Dear all,
we are a young research group of the faculty of Architecture and Arts of Hasselt University (Belgium). Our research focuses on adaptive reuse of protected and non-protected heritage buildings. We involve designing as a complementary research method in relation to more traditional methods (historical research, urban studies, case studies). Previous and on-going research projects concern for example:
- the tension between heritage preservation and retail development in historic city centres in Europe;
- adaptation and reuse of monasteries in the Belgian province of Limburg;
- adaptation and reuse of post-war detached dwellings in Flanders in the context of demographic changes, and contemporary planning strategies;
- aspects and theory of interior architecture in relation to adaptive reuse.
We are very interested in research that focuses on defining new programs for vacant buildings. Programs that (1) meet the needs of the local community, (2) are rooted in regional characteristics, and (3) are economically viable. Our interest mainly centers on the development of relevant methodologies for research in (interior) architecture, applicable across diverse regions.
We are also interested in contributing to similar research proposals regarding adaptive reuse of buildings, settlements and landscapes.
Best regards,
Bie Plevoets
Universiteit Hasselt | Campus Diepenbeek
Agoralaan Gebouw E | B-3590 Diepenbeek
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