Recent Research




This research page, presented in a blog style, will be updated regularly.


I have no need whatsoever to draw my designs. Good architecture, how something is to be build can be written. One can write the Parthenon.  Adolf Loos 1924

Here, you'll find a collection of articles and research I've personally conducted. This includes a blend of philosophical reflections, artistic explorations, and experimental work—some pieces more impactful than others.

Thesis
How do legislative constraints, spatial layout and structural permanence influence the design and feasibility of circulation systems in Belgian office-to-residential conversions?

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Lidar scanning
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Portes et Fenêtres

Exhibition in the claywood factory
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Article about the future of the M HKA in Antwerp.  

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A city is not a tree.

Presentation about Christopher Alexander’s work and how this may affect the way we think about renovation and reuse.

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Lidar scanning experiment on the city streets of Antwerp

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This is only a selection of my research work, to see more click on the link below.




Research Archive




Brutus
 Michiel Van der Veken


Portfolio


Recent work

Fireplace
Renders for Sculp [IT] architects, based in Antwerp. Created for the Erfgoedjuweel Prize of Antwerp, these images blend contemporary architecture with heritage.


Art and architecture are deeply intertwined, and it is within this intersection that the essence of my work as a curious individual truly lies.



Mix of projects

Wall covering collaboration with Paul Boudens for DMT architecten
Fournil
The monolith
Rural housing competition YAC
Kells heritage centrum
Black box revelation
Mr Generic
LC Webdesign
Portes et fenêtres
Approaches to regeneration
Yakisugi



Portfolio
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