Research Day 2025: Hors Catégorie

Name: Research Day 2025: Hors Catégorie
Start: 2025-11-20T09:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-11-20T19:00:00+01:00
Location: DE SINGEL International Arts Centre

Schedule

Thu Nov 20 2025 at 09:30 am to 07:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

DE SINGEL International Arts Centre | Antwerp, AN

On Thursday 20 November 2025, the Flanders Architecture Institute organises its annual research day in De Singel in Antwerp. Entitled Hors catégorie, it explores how archival classifications shape – but also limit – our understanding of design heritage.
The programme of the research day consists of a keynote performance, three thematic sessions with national and international guests, and a keynote lecture by Anna-Maria Meister. Lunch is included in the ticket price.
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PROGRAM
09.30 – 10.00 | Welcome by Dennis Pohl and introduction by Janno Martens
10.00 – 10.30 | Keynote performance by Pia Jacques
10.30 – 12.15 | Session 1: Sourcing the archive, moderated by Tine Poot
Elodie Degavre (UCLouvain) — Javier Fernández Contreras (HEAD – Geneva University of Art and Design) — Eline Inghelbreght (KU Leuven) — Rixt Hoekstra
12.30 - 13.30 | Lunch
13.30 – 15.00 | Session 2: Navigating the archive, moderated by Bart Decroos
Tiphaine Abenia (Université Libre de Bruxelles) — Carole Kojo-Zweifel (CIVA, Brussels) — Stefanie Korrel and Ernst des Bouvrie (Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam)
15.00 – 15.15 | Break
15.15 – 16.45 | Session 3: Performing the archive, moderated by Janno Martens
Sina Brückner-Amin, Mechthild Ebert (KIT Karlsruhe / saai archive) and Manuela Gantner (commissioned by the Wüstenrot Foundation) — Laura Lievevrouw (KU Leuven) and Breg Horemans (KU Leuven / TAAT collective) — Gjiltinë Isufi (KU Leuven)
17.00 – 18.00 | Keynote lecture by Anna-Maria Meister (KHI Florenz / KIT Karlsruhe / saai archive)
18.00 – 19.00 Drinks
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Get your tickets and read more about our guest speakers:
https://www.vai.be/en/agenda-expos-en-programma/research-day-2025-hors-catégorie