Architectural Engineering

Phone+32-2-6292840
Email[email protected]
Websitehttps://www.vub.be/arch/

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Pleinlaan 2
1050 Brussels
Belgium

Organisation profile

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

Paulien Beeckman
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Architectural Engineering - External employee, doctoral student
- Faculty of Engineering
- Architectural Engineering
Person: Researcher, PhD, Doctoral student
20232025
Bert Belmans
Person: Researcher, Guest professor
20142025
Igor Bloch
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Architectural Engineering - Unpaid employee
- Faculty of Engineering
- Architectural Engineering
Person: Researcher, PhD
20222024
Katja Bosman
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Architectural Engineering - Management Assistant
Person: Administrative/technical staff
20152015
Tom Broes
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Architectural Engineering - Unpaid employee
- Architectural Engineering
Person: Researcher
20222024

30 Active
150 Finished

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
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
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
OZR4285: Financiering MZW OZR: A dedicated infrastructure platform for cultivation of non-conventional microbes in controlled bioprocess conditions
Peeters, E. (Administrative Promotor), Vranken, W. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Van den Brande, N. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & De Laet, L. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
24/04/24 → 24/04/28
Project: Fundamental
FWOWO43: READ.ADAPT.REUSE. Reading and transforming the As Found.
Van de Voorde, S. (Administrative Promotor)
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Fundamental

(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
Adjustable Connection Systems for Reusable Modular Plate Structures
Leemans, E., De Temmerman, N. & De Laet, L., 23 Jun 2025, Structures and Architecture: REstructure REmaterialize REthink REuse. Rinke, M. & Hvejsel, M. F. (eds.). CRC Press, Vol. 3. p. 1617-1624 8 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper

Open Access
A Technical and Socio-Economic Perspective on Post-WWII Building Practices. Compte-rendu
Van de Voorde, S., 1 Dec 2025, In: Aedificare. 17, p. 297-301 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review

Open Access
File
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. CRC Press/Balkema, p. 849-856 8 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper

Open Access
Bridging Disciplines: Circular Collaborations in Public Procurement
Steukers, K., Van de Voorde, S. & Devlieger, L., Nov 2025, Bridging Disciplines: Circular Collaborations in Public Procurement. Habert, G., De Wolf, C., Schlüter, A., Passer, A., Ruschi Mendes Saade, M., Lützkendorf, T., Howe, L. B., Belizario-Silva, F., Xiong, S., Bendiek Laranjo, A. O. M., Costalonga, V. & Kim, D. H. (eds.). Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, p. 2-4 3 p. (SBE Conference Series).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Meeting abstract (Book)

Open Access

Regulating Risks: The Evolution of Safety Laws in the Belgian Construction Sector (1888-1905)
Debersaques, L. (Speaker)
26 Sept 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
Right to repair? Plumbers and regulations for the repair of domestic water supplies (Brussels, London, and Paris, 1850-1940)
Degraeve, M. (Speaker)
16 May 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
Ce qui a été construit et ce qui a été documenté : angles morts dans l’archive architecturale
Van de Voorde, S. (Speaker)
12 Nov 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
Adjustable Connection Systems for Reusable Modular Plate Structures
Leemans, E. (Speaker), De Temmerman, N. (Contributor) & De Laet, L. (Contributor)
8 Jul 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
International Social Housing Festival
Beeckman, P. (Organiser), Galle, W. (Organiser) & Vanhatalo, J. (Organiser)
4 Jun 2025
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in or organizing a public lecture/debate

Metal bridges and buildings by S.A. John Cockerill (1842-1955) in Belgium and abroad: an overview
Wouters, I. (Creator), Zenodo, Mar 2024
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15146735
Dataset
Overview Retrospective Analysis: Offices to Housing
Beeckman, P. (Creator), Galle, W. (Supervisor) & De Temmerman, N. (Supervisor), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, VUB Architectural Engineering, 2024
Dataset

File
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
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14030550
Dataset
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
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14030676
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Architectural Engineering

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Paulien Beeckman

Bert Belmans

Igor Bloch

Katja Bosman

Tom Broes

NSIS4: Brussels Centre for Urban Studies (BCUS)

FWOSBO63: SBO project with a primary economic finality aimed at the transfer to existing companies: MycoMatters: developing next-generation sustainable mycelium-based materials

OZR4331: Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - ULB, NICOLAS Gabrielle

OZR4285: Financiering MZW OZR: A dedicated infrastructure platform for cultivation of non-conventional microbes in controlled bioprocess conditions

FWOWO43: READ.ADAPT.REUSE. Reading and transforming the As Found.

(Re)building the City: From Material Maintenance at the Margins towards Just Urban Building Regimes?

Adjustable Connection Systems for Reusable Modular Plate Structures

A Technical and Socio-Economic Perspective on Post-WWII Building Practices. Compte-rendu

Beyond Innovative Procurement: A Case Study of Architectural Reuse in Zinneke, Brussels

Bridging Disciplines: Circular Collaborations in Public Procurement

Regulating Risks: The Evolution of Safety Laws in the Belgian Construction Sector (1888-1905)

Right to repair? Plumbers and regulations for the repair of domestic water supplies (Brussels, London, and Paris, 1850-1940)

Ce qui a été construit et ce qui a été documenté : angles morts dans l’archive architecturale

Adjustable Connection Systems for Reusable Modular Plate Structures

International Social Housing Festival

Metal bridges and buildings by S.A. John Cockerill (1842-1955) in Belgium and abroad: an overview

Overview Retrospective Analysis: Offices to Housing

Exploring cultivation strategies for mycelium-based materials

Development and characterization of a mycelium-based leather-like material (Chapter 5)

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