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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The research group 'Architectural Engineering' consists of an interdisciplinary team that uses engineering tools to create and study architecture. Through our expertise, we are resolutely committed to developing and valorising new knowledge for an innovative, qualitative, sustainable built environment. Stimulated by insights from history and using new technologies, we tackle the complex sustainability challenges for the built environment.
More specifically, we work on this by focusing on themes such as 'Design for Change & Circular Building’, 'Construction history', 'Build heritage assessment','Energy performance of buildings', ‘Digital design and fabrication’, 'Biomaterials', and ‘Deployable and transformable structures’. Please visit our website for more information.
Keywords
- architectural engineering
- reuse
- design strategy
- light weight structure
- rehabilitation
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Profiles
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Paulien Beeckman
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Architectural Engineering - External employee, doctoral student
- Faculty of Engineering
- Architectural Engineering
Person: Researcher, PhD, Doctoral student
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Igor Bloch
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Architectural Engineering - Unpaid employee, Undefined
- Faculty of Engineering
- Architectural Engineering
Person: Researcher, PhD
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Tom Broes
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Architectural Engineering - Unpaid employee, Undefined
- Architectural Engineering
Person: Researcher
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Evi Corne
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Architectural Engineering - Practice assistant
- Architectural Engineering
Person: Researcher
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OZR4331: Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - ULB, NICOLAS Gabrielle
13/08/24 → 30/09/28
Project: Fundamental
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IOF3029: House of Sustainable Transitions
Macharis, C., Galle, W., Mommens, K., Blondeau, J., Runacres, M., Oberthur, S., Lizarazo Rodriguez, C. L., Keserü, I., Bram, S., Thiery, W., Kuppens, T., Aerenhouts, D., Deliens, T., Kalimo, H., Meyer, T., Shahin, J., Trauner, F., Buldeo Rai, H., Willems, K., Bossuyt, F., Tysmans, T., De Temmerman, N., De Laet, L., Mertens, E., De Proft, F., Henrard, K., van Heur, B., Ginis, V., Te Boveldt, G., Van Bockhaven, J., Vermeiren, T., Betancur Arenas, J. & Lode, M. L.
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Applied
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FWOWO43: READ.ADAPT.REUSE. Reading and transforming the As Found.
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Fundamental
Research output
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(Re)building the City: From Material Maintenance at the Margins towards Just Urban Building Regimes?
Baumgartner, J. & Reyniers, L., 2025, p. 40-55. 16 p.Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Unpublished abstract
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Beyond Innovative Procurement: A Case Study of Architectural Reuse in Zinneke, Brussels
Steukers, K., Ghyoot, M., Devlieger, L. & Van de Voorde, S., 2025, Beyond Innovative Procurement: A Case Study of Architectural Reuse in Zinneke, Brussels. 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper
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Bridging Disciplines: Circular Collaborations in Public Procurement
Steukers, K., Van de Voorde, S. & Devlieger, L., 2025, Bridging Disciplines: Circular Collaborations in Public Procurement. 3 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Meeting abstract (Book)
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Constructing a Modern Image: The Representation of Post-War Churches in Belgian and French Periodicals (1955-1970)
Kuijpers, C., Van der Meulen, F., Sterken, S. & Van de Voorde, S., 16 Apr 2025, In: Histories of Postwar Architecture. 14, p. 218-247 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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De la brique au PVC. Étude de la matérialité du bâti résidentiel bruxellois (1975-2000)
Parein, M., Wouters, I. & Van de Voorde, S., Mar 2025, In: Bruxelles Patrimoine. 38, p. 116-127 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Open AccessFile
Activities
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Special Session at the 6th International Conference on Structures & Architecture; 'Repurposing the Past. Unpacking Material Properties'
Stephanie Van de Voorde (Chair), Lara Reyniers (Chair) & Ruben Van Vooren (Chair)
8 Jul 2025 → 11 Jul 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Living, working & building with demolition materials
Lara Reyniers (Speaker)
13 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at an external academic organisation
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Difference Day: Podium for free speech exhibition
Ellen Leemans (Organiser), Ahmed Soliman (Organiser) & Niels De Temmerman (Organiser)
2 May 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in or organizing a festival/exhibition
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Post-war church interiors: on the duality between materialization and representation
Chiara Kuijpers (Speaker), Femke Van der Meulen (Speaker), Stephanie Van de Voorde (Contributor) & Sven Sterken (Contributor)
29 Apr 2025 → 30 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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Il n'y a pas deux structures spatiales en acier identiques. Une histoire de deux eglises
Chiara Kuijpers (Speaker), Stephanie Van de Voorde (Contributor) & Sven Sterken (Contributor)
20 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
Datasets
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Exploring Roofs in the Reuse of Flemish Post-war Parish Churches
Van der Meulen, F. (Creator), Van de Voorde, S. (Supervisor) & Sterken, S. (Supervisor), CRC Press/Balkema, 25 Feb 2025
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Development and characterization of a mycelium-based leather-like material (Chapter 5)
Vandelook, S. (Creator), Verstuyft, A. (Creator), Thysens, M. G. (Creator), Peeters, E. (Supervisor) & Van Wylick, A. (Data Collector), Zenodo, 3 Nov 2024
Dataset
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Overview Retrospective Analysis: Offices to Housing
Beeckman, P. (Creator), Galle, W. (Supervisor) & De Temmerman, N. (Supervisor), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, VUB Architectural Engineering, 2024
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Exploring cultivation strategies for mycelium-based materials
Vandelook, S. (Creator), Verstuyft, A. (Data Collector), Thysens, M. G. (Data Collector), Peeters, E. (Project Leader), Van Wylick, A. (Data Collector) & Cannella, D. (Data Collector), Zenodo, 24 Oct 2024
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Metal bridges and buildings by S.A. John Cockerill (1842-1955) in Belgium and abroad: an overview
Wouters, I. (Creator), Zenodo, Mar 2024
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