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Going Public

Design can be uniting, soothing, provoking, pleasing or disturbing. In times when there are so many urgent societal and environmental issues in need of systemic change, spatial design can add some crucial insights in, and contributions to these complexities. The Faculty of Architecture of KU Leuven with campuses in Ghent and Brussels, is fully aware of its place in the current global arena. It is creating and disseminating knowledge on architecture, urbanism and the architect’s possible roles in society.

The GOING PUBLIC programme of the Faculty of Architecture of the KU Leuven is highlighting the current debates in the studios, courses and research groups. By showing the work done and testing ideas in an international context, the programme brings both international discourse to the faculty and -vice versa- internal discussions to the world. It consists of a lecture series, exhibitions and publications.

Engagements

31-03-2021

For 2024-25 the engagement themes are: ‘Craftsmanship’, ‘Mediating Tactics’ and ‘Urban Cultures’.   CRAFTSMANSHIP The engagement ‘Craftsmanship’ explores the design of architecture from a critical perspective on building (noun & verb) by means of engaging with “the act of making”. The engagement brings together design studios, theoretical courses and research that all consider architectural craftsmanship […]

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Lectures, Sofa Talks and debates

31-03-2021

The lecture series within the Going Public programme is geared towards an international audience inside and outside the Faculty of Architecture. Therefore, most lectures are in English and have a scope that potentially reaches a wide audience. The lectures can highlight on the one hand a theme that is currently addressed in (one of) the […]

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Publications

31-03-2021

Publications are produced, some with the Engagements highlighting specific topics within the year themes. The publications are distributed via tutors and staff but also as supplement to an architectural magazine to reach an international broad audience. The publications involve studio work and research and represent a large part of the faculty’s community. Possibly the publication […]

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Practicalities

31-03-2021

Lectures will take place on campus (also in the Alexianenpleincampus or the Technologiecampus! Please check the programme for updates!) Sofa Talks will take place on campus (Brussels) and sometimes on location (=Sofa Walks) Exhibitions: In Brussels on the ground floor; in Ghent in the corridors or in the Sint-Niklaastraat campus. For more info please send […]

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