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Key Belgian Property Developments – Built Environment in Belgium

Building Developments in Ghent

We’ve selected what we feel are the key examples of Ghent Building Developments, Belgium. We aim to include projects that are either of top quality or interesting, or ideally both.

We cover completed Gent buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and architecture competitions across the city area. The focus is on contemporary Ghent buildings but information on traditional buildings is also welcome.

We have 1 page of Gent Architecture selections with links to many individual project pages.

Ghent Building News

3 Jan 2017
DC L-Berg Nominated for Mies van der Rohe 2017 Awards
Design: architecten de vylder vinck taillieu

photo © Filip Dujardin
DC L-Berg Building in Ghent
A grand, nineteenth century façade, a structure of ‘stacked tables’ and a leitmotif of shining, black volumes form together the new social services centre in Ledeberg.

Stadshal Gent : City Hall, Ghent, Belgium
Design: Robbrecht en Daem architecten; Marie-José Van Hee architecten

photo : Petra Decouttere
Stadshal Gent

Wintercircus Transformation, Ghent
Design: Atelier Kempe Thill

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Wintercircus Transformation – 17 Jan 2013
The new centre will house the ViAA (Flemish Institute for Archive of the audio-visual heritage), Luisterpunt – a library for blind people, i-Cubes – a centre for starting ICT – firms and, a new medium – size rock concert hall that will be constructed under the main atrium space. The renovation of the building is part of the transformation of the Waalse Krook-neighbourhood in the centre of Ghent together with the new library and living lab for new media that is already under construction.

Ghent Architecture

Major Ghent Architecture Projects, alphabetical:

Production Studios, Ghent
Design: Jan De Vylder architecten

photograph : Filip dujardin/OWI
Ghent Production Studios
At the Bijloke site in Ghent, Jan De Vylder architecten constructed a production house for dance company Les Ballets C de la B and musical theatre LOD. The result is two alienating constructions back to back; as if they have been pushed apart, yet still contemplate one another through unusual viewing holes. At first, the architects were asked to design a single building with six theatre venues. After reconsidering the entire project, they ended up with three buildings with one theatre venue each. At this moment, two have been built, and the third building obtained a new function as foyer.

University College Ghent, Campus Schoonmeersen
SADAR + VUGA with LENS°ASS Architecten

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University College Ghent
SADAR + VUGA in collaboration with LENS°ASS Architecten participated in an invited competition of the Vlaams Bauwmeester Open Call 21. The competition called for three new buildings on the Campus Schoonmeersen of the University College Ghent, a building for the Study of Social Work (SOAG), a Sports Hall Extension and lastly the Renovation of Building B and adjoining Student Plaza. Among five invited participants SADAR + VUGA won first prize for the design of the three markers of the campus developement masterplan.

Waalse Krook, Gent
UNStudio

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Waalse Krook Gent
The two main aims in the design for the Urban Library of the Future and Centre for New Media in Gent are to create a dynamic, flexible and open knowledge environment, whilst simultaneously strengthening the character of the location with the introduction of a building with a distinct architectural identity.