A+ Architecture in Belgium

For over 50 years, our A+ magazine has only existed on paper. From 2026 onwards, the A+ website will be expanded and become a true digital platform, with more editorial content, the complete A+ archives dating back to 1973 and everything you need to know about our events. Do you have a passion for architecture, urban planning and design? Do you have a critical eye for the built world and contemporary urbanism? Do you have a lively writing style that you'd like to develop? Then we're looking for you! Send in your application by February 2, 2025. More info and details via https://lnkd.in/eyKgGhUm

A+ is hiring! A+ is looking for a new team member. Applications are open until 1 December! The Office Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of the organisation: managing magazine subscriptions and sales, accounting, HR, administrative and financial monitoring of subsidies,... We are looking for a bilingual Dutch-French speaker with a good knowledge of English, a heart for architecture and at least 2 years of experience. More info: https://lnkd.in/eM8TDP-b

A+308 Textile & Texture is out now! This issue pays tribute to the architectural, physical, rough or soft skin of a building or a room. We focus on craftsmanship, the use of materials and technological developments to design a space with a certain atmosphere, warmth and/or acoustics. The featured projects in this issue are lying somewhere at the crossroads between architecture and interior design. With B-ild, Baukunst, Central, Chevalier Masson, Aslı Çiçek, Flore Fockedey, Générale, HBAAT, Mamout, Valérie Mannaerts, Ono architectuur, Ouest, Poot architectuur, URA and 51n4e. Get your copy on www.a-plus.be or in selected bookshops. #aplus #architectureinbelgium #textileandtexture

A+307 Mixing & Stacking is now available! While, according to the criteria of the regional development plan, business parks and industrial estates are intended solely for research and development, production and logistics, there is a growing demand for a functional mix with other, more urban functions. Today’s economic space is a new challenge for spatial designers, and includes typological studies resulting in projects such as urban stacking or other practices that encourage a mix of activities. A+ is looking into several stacking projects. Read or oder a copy: https://lnkd.in/e6Rr6rSP

A+ Architecture in Belgium, in collaboration with Bozar, is pleased to invite junya.ishigami+associates for a conference in Brussels on 22 April 2024. Junya Ishigami, 'enfant prodige' of contemporary Japanese architecture, founded his own firm in 2004, after his time at Kazuyo Seijima & Associates. Winner of the Golden Lion at the 2010 Venice Architecture Biennale, Ishigami stands out for his innovative approach that harmoniously blends architecture, nature and engineering.

A+ Architecture in Belgium and Bozar are pleased to invite you to the thematic double lecture 'Building with local materials', with Martin Rauch and BC architects & studies & materials. The lecture will take place on April 2, 2024, at a different location than usual: Auditorium 490 - Royal Museums of Fine Arts (Museumstraat 5, 1000 Brussels). Originally from Austria, Martin Rauch always had a passion for using natural materials in his projects. Trained as a ceramist, he specialised in building with clay and founded his own studio Lehm Ton Erde in 1999. Since 2010, Martin Rauch has shared his expertise as honorary professor of the UNESCO Chair for 'Earthen Architecture'. He will present a number of emblematic projects, including his own house in Schlins, designed together with Roger Boltshauser. Like Martin Rauch, the Brussels-based firm BC architects & studies & materials has been working since 2009 with an integrated approach covering all aspects of the building process, from design to research and the production of specific materials. BC will present the Woodstock project, a holiday home by a river in the Ardennes built entirely with local, natural materials and through innovative techniques.

A+306 Building for Culture is out! Cities are investing massively in cultural infrastructures such as the MUHKA in Antwerp, the Smak in Ghent, the new Jean Vilar Theater in Louvain-la-Neuve or the Beer Museum in the former Stock Exchange building in Brussels. What exactly are these emblematic new buildings, and how are they reshaping the city? What is the architecture of today's cultural infrastructure, and how does it relate to existing urban marketing strategies? A+ examines the architecture of new cultural buildings, analyzing how they not only change the face of the city, but also give it a new identity. More info: https://lnkd.in/eZukNe_7

A+ Architecture in Belgium, in collaboration with Bozar, is pleased to welcome Chilean architect Cecilia Puga on February 20, 2024 for a lecture on her work. Cecilia Puga, who has run her own practice in Santiago since 1995, puts her mark on contemporary architecture with an innovative approach. She builds projects on different scales, from individual houses to large-scale educational and industrial projects. More info and tickets: https://lnkd.in/eQEZYDNN