A+ ARCHITECTURE IN BELGIUM, Ernest Allardstraat 21, Brussels (2026)

18/06/2026

A+318 STREETS AS SOFT SPA+CES
WHO OWNS THE STREETS? WE OWN THE STREETS!

The street is not gender-neutral. Urban thinkers, architects and urban planners have shown that the public space is designed by and for men: its uses, its dimensions, its mobility, its opening hours. To consider the street through the prism of gender, we must understand this reality and combat the resulting spatial inequalities by drawing on the lived experiences of the city’s female residents and female users of the street, their daily lives, their needs and their desires.

Discover Apolline Vranken's manifesto in A+318, co-edited by Gideon Boie. Get your copy via a-plus.be or the link in bio.

Text: Apolline Vranken
Images: Maira Kalman, Women Holding Things, Harper, 2022

13/06/2026

GIJS VAN VAERENBERGH
INVERSE RUIN, POLICORO (IT)

The Inverse Ruin by Gijs Van Vaerenbergh brings the Temple of Dionysus at the archaeological site of Herakleia in Policoro, Italy, back to life. Not in its literal form, but as an artistic interpretation.

There are countless archaeological sites scattered across the Mediterranean region. Faced with this abundance, archaeological museums are each devising their own strategies to keep their sites appealing. The site of Herakleia, an ancient Greek city in southern Italy dating from the fifth century BC, is being redefined through the Siris series of artistic projects, curated by the interdisciplinary laboratory StudioStudioStudio. Along a new route through the park, artistic interventions tell the stories where material remains fall short.

This project is featured in A+318 Streets as Soft Spaces, co-edited by Gideon Boie. Discover more projects and get your copy via a-plus.be.

Text: Fabian De Vriendt
Images: Roberto Conte

11/06/2026

LA+UNCH
A+318 Streets as Soft Spaces
Co-edited by Gideon Boie
25.06.26 — 7PM @ Barmacie

A+, in collaboration with Filter Café Filtré Atelier, warmly invites you to the launch of A+318 Streets as Soft Spaces. One of today’s main design challenges is not only creating new public space, but reimagining the public space we already have, the ‘ordinary street’. The launch of this issue, which the editorial team of A+ produced in collaboration with Gideon Boie, who passed away on 20 May 2026, is entirely dedicated to his ideas and legacy.

"𝘈 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘶𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰-𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘢𝘧é 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘵𝘳é, 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘵-𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘴-𝘔𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘬. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘚𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘌𝘭𝘴𝘦𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘵𝘰𝘰, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰-𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥-𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦, 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦."
- Gideon Boie

A+318 Streets as Soft Spaces will be on sale during the evening, with A+ donating half of the profits to Kom op tegen Kanker.

Free event, register via a-plus.be!

06/06/2026

A+318 STREETS AS SOFT SPA+CES
A DESIGN CHALLENGE AS OLD AS THE STREET

In memory of Gideon Boie.

The redistribution of public space is a key issue in today’s urban transition. The need for public space is great, certainly in densely built-up urban areas and perhaps even more so in suburban areas where there is a shortage of squares and parks. The challenge doesn’t lie in the search for new public space. In the city, there are plenty of former industrial plots available. Lots of experiments are also being carried out on intermediate spaces. A far greater design challenge is the immutability of the largest net area of public space, namely the street.

Disover this essay by co-editor Gideon Boie in A+318.
Join us for the launch party of this issue on the 25th of June at Barmacie in Molenbeek. Free event upon registration via a-plus.be!

Text: Gideon Boie
Image from the film 'De Straat', directed by Jef Cornelis, 1972

03/06/2026

LA+UNCH
A+318 Streets as Soft Spaces
Co-edited by Gideon Boie
25.06.26 — 7PM

A+, in collaboration with Filter Café Filtré Atelier, warmly invites you to the launch of A+318 Streets as Soft Spaces, on Thursday 25 June at Barmacie in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek. The launch of this issue, which the editorial team of A+ produced in collaboration with Gideon Boie, who passed away on 20 May 2026, is entirely dedicated to his ideas and legacy.

One of today’s main design challenges is not only creating new public space, but reimagining the public space we already have, the ‘ordinary street’. The street should once again be approached as a full-fledged architectural space: a public room between buildings, in close dialogue with the façades that border it and open it up. The street should not merely be seen as a place to move through, but as a space where living, working, raising children, caring and coexisting intersect. This approach raises fundamental questions: what does the right to the street mean, who can lay claim to it, and for what purposes?

A+318 Streets as Soft Spaces will be on sale during the evening, with A+ donating half of the profits to Kom op tegen Kanker.

Free event, register via a-plus.be!

