De Coninck law firm ‘An architectural item is multi-interpretable if they are idea conglomerates’ 1994 — 1997 Gent
Louise ‘A contemporary shoppingcenter’ 2016 — 2017 Brussels — Avenue Louise
Social housing Hooglareweg ‘Suitable for creating public space’ 2015 Haaltert (B)
European multilingual school ‘South’ ‘Building as deep as high has an ecological advantage. An ego goal can thus be converted into an eco goal’ 2016 — 2017 Brussels—Zuidlaan
Laureate ‘Law Courts of Ghent’ ‘Transparency and discretion a correct duality’ 2015 Ghent — Opgeëistenlaan
The Ring ‘a speculative reality’ ‘A bridge to future-proof entrepreneurship’ 1989 Antwerp (B)
Group accommodation "Au dessus du Bie" ‘Concept and place of a group’ 2003 Daverdisse (B)
Salon Europe — Europe expo & Le Botanique ‘A garden on the scale of a city’ 2016 — 2017 Brussels (EU)
Tunnel Madou ‘Converting infrastructure into architecture’ 2015 Brussels
‘Ramen’ — City Parking ‘A car park must have an architectural welcome’ 2001 Gent
Social housing ‘Tjolleveld’ ‘Even a footpath can become architecture’ 2010 — 2012 Kruishoutem
Parking Madou ‘A palace for cars’ 2015 — 2019 Brussels
Social housing ‘Tjolleveld’ ‘Argumented diversity is the hallmark of a not-indifferent composition’ 2010 — 2012 Kruishoutem
Intercity ‘Between cities on European highway intersections’ 1992 — 1994
Music conservatory ‘About the music in architecture and architecture in music’ 2007 Dilbeek (B)
Brouwersvliet Business Center ‘Upgrading the old with contrasting new’ 1996 — 1997 Antwerpen
Physiotherapy center ‘Make use of the capital contained in existing work’ 1998 Sint-Martens-Latem (B)
Koophandelsplein ‘In the field of urban planning, a tree can be placed right or wrong’ 2015 Gent
National Pensions Office ‘Renovation is also a way of thinking about conserving past human energy and caring about invested capital’ 2000 Brusels, Place Bara
Aviation square ‘Growing a public space into a square’ Brussels 2016
Group accommodation "Au dessus du Bie" ‘Upgrading of local qualities’ 2003 Daverdisse (B)
Madou towers ‘Panoramic overview and being a landmark ensures self-awareness of the city’ 2015 Brussels
House in the Ardennes ‘Wild stone tamed’ 2017 Vielsalm (B)
Architectenbureau Dirk Coopman ‘Sometimes a corridor is enough to make architecture’ 2015 Antwerpen
Louis IVX revisited ‘A large city must emphasize the individual scale if it wants to be a home’ 2016 Brussels — Zuidlaan
Social housing ‘Tjolleveld’ ‘Do not standardize but individualize’ 2010 — 2012 Kruishoutem
Plan for the center of Liedekerke ‘Buildings (also) serve to form public space’ 2003 Liedekerke
Music conservatory ‘The search for perfection and esthetics as an unity’ 2007 Dilbeek (B)
Les Frites ‘High-rise as an anti-object accentuates public space’ 2015 Brussels — site ‘Porte de Ninove’
The Ring ‘a speculative reality’ ‘A continuous world exhibition’ 1989 Antwerp (B)
Intercity ‘Between cities on European highway intersections’ 1992 — 1994 All over Europe
Conservatory of Ghent Music School for Pop, Rock & Jazz ‘A silent noise maker in the middle of the city’ 2012 Gendt (B)
Madou towers ‘Greenery is a part of architecture’ 2015 Brussels
Stadsbos Vlaanderenstraat ‘Place trees in a curved row and you will see ten times more trees’ 2014 Gent
Coupure ‘Interchangeable undefined appartments, lofts & offices’ 2002 Gendt (B)
Flowers in the Brabantdam ‘Having a beautiful street is a daily activity’ Gent 2017 — 2019
Social housing ‘Tjolleveld’ ‘Architecture is a lasting ideology’ 2010 — 2012 Kruishoutem
‘Pleiads’, European multilingual school ‘Where children study in their native language in their capital’ 2017 Brussels
Boudewijnlaan ‘Sofas in the middle of an exhibition of flowers captivate the atmosphere of the city’ 2017 Brussels
Social housing ‘Tjolleveld’ ‘Aesthetic interference of the differences makes a composition’ 2010 — 2012 Kruishoutem (B)
Micro jungle ‘A flowered canyon with a continuous ballet of cars’ 2016 Place Madou — Brussels
