom Boogaerts & Oana Bogdan @ Atelier BWMSTR – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/small-talk-on-churches-atelier-bwmstr/) - On Tuesday February 11, BOGDAN & VAN BROECK has been invited to talk about the future of parish churches in Flanders within the framework of Small Talk , a lecture series organized by Atelier BWMSTR . Head over to the project page to find out more about the project! Free but reservation required. Date & Timing: Tuesday, February
- [BOGDAN VAN BROECK + memymom – 2020](https://www.bogdan.design/news/bogdan-van-broeck-memymom/) - As we love to reflect upon the city through the eyes of artists, we invited "memymom" - the artist duo formed by Lisa De Boeck and her mother, Marilène Coolens - to make a personal interpretation of our projects and reveal unseen layers. And so they did with The Cosmopolitan, a derelict office building which
- [Portfolio update! – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/portfolio-update-7/) - Strakonická, a competition from 2017, has been added to our portfolio. Head over to the project page to find out more about the project!
- [Oana Bogdan @ International Biennale of Architecture Krakow – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-the-international-biennale-of-architecture-krakow-2019/) - From Tuesday October the 8th till Wednesday the 9th, Oana Bogdan will attend the International Biennale of Architecture in Krakow. As a jury member, she will judge all participants in the categories architectural and urban design, a competition of live architectural manifestos and a multimedia competition. Besides, Oana will deliver a lecture on our body
- [Visit COOP and the Cosmopolitan during Archiweek! – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/visit-coop-and-the-cosmopolitan/) - Coming weekend, you are able to visit both our projects COOP and the Cosmopolitan during the very first edition of Archiweek in Brussels. Places are limited so make sure to reserve your spot! Date: Saturday October the 19th and Sunday October the 20th Reservations: Here for COOP Here for the Cosmopolitan
- [Portfolio Update! – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/portfolio-update-6/) - Papenvest, a competition from 2019 has been added to our portfolio. We are proud to occupy second place together with Sergison Bates architects and eld. Head over to the project page to find out more about the project!
- [Oana Bogdan @ Festival of Equality (Festival van de Gelijkheid) – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-festival-van-de-gelijkheid/) - On Thursday the 28th of November, Oana Bogdan will join the panel discussion titled ‘Do the city and countryside still understand each other?’ at the Festival of Equality (Festival van de Gelijkheid). Oana will take the stage together with Kaat Schaubroeck (freelance journalist), Stijn Oosterlynck (urban sociologist), Eric Corijn (Professor of urban studies VUB), and Hannelore Goeman (member
- [William Riche @ Housing Apart Together – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/william-riche-housing-apart-together/) - On Thursday the 21 November, BOGDAN & VAN BROECK has been invited to talk about the ambitions and challenges of collective living within the framework of Housing Apart Together, an exhibition focusing on collective housing projects. Taking place on the site of the former Malmar factory in Gent, our project Bijgaardehof (currently under construction) fosters
- [Construction on Bijgaardehof has started! – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/construction-on-bijgaardehof-has-started/) - Construction on Bijgaardehof has officially started! Step by step, our ambitious co-housing project on the former Malmar site in Ghent will come to life. The factory walls, which have become an urban canvas for graffiti artist ROA, will soon live on as a shared home for 59 families and a community healthcare centre. To learn
- [Oana Bogdan @ Bucharest forum – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-bucharest-forum/) - On Wednesday October the 2nd, Oana Bogdan will take the stage at the Bucharest Forum, with a thematic focus on rethinking the nature of cities. During her keynote speech, Oana will talk about the necessity for collaboration between politics, administration, professionals and communities in order to find a common vision and solutions. Date and location:
- [Portfolio Update! – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/7399/) - Klein Eiland / Citygate II, a competition from 2019 together with Robbrecht en Daem architecten, WIT architecten, Vers.a, MIDI, and OFFICEU, has been added to our portfolio. Head over to the project page to find out more about the project!
- [Oana Bogdan @ TEDxCluj – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-tedxcluj/) - On Saturday June the 29th, Oana Bogdan will take the stage at TEDxCluj. Titled "what if?", Oana will elaborate on her role as an architect and the activities of our office. Date and location: Saturday, June the 29th from 9h onwards BT Arena, Strada Uzinei Electrice Cluj-Napoca 400375, Romania For more information, head over to
- [COOP & The Cosmopolitan in A+ – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/7232/) - Both our projects COOP and The Cosmopolitan are featured in the latest issue of A+! This very first in a series of special editions is dedicated to the city of Brussels, and features a number of exemplary projects that inspire urban transformation. Head over to the website of A+ to get your copy, or visit
- [Portfolio Update! – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/portfolio-update-5/) - Rabelais, a competition from 2019 together with AgwA, has been added to our portfolio. Head over to the project page to find out more about the project!
- [Portfolio Update! – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/7306/) - Initiatiefplein, a competition from 2019 together with JDMA, has been added to our portfolio. Head over to the project page to find out more about the project!
- [Lindbergh is coming to life! – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/evere-is-nearing-completion/) - The first inhabitants of this 43 apartment building are moving in and bringing life into the project! For more info on the project, scroll through the pictures above or head over to the project page.
- [Redevelopment strategy for the Spoorzone Tilburg has been completed – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/redevelopment-strategy-for-the-spoorzone-tilburg-has-been-completed/) - Recently, BOGDAN & VAN BROECK finalised the redevelopment strategy for the Spoorzone in Tilburg. We concluded our advise in a 'koersdocument', which shows new perspectives on this particular area in the city. Our strategy consists of a long-term vision on the new identity and a guiding framework for further developments. Head over to our project
- [Truss at Open Wervendag! – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/truss-at-open-wervendag-2019/) - On the occasion of “Open Wervendag 2019”, the construction site of Truss will be open to the public on the 19th of May from 10h until 17h. It is a unique opportunity to see the creation process of this project in Molenbeek up-close and to discover the current phase of the project. Registration in advance is
- [Portfolio update! – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/6088/) - Babymedia, a competition from 2018, has been added to our portfolio. Head over to the project page to find out more about the project!
- [Emilie Bechet @ Semaine culturelle LOCI – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/6070/) - On Thursday April the 25th, Emilie Bechet will take part in the conference cycle "Au cœur de la fabrique du projet, le dialogue ingénieur - architecte". Together with Frans Leenaerts from engineering office Util, Emilie will elaborate on our project Truss, which is currently under construction along the canal in Molenbeek. Date and location: Thursday, April
- [Portfolio Update! – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/portfolio-update-4/) - Karreveld, a competition from 2018, has been added to our portfolio. Head over to the project page to find out more about the project!
- [TRUSS in A+ – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/truss-in-a/) - Our project TRUSS, along the canal in Molenbeek, is featured in this month's A+ magazine! Focusing on the construction phase in particular, the issue highlights several buildings on their way towards completion. For the occasion, photographer Jeroen Verrecht visited our project in progress and made some stunning pictures. Scroll through them above or head over to
- [New pictures of Campus Unesco Koekelberg! – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/5935/) - Photographer Stijn Bollaert visited our recently finished project Campus Unesco Koekelberg and made some stunning pictures. Since September, the primary and secondary school has opened its doors to nearly 1200 pupils. Head over to the project page to discover the full reportage!
- [Portfolio update! – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/portfolio-update-3/) - Anspach, a competition from 2018, has been added to our portfolio. Head over to the project page to find out more about the project!
- [Oana Bogdan @ Stockholm Furniture Fair – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-stockholm-furniture-fair/) - On Friday February the 8th, Oana Bogdan will join a panel discussion called "The Future of the Past" during the Stockholm Furniture Fair. She will take the stage together with Ola Broms Wessel (Spridd), Torleif Falk (City Architect Stockholm), and Louise Schlyter (Head of the Cultural Heritage Unit at Länsstyrelsen). Led by Mark Issit, they will
- [Best wishes from BOGDAN & VAN BROECK – 2019](https://www.bogdan.design/news/best-wishes-from-bogdan-van-broeck/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK wants to wish you all the best for 2019. We invite you to slide through the pictures above to rediscover the past year through the eyes of our team!
- [Oana Bogdan on Adaptive Re-use – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-on-adaptive-re-use/) - On Friday November the 23rd, Oana Bogdan will be a guest speaker at the Conference on Adaptive Re-use, organised by the Architects' Council of Europe. She will address the design challenges inherent to adaptive re-use projects and the dialogue between heritage elements and new architectural interventions. Location: De Kanselarij Turfmarkt 11 Leeuwarden, the Netherlands >More
- [Leo Van Broeck @ ArchiLINK #1 – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/5752/) - On the 15th of November, Leo Van Broeck will present our project COOP during ArchiLINK, a conference cycle organised by Archi ULB. Highlighting the winners of the 2018 edition of the Brussels Horta Prize, the conference aims at gathering around inspiring architectural practices, architects, Alumni and students. Visit Facebook for more information on the event. Head over to our project
- [COOP nominated for the EU Mies Award 2019! – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/5749/) - We are thrilled to announce that our building COOP has been nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2019! Find out more about the building on our project page. Find out more on the award here.
- [Team visit @ The Cosmopolitan – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/visiting-the-cosmopolitan/) - Our team paid a sunny visit to the Cosmopolitan to enjoy the views and admire it's progress. The building is taking shape rapidly, claiming it's spot in the Brussels landscape! Head over to our project page to learn more about the project.
- ['Wonen in diversiteit' at De Krook – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/living-in-diversity-opens-at-the-krook/) - On Tuesday October 9th, ‘Wonen in diversiteit’ opens at De Krook in Ghent. In the exhibition, HEIM focuses on innovative forms of housing, encouraging cooperation and integration of newcomers. HEIM and co-housing group Biotope have been working together to integrate one inclusive unit in our upcoming project Bijgaardehof. This exemplary pilot project will be exhibited -among others- from Wednesday 10.10.2018 till
- [COOP winner of the Brussels Horta Prize 2018! – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/5588/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK are honoured and thrilled to announce that COOP has received this year's Brussels Horta Prize jury award in the 'non-residential' category! We would like to sincerely thank the organisation of the Brussels Horta Prize, all of our partners as well as the visionary client who made this project come true. To
- [Jury season – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/5597/) - In this end of the academic year, several of our team members take the pulse of the ongoing debates on architecture by participating in final juries. We wish all students great success in this final rush, and good luck for their further careers!
- [Mixed uses in NovaCity! – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/mixed-uses-in-novacity/) - NovaCity is now online! It features a vibrant mix of industrial workshops, retails, offices and housing, organised around a constellation of collective places to inhabit, offering opportunities for encounter, interaction and conviviality! Learn more about the project in the press release issued by citydev.brussels, or on our project page.
- [Campus Unesco Koekelberg has been delivered! – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/first-schoolday-at-koninklijk-atheneum-koekelberg/) - We are happy to announce the delivery of Campus Unesco Koekelberg, right on time for the new school year! The project is an extension and transformation of an elementary and secondary school which offers an exciting learning environment for up to 1200 pupils. Slide through the pictures above or take a look on our project page.
