Tafelzetting #3 Sophia Holst
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Architect and researcher Sophia Holst presents her work in the exhibition series Table Setting. In this series, young architects from Flanders and Brussels take up their positions on the square in front of DE SINGEL, with the help of a set of display tables and attributes designed by the Brussels-based architect Laura Muyldermans.
Sophia Holst studies social mechanisms in the city. For this she focuses on the use and misuse of space and architecture. Her practice is sited on the boundary between architecture, art and research. Observing spaces is a coequal part of the making process. Moreover, Holst pays emphatic attention to non-designed forms of spatial usage, thus questioning the need for design. According to Holst, the real needs of architecture truly become visible where there is an absence of design.
Table Setting
Table Setting is the new exhibition series for young architects in Flanders and Brussels from the Flanders Architecture Institute and DE SINGEL. It is the next step within a tradition of young architecture at DE SINGEL. Established names have found a platform on which to showcase their early oeuvre here since the 1980s (Young Architecture in Belgium in 1988 and 35m³ young architecture in 2005). Today too, young architects are challenged to determine their own position vis-à-vis the discipline, complex spatial situations and social issues.
The square in front of DE SINGEL represents the cacophony in which young architects start their own practice. The multiform boundaries of the asphalt surface serve as the perfect backdrop to this exhibition series. Every architect who is exhibiting there has their own set of tables with attributes, designed by Laura Muyldermans. Not only are the tables an installation in which the designers can showcase their work, they also challenge them to take up a spatial position on the square.
Sophia Holst studies social mechanisms in the city. For this she focuses on the use and misuse of space and architecture. Her practice is sited on the boundary between architecture, art and research. Observing spaces is a coequal part of the making process. Moreover, Holst pays emphatic attention to non-designed forms of spatial usage, thus questioning the need for design. According to Holst, the real needs of architecture truly become visible where there is an absence of design.
Table Setting
Table Setting is the new exhibition series for young architects in Flanders and Brussels from the Flanders Architecture Institute and DE SINGEL. It is the next step within a tradition of young architecture at DE SINGEL. Established names have found a platform on which to showcase their early oeuvre here since the 1980s (Young Architecture in Belgium in 1988 and 35m³ young architecture in 2005). Today too, young architects are challenged to determine their own position vis-à-vis the discipline, complex spatial situations and social issues.
The square in front of DE SINGEL represents the cacophony in which young architects start their own practice. The multiform boundaries of the asphalt surface serve as the perfect backdrop to this exhibition series. Every architect who is exhibiting there has their own set of tables with attributes, designed by Laura Muyldermans. Not only are the tables an installation in which the designers can showcase their work, they also challenge them to take up a spatial position on the square.
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