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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: Loodgieters in de stad. De regulering van sanitaire installateurs in stedelijk Europa (1850-1940)
Degraeve, M., Ryckbosch, W. & Wouters, I.
1/10/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Fundamenteel
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SRP27: SRP (Groeiers): De bakermat van de moderniteit? Sociale dynamiek in de steden Brabant en Vlaanderen in een comparatief en langetermijnperspectief, 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: Fundamenteel
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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, blz. 51-56 6 blz.Onderzoeksoutput: 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, blz. 117-135 19 blz.Onderzoeksoutput: 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, blz. 87-105 19 blz.Onderzoeksoutput: 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 2022Onderzoeksoutput: 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, blz. 59-60 2 blz.Onderzoeksoutput: Article
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Prijzen
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European Business History Association (EBHA) Best Dissertation Prize
Degraeve, Matthijs (Recipient), 23 jun 2022
Prijs: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activiteiten
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Artisans’ chase for urban space. Clusters of construction entrepreneurs in Brussels, c. 1830–1930
Matthijs Degraeve (Speaker)
3 sep 2022Activiteit: Talk or presentation at a conference
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Symposium Re/Building Brussels
Matthijs Degraeve (Organiser)
10 feb 2022Activiteit: Participating in or organizing a public lecture/debate
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Transient or resilient? Firm longevity in the construction sector, Brussels 1830-1970
Matthijs Degraeve (Speaker)
14 jan 2022Activiteit: Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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Construction Entrepreneurs in a Transforming Urban Space. Brussels, 1830—1970
Matthijs Degraeve (Speaker)
10 feb 2022Activiteit: Talk or presentation at a conference
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Building Brussels. Construction Entrepreneurs in a Transforming Urban Space (1830-1970)
Matthijs Degraeve (Speaker)
23 jun 2022Activiteit: Talk or presentation at a conference
Knipsels
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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 Mediabijdrages
Pers / media: !!Expert Comment
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Tentoonstelling toont hoe bouwsector onder druk staat in Brussel
11/02/22
1 item van Media-aandacht
Pers / 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 van Media-aandacht
Pers / 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 van Media-aandacht
Pers / media: !!Research
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Houthandels moeten na 140 jaar wijken voor woningen
Matthijs Degraeve & Frederik Marc Vandyck
15/06/18
1 Mediabijdrage
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Scriptie
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Building Brussels: Construction Entrepreneurs in a Transforming Urban Space (1830-1970)
Auteur: Degraeve, M., 19 aug 2021Begeleider: Deneweth, H. (Promotor), Van de Voorde, S. (Promotor) & Bertels, I. (Promotor)
Scriptie/Masterproef: Doctoral Thesis