Feminist Architecture Assembly

Feminist Architecture Assembly brings together different generations of architects, spatial practitioners, researchers and community builders working on the transformation of practice from feminist values. This assembly is an initiative by PAF (platform voor architectuur & feminisme) and L’architecture qui dégenre and will take place in Belgium on February 7th, 2025.

The current turn towards architecture as an ecological and relational practice is deeply rooted in feminist thought and practice. Feminist spatial practitioners have expanded what architecture can be, weaving together different forms of knowledge and experience. Recent years saw increased attention to the role of previously marginalised perspectives in the discipline. This assembly asks: How to connect and amplify feminist modes of spatial practice in Belgium? How to create conditions for feminist architecture and urbanism? How to build more equitable futures?The intention of the gathering is to build and strengthen connections and to exchange knowledge and experiences. Collectively we craft new narratives for building feminist practice. We discuss how this initiative can develop to build alliances between feminist spatial practitioners and organisations in Belgium.Feminist Architecture Assembly Belgium is an initiative by PAF (platform voor architectuur & feminisme) and L’architecture qui dégenre, and is moderated by Evelien Pieters en Apolline Vranken. We build upon past initiatives by the New Institute and IABR (Catherine Koekoek) in Rotterdam.

Registration

For this event, we invite people and initiatives working on feminism and architecture. There is a limited number of tickets available for anyone interested to join and we have forgotten to include in our invitations: please email a.vranken@architecturequidegenre.be to receive a personal invitation.

Program

13:00 – 13:30 Walk-in with shared lunch at Atelier Vlaams Bouwmeester

13:30 – 13:45 Introduction by Apolline and Evelien

13:45 – 15:00 Story Circle

15:15 – 16:15 Tool Share: 4 invited practitioners share a specific tool, strategy or skill 

16:15 – 17:00 Collective conversation and building alliances

17:00 – 18:30 Drinks and after talk at Café Boudin

The spoken language is English. When necessary, we will organise ad hoc whisper translations between participants.