40 jaar wedstrijdcultuur
Coming of Age, architectuurwedstrijden in Vlaanderen en Brussel
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Expo
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free entrance
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wed - sun: 14:00 - 19:00, evening performances until 22:00
VAi expands the exhibition 'Open Oproep. 20 jaar architectuur in publieke opdracht'.
De Open Oproep (‘The Open Call’), the Flemish Government Architect’s best-known instrument, is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a travelling exhibition 'Open Oproep. 20 jaar architectuur in publieke opdracht' (‘Open Call. 20 years of publicly commissioned architecture’). At its final stop at deSingel, the VAi will be greatly expanding the exhibition. Key testimonies place the Open Oproep within a wider story about public commissioning. Under the title ‘Coming of Age’ we show crucial moments from the 1980s and 1990s. At the time, competitions for social housing or cultural buildings caused a considerable commotion. These came about thanks to the drive of public-sector clients and a generation of architects and at the time primarily resonated in the cultural and architectural fields. In retrospect, these paved the way for the current architectural policy.
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