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Pavilion launch and Pizza oven firing
Pavilion launch and Pizza oven firing
'After months of intensively designing, planning, and building with the assistance of many local hands and the support of the enthusiastic community of Helchteren, the pavilion is finished and the oven is ready to be fired... we celebrate this milestone with a summer evening garden party open to all! '
Nena Aru, Anna Breuer, Maria Belén Cumbal Portilla, Louise Daussy, Rani De Becker, Lavina de Carolis, Nils Fischer, Artemis Korovesi, Ramses Parijs, Irina Prooth, Saumya Saishree, Sharon Delevi, Sadia Siddiqui, Olga Srejic, Lilla Starkbauer, Eva Van Geldorp
Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Website
July 5, 2024
July 5, 2024
Helchteren, Belgium
Helchteren, Belgium
the UH master students present their projects for Cape Town's District Six and Brussels' Canal NE to an international jury
the UH master students present their projects for Cape Town's District Six and Brussels' Canal NE to an international jury
June 3-4, 2024
June 3-4, 2024
Hasselt, Belgium
Hasselt, Belgium
presentation of the CPUT Global Perspectives master projects and exploration of new sites for the next edition of the parallel studio
presentation of the CPUT Global Perspectives master projects and exploration of new sites for the next edition of the parallel studio
May 23-29, 2024
May 23-29, 2024
Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
BuildingBeyondPastorie Festival
BuildingBeyondPastorie Festival
BBB students organise a 3-week collaborative building festival open to the community and all interested in learning about bio, geobased materials and reuse
BBB students organise a 3-week collaborative building festival open to the community and all interested in learning about bio, geobased materials and reuse
Full programme on the students' wearebuildingbeyondborders website
April 29-May 05, 2024
Helchteren, Belgium
we've started!
we've started!
the preparations for the pavilion of the postgraduate certificate 2023-2024 have started...
March 29, 2024
Harvesting local wood
Harvesting local wood
BBB students bought 12m3 of local woodlogs
BBB students bought 12m3 of local woodlogs
for the Pastorie pavilion
for the Pastorie pavilion
photo at Meerdaalwoud Heverlee
BuildingBeyondBorders in Morocco
BuildingBeyondBorders in Morocco
BBB students' study visit and
BBB students' study visit and
hands-on workshops in Morocco.
hands-on workshops in Morocco.
photo at the Mamoun Kadiri earth dome
Finalists!
Finalists!
We are participating in the strand 'Education champions - shaping a circular industrial ecosystem and supporting life cycle thinking'.
We are participating in the strand 'Education champions - shaping a circular industrial ecosystem and supporting life cycle thinking'.
New edition postgraduate certificate
New edition postgraduate certificate
Registrations for the new edition of Building Beyond Borders are now closed.
Registrations for the new edition of Building Beyond Borders are now closed.
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Vacant PhD position
Vacant PhD position
New vacant position for a PhD researcher on earth- and lime hemp-based materials
New vacant position for a PhD researcher on earth- and lime hemp-based materials
Deadline for application: August 21st
Deadline for application: August 21st
Building Beyond Bricks'
Building Beyond Bricks'
hands-on ateliers
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)
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)
Four theory and reflect sessions
Four theory and reflect sessions
In the postgraduate certificate, we build our foundations in four thematic sessions:
In the postgraduate certificate, we build our foundations in four thematic sessions:
Materials & Circularity,
Materials & Circularity,
Sufficiency & Lowtech building,
Sufficiency & Lowtech building,
Social & Participatory design,
Social & Participatory design,
Biodiversity & Landscape
Biodiversity & Landscape
Living Lab Earth Blocks
Living Lab 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
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
the vicarage - de pastorie
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
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
new edition postgraduate certificate
registrations for the new edition of Building Beyond Borders are open now!
registrations for the new edition of Building Beyond Borders are open now!
deadline: May 15, 2023
Living Lab on earth blocks
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
together with partners from industry and building practice, we explore the Application of Earth Blocks in Practice in the next 3 years
website launch
website launch
the website is a living platform coordinated by the UHasselt Building Beyond Borders Postgraduate participants.
the website is a living platform coordinated by the UHasselt Building Beyond Borders Postgraduate participants.
14 December 2022
14 December 2022
Reflecting on the agency of architecture for regenerative and distributive solutions in the Global North and Global South
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
17-18 November 2022
Hybrid event, Hasselt, Belgium
Hybrid event, Hasselt, Belgium
Parckfarm activities
Parckfarm activities
the postgraduate students invite you to participate in a series of workshops at Parckfarm Brussels
the postgraduate students invite you to participate in a series of workshops at Parckfarm Brussels
April -June 2022
keynote speakers
keynote speakers
prof. dr. Akemi Ino (Brasil) and arch. Joshua Peasley (CAUKIN Studio) confirmed their presence at the 2nd Fall Symposium
prof. dr. Akemi Ino (Brasil) and arch. Joshua Peasley (CAUKIN Studio) confirmed their presence at the 2nd Fall Symposium
hands-on workshop
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
as a side event to the fall symposium, this one-day workshop focusing on geo- and bio-based materials is open to all
16 November 2022
Hasselt, Belgium
Same same but different
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.
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
jury presentations
jury presentations
the UH Global Perspectives master students present their projects for Cape Town's District Six to an international jury
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
wearebuildingbeyondborders
wearebuildingbeyondborders
the postgraduate students launch their website and a manifesto
the postgraduate students launch their website and a manifesto
March 2022
PhD opportunity
PhD opportunity
Regenerative earth-based building materials at UHasselt, Faculty of Architecture and arts
Regenerative earth-based building materials at UHasselt, Faculty of Architecture and arts
Appointment of 2*2 years
apply by June 12th, 2022
Studio Capetown-Brussels second international workshop week
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
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
Studio BXL-HCMC project presentation
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
New edition of the postgraduate certificate Building Beyond Borders
Exploring the regenerative and distributive potential of urban harvesting
September 2021
Lecture
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
1st fall symposium 2020
1st fall symposium 2020
Reflecting on the dynamisms of intercultural collaboration in build projects
We hope to welcome you all to the next edition in 2022.
March 10, 2021
Praktijkgidsen Kalkhennep
Praktijkgidsen Kalkhennep
VLAIO-TETRA-project Kalkhennep
Lime hemp: design support, guidelines and constructional details for the Flemish contextPraktijkgidsen en onderzoeksrapportWebinars3D-bouwdetails
Projectresultaten nu hier beschikbaar !
in Dutch
Global Strategies
Global Strategies
for Local Tourism
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
Staycation in the city
parallel design Studio BXL-HCMC
international workshop week
exchange of projects
March 28 - April 02, 2021
Special Mention
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
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
The Women's House in Ouled Merzoug published in ArchDaily, Archello, Designboom, Dezeen, Divisare and Green magazine
Keynote speakers
Keynote speakers
dr. arch. Antoni Folkers (NL) and dr. arch. Victoria Marwa Heilman (TZ) confirmed their presence at the Fall symposium
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