Projects per year
Organisation profile
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The department of architectural engineering has set up an interdisciplinary 'research lab on architectural engineering' to bring together research in the field. Find out more about the latest research on http://www.vub.ac.be/ARCH/ae-lab/home
Keywords
- Social Highrise
- Truss Design
- Design methods
- Theory of architecture
- Architecture
- Social housing
- Social highrise
- Design education
- Tensile structures
- Education
- Engineering
- Harmonic Progression
- Renovation
- Formfinding
- Building technology
- renovation
- Fire engineering
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Paulien Beeckman
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Architectural Engineering - External employee, doctoral student
- Faculty of Engineering
Person: Researcher, PhD
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Katja Bosman
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Architectural Engineering - Management Assistant
Person: Administrative/technical staff
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IRP30: Flows in the Construction Sector. Urban-Environmental Histories of Labour, Materials, and Money
Van de Voorde, S. (Administrative Promotor), Wouters, I. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Winter, A. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & Bassens, D. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/07/26 → 30/06/31
Project: Fundamental
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FWOAL1192: Growing Stronger: Bio-Cementation Strategies for Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of Mycelium- Based Composites
De Laet, L. (Administrative Promotor)
1/01/26 → 31/12/29
Project: Fundamental
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NSIS4: Brussels Centre for Urban Studies (BCUS)
van Heur, B. (Administrative Promotor), Ryckbosch, W. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Gonzalez Fuster, G. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Keserü, I. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Sepp, A. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), De Melo Melgaço, L. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Gadeyne, S. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Van de Voorde, S. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & De Donder, L. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/11/24 → 31/10/29
Project: Fundamental
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FWOSBO63: SBO project with a primary economic finality aimed at the transfer to existing companies: MycoMatters: developing next-generation sustainable mycelium-based materials
Peeters, E. (Administrative Promotor), Vanden Elsacker, E. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), De Laet, L. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & Van den Brande, N. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/10/24 → 30/09/28
Project: Applied
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OZR4331: Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - ULB, NICOLAS Gabrielle
De Laet, L. (Administrative Promotor)
13/08/24 → 30/09/28
Project: Fundamental
Research output
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100 jaar hergebruik in Brussel: motieven, beleid, infrastructuur
Wouters, I., 24 Apr 2026, Circulair restaureren en renoveren. Vanzelfsprekend!?. Verstrynge, E., Verminne, N. & van Milt, H. (eds.). Leuven: WTA Nederland-Vlaanderen, 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper
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About Embodied Culture
Van de Voorde, S. & Huyghebaert, I., 26 May 2026, International Symposium on Embodied Culture. Van de Voorde, S., Huyghebaert, I., Cools, J. & Van Holen, L. (eds.). Brussels: Vrije Universiteit Brussel, p. 1-5 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper
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À chacun sa maison? Outsourcing the Housing Crisis in Late Colonial Congo
Bloch, I., 15 Jan 2026, (Unpublished).Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Poster
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Afstudeerwerk: Modern Material Remains, A Salvaging Story
Huyghebaert, I., 2026, In: Bulletin (KNOB). 125, 1, 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Other scientific journal contribution
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boekrecensie: Handbook of Platform Urbanism
Schelfhout, C. & Darras, P., Jun 2026, Ruimte 1 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist/vulgarizing publication › Book/film/article review
Activities
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Knowledge in infrastructural labour. Maintaining the urban building stock
Huyghebaert, I. (Speaker) & Baumgartner, J. (Speaker)
10 Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Making Room for Circularity. Building maintenance as a site of socio-technical negotiation.
Huyghebaert, I. (Speaker)
31 Mar 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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Understanding laminated timber through its production history: towards a historically informed re-use assessment
Van Holen, L. (Presenter)
31 Mar 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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À chacun sa maison? “Outsourcing” de la crise du logement au Congo à la fin de l’époque coloniale
Bloch, I. (Speaker)
29 Jan 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at a public lecture/debate
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Metal flows, urban forms: Scrap yards in Brussels since 1890
Wouters, I. (Presenter)
31 Mar 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
Datasets
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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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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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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
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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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