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Luisteren naar Gebouwen: De school van Axel Ghyssaert

2026-03-3022:54

(English below) Luisteren naar gebouwen is een podcastreeks binnen Think Public Space, gemaakt door onderzoeker Angelique Campens en sound designer Raf Enckels. In deze reeks verkennen we gebouwen, architecten en de verhalen die zich in en rond die plekken afspelen, gedragen door de stemmen van mensen die er gebruik van maken of maakten. Vandaag staat het werk van Axel Ghyssaert (geboren in 1933) centraal. Meer bepaald het schoolgebouw dat hij ontwierp in 1974: Basisschool De Linde in ...

Luisteren naar gebouwen: De bibliotheek van Juliaan Lampens

2026-03-3045:42

(English summary below) In deze aflevering staat de voormalige bibliotheek van Eke centraal, ontworpen in 1970 door Juliaan Lampens (1926–2019). Het modernistische gebouw is georganiseerd rond een centrale tafel of balie, een plek waar mensen samenkomen om te lezen, te ontmoeten en te verblijven. Met de tafel als vertrekpunt verkennen we Lampens’ visie op architectuur: zijn gebruik van ruw beton, zijn ruimtelijke principes en zijn overtuiging dat architectuur het samenleven kan vormgeve...

Episode 8: The artist, the curator, and participatory kinship

2025-04-2101:04:31

Welcome to our podcast series, Think Tank Sessions: On Experiencing Art in Public Space.This podcast emerges from engaging workshops conducted across various Belgian locations. How do you turn public space into a place where people truly meet each other? In this special edition of the podcast Think Tank: Experiencing Art in Public Space, we explore how art, dialogue, and participation are transforming our cities into meaningful meeting places. Katrien Laenen outlines, based on her years of ex...

Episode 7: The architect and art in parking lots

2023-12-2245:42

Welcome to our podcast series, Think Tank Sessions: On Experiencing Art in Public Space. This podcast emerges from engaging workshops conducted across various Belgian locations. Have you ever considered parking lots as spaces for artworks? Today, I am taking you to the parking garages in Brussels, exploring them as platforms for artistic possibilities. Inspired by the innovative thinking of urban visionaries Charlie Depauw and Claude De Clercq in 1966, who collaborated with artist/arch...

Episode 6: The sociologist, social housing and public space

2023-04-2743:18

We start to become familiar with this place as we go again to the outskirts of Antwerp and we explore the integration of art in social housing and public spaces, drawing inspiration from the works of architect Renaat Braem's units at Kiel. These high-rise blocks were built between 1949-1958 in Kiel. It was Braem’s first project where he integrated painting, murals, and sculpture, and shows the importance of the synthesis of the arts. Once again, we are at the community centre ‘Nova’, en...

Episode 5: The philosopher, social housing and public space

2023-04-1243:02

Today we are going to the outskirts of Antwerp where we explore the integration of art in social housing and public spaces, drawing inspiration from the works of architect Renaat Braem's units at Kiel. These high-rise blocks were built between 1949-1958 in Kiel. It was Braem’s first project where he integrated painting, murals, and sculpture, and shows the importance of the synthesis of the arts. Philosopher and art historian Vlad Ionescu is here with us today and positions historical e...

Episode 4: The social worker, social housing and public space

2023-04-1211:45

Today we are going to the outskirts of Antwerp where we explore the integration of art in social housing and public spaces, drawing inspiration from the works of architect Renaat Braem's units at Kiel. These high-rise blocks were built between 1949-1958. It was Braem’s first project where he integrated painting, murals, and sculpture, and shows the importance of the synthesis of the arts. Here we are meeting the Social worker Bart Eggermont who kindly hosts us in Nova,...

Episode 3: The designer and the highway

2023-03-1631:49

Today, we have the pleasure of discussing the power of art and design with graphic designer and researcher Annelies Vaneycken at our third Think Tank session. Here we are focusing on art along the highway. We explore how graphic design can be used to create a more democratic environment in public spaces. We are in Aalbeke to discuss Jacques Moeschal’s monumental sculptures, known as "signals," which mark the motorways; and are a great example of democratic art. Standing next to the Sjouwer (...

Episode 2: The artist and the subway

2023-03-1616:33

Today we explore art in the subway and we start with the work of the artist and architect Jacques Moeschal and end with the Alma metro stop, designed by the artist and architect duo Simone and Lucien Kroll. The Jacques Moeschal ceiling painting extends over 7000 square metres and over three levels in the Gare du Midi subway station in Brussels. Moeschal painted the ceilings yellow, red or orange depending on the level. It is an impressive integration of art in which architecture a...

Episode 1: The architect and the pavilion

2023-03-1632:19

Today, we are going to the Stadshal in Ghent. In this first episode of the think thank, we have the pleasure of speaking with the renowned architect Paul Robbrecht, co-founder with Hilde Daem of the architecture firm Robbrecht and Daem architects in Ghent. Starting with the Stadshal, designed by them in collaboration with Marie-José Van Hee, we will take a closer look at this covered public space in Ghent. This multifunctional venue serves for various events such as concerts, exhibition...

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