Hotel La Barriere ‘Conceptualizing a hotel as a creator of public space makes it more attractive to be there’ 2011 Transinne — Redu
Brouwersvliet Business Center ‘Upgrading the old with contrasting new’ Antwerpen 1996 — 1997
Bike Parc ‘Cyclotron’ 2018 Brussels
Group accommodation ‘Au dessus du Bie’ ‘Places of involvement first exist architecturally, the rest follow as a consequence. An old large farm and the unique landscape offers the space for groups to get involved’ Daverdisse 2002 — 2003
Little Red Riding Hood ‘Large-scale urban planning requires focus on the individual scale’ Park Botanique Brussels 2015
Les Frites ‘High-rise creates space’ 2015 Brussels — site ‘Porte de Ninove’
Broekzele fountains ‘Water in all shapes and clatter pleases the eye and for children it is an endless playground’ 2015 Brussels Madou
Group accommodation "Au dessus du Bie" ‘Unity of old and new’ 2003 Daverdisse (B)
City salon Lippensplein ‘Transforming a traffic intersection into a city salon is an exemplary 21st century choice’ 2014 Gent
Entrance gates ‘Film Fest Gent’ ‘Architecturalize a temporary event for a moment’ 1988 Poorten Filmgebeuren Gent
Law firm De Wolf ‘Even for large companies, the identity of the local can operate more globally’ 2007 Etikhove
‘Pleiads’, European multilingual school ‘Schools must become the beating heart of a city’ 2017 Brussels
Parking ‘Green eggs’ ‘Beauty can become synonymous with a car park’ 2017 Brussels — Zuidlaan
De Coninck law firm ‘Space can be created beyond the limitation of lack of space, thanks to architecture’ 1994 — 1997 Gent
Square Pompidou ‘A good museum has a square outside with as many seating options as there are people inside’ 2017 Brussels
Flemish Administrative Center Leuven ‘A rising street is needed to bring a high-rise public building close to the citizen’ 2005 Leuven
Football canteen Burst ‘The local is the reference when thinking about the built environment’ 1983 Burst (B)
The Ring ‘a speculative reality’ ‘Earth sciences, entrepreneurship, space travel, ecology in a coherent search for guidelines’ 1989 Antwerp (B)
Garden O x O ‘Green rooms individualize the city’ 2018 Rogier — Brussels
European multilingual school ‘The Wave’ ‘In a capital, a child must be able to go to school in the language of the country that represents the capital’ 2017 Brussels, Lemonnier—Poincarreélaan
White Stone ‘Inventive urban planning in close connection with nature forms attractive public spaces’ 2017 Brussels
Sech' Ry ‘Contrasting suitable architectural additions enhance existing aesthetic values’ 2009 Te Sechery — Redu
Brugse Poort ‘Social housing as a creator of new public space’ Gent 2004
‘Upper garden’ ‘Looking down on a forest is a help to admire nature’ 2010 Sechery — Redu
Labyrinth ‘A multilingual school’ 2015 Brussels
Sech' Ry, Multi-day conference center ‘Micro-scale urban design is applicable within a building: every corridor, passage, corridor or staircase exceeds its functionality. There, a hall will function as a village square’ 2009 Te Sechery — Redu
Sainctelette Market ‘Architecturalizing a series of street lamps is enough to have a square’ 2016 Brussels
François Laurent square ‘Transforming indifferent open area into high-quality urban space’ 2014 Gent
Autostrades Ghent ‘Highways through residential areas should be banned’ 2014 — 2019 Ghent region
Hallepoort Sports centre ‘A city with a high density must create space. Connecting a roof to the public space increases the public space’ 2016 Brussels
Social housing ‘Tjolleveld’ ‘Composition with differences is always the best way’ 2010 — 2012 Kruishoutem
Megastore Vandevelde ‘Not obediently obeying gravity is a necessity of architectural research’ 1987 Lokeren (B)
Auditorium Campus Vesalius ‘A banal context needs an architectural contrast that gives the environment an aura’ 2012 Ghent
Social housing ‘Tjolleveld’ ‘Understanding the trinity; urban planning, architecture, nature’ 2010 — 2012 Kruishoutem
Group accommodation "Au dessus du Bie" An oasis of earthly richness and abundance 2003 Daverdisse (B)
Pedestrian zone Ghent Center Public transport rethought 2014 Ghent
