On Wednesday March 22nd 2023, Niklaas Deboutte will give an open lecture with the theme 'The Poetry of Structure' at the University of Hasselt.The lecture will take place at 18h in Building E of the Faculty of Architecture and Art (Agoralaan, Diepenbeek).
Together with DBLV architects, META has been selected for the architectural competition for the redevelopment of the casino in Knokke-Heist.Furthermore, the team consists of Architectures Parallèles (advice heritage), Erik Dhont Landscape Architects (design outdoor space), Kris Martin (design art integration), Ney & Partners (structural engineering), Ingenium (MEP engineering) and Struktuur (coordination EPB and safety). In addition to our team, four other teams have been selected. The...
At Troonplaats in Antwerp, we are building an apartment building with three residential units and a commercial ground floor consisting of a neighbourhood supermarket. After the start of the demolition work, which took place a few weeks ago, construction work is now starting as well.
BMCC, in full the Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre, in collaboration with Eduardo Souto de Moura, is nominated for Staalbouwwedstrijd 2022 (Steel Construction Award 2022) in the non-residential construction category. This award is an initiative of Infosteel. Architect Stéphane Beel acts as chairman of the jury.For this nomination, we specifically thank our partners MOUTON (which was responsible for the studies on the stability of the steel structure), MBG (main contractor) and Dugardein-De...
Our project Agrotopia rooftop greenhouse Roeselare project (in collaboration with Van Bergen Kolpa Architects) is a finalist for Building of the Year 2023, a competition organized by ArchDaily, one of the world's most popular architecture websites. Only 75 finalists were chosen from more than 4500 projects, consisting of 5 candidates in 15 categories.You can cast your vote on the ArchDaily website before February 23, 2023.website ArchDailyarticle Architecturaproject page Agrotopia rooftop...
Our project Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre, in collaboration with Eduardo Souto de Moura, is the first building to receive the M+ label. This puts the building on the map as an integrally accessible building.The M+ label values the existing infrastructure for meetings and conferences and is awarded by Visit Flanders. website Toerisme Vlaanderen – M+-label website Toerisme Vlaanderen – BMCCnews item Toerisme Vlaanderen website BMCC – Accessibilityarticle Krant van West-Vlaanderen...
Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre, a collaboration between META and Eduardo Souto de Moura, has been nominated for Building of the Year 2023 in the category Cultural Architecture. Building of the Year is a competition organised by the world's most popular architecture website ArchDaily. website ArchDaily project page Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre
Construction work on the project Kloosterstraat commercial property Antwerp has started. To work efficiently, the construction and demolition works are intertwined.The project consists of a ground-floor commercial space with a triplex house above. project page Kloosterstraat commercial property Antwerp
Agrotopia rooftop greenhouse Roeselare is winner of the Belgian Construction Awards 2022, in the Smart Innovation Award category.The project is in collaboration with Van Bergen Kolpa Architects and was submitted for this award by our subcontractor Tractebel Engineering. Congratulations to them!Belgian Construction Awards is an initiative of La Cronique. article Architectura project page Agrotopia rooftop greenhouse Roeselare
Our project Agrotopia rooftop greenhouse Roeselare, in collaboration with Van Bergen Kolpa Architects, was shortlisted for the internationally renowned WAF Awards 2022 for three categories: Complete Buildings: Production, Energy and Recycling, The Futureglass Prize and The Best Use of Natural Light Prize.We are proud that our project was able to achieve the following:Completed Buildings: Production, Energy and Recycling - winner!The Best Use of Natural Light Prize - highly commended article...
Following the start of construction and the moving of the pedunculate oak tree, our project Cohousing De Kluis, part of Normaaschool site redevelopment Lier, was featured in the regional news on RTV. article RTVarticle Gazet van Antwerpen project page Normaalschool site redevelopment Lier
New York architecture magazine The Architect's Newspaper showcases our project Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre (in collaboration with Eduardo Souto de Moura) in a full-page article written by Tim Peeters. The publication was released both on paper and digitally. article The Architect's Newspaper project page Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre
