Book presentation "As Found. Experiments in Preservation" at the Biennale Architettura 2025 in Venice
On May 10th 2025, the first day of the Biennale Architettura 2025 in Venice, the Flanders Architecture Institute (VAi) and partner institutions will present their recent titles in front of the Belgian Pavilion in the Giardini. Together they provide a glimpse into a rich architectural publishing culture, from a small but vivid corner of Europe.
The book "As Found. Experiments in Preservation", that was released for the As Found symposium and exhibition (2023), will also be presented.
Writing Architecture from Flanders and beyond
On the first day of the Biennale Architettura 2025 in Venice, the Flanders Architecture Institute (VAi) and partner institutions will present their recent titles in front of the Belgian Pavilion in the Giardini. Together they provide a glimpse into a rich architectural publishing culture, from a small but vivid corner of Europe.
As part of a full day programme, The Flanders Architecture Institute (VAi) presents the breadth of its publishing in four recent titles in the afternoon. As Found. Experiments in Preservation explores remarkable approaches in dealing with the existing built environment. Making Space Together documents ten years of alternative practice by the Antwerp-based collective Endeavour. In The Urban Villa. From Speculation to Cooperation, the architects and researchers of Dogma investigate the eponymous housing typology in history and as a model which deals with contemporary and future challenges. Ten Scenographies. A Matter of Architecture reflects on the pivotal role of exhibition design in the development of FELT’s architectural practice.
In Venice, authors of these books go into dialogue with selected readers, all of whom are curators, commissioners or participants at the Biennale Architettura.
Hülya Ertas (Flanders Architecture Institute) will moderate the panel in which Bie Plevoets, curator of As Found, will go into dialogue with Maria Nefeli Xourafi, engineer architect and a student from our International Master of Adaptive Reuse.
As Found. Experiments in Preservation
Architecture in Flanders and Brussels reflects a unique position in dealing with the existing built environment. Although the experimental approaches vary with different design methodologies, the audacity of the interventions remains, whether it is a medieval structure or a twentieth-century building.
This book focuses on seven experimental approaches in preservation today: ensemble, void, reconfiguration, inside out, traces, mirror and nuance. These are explored through essays, realized projects and international references.
