NEWS ARCHIVE

Vacant PhD position

New vacant position for a PhD researcher on earth- and lime hemp-based materials

Deadline for application: August 21st

Building Beyond Bricks' 

hands-on ateliers

Gain practical skills working with wood, earth and fibres during the hands-on ateliers of the upcoming postgraduate certificate. The atelier is enriched with a one-week earthen workshop in Ouled Merzoug (Morocco)

more info


Four theory and reflect sessions

In the postgraduate certificate, we build our foundations in four thematic sessions:

Materials & Circularity,

Sufficiency & Lowtech building, 

Social & Participatory design, 

Biodiversity & Landscape 


Living Lab on earth blocks 

Together with partners from industry and building practice, we explore the Application of Earth Blocks in Practice in the next 3 years  in the "Living Lab Leemsteen", funded by VLAIO

more info


the vicarage - de pastorie

design and build a small scale architectural intervention to transform the site of the former vicary into the heart of the community, in the upcoming postgraduate certificate

new edition postgraduate certificate

registrations for the new edition of Building Beyond Borders are open now!

deadline: May 15, 2023


Living Lab on earth blocks 

together with partners from industry and building practice, we explore the Application of Earth Blocks in Practice in the next 3 years 

more info


website launch

find out more about the wearebuildingbeyondborders.org website

the website is a living platform coordinated by the UHasselt Building Beyond Borders Postgraduate participants. 


14 December 2022

Earth construction workshop in Morocco

When tradition meets innovation

more info here
Due to overwhelming response,  as of December 06, 2022, we've reached our maximum of 24 participants

Still interested?  Join the waiting list here


06-15 February 2023

On-site event Morocco

2nd Fall Symposium 2022 

Reflecting on the agency of architecture for regenerative and distributive solutions in the Global North and Global South

final program is available here 


17-18 November 2022

Hybrid event, Hasselt, Belgium 

Parckfarm activities   

the postgraduate students invite you to participate in a series of workshops at Parckfarm Brussels


April -June 2022

more info

keynote speakers 

prof. dr. Akemi Ino (Brasil) and arch. Joshua Peasley (CAUKIN Studio) confirmed their presence at the 2nd Fall Symposium

more info

hands-on workshop

as a side event to the fall symposium, this one-day workshop focusing on geo- and bio-based materials is open to all

more info


16 November 2022

Hasselt, Belgium


2nd Fall Symposium 2022 

Reflecting on the agency of architecture for regenerative and distributive solutions in the Global North and Global South


17-18 November 2022

Hybrid event, Hasselt, Belgium 

preliminary program is available here

registrations are open, fill in the form here

Same same but different 

The students of the postgraduate certificate were invited to complement the Same same but different exhibition with a ‘living lab’, based on their search for alternative resources to build with in Brussels.


April 10 - August 08 2022

more info



jury presentations  

the UH Global Perspectives master students present their projects for Cape Town's District Six to an international jury


8-9  June 2022

Hasselt, Belgium 

more info 

wearebuildingbeyondborders

the postgraduate students launch their website and a manifesto  


March 2022

more info



PhD opportunity 

Regenerative earth-based building materials at UHasselt,  Faculty of Architecture and arts

Appointment of 2*2 years


apply by June 12th, 2022

more info

Studio Capetown-Brussels second international workshop week

105 students of the parallel master design studio Global Perspectives exchange and discuss their projects 


March 28 - April 01, 2022





winner of the TerraFibra Awards

The Women's House of Ouled Merzoug won the prestigious TerraFibra 2021 Award in the category Educational Projects. 

Congratulations to all postgraduate 2018-19 participants for this unique achievement. 

November 24, 2021

more info



Studio BXL-HCMC project presentation

25 students of the parallel design studio present their projects for Ho Chi MInh's District One to an international jury


 

June 10-11, 2021


more info



New edition of the postgraduate certificate Building Beyond Borders

Exploring the regenerative and distributive potential of urban harvesting

September 2021

Applications are open now!

more info



Lecture  

Architecture of Extr-a-ction

Meet the three urban mining companies we will be working with in our postgraduate programme

Lionel Billiet (Rotor)

Nicolas Coeckelberghs (BC Materials)

Stephan Kampelmann (Sonian Wood Coop) 

April 20, 2021 

Watch the recording of the lecture here!

1st fall symposium 2020

Reflecting on the dynamisms of intercultural collaboration in build projects  

Proceedings are available!

We hope to welcome you all to the next edition in 2022.


March 10, 2021  

Praktijkgidsen Kalkhennep

VLAIO-TETRA-project Kalkhennep

Lime hemp: design support, guidelines and constructional details for the Flemish context
Praktijkgidsen en onderzoeksrapportWebinars3D-bouwdetails
Projectresultaten nu hier beschikbaar !
in Dutch

Global Strategies 

for Local Tourism

Parallel design studio Global Perspectives' international workshop week with students from Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, Korea and Belgium


March 01-05, 2021 

Staycation in the city

parallel design Studio BXL-HCMC

international workshop week

exchange of projects 


March 28 - April 02, 2021

Special Mention

Amongst 280 entries, the Women's House in Ouled Merzoug receives a special mention in the  category 'Public Project' of the LILA - Landezine International Landscape Award


August 01, 2020

Jury masterproject

15 students of the parallel design studio Mwenge  presented their projects for the future Mwenge


June 12, 2020  

The Women's House in Ouled Merzoug published in ArchDaily, Archello, Designboom, Dezeen, Divisare and Green magazine 

Keynote speakers

dr. arch. Antoni Folkers (NL) and dr. arch. Victoria Marwa Heilman (TZ) confirmed their presence at the Fall symposium