The Ring ‘a speculative reality’ ‘A street in the air for exhibitions and future-proof business’ 1989 Antwerp (B)
National Pensions Office ‘The integration of architecture and light where a massive bunker takes place is the reversal of heaviness in lightness’ 2000 Brussels
Twee Bruggen ‘A bridge in a city must be seen as the most important public space with a view over the water and its built environment’ 2001 Gent
The Village Bringing in a village into the city 2015 Brussels
Sech' Ry, Reception room ‘A room with no function is suitable for dancing’ 2009 Sechery – Redu
Group accommodation "Au dessus du Bie" ‘Enjoying environmental qualities’ 2003 Daverdisse (B)
‘Sea View’ ‘Rethinking old prototypes is a necessary thinking ritual. . . in parallel with reconsidering laws that prevent a new result’ 1999 Ostend
Social housing ‘Tjolleveld’ ‘Place architectural objects in such a way that they create public space’ 2010 — 2012 Kruishoutem (B)
De Coninck Law Firm ‘With a small footprint, you also have the height to gain space’ 1994 — 1997 Gent
Mega Hub ‘Bikes, cars, public traffic, people, all one urban morph’ 2015 Brussels
Coupure ‘Interchangeable undefined appartments, lofts & offices’ 2002 Gendt
Reconversion of the old fishing port 2002 Zeebrugge
‘Rodon’ ‘A roof is, according to its nature, oriented towards the light, so make use of it’ 2001 Gemeenteplein Knokke
Castle Of Gerald the Devil ‘From scarytale to fairytale’ 1995 Ghent (B)
The Fanfare ‘Electro-acoustic ensemble as an auditory happening on streets and squares’ 1990 — 1992 For Roland & L. Anderson
Les Frites ‘The destination of sculptural objects is the in between public space’ 2015 Brussels — site ‘Porte de Ninove’
Group accommodation "Au dessus du Bie" ‘Facilitating interactions and symbiosis’ 2003 Daverdisse (B)
Ghent University ‘A continuous roof accentuates two squares with which the university links itself to the city’ 2002 Ghent
De Coninck Law Firm ‘Sliding one functionality into another creates multifunctional spaces that can be doubled in all directions by also applying them vertically. Each functionality thus seems to have an abundance of space by accumulating space from an adjacent function’ 1994 — 1997 Gent
White Stone ‘Architecturalizing nature gives pleasure and confidence in the partnership nature versus architecture’ 2017 Brussels
Social housing ‘Tjolleveld’ ‘Successful architectural research results in an aesthetic in its broadest sense: People live in it, it forms a city, it is the essence of urban design, it pleases everyone now and later. Architecture is therefore the greatest among the arts’ 2010 — 2012 Kruishoutem
Emiel Braunplain ‘Monuments first is a dictate to answer’ 1999 Ghent
Le Botanique ‘A garden on the scale of a city’ 2016 — 2017 Brussels (EU)
Twelve elephants in a shoe box ‘Twelve elephants in a shoe box’ 2002 Lossystraat — Gent
Brussels Capital Of Europe ‘Traffic that replaces medieval city walls can in turn be replaced by greenery thanks to the construction of large-scale underground infrastructure’ 2014 — 2020 Brussels
Sechery Pavilion ‘The simplicity of a table under a roof, near water and forest, gives architectural form to heaven on earth’ 2010 Te Sechery — Redu
Pedestrian zone Ghent Center ‘The right balance between pedestrians and public transport’ 2014 Ghent
Metro Madou ‘Public traffic feeds the public space’ 2015 Brussels
Social housing ‘Tjolleveld’ ‘Using existing trees in your urban design offers more than one advantage’ 2010 — 2012 Kruishoutem
Tongeren (B) ‘Archaeological remains are to be understood as the start of a new public space’ 1999 Tongeren
National Pensions Office ‘The integration of architecture and light where a massive bunker takes place is the reversal of heaviness in lightness’ 2000 Place Bara
De Zwijgershoek ‘A museum is also a city center and must therefore work this way outside its walls’ 2001 Sint Niklaas
Lichtforum ‘A car park forms the frame around self-created nature’ 2005 Puurs (B)
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