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Matthijs Degraeve is a postdoctoral researcher at the Departments of History (HOST - Historical Research into Urban Transformation Processes) and Architectural Engineering at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He has a PhD in History and a master’s degree in the Conservation of Monuments and Sites.
As of October 2022, he works as an FWO postdoctoral researcher within the project ‘Plumbing The City’, studying the historical development of urban sanitary governance, domestic water use and the plumbing trade in Brussels, London and Paris (1850-1940). In 2021, he obtained a PhD within the interdisciplinary research project ‘Building Brussels’, where he performed an urban- and business-historical study on construction enterprises and their relationship with the transforming urban space of Brussels (1830-1970). It was awarded the Best Dissertation Prize (2019-2021) at the 23rd Annual Congress of the European Business History Association.
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FWOTM1101: Plumbing the City. The regulation of sanitary installers in urban Europe (1850-1940)
Degraeve, M., Ryckbosch, W. & Wouters, I.
1/10/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Fundamental
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IRP7_b: Re-building Brussels (1695-2025): the construction sector as an engine for social inclusion and circularity
Wouters, I., Van de Voorde, S., De Temmerman, N., Deneweth, H., Ryckbosch, W., Ryckewaert, M., Bassens, D., da Silva Rodrigues, K., Baumgartner, J., Huba, L., Reyniers, L. & Degraeve, M.
1/07/21 → 30/06/26
Project: Fundamental
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IRP7_a: Building Brussels. Brussels city builders and the production of space, 1794-2015
Wouters, I., Wouters, I., Bertels, I., Bertels, I., Deneweth, H., Ryckewaert, M., Scholliers, P., Sosnowska, P., Van de Voorde, S., van Heur, B., Verdonck, A. & Degraeve, M.
1/07/16 → 30/06/21
Project: Fundamental
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SRP27: SRP (Groeiers): The cradle of modernity? Social dynamics in the cities of Brabant and Flanders in a comparative and long-term perspective, 1350-1914
Winter, A., Buylaert, F., Baguet, J., De Koster, M., Ryckbosch, W., Van den Broeck, N., Verbeke, A., Feys, T., Deneweth, H., Horemans, B., Plettinck, G., Adriaens, M., Wauters, R., Vermeesch, G., Vanruysseveldt, V., Vervaeke, A. A., Everaert, J., Erkul, A., Volkov, V., Coppens, A., Debackere, E., Verbruggen, T., Loockx, K., Beeckaert, E., Saelens, W., Leloup, W., Degraeve, M. & Schepers, M.
1/03/14 → 28/02/19
Project: Fundamental
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Plombiers bruxellois. Un maillon essentiel dans la création du confort sanitaire moderne
Degraeve, M., Feb 2023, In: Les Cahiers de la Fonderie. 54, 0, p. 51-56 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Bouwbedrijf en stedelijke ruimte. Vestigingspatronen en ruimtelijke relaties van loodgieters in twintigste-eeuws Brussel
Degraeve, M., 15 Dec 2022, In: Stadsgeschiedenis. 17, 2, p. 117-135 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From lead casters to sanitary installers. The evolution of the plumbing trade in nineteenth-century Brussels
Degraeve, M., 15 Dec 2022, In: Construction History. 37, 2, p. 87-105 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Re/Building Brussels: The construction sector and the production of urban space, from 1695 until today
Degraeve, M., Van de Voorde, S., Deneweth, H., Bassens, D., Wouters, I., Reyniers, L. & Huba, L., 10 Feb 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition
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Re/Building Brussels. De Brusselse bouwsector in beeld
Degraeve, M. & Van de Voorde, S., 1 Jan 2022, In: M&L - Monumenten, Landschappen en Archeologie. 41, 1, p. 59-60 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open AccessFile3 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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European Business History Association (EBHA) Best Dissertation Prize
Degraeve, Matthijs (Recipient), 23 Jun 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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EUTOPIA Researcher Mobility Grant
Degraeve, Matthijs (Recipient), 7 Mar 2023
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
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The regulation of domestic water use in London, Paris and Brussels (1850-1940)
Matthijs Degraeve (Speaker)
14 Apr 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Transient or resilient? Firm longevity in the construction sector, Brussels 1830-1970
Matthijs Degraeve (Speaker)
12 Apr 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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In-house flood management in London, Paris and Brussels (1850-1914)
Matthijs Degraeve (Speaker)
31 Mar 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Wetenschappelijk comité van het museum van de stad Brussel (External organisation)
Matthijs Degraeve (Member)
Sep 2022 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of public/government advisory/policy group or panel
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Symposium Re/Building Brussels
Matthijs Degraeve (Organiser)
10 Feb 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in or organizing a public lecture/debate
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Press/Media
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Verhalen van Brussel, verhalen met inspraak.
Matthijs Degraeve, Joost Vaesen, Serge Jaumain, Iadine Degryse, Claire Billen, Frédéric Boquet, Stéphane Demeter, Heidi Deneweth, Michel Hubert, Dirk Jacobs & Benjamin Wayens
2/03/23
2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Tentoonstelling toont hoe bouwsector onder druk staat in Brussel
11/02/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Bouwsector vertrekt uit de stad, en dat is slecht nieuws voor u
Matthijs Degraeve, Frederik Marc Vandyck & Sarah De Boeck
27/10/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Les entreprises de construction manquent d'espace de travail à Bruxelles
Matthijs Degraeve, Frederik Marc Vandyck & Sarah De Boeck
15/10/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Houthandels moeten na 140 jaar wijken voor woningen
Matthijs Degraeve & Frederik Marc Vandyck
15/06/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Thesis
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Building Brussels: Construction Entrepreneurs in a Transforming Urban Space (1830-1970)
Author: Degraeve, M., 19 Aug 2021Supervisor: Deneweth, H. (Promotor), Van de Voorde, S. (Promotor) & Bertels, I. (Promotor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis