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Lecture 'Horizon 8300' on competition proposal Casino Knokke-Heist

20/12/2023 Read more

META and DBLV were selected earlier this year for the architectural competition for the new Casino Knokke-Heist.As a result, META-DBLV was invited to give a lecture, partly about their own work, partly about the non-winning competition proposal.The lecture will take place on Thursday January 11th, 2024 at 19h30 in Cultuurcentrum Scharpoord, Maxim Willemspad 1, Knokke-Heist.Admission is free. Registration via the website of Knokke-Heist is recommended.Those attending the lecture can also...

Lecture at EPFL Lausanne by Niklaas Deboutte

02/10/2023 Read more

Master students in architecture at EPFL ENAC Superstudio Lausanne (CH) are working on the theme 'Domestic Foodscapes' during the first semester of this academic year.Niklaas Deboutte will give a lecture on behalf of META on Wednesday 18 October 2023 about our project Agrotopia greenhouse rooftop Roeselare (in collaboration with Van Bergen Kolpa Architects) and other projects of META.project page Agrotopia rooftop greenhouse Roeselare

Lecture 'Ein Haus...' at FHNW Basel by Niklaas Deboutte

02/10/2023 Read more

On Tuesday 31 October 2023, Niklaas Deboutte gives the lecture 'Ein Haus...' at the Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz in Basel (CH).website FHNW Basel

Niklaas Deboutte participates in panel discussion on urban development

14/09/2023 Read more

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Lier's autonomous urban development company SOLag, an academic session will be organised on the theme 'Urban development 2500/2050'.After a welcome speech by alderman Bert Wollants and an introduction by professor emeritus Raf De Saeger, a panel discussion led by Michaël Van Drogenbroeck will be organised.The panelists are Erik Wieërs (Flemish Government Architect), Filip Canfyn (engineer-architect), Myriam Heuvelman (director AG Vespa) and Niklaas...

Agrotopia featured in inspirational session Building Office Buildings

21/03/2023 Read more

Building Office Buildings organises about five inspiration sessions a year. On 30 March 2023, they will highlight our project Agrotopia (in collaboration with Van Bergen Kolpa Architects).A varied programme considers the project as a 'circular research centre in Europe's largest rooftop greenhouse' and lets both the user Inagro and the architects speak. Niklaas Deboutte will speak on behalf of META about the combination of sustainability and innovation with surprising architecture. website...

Lecture: 'The Poetry of Structure' by Niklaas Deboutte

17/03/2023 Read more

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).

Niklaas Deboutte participates in panel discussion around circular construction

06/10/2022 Read more

On 6 October 2022, the third Action Day for Green Deal Circulair Bouwen will be organised at the Provinciehuis in Leuven. This is organised by Vlaanderen Circulair, OVAM, Vlaamse Confideratie Bouw and the Flemish Government.In the panel discussion, Bart Cobbaert (DENC-STUDIO), Lieven De Groote (maker architecten), Valérie Vermandel (Whitewood) and Niklaas Deboutte (META architectuurbureau) will engage in a dialogue about the circular status of the sector. The conversation will be moderated by...

Agrotopia on WDCC 2022 in Shanghai

30/09/2022 Read more

From 15 September 2022 to 18 September 2022, the first World Design Cities Conference, or WDCC 2022, took place in Shanghai.Our project Agrotopia rooftop greenhouse Roeselare, in collaboration with Van Bergen Kolpa Architects, was included as a sample project in the exhibition. project page Agrotopia rooftop greenhouse Roeselare

NAV visits Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre

01/06/2022 Read more

Yesterday we gave a guided tour in our project Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre to 60 members of NAV, the interest group for Flemish Architects. The guests were divided into two groups and shown around the exhibition hall, the auditorium, the meeting facilities and the catering area. There was an opportunity to ask questions about both the content and the technicalities of the project. website NAV (in Dutch) project page Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre

Eric Soors and Niklaas Deboutte give introduction to lecture of Eduardo Souto de Moura

23/03/2022 Read more

On Saturday April 23rd, 2022, Eduardo Souto de Moura will come to Belgium and visit our joint project Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre for the first time - due to the Covid-19 pandemic.On the occasion of his visit, Archipel, BMCC and Triënnale Brugge are organising a lecture entitled 'Echoes of Architectural Traditions'. In the lecture, Eduardo will talk about his extensive oeuvre.As co-architect of the BMCC, META was asked to an introductory and closing address at the lecture.The lecture...

Niklaas Deboutte explains Agrotopia in workshop De Vijfde Gevel

07/03/2022 Read more

On Monday evening 28 March 2022, De Vijfde Gevel will organise an online workshop on the theme of 'material use and life cycle analysis for circular roofs'. Our project Agrotopia rooftop greenhouse Roeselare will be put in the spotlight. Niklaas Deboutte from META and Ine Pertry from client Inagro will take the floor and explain the project.The lecture is in Dutch. Advance registration is required.more information about the workshop (in Dutch)project page Agrotopia rooftop greenhouse Roeselare

Xaverius College selected for Festival of Architecture 2021

06/10/2021 Read more

Between October 14th and 17th, 2021 the Flemish Architecture Institute (VAi) is organizing the Festival of Architecture with the theme 'In transit'. On Sunday the Day of Architecture 2021 will be organized.META was selected and is organising two events in the context of F/a. First of all, the project Xaverius College kindergarten Borgerhout can be visited on the Day of the Architecture. The building is free to visit between 10am and 5pm. A guided tour is foreseen at 10am, under the guidance of...

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