03/06/2026

LA+UNCH
A+318 Streets as Soft Spaces
Co-edited by Gideon Boie

A+, in collaboration with Filter Café Filtré Atelier, warmly invites you to the launch of A+318 Streets as Soft Spaces, on Thursday 25 June at Barmacie in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek. The evening will focus on one of today’s greatest design challenges: reinventing the ‘ordinary’ street. After all, beyond mere traffic management, streets can contribute to numerous other social needs, such as improved air quality and water management, as well as greater social interaction and cultural exchange.

The launch of this issue, which the editorial team of A+ produced in collaboration with Gideon Boie, who passed away on 20 May 2026, is entirely dedicated to his ideas and legacy. The event also marks the start of Openstreets 2026.

19:00: Welcome
19:15: Presentation of A+318 Streets as Soft Spaces by Eline Dehullu (editor-in chief of A+)
19:30: Discussion between Annekatrien Verdickt (Filter Café Filtré Atelier), Gilles Debrun (UCL) and Lisa De Visscher (Brussels Bouwmeester). Moderated by Eline Dehullu
20:15: Drinks, free food and music by DJ Mika Mayonnaise
22:00: End

A+318 Streets as Soft Spaces will be on sale during the evening, with A+ donating half of the profits to Kom op tegen Kanker.

Free event, register via a-plus.be!

02/06/2026

RONAN BOUROULLEC | PROJECT 04
Drawings

Ronan Bouroullec’s colourful drawings exist somewhere between art, design and architecture. Through lines, rhythms and layers of colour, he creates compositions that suggest landscapes, structures and imagined spaces. Both intuitive and meticulously crafted, these works offer a unique insight into the thinking of one of today’s most influential designers.

Join us this evening for a talk between designer Ronan Bouroullec and Amarylis Jacobs, artistic director of A+. Don't miss out and get your ticket - only a few left!

TA+LK by Ronan Bouroullec
02.06.26 - 7pm
, Salle M

Co-production with Bozar
Sponsored by Finstral & Flos
Supported by Vitra
Image by Ronan Bouroullec

01/06/2026

A+318 STREETS AS SOFT SPA+CES

A+318 is out now.
In memory of Gideon Boie, co-editor of this issue.

The new issue of A+ turns its gaze to one of the most everyday yet most underestimated spaces of our living environment: the street. In A+318 Streets as Soft Spaces, the street is reconsidered as a fully fledged architectural and social challenge – no longer merely infrastructure for through‑traffic, but a public space where living, working and community life converge. With contributions from diverse voices, this issue brings together sharp analyses, critical reflections and inspiring examples that open the debate on the right to the street, its uses, and the need for a fundamental redesign of this shared space.

With contributions by Eline Dehullu, Gideon Boie, Glenn Lyppens, Gilles Debrun, Apolline Vranken, Eline Aerts, Jean-Guy Pecher Chapeaux, Simon De Boeck, Maarten Van Acker, Erro Rasker, Christophe Van Gerrewey, Fabian De Vriendt, Eloïse Perrillon, Zsuzsanna Böröcz, Pieter T'Jonck.

With projects by MDW — V+, Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen, Agwa — S2JD, Eagles of Architecture, Ouest, Gijs Van Vaerenbergh, Ronan Bouroullec, Filter Café Filtré, Wit Architecten, Haverhals Heylen, De Nijl — De Smet Vermeulen, Herman Hertzberger, 51N4E — Plant & Houtgoed — Ara, Bios — vvv — Brat — Osmos, Vectris — Evolta, Overlant — PLOT, Voids — OTO — Endeavour, Studio Laut, Snohetta.

Get your copy of A+318 via a-plus.be.

01/06/2026

A+318 STREETS AS SOFT SPA+CES

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Gideon Boie (1975) on Wednesday, 20 May 2026. He was an architect, philosopher, and co-editor of A+318 STREETS AS SOFT SPA+CES.

We are deeply grateful to Gideon, not only for his invaluable intellectual contribution to this issue, but also for the sharp insights and profound social commitment he expressed so eloquently in his essays and opinion pieces in recent years. He was unconditionally dedicated to an inclusive, liveable city on a human scale.

Gideon had a remarkable ability to expose injustice and inequality, to bring people together, to persuade, and to contribute, step by step, to the change that was needed. He was a gifted and committed thinker, with both an inspired and critical pen.

We are especially grateful for the opportunity to have worked with Gideon one last time. A+318 STREETS AS SOFT SPA+CES is therefore published as a tribute to his ideas and legacy.

We carry his wise words with us and will continue to share them.

A+ ARCHITECTURE IN BELGIUM

18/06/2026

13/06/2026

11/06/2026

06/06/2026

03/06/2026

03/06/2026

02/06/2026

01/06/2026

01/06/2026

Adres

Telefoon

Website

Meldingen

Contact

Snelkoppelingen

Uitgelicht

Delen

Type