Lecture André Loeckx: Global South

Lecture: Global South

André Loeckx reflects on research and project experiences in Nakuru (Kenya) in the framework of UN Habitat Localising Agenda 21. How did this cooperation in the Global South influence the urban policy and urban renewal in Flanders (and vice versa)?

• The lecture is open for all
• The lecture can be followed online or in person
• The lecture is in English

About André Loeckx

André Loeckx is emeritus professor of architectural theory at the Department of Architecture, Urban Planning and Spatial Planning at KU Leuven. He is also co-founder of the Flemish Architecture Institute, was chairman of the Jury Stadsvernieuwingsprojecten, is part of the expert group that guides the team of Vlaamse Bouwmeester and is external expert for Ringland. In 2021 Loeckx received the Ultima for Architecture, the cultural prize of the Flemish Community.

Francqui Chair

In 1932, Emile Francqui and Herbert Hoover jointly decided to set up a Foundation, to which they entrusted an important capital. This Foundation was intended to « promote the development of higher education and scientific research in Belgium ». It was Herbert Hoover who insisted that this Foundation should bear the name of Emile Francqui in order to make the memory continue to the man who had done so much for his country and for science.

On proposal of the Universities, the Francqui Foundation attributes each year some "Francqui Chairs"

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