- [Truss in progress – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/progress-on-truss/) - Cycling along the Brussels Canal? Have a look at our project Truss: the arcades are taking shape and it is rather impressive! To learn more about the project, head over to our project page.
- [Oana Bogdan & Leo Van Broeck on land use and property – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/5571/) - During the Venice Biennale of Architecture, 'The Property Issue. Ground Control and the Commons' (ARCH+) was released. In this issue, Oana Bogdan addresses the topic of land-grabbing in relation to the case of Roșia Montană in Romania. A similarly named documentary, The Property Drama, was released earlier this year at the Chicago Architecture Biennial. The contributions from both Oana Bogdan &
- [Winner Novacity! – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/winner-novacity/) - We are proud to announce that BOGDAN & VAN BROECK - together with a great design team composed of DDS+, Eole, 3E, Establis, Boydens, Venac, and an ambitious development team regrouping Kairos & BAM Contractors - have won the competition of Novacity carried out by citydev.brussels! This mixed-use sustainable project will host +/- 7.500 m² of affordable
- [Koekelberg is nearing completion – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/koekelberg-under-construction/) - As you can tell from the pictures above, construction is well underway on Campus Unesco Koekelberg, an extension and transformation of an elementary and secondary school in Koekelberg (BE). For more info on the project, scroll through the pictures above or head over to the project page!
- [Vote for COOP! – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/vote-for-coop/) - Our project COOP has been selected for the Brussels Horta Prize! You can cast your vote over here up until the 10th of June. More information about the building can be found on our project page and on the website of the Brussels Horta Prize.
- [Update on Bijgaardehof! – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/5526/) - After 2 years of intense collaboration between the architects of BOGDAN & VAN BROECK, future inhabitants and our technical partners, we submitted the building permit of Bijgaardehof last month. Read more about this ambitious co-housing project on our updated project page or head over to the website of the city of Ghent!
- [Portfolio update! – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/portfolio-update-2/) - Mutsaard, a competition from 2016, has been added to our portfolio. Head over to the project page to find out more about this beautiful project!
- [Kanaal Vervoordt in the international press – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/5399/) - "Opening late last year, art dealer Axel Vervoordt’s project is a stunning and ambitious cultural and residential complex. Vervoordt enlisted Belgian architecture practices BOGDAN & VAN BROECK, Coussée & Goris and Stéphane Beel to help create an urban-design haven, 55,000-squ-m big, in an unassuming location." (Liza Foreman for BBC.com, 14.03.2018) Recently, Kanaal Vervoordt was featured on
- [Oana Bogdan @ ARCH+ The Property Issue – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/5394/) - On the occasion of the release of issue 231 of ARCH+, The Property Issue, Oana Bogdan has been invited to discuss the social and political perspectives for a different architectural practice. She will take the stage together with Arno Brandlhuber (Brandlhuber +), Florian Hertweck (University of Luxembourg), Marija Marić (ETH Zurich), and Christopher Roth (artist and
- [COOP on BRUZZ.be – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/coop-on-bruzz/) - Our building COOP, located along the canal in Anderlecht, is featured in a short reportage on BRUZZ. The video, made by Marie-Ange Gillis, gives insight into the multitude of activities taking place in the reconverted mill. Since recently, the rooftop bar is open for drinks and a small lunch during weekdays and educational workshops on
- [Update on Tilburg's Railway Workshops – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/5377/) - Recently, Dutch Newspapers reported on our redevelopment strategy for Tilburg's railway workshops. Learn more about the project on our updated project page or read the article!
- [Portfolio update! – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/portfolio-update/) - Les Jonctions, a competition from 2017, has been added to our portfolio. Head over to the project page to find out more!
- [Parish church of Kwaadmechelen on the cover of A+! – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/the-parish-church-of-kwaadmechelen-is-featured-on-the-cover-of-a/) - A drawing of our feasibility study on the parish church of Kwaadmechelen (BE) is featured on the cover of A+ magazine (nr. 270). Inside, Tom Boogaerts & Felix Rössl from BOGDAN & VAN BROECK elaborate further on the project commissioned by Projectbureau Herbestemming Kerken. Read the Dutch version here, and the French version here . In relation to this
- [Oana Bogdan @ Portfolio evening Existenz – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-portfolio-evening-existenz-21-02-2018/) - On Wednesday February the 21th, Oana Bogdan will explain how to prepare a good portfolio to a group of aspiring Engineer Architects from the KU Leuven. The event, organised by and for students, will give the audience a unique insight into how professionals screen incoming job-applications in their practice. Program: 19.00: reception 19.30: start of
- [Opening + Vernissage Operational Aesthetics @ Civa – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/5192/) - On February 1st, the exhibition 'Operational Aesthetics' will open at Fondation Civa. Conducted jointly by the contemporary architecture department of CIVA and Mathieu Berger (doctor of sociology and professor at UCL), the exhibition Operational Aesthetics is a research on the policy of Neighborhood Contracts in Brussels, which will soon celebrate its 25th birthday. Operational Aesthetics
- [Oana Bogdan @ Les Ateliers Nocturnes  – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-at-les-ateliers-nocturnes-06-02-2018/) - On Tuesday the 6th of February, Oana Bogdan will address the central theme of 'crisis' during 'Les Ateliers Nocturnes'. The lecture is part of a series of monthly meetings organised by students within the Faculty of Architecture La Cambre-Horta. Time: 06.02.2018, 19:15 Location: Place Eugène Flagey 19, Brussels More information can be found here.
- [COOP in ERA21 – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/coop-featured-in-era21/) - Recently, our project COOP in Anderlecht was featured in the Czech magazine ERA21. Click here to read the full article.
- [From BOGDAN & VAN BROECK with love – 2018](https://www.bogdan.design/news/best-wishes-from-the-team/) - In 2017 we became 10 years old. 10 years of design in its broadest sense. 10 years of research and many achievements. Thank you for sharing the last 10 years with us. In the next 10 years we will continue: to engage with politics for our common future, to make the city a great place
- [Operational Aesthetics @ Civa – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/operational-aesthetics-civa-14-12-2017/) - Conducted jointly by the contemporary architecture department of CIVA and Mathieu Berger (doctor of sociology and professor at UCL), the exhibition Operational Aesthetics is a research on the policy of Neighborhood Contracts in Brussels, which will soon celebrate its 25th birthday. Operational Aesthetics looks at the origin and development of this policy encouraging urban revitalization
- [Tom Boogaerts at Conference on Transformation of parish churches in Flanders – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/04-12-tom-boogaerts-at-conference-on-transformation-of-parish-churches-in-flanders/) - On Monday 4th of December, Projectbureau Herbestemming Kerken holds an inspirational conference day on the transformation process of parish churches in Flanders, open to all stakeholders. ​Tom Boogaerts is invited to present three ​selected cases ​(out of ​the total of ​eight studies​)​​ ​by BOGDAN & VAN BROECK​, professor Thomas Coomans​ ​and​ Rebel Group​. Following ​his
- [BEL:EST opens at BOZAR – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/belest-opens-at-bozar/) - Last week, the exhibition 'BEL:EST A LABORATORY FOR EUROPE IN BRUSSELS' opened to the public at BOZAR, Brussels. It can be visited for free until Tuesday the 10th of January. More information can be found on the Facebook event or on the website of BOZAR. Salto Architects together with ​​BOGDAN & VAN BROECK ​present a
- [Holy Poly! – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/5114/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK, together with professor Thomas Coomans (heritage expertise) and Bart Huybrechts of Rebel Group (economic analysis and financial modelling), proudly present their feasibility study on the parish church of Kwaadmechelen (BE). For Sint-Lambertus in Kwaadmechelen, the historical and spatial analysis of the church and its surroundings revealed the hidden potential for a
- [Living in Diversity – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/living-in-diversity/) - On Thursday November 9th, 'Living in Diversity. Inclusive forms of housing for newcomers', opened at deSingel in Antwerp. In the exposition, HEIM Collective looks for a feasible alternative for housing refugees. The main focus is on innovative forms of housing where newcomers and committed citizens share spaces and thereby encourage cooperation and integration. Recently, HEIM
- [Construction on Truss has started! – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/construction-on-truss-has-started/) - Construction on Truss, our project alongside the Quai des Charbonnages in Molenbeek, has officially started. The first stone ceremony was attended by all actors involved in the project. After some explanatory talks, everyone was asked to write down a resolution about the upcoming project.
- [BEL:EST at BOZAR – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/belest-at-bozar/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK together with Salto architects from Tallinn have been invited amongst other Belgian and Estonian practices to participate in the BEL:EST workshop organised last spring by BOZAR and the Estonian Centre of Architecture. Different interrelating topics gravitating around the question of European identity and the EU presence in Brussels have emerged from the
- [Official launch of 'Truss' – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/official-launch-of-truss/) - Wednesday November 8th marks the official launch of our project 'Truss'. The building, which welcomes a sport hall, boxing club, cafetaria, crèche and one housing unit, is located alongside the Quai des Charbonnages in Molenbeek. More detailed information about the project can be found here.
- [Oana Bogdan at the Nordic Architecture Fair – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-at-the-nordic-architecture-fair/) - Alongside Julien De Smedt (JDS Architects) and Charles Renfro (DS+R), Oana Bogdan has been invited to be part of the jury for the Nordic Architecture Award. On Tuesday the 7th of November, the nominated offices will present their entries before an audience and the jury, after which the winners will be announced during a prize-giving
- [Instagram launch – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/instagram/) - Recently, you can find BOGDAN & VAN BROECK on Instagram. Follow us to get a visual look inside our Brussels based practice! Take a look here.
- [Veiling der Dromen – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/4844/) - I am a boat which has been floating above an architectural practice for almost ten years. On Sunday the 17th of September, I will celebrate the 'Festival van de Architectuur' at the 'Veiling der Dromen', standing in the 'Auction of Dreams' next to other architect's donations. I will write another chapter of my story and say
- [New pictures of Kanaal – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/new-pictures-of-kanaal/) - Recently, Koen Van Damme paid a visit to our project ‘Kanaal Vervoordt’ and made some stunning photographs. After 2 years, the landscaping by Michel Desvigne is starting to get fully grown. Take a look at the photographs on the project page.
- [Oana Bogdan at CIVA Thursdays 07.09.2017 – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-at-civa-thursdays/) - On Thursday the 7th of September, Oana Bogdan will reflect on the exhibitions Save | Change the City & Corporate Arcadia, organised by Fondation Civa. While using these exhibitions as a guidebook, she will share the vision of BOGDAN & VAN BROECK on the city of Brussels. More info can be found here.
- [Oana Bogdan member of the Faculty Senate, KU Leuven – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-member-of-the-faculty-senate-ku-leuven/) - In July 2017, Oana Bogdan became a member of the Faculty Senate, an advisory board part of the Faculty of Engineering Science KU Leuven. Consisting out of a diverse group of professionals, the board reflects together on the engineering program of the university. More information can be found here.
