Belgian Spring 2022 - Lecture Series at FA VUT

The lecture series on contemporary foreign creation will focus this spring on the Kingdom of Belgium, whose supernormal architecture unjustly lies in the shadow of its ambitious Dutch neighbor. Once a colonial power, it still benefits from its strategic location between England, Germany, and France, which has naturally resulted in it now being the main seat of the EU and NATO. The aim of the five lectures is to explain the continuity of Belgian architecture from the end of the 19th century to the present day. Following the Belgian Spring 2022 cycle, the Italian Autumn 2022 will follow in the next semester. The lectures by Petr Šmídek take place at the Brno FA VUT for all interested in contemporary architecture every even Tuesday in room A310 at 5:00 PM.

22.2. Old Masters - the birth of modern architecture
Victor Horta and Henry van de Velde

8.3. Brussels
pre-war modernism and post-war brutalism

22.3. XDGA / JDS - students of Rem Koolhaas
Xaveer De Geyter, Julien De Smedt, Stéphane Beel

5.4. Sculptural Creation
Robbrecht en Daem, Marie-José Van Hee, Graux & Baeyens, Vens Vanbelle

19.4. Normal and Minimal
De Vylder Vinck Taillieu, Vincent van Dusen, Dieter Verbeke, Frank Delmulle, Coussée Goris Huyghe

26. - 30.4. Journey to Belgium
A five-day trip to Brussels, Ghent, Antwerp, Liège, and Leuven.