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Matthijs Degraeve is a postdoctoral researcher at the Departments of History (SHOC - Social History of Capitalism) 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 → 17/10/25
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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OZR2767: ULB-VUB Joint Research Group: Brussels Research Centre for Construction Histories
Van de Voorde, S., Devos, R., Wouters, I., Bassens, D., Broes, T., Bruggeman, D., Degraeve, M., De Nys-Ketels, S., De Ruysscher, D., Dobbels, J., Fivez, R., Heindryckx, L., Martens, P., Ryckbosch, W., Verdonck, A., Baumgartner, J., Bloch, I., da Silva Rodrigues, K., Debersaques, L., De Raedt, P., Huba, L., Kuijpers, C., Parein, M., Reyniers, L., Van der Meulen, F., Deneweth, H., Raaffels, L., Abenia, T., Bertrams, K., Boone, V., Charruadas, P., Couchez, E., Deligne, C., Lefebvre, P., Leloutre, G., Lemaire, J., Liotta, S., Loir, C., Van Acker, W., Vilquin, T., Espion, B., Provost, M., Rammer, Y. & Sosnowska, P.
7/01/15 → 31/12/24
Project: Policy Based
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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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Liquid innovators. Company advertisements of sanitary installers in Paris, London, and Brussels (1850–1940)
Degraeve, M., 24 Jun 2024, Construction Matters: Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on Construction History. Holzer, S., Langenberg, S., Knobling, C. & Kasap, O. (eds.). Zurich: vdf Hochschulverlag, p. 423-430 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The business of city-building. Long-term change and continuity in the construction sector (Brussels, 1830–1970)
Degraeve, M., 25 Apr 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Enterprise and Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Who built Brussels? The profile of artisans and entrepreneurs in the Brussels construction sector around 1865
Degraeve, M., 18 Mar 2024, In: Brussels Studies. 190Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Artisans’ chase for urban space. Clusters of construction entrepreneurs in Brussels, c. 1830–1930
Degraeve, M., Deneweth, H. & Van de Voorde, S., 27 Jul 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Urban History. p. 1-19 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Domestic water use regulations and the plumbing trade in London, Paris and Brussels (1850-1940)
Degraeve, M., Jun 2023, (Unpublished).Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Unpublished paper
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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Water closet management. Regulations of private sanitary installations in Paris, London and Brussels (1850-1914)
Matthijs Degraeve (Speaker)
14 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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Metabolic transitions in construction and the built environment (18th-21st centuries)
Matthijs Degraeve (Organiser), Lara Reyniers (Organiser), Stephanie Van de Voorde (Organiser), Jasmin Baumgartner (Participant), Dieter Bruggeman (Participant), Ine Wouters (Participant), Louise Huba (Participant), Karoline da Silva Rodrigues (Participant), Chloé Deligne (Participant), Christine Dupont (Participant), Daniel Barber (Participant), Alix Badot (Participant) & Stephan Kampelmann (Participant)
1 Mar 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar
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Werken met water. Het veranderende beroep van loodgieters in de negentiende eeuw
Matthijs Degraeve (Speaker)
22 Mar 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Sprekende straten 2
Matthijs Degraeve (Organiser), Bart Lambert (Participant), Michiel Dermauw (Participant), Klaas Van Gelder (Participant), Wouter Ryckbosch (Participant), Ward Leloup (Participant), Robin Rose Southard (Participant), Dennis De Vriese (Participant), Jurriaan Wink (Participant), Adam Hall (Participant), Anne Winter (Participant) & Karoline da Silva Rodrigues (Participant)
11 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in or organizing a public lecture/debate
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Building policies, laws and regulations in construction history
Matthijs Degraeve (Organiser), Stephanie Van de Voorde (Organiser), Nigel Isaacs (Participant), Lara Reyniers (Participant), Louis Debersaques (Participant) & Simon De Nys-Ketels (Participant)
14 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar
Press/Media
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Comment Bruxelles est-elle devenue la grande ville que l'on connaît aujourd'hui ?
18/03/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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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
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