- [Truss in BRUZZ! – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/truss-in-bruzz/) - We are very proud to share this article published in BRUZZ on 22th of May 2017! It explains our ambitions and vision for the city of Brussels and the zone around the canal in particular: to realize multifunctional, inclusive and activating projects, that are accessible to all. The building consists of an innovative stacking of multiple programs,
- [Construction site of Truss has started! – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/construction-site-of-truss-has-started/) - The demolition works on the site along the canal of Brussels have started! This collective amenity is articulated around three main voids, and consists of a sport hall, boxing club, cafetaria, crèche and one housing unit. The configuration of the different functions in the building enhances social interaction, both on the scale of the building and
- [Oana Bogdan at Festival van de Gelijkheid! – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-at-festival-van-de-gelijkheid/) - Oana Bogdan will be part of a debate at the 'Festival van de Gelijkheid'! This festival is built up around a quote that is very much linked to our vision: "We haven't inherited the Earth from our parents, but have it in loan for our children." The panel of experts will mainly focus on sustainable caretaking
- [Campus Unesco Koekelberg open to the public on 7th of May! – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/campus-unesco-koekelberg-open-to-the-public-on-7th-of-may/) - Campus Unesco Koekelberg will be part of the 'Openwervendag' on Sunday the 7th of May, a day where construction sites can be visited throughout the whole of Belgium. Our team will guide visitors through this exemplary project for 'Schools of Tomorrow', where we are realizing a 12.000m² school consisting of an extension and transformation of a
- [BOGDAN & VAN BROECK teams up with Salto for BEL : EST – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/bogdan-van-broeck-teams-up-with-salto-for-bel-est/) - In April 2017, architects from 5 Estonian and 5 Belgian architecture offices take a deep dive into a number of urban design and architecture problems that the city of Brussels faces every day. The issues they explore were selected using expertise from Belgian as well as Estonian side. The architects look at how to improve the security
- [Leo Van Broeck curator of IABR–2018+2020 – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/leo-van-broeck-curator-of-iabr-20182020/) - Chief Government Architect of the Netherlands Floris Alkemade, Flemish Government Architect Leo Van Broeck (BOGDAN & VAN BROECK) and Belgian architect Joachim Declerck have been appointed the curators of IABR–2018+2020 – a two-part Biennale that has the Netherlands and Belgium as its workspace and the world as its source of inspiration. From the spring of
- [Oana Bogdan in Touché – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-on-touche/) - We are very proud to share this interview of Oana Bogdan by Friedl' Lesage in 'Touché' on Radio 1. She shares her inspirations and dreams with an open heart, and gives us an insight of her experience in Romania. In July 2016, she was appointed Vice-Minister of Culture (Secretary of State), a position she accepted with the
- [UAUIM students visiting COOP! – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/uauim-students-visiting-coop/) - Last week, we were glad to host a group of students from "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urban Planning, Romania. We hope that the visit of COOP will feed the reflection for their last academic year -with the subject of Industrial Heritage Conversion- and wish them an inspiring semester working on Brussels! For more
- [Oana Bogdan on Hybrid Business Districts – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-on-hybrid-business-districts/) - 'Hybrid Business Districts' is an on site master class and lecture programme by the international architecture firm 51N4E and is part of the Adaptive Reuse programme of Hasselt University faculty of Architecture and Arts. On Thursday 16th of February 2017, Oana Bogdan is invited to a discussion salon involving Sven Lenaerts, Peter Swinnen, Rob Cuyvers
- [Leo Van Broeck in Touché – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/leo-van-broeck-in-touche/) - We're very proud to share this radio interview in 'Touché' on Radio 1 with Leo Van Broeck. He shares his personal inspirations and global vision on Land-use & Urbanity, and a reflection on his recent appointment as Vlaams Bouwmeester. Listen to the entire interview on the following link: https://radio1.be/wat-raakt-leo-van-broeck. Photo by Saskia Vanderstichele.
- [Oana Bogdan in 'De Afspraak' – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-in-de-afspraak-canvas/) - We are proud to share the interview of Oana Bogdan in 'De Afspraak' on Canvas.She talks about her temporary position as Secretary of State of Culture for the technocratic Romanian government. Watch the video here
- [COOP - Place of life and exchange – 2017](https://www.bogdan.design/news/coop-place-of-life-and-exchange/) - We are happy to share this inspiring video of "COOP discovery", showing our building COOP in action during the open day organised on November 9th, 2016! For more information see our project page and the Facebook album.
- [Oana Bogdan interviewed by De Tijd – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-in-de-tijd/) - For six months, Oana Bogdan combined the job of interim Secretary of State for Culture in Romania with her work as an architect at the office she leads together with Flemish architect Leo Van Broeck. She will return to Belgium after Sunday's parliamentary elections. Read the full interview in De Tijd here. Date: 16.12.2016
- [VUB U-Residence in BELGIUM NEW ARCHITECTURE 6 – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/vub-u-residence-in-belgium-new-architecture-6/) - Belgium New Architecture is the sixth in a series of books that examine the significant achievements in modern architecture. A must read current and timeless about the greatest achievements of recent years. The book features 62 recently completed structures by Belgian and foreign architects, to be discovered.Our project VUB U-Residence can be found in the
- [Kanaal in Architraaf - Architrave – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/kanaal-in-architraaf-architrave/) - In Architraaf - Architrave n°190, the magazine elaborates in an extensive article on the ambitious redevelopment of an old maltery in Wijnegem. The project, carried by project developer VERVOORDT r.e. has selected a team of top designers – including BOGDAN & VAN BROECK, Coussée & Goris, Michel Desvigne, Stéphane Beel and Jens Aerts – to
- [Jury Member at Prijs Wivina De Meester 2016 – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/jury-member-at-prijs-wivina-de-meester-2016/) - Oana Bogdan is honoured to be invited as jury member for the Prijs Wivina De Meester 2016. By nominating (local) governments for the Prijs Wivina De Meester, the Team Vlaams Bouwmeester encourages a qualitative policy in terms of urban design, architecture and landscape. Out of 23 nominees, the winner will be announced on 25th of November, in the
- [Nomination of the 2016 Bruxelles Horta Award – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/nomination-of-the-2016-bruxelles-horta-award/) - Leo Van Broeck is honoured to have been invited as a jury member of the 2016 Bruxelles Horta Award. The nominees in Category 3 (private or public equipment) are published on the website of the SADBr.
- [Leo Van Broeck on the potential of industrial areas – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/leo-van-broeck-on-the-potential-of-industrial-areas/) - In an interview for Futurn, Leo van Broeck shares his vision on the potential of industrial sustainable zones in Flanders. He applies our known concepts of densification and land-use to these zones, and positions this in our modern society of today, including topics as economics, flexibility, mixing of functions and re-use of existing patrimony. Watch
- [COOP Opening! [Port-Sud] – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/coop-opening-port-sud/) - Monday the 3rd of October, the COOP was inaugurated in presence of the Mayor of Anderlecht, Eric Tomas, the Brussels Minister of Employment and Economy, Didier Gosuin, the Minister-President of the French speaking Government of Brussels, Fadila Laanan, the President of the SCRL Moulart, Fabrice Cumps, and director of COOP, José Menéndez. Over a hundred
- [Happy birthday BOGDAN & VAN BROECK! – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/happy-birthday-bogdan-van-broeck/)
- [Construction site of Lindbergh has reached its lowest point! – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/construction-site-of-lindbergh-has-reached-its-lowest-point/) - The construction site of Lindbergh - a housing project with 43 appartments with an underground parking in Evere - has reached its lowest point! The delivery of this project is foreseen for Spring 2018. More information about the project here, as well as regular updates on our Facebook page.
- [COOP in A+ – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/coop-in-a/) - In A+262, the Belgian architecture magazine zooms in on the place of industry and industrial heritage in the city under the theme (re)work. Our project COOP is featured as an example of “good practice” in the section "In the picture" of the magazine and linked to the Expo Atelier Brussels— A Good City Has Industry
- [What's next? – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/back-to-work/) - Over the years, BOGDAN & VAN BROECK has been expanding the scope of its services from architectural design towards feasibility studies, expertise in land-use and density, and policy consultancy. This active involvement in society and in the public debate recently resulted in two positions in policy making. Oana Bogdan is appointed as Vice-Minister of Culture
- [Oana Bogdan Vice-Minister of Culture in Romania – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-vice-minister-of-culture-in-romania/) - In July 2016 Oana Bogdan took on the position of Vice-Minister of Culture (Secretary of State) in Romania, coordinating the field of cultural heritage and museums from the perspective of heritage as strategic resource until the Parliamentary elections at the end of 2016. Her aim is to help position Romania in the world as a
- [Leo Van Broeck Vlaamse Bouwmeester – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/leo-van-broeck-vlaamse-bouwmeester/) - From September 2016 on Leo Van Broeck is appointed as Flemish Government Architect (Vlaamse Bouwmeester). The core mission of the Flemish Government Architect is to promote the architectural quality of the built environment. The Flemish Government Architect and his team advise public patrons in the design and realization of buildings, public space, landscape and infrastructure. In
- [Building permit Port Sud received! – 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/building-permit-port-sud-received/) - Building permit Port Sud granted and preparing the tender file! Time for a fresh look on the building and the neighborhood, thanks kids! More information on this project can be found here and here.
- [Upcoming lectures – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/upcoming-lectures-2/) - Urbanity is a radical plea for a different land-use, that is beneficiary for all of us individually, but also for our community as a whole, the authorities, the institutions, the private sector and the environment! Excessive land-use is, alongside overpopulation, the fundamental cause of the world’s environmental issues. Densification and spatial reorganisation could however ensure
- [ARCHIFUT DOUBLE WINNER! – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/archifut-double-winner-24-06/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK has won both the championship and the tournament of the Brussels architects' futsal competition 2015-2016 on 24.06! Moreover, we are very proud that our team has won all of its games this season! Well done to Tom Boogaerts, Manon Coppens, Bill Cortvriend, Maxime Czvek, Miguel Fernandez, Vali Ionescu, Michael Lefeber, Maroš
- [COOP [Port-Sud] in Revista Zeppelin – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/coop-port-sud-in-revista-zeppelin/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is very proud to share this beautiful article on our project COOP [Port-Sud] published in the latest edition of the Romanian magazine Revista Zeppelin! More information on the project here. Photo: Artur Eranosian
- [Unfolding our vision at Venice Biennale – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/unfolding-our-vision-at-venice-biennale-2016-26-31-05/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK has been invited to participate in the first iteration of the "Unfolding Pavilion", an exhibition and editorial project by Daniel Tudor Munteanu (OfHouses) and Davide Tommaso Ferrando. We gladly saw our re-design of Yamashita's House with a Face / The Face of the House from 1973 exhibited in the vicinity of
- [Truss update – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/truss-update/) - After 3 months of hard work and intense collaboration with Util Struktuurstudies and Enerdo, the full tender file has been submitted to the municipality of Molenbeek. For more information see our project page and the facebook album.
- [Interview "Architecture in Competition" – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/interview-architecture-in-competition/) - Looking back at ‪#‎architectuurincompetitie‬ and the Architects Conference (architectencongres) organised by NAV, de Vlaamse architectenorganisatie. Video interview with Leo Van Broeck and Julien De Smedt (JDS Architects) on competitions and a reflection the core business of an architect. "We should treat our own profession with more respect."
