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Families turn old police station into sustainable co-housing

Belgian design firm Polygoon Architectuur and Jouri De Pelecijn Architect have brought to life the dream...

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Green-roofed CLT classrooms immerse children in nature

After transforming a historic castle into a secondary school for the Groenendaal College, Antwerp architectural...

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Zaha Hadid Architects turn an old fire station into a sparkling port headquarters for Antwerp

Zaha Hadid Architects has transformed an old fire station in Antwerp into new port headquarters topped with a sparkling...

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C.F. Møller is building a garden-filled vertical village in Antwerp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9NBzc3LaMc Located in Antwerp’s Nieuw Zuid area on the river Schelde, the...

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Vertical Urban Camping is a 5 Floor Prefab Place to Pitch a Tent

"Camping is defined as getting away from an urban area, and enjoying nature, spending one or two nights in a location....

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AirClad Creates Fabulous Inflatable Bar on Antwerp's Badboot Boat

Anchored nearby Antwerp's iconic Mas Museum, Badboot (Bad Boat) features one of the largest floating swimming pools...

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Antwerp’s Towering MAS Museum Boasts Astonishing City Views From its Corrugated Glass Windows

Antwerp’s MAS Museum opened its doors back in May 2011. Its name stands for Museum Aan de Stroom, which means...

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Richard Rogers' New Antwerp Law Courts Feature Unique Rainwater-Recycling Rooftops

Located in the south of the Flemish city, on Bolivarplaats, The New Law Courts was erected by Richard Rogers in...

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Time Circus Builds a Floating Vegetable Garden on an Abandoned Ship Crane in Belgium

Antwerp’s MAS Museum lent the people at Time Circus an old unused crane on which the collective built their cool...

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Sleeping Around: Belgium's Pop-Up Shipping Container Hotel Is Always On the Move

Pop-up stores are pretty common, but hotels less so, largely because of their need for reliable and consistent...

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Badboot: The World's Largest Floating Swimming Pool Opens Today in Antwerp!

The idea for Badboot originated only a year ago. In that short span of time a dedicated group of investors received...

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Badboot: Massive Floating Eco Swimming Pool Coming to Antwerp This Summer

Badboot arose from the city's need to provide more amenities and offer another outdoor public swimming pool. Sculp(IT)...

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Pop-Up Boutique in Former Solar Panel Shop Decorated With Recycled Materials

Based in Antwerp, Belgium, the design collective works from the former solar panel shop, turning it into an event...

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Subterranean Archaeology Museum Proposed For Antwerp's Abandoned Tunnels

Martin's thesis project was inspired by the novel Austerlitz, which is an exploration of architecture as a narrative....

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Antwerp Water Tower Transformed Into Translucent 6-Story Apartment

The water tower stood empty for many years before the city decided to sell it. A local landscape architect jumped...

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