- [Lecture at Converses d'Arquitectura Barcelona – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/4235/) - Converses d'Arquitectura, sponsored by Trespa, are organising a series of lectures followed by debates on various architectural matters in Barcelona, involving 36 architects, distributed among 12 lectures and, consequently, 12 architecture critics. On Thursday 19th of May 2016, Oana Bogdan & Leo Van Broeck are invited to illustrate urbanity with one of their projects, elaborating on causes
- [Jury Member at CASA International Student Competition – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/jury-member-at-2/) - Oana Bogdan is extremely honored to be invited as jury member of the 2016 CASA international competition for second year students in architecture, organised by Romanian students themselves! It is a bright opportunity to assess several hundreds of students, currently working on a site in her own home town, imagining collective housing for the future!
- [Keynote speaker at the Vlaamse Klimaattop – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/keynote-speaker-at-the-vlaamse-klimaattop-19-04-2016/) - On April 19, 2016, the very first Flemish Climate Summit (Vlaamse Klimaattop) will take place in Brussels will start in the KBC auditorium. For the following months, this summit will establish a diagnosis of the Flemish environment, in order to help developing a "Climate Plan 2021-2030" and a "Climatical vision 2050". It is the opportunity
- [Malmar Factory has started! – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/malmar-factory-has-started/) - We are very proud to announce that the design of the biggest cohousing project of Belgium has started. Together with NEY & Partners, VK Engineering and LAND we will transform the old Malmar factory in to the new home of the cohousing group Bijgaardehof. Preliminary design of the project can be found on our website
- [Speaker & Jury member at Behance x Existenz Portfolio Reviews – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/speaker-jury-member-at-behance-x-existenz-portfolio-reviews/) - In the light of the Behance Portfolio Review Week, Existenz (in collaboration with VTK) rethinks its annual Portfolio Night. Along with a series of events in hundreds of places around the world, the chance will now be given in Leuven to get feedback and information about your portfolio. Along with two other guest lecturers, Oana
- [Jury member at the Bruxelles Horta Award – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/jury-member-at-the-2016-bruxelles-horta-award/) - Leo Van Broeck is honoured to be invited as jury member of the 2016 Bruxelles Horta award, organised by the SADBr. For this special edition celebrating the 20th anniversary of the award, the jury members will select projects throughout the 19 communes of Brussels in the following categories: individual housing, collective housing, public or private
- [Construction site of Campus Unesco Koekelberg has started! – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/construction-site-of-campus-unesco-koekelberg-has-started/) - This exemplary project of “Schools of Tomorrow” will take approximately 24 months to be completed, and we are looking forward to welcome the students and staff by Spring 2018! More info on the project here.
- [Upcoming competitions – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/upcoming-competitions/) - After a refreshing Spring Break, we are happy to announce that the office has been selected to participate in multiple competitions. Together with Matador, Pirnay group and Raco, we will submit a proposal for 160 housing units of which 60% social and 40% middle class, combined with a communal space of 300m² in Evere, for
- [Workshop Architecture with TADA – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/workshop-architecture-with-tada-12-03-16/) - Oana Bogdan and Leo Van Broeck have been invited by ToekomstAtelierdelAvenir to assist in a workshop on Architecture, Urbanisme and Urbanity. With the kids they have investigated and explored their immediate environment (Molenbeek), compared to other cities and rethought how it could be in 2020. TADA encourages children aged 10 to 14 to be curious,
- [Upcoming lectures – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/upcoming-lectures/) - Urbanity is a radical plea for a different land-use, that is beneficiary for all of us individually, but also for our community as a whole, the authorities, the institutions, the private sector and the environment! Excessive land-use is, alongside overpopulation, the fundamental cause of the world's environmental issues. Densification and spatial reorganisation could however ensure
- [Lecture at Existenz Week – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/lecture-at-existenz-week-2016/) - Leo van Broeck has been invited by Existenz to be part of the lecturing panel of Soirée Ecoutée on Wednesday the 16th of March, as part of the annual Existenz week organised from Sunday 13th to Thursday 17th of March. Six speakers are invited to tell a story that touches architecture in its broadest context:
- [Jury member  for the National Museum of Romanian History – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/jury-member-at/) - Oana Bogdan is invited as jury member of the International Design Competition for the National Museum of Romanian History. The competiton has officially been launched on February 1rst, 2016 and winners will be announced July the 1st, 2016. The Chamber of Architects in Romania proudly invites architects and interdisciplinary designing teams to participate in this
- [Upcoming lectures on Urbanity – 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/upcoming-lectures-on-urbanity/) - Urbanity is a radical plea for a different land-use, that is beneficiary for all of us individually, but also for our community as a whole, the authorities, the institutions, the private sector and the environment! Excessive land-use is, alongside overpopulation, the fundamental cause of the world's environmental issues. Densification and spatial reorganisation could however ensure
- [C-MINE WINNER FLEMISH MONUMENTS AWARD 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/c-mine-winner-flemish-monuments-award-2013-09-07/) - Flemish Minister of Heritage, Geert Bourgeois, has announced that C-Mine, the site of the former coalmine in Genk, is the winner of the Flemish Monuments Award 2013. MAD-Faculty (Media, Arts & Design Faculty) is part of this educational and cultural cluster, as the “teaching and learning factory”. Other laureates were: - St. Dionysius Church in
- [Den Travoo nominated for the 2016 Building of the Year Awards - 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/den-travoo-nominated-for-the-2016-building-of-the-year-awards/) - Archdaily just launched the 2016 Building of the Year Awards and we are proud to announce that our project Den Travoo is eligible for nomination! Feel free to register on the My ArchDaily platform to nominate/vote! You can access and vote for our project via this link
- [Case Ciripite - 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/case-ciripite/) - Birds house design supporting fund raising for the implementation of architectural education in school. Competition organised by de-a arhitectura
- [Oana Bogdan member of the UNESCO expert committee - 2015](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-member-of-the-unesco-expert-committee-for-the-city-of-bruges/) - Oana Bogdan is now a member of the UNESCO Expert Committee for the City of Bruges. More info about the commission ant it's mission can be found here.
- [Truss preliminary design - 2015](https://www.bogdan.design/news/truss-preliminary-design/) - The preliminary design of Quai des Charbonnages has been approved. It marks the end of a thrilling phase during which we reinforced the efficiency and singularity of the structural and functional diagram proposed during the competition. We particularly enjoyed discovering the ambition of the Brussels Boxing Academy, which develops social insertion through boxing classes. See
- [Cadavre exquis completed - 2015](https://www.bogdan.design/news/cadavre-exquis-completed/) - Project developer VERVOORDT r.e. has selected a team of top designers - including BOGDAN & VAN BROECK, Coussée & Goris, Michel Desvigne, Stéphane Beel and Jens Aerts - to redevelop an old maltery into a dynamic environment which offers a combination of living, working, culture and nature. Our contribution to this ambitious masterplan is now
- [River Towers at Forum Immobilier Charleroi  - 2015](https://www.bogdan.design/news/river-towers-at-forum-immobilier-charleroi-22-10/) - Piron architectes, BOGDAN & VAN BROECK and Atelier Paysage have been invited to exhibit the River Towers-project at the Forum Immobilier in Charleroi on 22 and 23.10.15. During the forum, the different models of the project will be on display. More information on the project here. Time: 22-23.10.15 Location: Palais de Beaux-Arts, Place du Manège 1, 6000
- [Quai des Charbonnages competition winners - 2015](https://www.bogdan.design/news/quai-des-charbonnages-competition-winners/) - The team of BOGDAN & VAN BROECK, UTIL Struktuurstudies and Enerdo has won the open competition for the contruction of a collective amenity located along the canal in Brussels as part of the sustainable neighbourhood contract "Autour Leopold II". The project includes a sport hall, a boxing club, a cafeteria, a crèche and one housing
- [The ecology of densification - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK on Architosh - 2015](https://www.bogdan.design/news/the-ecology-of-densification-bogdan-van-broeck-on-architosh-11-08/) - "Continuing on a trend of expanding the scope of discourse beyond the “digital” in design practice, Architosh is pleased to present this feature interview of Belgium professor engineer-architect Leo Van Broeck and his award-winning ecological, research-oriented design practice. The design keynote speaker at the recent Vectorworks Design Summit, Leo spoke to Architosh recently about his
- [Vectorworks Design Summit Keynote in Philadelphia (USA) - 2015](https://www.bogdan.design/news/vectorworks-design-summit-keynote-2015-in-philadelphia-usa/) - Leo Van Broeck's keynote at the Nemetschek Vectorworks Design Summit 2015, organised in Philadelphia, US, from 27th until 29th of April, is available here or on YouTube. In his Design Keynote, he elaborates on urbanity, land-use and density in Flanders & Belgium, Europe, US and the rest of the world: "With his firm's visionary work as
- [Lecture on urbanity at Schoten & Wijnegem  - 2015](https://www.bogdan.design/news/lecture-on-urbanity-at-schoten-wijnegem-24-06/) - Urbanity is a radical plea for a different land-use, that is beneficiary for all of us individually, but also for our community as a whole, the authorities, the institutions, the private sector and the environment! Excessive land-use is, alongside overpopulation, the fundamental cause of the world's environmental issues. Density and spatial shrinkage could however ensure
- [Oana Bogdan at Creative Ville  - 2015](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-at-creative-ville-23-06/) - On the 23rd of June, Flanders DC organises "Creative Ville" at Tour & Taxis. This conference has the intention to be a great meeting place for everyone in the creative industry, ranging from arts, applied arts, media & entertainment to creative services, and more. Amongst many others (Erik Van Looy, Tom Lanoye, Daan, Lieve Blancquaert,
- [Jury member & keynote speaker at Architecture Days Cluj  - 2015](https://www.bogdan.design/news/jury-member-keynote-speaker-at-architecture-days-cluj-11-17-05/) - Leo Van Broeck is invited as a jury member of The Annual Architecture Students’ Competition as well as keynote speaker at the Architecture Days in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. More info here.
- [DEBATE GENERATION Y  - 2015](https://www.bogdan.design/news/debate-generation-y-23-04/) - Leo Van Broeck is invited by ILIV, a knowledge platform on "housing, feeling at home & the importance of a home", for a debate on housing for the future, following the publication of the ILIV-report "Generation Y". That GenY-report is the outcome of a study on the perspective of adolescent people concerning housing and the
- [DEBATE ON ARCHITECTURE COMPETITIONS - 2015](https://www.bogdan.design/news/debate-on-architecture-competitions-16-03-2015/) - Architectura and Existenz are organising a debate on architectural competitions on Monday 16th of March. Leo Van Broeck is in the debating panel. The evening starts with the movie "The Competition - a movie by, for and about architects", starring Zaha Hadid, Jean Nouvel, Dominique Perrault, Frank Gehry and Norman Foster in the architecture competition
- [RIVER TOWERS - CHARLEROI FEATURED AT MIPIM - 2015](https://www.bogdan.design/news/river-towers-charleroi-featured-at-mipim/) - River Towers Charleroi, a project by BOGDAN & VAN BROECK together with Piron Etudes en Construction, is selected by the Charleroi Bouwmeester and the Wallonia Export and Investment Agency of the Walloon Region to be featured at MIPIM 2015, the international real estate event for property professionals. The East entrance of Charleroi's city centre is
- [LECTURE ON URBANITY - 2015](https://www.bogdan.design/news/lecture-on-urbanity/) - Leo Van Broeck is invited for a lecture on "Urbanity", organised by the municipalities of Dilbeek and Ternat. The topic of his lecture is "Density & Land-use", today's biggest challenges for urbanism. The lecture will be followed by a debate with the aldermen of Urbanism of both municipalities and local Spatial Planners. Time: 29.01.15, 20.00
- [VUB U-RESIDENCE IN A+ - 2015](https://www.bogdan.design/news/vub-u-residence-in-a/) - In A+251, the Belgian architecture magazine zooms in on PPP or public-private partnerships, as part of "Focus", an integral part of A+ in which the magazine analyses a contemporary topic of architectural discourse. PPP, DBF, DBFM, etc. are different ways of development to allow for a joint-venture of several partners, and are being questioned and
- [BOGDAN & VAN BROECK wishes you... holidays! - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/bogdan-van-broeck-wishes-you-holidays/)
- [DEBATE STAD & DEMOGRAFIE - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/debate-stad-demografie-11-12/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK take part in the debate "Stad & Demografie", organised by BVA (Bond van Vlaamse Architecten), in the frame of Urban by Nature. Prior to the debate, Joachim Declerck, program director of Architecture Workroom Brussels, will give lecture, followed by the actual debate with Eric Corijn, cultural philosopher and social scientist, and
- [LECTURE AND JURY MEMBER AT A-TA - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/lecture-and-jury-member-at-a-ta-2014-12-12/) - Oana Bogdan is invited to give a lecture at the Awards Ceremony of the Annual of Architecture in Timisoara, Romania. In the frame of the Annual's topic "Prezent!", she will go in detail on the profession of architecture and its contemporary and future challenges. In the running of this week, Oana is also one of
- [PECHAKUCHA HOEILAART - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/pechakucha-hoeilaart-04-12/) - Leo Van Broeck is invited for a lecture in Hoeilaart, "PechaKucha: jongPRO woont HIER", organised by jongPRO Hoeilaart. The topic of his lecture is "Smart land-use", and alongside Leo, there will be the following keynote speakers, all in the format of "PechaKucha": Lander Desaveur (bewoner Het Leen II): "Ik doe het wel zelf" Aushim Koumar
- [STUDY FOR THE GAASBEEK CASTLE COMPLETED - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/study-for-the-gaasbeek-castle-completed/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is excited to announce the completion of the study for the Gaasbeek Castle. Together with aNNo architecten (heritage architect), Atelier Veldwerk in collaboration with Arne Deruyter (landscaping) and Koen Van Synghel (scenography), BOGDAN & VAN BROECK was entrusted the study for the masterplan of the Gaasbeek Castle. The realisation of this
- [DEBATE: LESS SPACE ASKS FOR MORE ARCHITECTURE - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/debate-less-space-asks-for-more-architecture-02-12/) - Following his lecture in March 2014, Leo Van Broeck is participating in the debate that closes the series of lectures on the topic “Less is more” at Ar-Tur, Turnhout (BE). Els Nulens & Peggy Totté moderate the debate between Thomas Rau (RAU), Ruut van Paridon (van Paridon x de Groot), Erik Wieërs (Collectief Noord architecten),
- [DEN TRAVOO NOMINATED FOR MIES VAN DER ROHE AWARD 2015 - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/den-travoo-nominated-for-european-prize-for-contemporary-architecture-mies-van-der-rohe-award-2015/) - We are thrilled to announce that our project Den Travoo is nominated for the European Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe award 2015! The 2015 edition of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture has received the nominations made by the independent experts, the member associations of the Architects’ Council of Europe
- [INTERVIEW IN DE TIJD - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/interview-in-de-tijd-20-11-14/) - Leo Van Broeck is interviewed by the Belgian newspaper De Tijd, concerning land-use and density in Flanders, following the study that was commissioned to BOGDAN & VAN BROECK by Ruimte Vlaanderen on the vision of future spatial planning in Flanders. The report for the Flemish government, called "Expertenadvies sensibilisering bouwcultuur en ruimtelijk rendement", consists of
- [LECTURE POSTGRADUATE REAL ESTATE KU LEUVEN - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/lecture-postgraduate-real-estate-ku-leuven-20-11/) - Leo Van Broeck is invited for a guest lecture on urban and regional planning at the postgraduate course of real estate at KU Leuven. This five-session course on real estate development is oriented to all stakeholders of urban (re)development: land owners, project developers, investors, local authorities, real estate consultants, promotors, architects, urbanists, planners, etc. The
- [BAKALA ACADEMY IN ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW FLANDERS - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/bakala-academy-in-architectural-review-flanders-2014/) - Bakala Academy is examined in "Architectural Review Flanders N°11 - Embedded Architectures" of the Flemish Architecture Institute. From the website of the Flemish Architecture Institute: "This book is the 2014 edition of the Architectural Review Flanders Series, which is published by the Flemish Architecture Institute. The architectural output of the past two years is critically
- [BOGDAN & VAN BROECK IN REVISTA ZEPPELIN #124 - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/bogdan-van-broeck-in-revista-zeppelin-124/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is featured in issue #124 of Revista Zeppelin, a monthly Romanian magazine on architecture and urbanism, with both VUB U-Residence and Bakala Academy. Please read the articles on the following pages, and find more on our project pages of VUB U-Residence and Bakala Academy.
- [HOSTING BROODJE VASTGOED - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/hosting-broodje-vastgoed/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK hosts Broodje Vastgoed, an informal lunch meeting for real estate professionals and alumni organised by the KU Leuven, accompanied by a presentation on contemporary issues in real estate development and spatial planning. Leo Van Broeck is giving a presentation on density and land-use, nowadays' biggest challenges for urbanism. Each fourth Thursday
- [LECTURE AT ATRIUM - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/lecture-at-atrium/) - Leo Van Broeck is invited by the provincial department of Spatial Planning of Flemish Brabant, to give a lecture on land-use and density at the platform called "Atrium". This is a knowledge platform for Flanders and all of its provinces and municipalities, to raise the awareness and urgency of items such as densification, and to
- [TOWARDS EEN MULTIFUNCTIONELE QUARTIER EUROPÉEN - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/towards-een-multifunctionele-quartier-europeen-15-10/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is proud to announce the launch of the brochure 'Towards een multifuntionele Quartier européen' in collaboration with the Alderman of Urban Planning and Heritage of the City of Brussels, Geoffroy Coomans de Brachène. The brochure highlights some design guidelines for future projects in the European neighbourhood, especially through the implementation of
- [JURY MEMBER FOR THE ROMANIAN ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/jury-member-for-the-romanian-architecture-biennale-13-17-10/) - Leo Van Broeck is invited as jury member of the 2014 National Architecture Biennial of Romania. From 13th 'til 17th of October, the jury members visit all selected projects throughout the country, under the guidance of the jury's Honorary President Dan Sergiu Hanganu and the other co-organisers, the president of the Union of Architects and the
- [LECTURE AT FULL CIRCLE - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/lecture-at-full-circle-09-10/) - Leo Van Broeck is invited for a lecture on land use at Full Circle, a platform for professionals with different backgrounds to exchange groundbreaking ideas.
- [HOST & LECTURER AT MASTERCLASS STUDIO VRP 09.10 - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/host-lecturer-at-masterclass-studio-vrp-09-10/) - Leo Van Broeck is hosting the Masterclass Studio of the "Vlaamse vereniging voor Ruimte & Planning - VRP" on housing & density on Thursday Oct. 9th. At the top-floor of one of the first modernist housing towers in Brussels, dating from mid 1930's, Leo Van Broeck and Rudy Uytenhaak engage in a debate on density and
- [TWO FIRST STONE CEREMONIES IN ANDERLECHT - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/two-first-stone-ceremonies-in-anderlecht/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is excited to announce the "first stone" ceremonies of two our projects located in Anderlecht, Port-Sud and Moreau. The project Port-Sud is located along the canal and combines a centre for Small & Medium Enterprises and an “interpretation centre”, while the project Moreau is rewarded a "Bâtiment Exemplaire" for the construction
- [EXPO "BMA / MAN OF THOUGHTS"  - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/expo-bma-man-of-thoughts-11-25-09/) - The team of the Brussels Chief Architect (bMA) invites everyone for the opening of the exhibition "bMa / man of thoughts", which is accompanied by a publication on the achievements, work and future role of the Brussels Chief Architect. In November, Olivier Bastin will pass on his function as bouwmeester/maître-architecte (bMa) to a successor. The
- [PRESS CONFERENCE BRUSSELS BIENNALE OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/press-conference-brussels-biennale-of-modern-architecture-28-08/) - Between 4 and 25 October 2014, the first edition of the Brussels Biennale of Modern Architecture (BBMA) will be organised by Korei in collaboration with Docomomo Belgium, Arkadia and Pro Velo. Entitled "Living in modern isms", this edition focuses on the different ways of modern living that were built in Brussels between 1918 and 1972.
- [CONSTRUCTION OF PORT-SUD STARTED! - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/construction-of-port-sud-started/) - The construction site of Port-Sud - reconversion of an old mill into an interpretation centre and an incubator for small and medium enterprises - along the canal in Anderlecht has started! The delivery of this project is foreseen in the course of fall 2015. More information about the project here, as well as regular updates
- [PETITIE DOORSTART VLAAMS BOUWMEESTER! - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/petitie-doorstart-vlaams-bouwmeester-21-08-14/) - Citizens, architects of Belgium and abroad, urban planners of Flemish cities and municipalities, project developers, academics and prominent public figures with different backgrounds ask the Flemish Government to ensure the restart of the institute of the Flemish Government Architect or "Vlaams Bouwmeester". We invite everyone involved in and/or concerned of tomorrow's society to sign the
- [SUBA 2014 - LA PAZ, BOLIVIA - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/suba-2014-la-paz-bolivia-11-15-08/) - Oana Bogdan and Leo Van Broeck are both invited for the 2014 Workshop of SuBA (Seminarios Urbanos Buenos Aires), which is held in La Paz, Bolivia from 11th untill 15th of August 2014. As it was the case in several previous editions (SuBA 2010 Buenos Aires and SuBA 2011 La Plata, Argentina), Oana and Leo
- [Kanaal VERVOORDT r.e. in first edition of Plan Magazine! - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/kanaal-vervoordt-r-e-in-first-edition-of-plan-magazine/) - Our project Kanaal VERVOORDT r.e. is featured in the brand new magazine Plan, next to 29 projects of other offices. Moreover, the preface was written by Leo Van Broeck, feeding the debate on land-use and density while reflecting on the 30 selected projects. More on the project Kanaal VERVOORDT r.e. here and here.
- [Special Mention for Den Travoo at ArchiZinc Trophy 2014!](https://www.bogdan.design/news/special-mention-for-den-travoo-at-archizinc-trophy-2014/) - We are proud to announce that our project Den Travoo received a special mention at the 6th edition of the ArchiZinc Trophy 2014, in the category Collective Housing. The jury, chaired by Nicola Leonardi (founder of The Plan, one of the most authoritative architecture and design journals on the international scene), appreciated the multiple references
- [BOGDAN & VAN BROECK DESIGNS QPT-TOWER - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/bogdan-van-broeck-designs-qpt-tower/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is very proud to announce the transformation of a former healthcare building in the centre of Brussels, for Besix RED The existing tower will be converted into a mixed-use high-rise, accompanied by a mid-rise building and a split-level landscape comprising carparking and new urban links. The project will provide between 130 and
- [JURY MEMBER AT BRUSSELS HORTA ARCHITECTURE PRIZE - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/jury-member-at-brussels-horta-architecture-prize-30-05/) - Leo Van Broeck has been invited as jury member at the Brussels Horta Architecture Prize 2014. Time: 30.05.14 Proclamation of the results: 20.06.14 More information on Brussels Horta Architecture Prize can be found here and here.
- [DEN TRAVOO COMPLETED! - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/den-travoo-completed/) - We are happy to announce the completion of Den Travoo, a housing complex of 29 private and 12 social dwellings in the centre of Hoeilaart, near Brussels. More information on this project can be found here. Images of the construction process can be found here.
- [JURY MEMBER AT C|A|S|A INTERNATIONAL STUDENT'S COMPETITION - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/jury-member-at-casa-international-students-competition-14-17-05/) - Leo Van Broeck has been invited as member of the jury in the Romanian Annual Architecture Student's Competition C|A|S|A. For this 5th edition, the organisers decided to take the competition to another level, to cross borders between universities in different countries and welcome the participation of faculties of architecture from Kishinev (Moldavia), Budapest and Gyor
- [KANAAL - VERVOORDT R.E. AT OPEN WERVENDAG 2014!](https://www.bogdan.design/news/kanaal-vervoordt-r-e-at-open-wervendag-2014-11-05/) - In the frame of the "Open Wervendag 2014", the construction site of Kanaal will be open to the public on the 11th of May 2014 from 10h until 17h. It is a unique opportunity to see the creation process of this project in Wijnegem up-close and to discover the different parts of the site. Meeting point
- [EXPO BIENNIAL AWARD FOR ARCHITECTURE IXELLES AT CIVA - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/expo-biennial-award-for-architecture-ixelles-civa-09-25-05/) - The Architecture Award of the municipality of Ixelles is organised every two years. The award aims to distinguish recently completed projects, whose conceptual and formal qualities contribute significantly to the improvement of the urban landscape and / or the enhancement of the Ixelles heritage. The jury takes multiple criteria into consideration, which include the integration
- [A+ 247 | ZEG NIET HOOGBOUW, ZEG DICHTHEID - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/a-247-zeg-niet-hoogbouw-zeg-dichtheid/) - Reread here the opinion piece by Leo Van Broeck in A+ on high-rise and densification.
- [JURY MEMBER AT INSPIRED - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/jury-member-at-inspired-2014-08-09-05/) - Oana Bogdan has been invited as jury member in the Romanian competition for ideas INSPIRED 2014, an international competition bringing together a number of fields such as architecture, product design, interior design, graphic design, photography and many more. Time: 08-09.05 Place: Bucharest, Romania More info on the competition can be found on the website and
- [PORT-SUD AT PROJECTIONS 2 RE:WORK BRUSSELS - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/port-sud-at-projections-2-rework-brussels-12-03-07-06/) - RE:Work shows the result of an international masterclass in which 38 students collaborated in Brussels, Barcelona, Manchester and Bordeaux. RE:Work started from challenges for Brussels, a metropolis with a huge demographic growth and an extensive industrial infrastructure, that however degenerates rather than reorients itself. Former residential and work areas now act entirely as residential areas.
- [LECTURE AT "LESS IS MORE" - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/lecture-at-less-is-more-11-03/) - "Doing more with less. That is the challenge." Leo Van Broeck has been invited by Kamp C (centre for sustainability of construction of buildings) and Ar-Tur (centre for architecture, urbanism and landscape, located in Turnhout) to give a lecture in the frame of "Less is More", a series of lectures about sustainable land use. The theme
- [DEBATE ON THE FLEMISH PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMPANY "EEN" - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/interview-at-de-vrije-markt-22-02-14/) - Leo Van Broeck (CEO of BOGDAN & VAN BROECK) and Olivier Carrette (CEO of UPSI-BV, the professional organisation for the real estate sector in Belgium) will be central guests in "De Vrije Markt", a television program on today's socio-economic issues on Eén. On the occasion of Batibouw, "De Vrije Markt" wants to analyse the way
- [CONSTRUCTION OF MOREAU STARTED! - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/construction-of-moreau-started/) - The construction site of social housing project rue G. Moreau in Anderlecht has started! The delivery of the 12 passive apartments and the 3 low-energy row houses is foreseen in the course of summer 2015. More information about the project here. Regular updates can be found on our Facebook album.
- [KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT "MOBILOTOOP" - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/keynote-speaker-at-mobilotoop-20-02-14/) - Leo Van Broeck has been invited by 'Flanders Inshape' and 'Innovatie & Design Euregio' as keynote speaker at the launch of the publication on 'Mobilotoop', a research & design project on urban mobility in the future. Based on a case study, he will explain how our office aims to improve the quality of the individual
- [BUILDING PERMIT CAMPUS UNESCO KOEKELBERG RECEIVED! - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/building-permit-campus-unesco-koekelberg-received-19-02-14/) - We are proud to announce that the building permit for the construction and renovation of the Campus Unesco Koekelberg is granted. With more than 12 000 square meters, an exemplary project of "Schools of Tomorrow" and one of the largest school projects in the program! More information on the project can be found here and
- [KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT "CONFERENCE IBI BATEKE" - 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/keynote-speaker-at-dinner-conference-ibi-bateke-13-02-14/) - Leo Van Broeck will participate in the "conférence dinatoire" on the decentralisation process in the Democratic Republic of Congo, organised by Olivier Mushiete and "the friends of Ibi Village", in relation to the agroforestry model of Ibi Bateke. Amongst others, Leo will talk about the modern vision of urban development in suburban areas in Central
- [BOGDAN & VAN BROECK | FRAMING 2014](https://www.bogdan.design/news/bogdan-van-broeck-framing-2014-19-12-13/) - Looking forward to 2014 and beyond!
- [Maison Goffay completed! - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/maison-goffay-completed/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is proud to announce the completion of the renovation and restoration of the exterior joinery of the listed modernist villa Maison Goffay. More information on this project can be found here.
- [KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT PLENUM FEBAR1 - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/lvb-plenum-febar1-22-11-13/) - Leo Van Broeck will participate in the first plenum FeBAR, organised by the faculty of Architecture of KU Leuven. Leading representatives of all educational institutions, the Orde van Architecten, the various professional associations, the VAi (Flemish Architecture Institute), the VRP, the Flemish Chief Architect and A+ will gather on November 22nd, to discuss the challenges,
- [Debate on the profession of architecture (by VAi) - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/debate-on-the-profession-of-architecture-by-vai-21-10/) - Leo Van Broeck will participate in the debate organised by VAi (Flemish Architecture Institute), bringing together professional organisations of architects in Belgium (BVA & NAV) and Open Academy (an open platform for developments and challenges of today's society), to discuss the multidisciplinary approach of the profession of architecture and the positive effects of cross-over collaborations.
- [VUB U-RESIDENCE at A.WEEK Brussels - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/vub-u-residence-at-a-week-19-10/) - Our last feat in the Brussels' A.WEEK is the participation in "Open buildings": VUB U-Residence will be open on the 19th of October 2013 for guided tours by our founding partners Oana Bogdan & Leo Van Broeck. Time: October 19th, 14h & 16h. Place: Generaal Jacqueslaan 271, 1050 Brussels-Elsene The guided tours are free, yet
- [A.WEEK Brussels - Visit our office on Friday! - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/a-week-apero-architecte-participation-with-bvb-18-10/) - APÉRO ARCHITECTE 18.10.13 BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is opening the doors of it's office to the public in the frame of the Brussels A.WEEK program. "OPEN DOORS - because architecture is also conceived in Brussels, A.WEEK wants to open ten offices to the public. An architecture office only realises about a tenth of all the plans
- [BOGDAN & VAN BROECK at A.WEEK Brussels 13-20.10](https://www.bogdan.design/news/bogdan-van-broeck-a-week-brussels-13-20-10/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is participating in the first edition of A.WEEK, an initiative of the state secretary of urbanism, Rachid Madrane. From 13th until 20th of October (in between the Dag van de Architectuur and the Journée de l'Architecture), Brussels will focus on architecture in a number of ways: visits to construction sites and
- [Official opening of VUB U-residence - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/vub-opening-ceremony/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK proudly announces the official opening of VUB U-Residence, on Friday 11/10. Back in 2006, we won the competition for a new building on the VUB-campus, a project which later on became a joint venture of developer L.I.F.E and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The building combines a number of functions, such as
- [2 projects open at Dag van de Architectuur - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/dag-van-de-architectuur-participation-with-cwk-vub-13-10-13/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK will be present on the "Dag van de Architectuur '13" organised by the VAi (Flemish Architecture Insitute). The theme of this edition is "Flourishing Landscapes": "Is Flanders becoming one big park city? Do all urban gardens together match the power of a nature preserve? Are high-rises the best solution for the
- [New website online! - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/new-website-online/) - Welcome to the new website of BOGDAN & VAN BROECK! We proudly offer a new structure, new graphics, new features for all your favorite devices, and, last but not least, new content. Enjoy exploring our website, and feel free to follow us & share our work on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, RSS, Pinterest, etc.
- [Official opening of Bakala Academy - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/0072bak-opening-ceremony/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is very proud and honoured to announce the official opening of the Bakala Academy, today! Around two years ago, our office won the invited competition for this research centre for sport and movement, organised by ZB Sports Development in association with KU Leuven, and the construction is now completed. More info
- [Interview in Terzake on Densification and high rise - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/leo-van-broeck-interviewed-on-terzake-tv/) - Recently, Leo Van Broeck was interviewed by Terzake (Canvas) concerning the new residential tower along the canal in Brussels. In the interview, Leo goes beyond demystifying some of the misconceptions on this specific project, and tackles strategical concepts regarding urban development strategies. You can watch the interview in the video above, or watch the whole
- [Jury members Nemetschek Design Competition - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/jury-members-nemetschek-design-competition/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK's project architects Tom Boogaerts, Maxime Czvek and Thomas Rigby have been invited as jury members for the global design competition "Your world, reimagined", organised by Nemetschek - the manufacturer of softwares like Vectorworks, Maxon Cinema4D, SCIA, etc. “Your world, reimagined” is a global design competition that challenges both professional designers and
- [MAK! - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/mak/) - What started as an initiative of Yamila Idrissi (sp.a), Member of the Flemish Parliament, is now a growing idea: MAK! MAK stands for "Museum Aan het Kanaal", or a museum for modern and contemporary art along the Brussels canal. Over 100 professionals in Brussels support this initiative, and the community is growing fast. BOGDAN & VAN BROECK
- [Jury member at UAUIM - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/jury-member-at-uauim/) - Oana Bogdan has been invited as jury member at the DIPLOMA REVIEWS of UAUIM (UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM ION MINCU) in Bucharest, Romania. "The evaluation and grading of final projects has always been an important event at the “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urbanism of Bucharest. Throughout the years, this moment became one
- [Member of KCML - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-member-of-kcml/) - Oana Bogdan is now a member of the KCML (Koninklijke Commissie voor Monumenten & Landschappen), or, the "Royal Commission for Monuments & Landscapes" of the Flemish Government. The KCML is an advisory commission that informs the Flemish Government, upon its request or at their own initiative, on the classification and de-classification of architectural heritage.. Oana
- [Kanaal open-door event! - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/kanaal-open-door-event/) - This weekend, May 16-18th, Axel Vervoordt organises an open-door event where everyone is welcome to discover the project, witness the progress of the construction works and experience the future of this impressive site next to the Albert Canal in Wijnegem, BE. Time: May 16th and 17th, 18h-21h. May 18th, 14h-21h. Place: Stokerijstraat 19, 2110 Wijnegem Entrance is
- [Expo bMa Bouwmeester - Maitre Architecte - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/expo-bma-bouwmeester-maitre-architecte/) - The Brussels Chief Architect organises an exhibition to celebrate the three years of his mission so far. In this exhibition, the aim is to highlight a number of projects, their process and the role of the Brussels Chief Architect. Three of our projects are featured in this event: - Port Sud project - reconversion of an old
- [Interview at Radio 1 - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/leo-van-broeck-radio-1/) - Switch your radiostation to Radio 1 this Saturday 11.05.2013 at 11AM for INTERNE KEUKEN and enjoy this radio show where Leo Van Broeck is invited as one of the guests, in the kitchen of hosts Koen Fillet and Sven Van Speybroeck ! More information on INTERNE KEUKEN here.
- [Lectures Professional Meeting Real Estate - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/lectures-professional-meeting-real-estate-07-05-13/) - Leo Van Broeck has been invited by the Catholic University of Leuven to give a lecture at the masterclass "Creatief omgaan met leegstand" and to participate in the debate afterwards. Together with the city of Leuven, Leo will explain how former industrial sites, such as De Mouterij and Centrale Werkplaatsen, can be transformed by means of new urban developments,
- [Jury member at Belgian Award for Architecture & Energy 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/jury-member-at-belgian-price-for-architecture-energy-2013-27-04-2013/) - Oana Bogdan has been invited as jury member for "Belgische Prijs Architectuur & Energie 2013 - Prix Belge pour l'Architecture & l'Énergie 2013". The jury members are: -Emanuel Christ - Christ & Gantenbein Architekten, Basel (CH) -Edouard Francois - Maison Edouard Francois, Paris (FR) -Shelley Mc Namara - Grafton Architects, Dublin (IE) -Oana Bogdan -
- [Port Sud open-door event! - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/port-sud-open-door-event-25-04-2013/) - Thursday, April 25th, Port Sud holds its first open-house for neighbours and associations. Everybody is welcome at the Demetskaai 23, 1070 Anderlecht, Brussels, from 17h30 until 19h30. The history of the building and the project Port Sud will be presented to the public. Time: April 25th, 17h30 - 19h30. Place: Demetskaai 23, 1070 Anderlecht, Brussels.
- [Centrale Werkplaatsen completed! - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/centrale-werkplaatsen-realised-28-03-2013/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK ARCHITECTS is happy to announce the realisation of Centrale Werkplaatsen, a housing project of 134 ecological dwellings, offices, commercial spaces and underground parkings on the former railway workshop's site in Leuven. More information on this project can be found here.
- [ALFA ADU2020 - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/alfa-adu2020-25-03-2013-210313/) - Leo Van Broeck has been invited by Sint-Lucas School of Architecture (LUCA), in the frame of the ADU2020 project, to share his experience and knowledge on "New Professional Areas an Future Challenges regarding common and regional competences in Architecture Design & Urbanism". ADU2020 describes itself as follows: "ADU2020 is a structural project financed by the European Community
- [Leo Van Broeck president of FAB - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/leo-van-broeck-president-of-fab-24-02-2013-040313/) - Leo Van Broeck has been appointed president of FAB (Federation of Belgian Architects' Assoications). During his presidency, Leo will see to the promotion of FAB on an international scale and on positioning the profession of the architect in a European context. At the national level, he will contribute to reforming the Order of Architects and the opening
- [Belliard study submitted! - 2012](https://www.bogdan.design/news/belliard-study-submitted-19-12-2012-191212/) - We are proud to announce that Belliard study has been submitted to the City of Brussels. You can read more about the study here.
- [Jury member at UNKNOWN - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/jury-member-at-unknown-2013-21-02-2013-24-02-2013-010213/) - Leo Van Broeck has been invited as jury member in the international student competition UNKNOWN - housing as open problem, organized by the University of Architecture and Urbanism 'Ion Mincu' Bucharest. Time: 21-24.02.13 Place: Bucharest, Romania
- [Winner Castle of Gaasbeek! - 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/winner-castle-of-gaasbeek-24-01-2013-240113/) - The team of BOGDAN & VAN BROECK ARCHITECTS, Koen Van Synghel, aNNo Architecten, Atelier Veldwerk and Atelier DALTA has won the competition by invitation to create a masterplan for the domain of the Gaasbeek Castle, BE. The medieval Gaasbeek Castle is located just outside Brussels, set in the midst of an extensive park of almost 50
- [RE:WORK Lecture - 2012](https://www.bogdan.design/news/rework-lecture-29-10-2012/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK ARCHITECTS have been invited to give a short presentation of the project Port-Sud in the frame of the RE:WORK Public Lectures with the theme: "Architectural challenges for a new urban economy". The project Port-Sud, situated along the canal in Anderlecht consists of the refurbishment of the former "Meuneries Moulart" with a
- [Winner feasibility study on Rue Belliard, Brussels!  - 2012](https://www.bogdan.design/news/winner-feasibility-study-on-rue-belliard-brussels-23-05-2012/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK ARCHITECTS won the invited competition for a feasibility study on the Rue Belliard in Brussels together with Idea Consult. Rue Belliard is the most important exit-boulevard at the East side of Brussels and one of the two main axes (parallel to Rue de la Loi) within the unique historical grid of
- [Lecture STUK Auditorium: Densification and recycling - 2012](https://www.bogdan.design/news/lecture-stuk-auditorium-densification-and-recycling/) - BOGDAN & BROECK ARCHITECTS are one of the eight international practices invited to present their latest work to the public in the series AUDITORIUM 10/11 in STUK Kunstencentrum, Leuven, on Thursday, April 19th, at 20:00. Leo Van Broeck and Oana Bogdan see architecture not as a one-off intervention, but as a dynamic process in
- [Winner Port Sud! Press Conference - 2012](https://www.bogdan.design/news/winner-port-sud-press-conference/) - Fabrice Cumps, chairman of the organisation in charge of Port Sud, will hold a press conference on the winning proposal of BOGDAN & VAN BROECK ARCHITECTS for the reconversion and renovation of the industrial site of the former mill along the canal in Anderlecht (BE), Demetskaai 23. Together with the Board of Directors of Port
- [Exemplary Building Moreau! - 2012](https://www.bogdan.design/news/exemplary-building-moreau/) - Our project Moreau Social Housing has been awarded as an "Exemplary Building"! Tuesday, February 14, the project is presented to the public in a press conference, together with 38 other award-winning projects of this 4th edition. Since 2007, the Brussels Capital Region organises a call for projects to promote the construction and renovation of
- [Mies van der Rohe award Nominated 2x for 2011 - 2011](https://www.bogdan.design/news/mies-van-der-rohe-award-nominated-2x-for-2011/) - Two projects have been nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2011! The Fundació Mies van der Rohe selected De Mouterij Housing Leuven and Media and Design Academy KHLim Genk. Both projects were started under VBMarchitects with Leo Van Broeck as associate and realised under BOGDAN & VAN BROECK ARCHITECTS. More on the
- [Dag van de Architectuur - 2011](https://www.bogdan.design/news/dag-van-de-architectuur/) - 5 of our buildings can be visited on the "Dag van de Architectuur 2011": Follow the links below for more information and reservations: De Mouterij & Centrale Werkplaatsen, Leuven MAD-Faculty, C-mine, Genk Total Makeover House B, Rotselaar De Hallen Rectoraat K.U.L, Leuven Leo Van Broeck will be guiding and lecturing at Total Makeover House B
- [Arch School Award 2011 for RITS! - 2011](https://www.bogdan.design/news/arch-school-award-2011-for-rits/) - On October 20, 2011, during the presentation of awards at EDUbuild - a biennial exhibition dedicated to educational buildings - the Erasmus University College Brussels (EHB), received a special award. The Arch School Awards is an awards' ceremony for architects in three categories: school construction, school renovation / expansion and future school. To the surprise
- [MAD-Faculty published! - 2011](https://www.bogdan.design/news/mad-faculty-published/) - The MAD-Faculty is selected and published in the book "Designing for Education: Compendium of Exemplary Educational Facilities 2011", by the Centre for Effective Learning Environments of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). OECD announces the books as follows: "Designing for Education: Compendium of Exemplary Educational Facilities 2011" covers all levels of education and
- [Winner Town Hall Aarschot! - 2011](https://www.bogdan.design/news/winner-town-hall-aarschot/) - We won the Open Call of the Flemish Government Architect for the extension of the town hall of Aarschot. The project proposed a new panoramic front office on top of the existing town hall that would undergo a thorough durability upgrade. Due to the economical crises and a reduced public budget, the project has been
- [Winner school Koekelberg! - 2011](https://www.bogdan.design/news/2266/) - We are very proud to announce that we've recently won the Open Call of the Flemish Government Architect's Team for the Exemplary School Project in Koekelberg! In the procedure of Scholen van Morgen, a limited amount of projects are selected as Exemplary Projects, and therefore organised by the Flemish Government Architect's Team, next to the
- [De Mouterij published in a+t! - 2011](https://www.bogdan.design/news/2268/) - De Mouterij Housing is published in "DENSITY IS HOME, HOUSING BY a+t RESEARCH GROUP", by a+t architecture publishers. Our home is now in the city which is compacted and mixed up, which grows inwards and is renewed. We are returning to the historic city, to the modern city, to the post-industrial city, we are
- [Courthouse Contest Selected for the exhibition! - 2011](https://www.bogdan.design/news/courthouse-contest-selected-for-the-exhibition/) - Our submission for the international Courthouse Contest, "International Geographic - Justice for all", is selected for the exhibition in the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels. The prize-winning ceremony and opening of the exhibition will be held on the 30th of March, and the exhibition is open to the public from the 31st of March
- [2 awards at BAB2010! - 2010](https://www.bogdan.design/news/2-awards-at-bab2010/) - Two projects of BOGDAN & VAN BROECK ARCHITECTS were rewarded at the Romanian Architecture Bienale 2010! Both were started under VBMarchitects and realised under BOGDAN & VAN BROECK ARCHITECTS: Media & Design Academy KHLim Genk has won the Award at the category "Architecture for projects larger than 1000 m²" at the Romanian Architecture Bienale 2010
- [Husavik commissioned! - 2010](https://www.bogdan.design/news/husavik-commissioned/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK ARCHITECTS have been commissioned to design the Environmental Awareness Center in Húsavík, Iceland, under the patronage of the Swedish Royal House and the Icelandic Government. Ecologically the most heavily damaged country in Europe, Iceland could serve as a model for the global ecological problems. More on the Environmental Awareness Center here.
- [Study Iasi approved! - 2010](https://www.bogdan.design/news/study-iasi-approved/) - The feasibility study for the INTER-MODAL TRANSPORT CENTER in Iasi, the second largest city in Romania, has been approved by the town authorities. The study was completed by BOGDAN & VAN BROECK ARCHITECTS in collaboration with EC-ITS [Consultancy in IT&Telematics for Transportation Systems]. More on Transport Center Iasi here.
- [Oana Bogdan in Knack Weekend](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-in-weekend-knack/) - Happy Women's Day! "Why is International Women's Day still necessary?" On this 110th International Women's Day, Oana responds to this question and why this day is still a crucial necessity. In this opinion piece, she talks among others about her Romanian background as a "Decree-child", the urgency to shed light on women architects and the
- [Oana Bogdan in Flanders DC](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-in-flanders-dc/) - "That the role of women in architecture – now and over the years – structurally deserves much more attention, seems obvious to me. The oeuvre of these female architects should, much more than is currently the case, form part of our collective memory.” (Oana Bogdan) Learn more about the project Wiki Women Design through the
- [Oana Bogdan interviewed by George Buhnici](https://www.bogdan.design/news/oana-bogdan-in-ro/) - The day before the International Women's Rights Day, George Buhnici, a Romanian tech guru and YouTube star preoccupied with the health of our planet, interviewed Oana Bogdan (in Romanian). During one hundred minutes they talked about a new matriarchy, women, youth, cities, quality of housing and the commons. Date: 04.03.2021
- [From 2017, with love.](https://www.bogdan.design/news/from-2017-with-love/) - Dear friend, colleague, partner or client, 2016 has been such an extraordinary year! In 2016 we moved on top of the building where we founded BOGDAN & VAN BROECK in 2007. Yes, in 2017 we celebrate 10 years of existence – you will hear from us on this matter. In 2016 we engaged more than
- [Upcoming lectures - December 2016](https://www.bogdan.design/news/upcoming-lectures-december-2016/) - Urbanity is a radical plea for a different land-use, that is beneficiary for all of us individually, but also for our community as a whole, the authorities, the institutions, the private sector and the environment! Excessive land-use is, alongside overpopulation, the fundamental cause of the world’s environmental issues. Densification and spatial reorganisation could however ensure
- [LECTURE AT Bienala de Arhitectura Transilvania 2013, Cluj-Napoca](https://www.bogdan.design/news/lecture-at-bienala-de-arhitectura-transilvania-2013-cluj-napoca/) - Leo Van Broeck has been invited as keynote speaker at BATRA 2013, the Bienala de Arhitectura Transilvania 2013, in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. This year's theme is Generation/Regeneration, two terms that characterise a transition process between several dimensions of the architectural practice today, involving a crucial transformation of the role of the architect. Place: Liberty Technology Park
- [Den Travoo at Open Wervendag 2013](https://www.bogdan.design/news/den-travoo-at-open-wervendag-2013-28-04-2013/) - In the frame of the "Open Wervendag 2013", the construction site of Den Travoo will be open to the public on the 28th of April 2013 from 10h until 17h. It is a unique opportunity to see the creation process of this social and private housing project in Hoeilaart up-close and to experience the different

## Reflections Items

- [On the pandemic](https://www.bogdan.design/reflections/7749/) - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK is tackling the current crisis by addressing the spatial challenges of tomorrow. During this crisis, we have all been working apart together, separated spatially but connected online. Our imaginary recomposed office space was built by combining the working corners of our respective homes. This drawing series is our contribution to the
- [Oana's speech on 10 years of bMa in Brussels](https://www.bogdan.design/reflections/oanas-speech-on-10-years-of-bma-in-brussels/) - I arrived in Belgium on an Erasmus scholarship in 1999. Just a few days later, I found myself on a bus heading to the Netherlands for a study trip. Of course, it was the golden age of Dutch architecture, and I was completely captivated. Probably as captivated as visitors to Brussels are today. Students, architecture
- [On the crisis of the architectural profession](https://www.bogdan.design/reflections/our-reflection-on-the-crisis-of-the-architectural-profession/) - Since its inception in 2007, our office has campaigned for the dignity of the architectural profession. We have recently intensified our work on this vital project by creating a task force consisting of Tom Boogaerts (coordinator), Aaron Swartjes and Tom Maindiaux. A first opinion has already been published and has received a lot of positive
- [On the Cité Modèle](https://www.bogdan.design/reflections/what-is-a-cite-modele/) - “In the eyes of BOGDAN & VAN BROECK, a Cité Modèle is inclusive, as every single part of a city should be. Housing, production, urban farming, offices, old buildings, new buildings, tall and low buildings, bicycles, nature, children and different kinds of people." This was BOGDAN & VAN BROECK’s answer to the enquiry (A Cité
- [On the energy efficiency of buildings (EPB/EPC)](https://www.bogdan.design/reflections/on-the-energy-efficiency-of-buildings-epb-epc/) - "Let's look at our living culture, not our facades" Just insulating houses is not enough. Since 2023, there has been a renovation obligation when purchasing a home in Flanders. New homeowners must improve their recently purchased home, if it has an energy performance certificate (EPC) with a score of E or F, to score
- [On the architects profession: comparison Belgium/the Netherlands](https://www.bogdan.design/reflections/on-the-architects-profession-comparison-belgium-the-netherlands/) - Interview conducted in Dutch by Michiel van Raaij on 18.01.2024 and published in Architectenweb on 01.02.2024, further transcribed with Cockatoo, translated to English with DeepL and edited by Oana Bogdan. MvR: This is architect Oana Bogdan of &bogdan from Belgium, formerly Bogdan & Van Broeck, and architect Jan-Peter Wingender of Office Winhov from the Netherlands.
- [On the crisis of the architects profession - "What is architecture?"](https://www.bogdan.design/reflections/bogdan-van-broeck-what-is-architecture-04-15/) - WIA is an Austrian organisation, in search for the answer(s) on what architecture is, could be or should be. Their mission statement as stated on http://www.whatisarchitecture.cc is the following: "WIA won't answer a single question. WIA is a snapshot of the actual architectural panorama. WIA is a growing archive for architectural positions. WIA is a reason to
- [Message to Rotterdam - RAP 2021](https://www.bogdan.design/reflections/oanas-message-to-the-rotterdam/) - ROTTERDAM ARCHITECTURE PRIZE 2021 | OANA BOGDAN'S FINAL SPEECH AS PRESIDENT OF THE JURY I must say that emotions are really big, because - maybe you hear it in my accent that I was born in Romania; well, you don’t hear that, but you hear that I have a funny accent. I speak ‘Flemish’ with
- [On Belgium's Transition Plan](https://www.bogdan.design/reflections/oana-bogdan-in-zeppelin-beyond-resilience-antifragility/) - "Long live suburbia!", shout the apostles of the car, not realizing that the urban sprawl, together with deforestation, intensive farming, and agriculture are the parents of COVID-19. For some, COVID-19 has brought back linear thinking, making us forget about other challenges and how connected they all are. The question is not how to separate, but
- [On our common future](https://www.bogdan.design/reflections/romaniaconstienta/) - A discussion on sustainability, a common future, urban & rural development with Oana Bogdan published in România Conştientă Interviewer: Who is Oana Bogdan? Oana Bogdan: I am a human born in Sighisoara, who emigrated to Belgium when she was 21 to see the world during the following 21 years. I love other people unconditionally and
- [On time in architecture](https://www.bogdan.design/reflections/sarah-poot-in-construire-larchitecture/) - LE TEMPS, AU MÊME TITRE QUE L'ESPACE, CONSTITUE L'UNE DES MATIÈRES PREMIÈRES DE LA VILLE Notre responsabilité de concepteurs est de définir les conditions spatiales qui soutiennent la vie en collectivité. Ces conditions s'inscrivent résolument dans une double dimension socio-temporelle. Pour vivre en phase avec l'écosystème dans lequel nous vivons, et dont la fragilité ne
- [On caring architecture](https://www.bogdan.design/reflections/ob-50-visions/) - Hoe architectuur genezing kan brengen Oana Bogdan, 05.07.2021 Gezondheid of welvaart? De pandemie plaatst dit vraagstuk nog meer op de voorgrond. Gezondheid ís welvaart! Gezondheid is ook ecologie: onze gezondheid en die van onze planeet zijn één. Om die gezondheid te beschermen hebben we een nieuwe, ‘zorgende’ vorm van architectuur nodig. Onze samenleving wordt bedreigd

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- [Sint-Truiden](https://www.bogdan.design/cities/sint-truiden/)
- [Tilburg](https://www.bogdan.design/cities/tilburg/)
- [Uppsala](https://www.bogdan.design/cities/uppsala/)
- [Waterloo](https://www.bogdan.design/cities/waterloo/)
- [Wijnegem](https://www.bogdan.design/cities/wijnegem-2/)
- [Molenbeek](https://www.bogdan.design/cities/molenbeek/)
- [Prague](https://www.bogdan.design/cities/prague/)
- [Forest](https://www.bogdan.design/cities/forest/)
- [Liège](https://www.bogdan.design/cities/liege/)
- [Schaarbeek](https://www.bogdan.design/cities/schaarbeek/)
- [Sint-Jans-Molenbeek](https://www.bogdan.design/cities/sint-jans-molenbeek/)
- [Ukkel](https://www.bogdan.design/cities/ukkel/)
- [Netherlands](https://www.bogdan.design/cities/netherlands/)
- [Houthalen](https://www.bogdan.design/cities/houthalen/)

## Countries

- [BE](https://www.bogdan.design/countries/be/)
- [DRC](https://www.bogdan.design/countries/drc/)
- [IS](https://www.bogdan.design/countries/is/)
- [NL](https://www.bogdan.design/countries/nl/)
- [RO](https://www.bogdan.design/countries/ro/)
- [SE](https://www.bogdan.design/countries/se/)
- [Belgium](https://www.bogdan.design/countries/belgium/)
- [CZ](https://www.bogdan.design/countries/cz/)

## Role

- [Architect](https://www.bogdan.design/role/architect/)
- [Eng.Architect](https://www.bogdan.design/role/eng-architect/)
- [Architect Urban Designer & Founder](https://www.bogdan.design/role/architect-urban-designer-founder/)