New Narratives for Existing Houses in Flanders, Belgium: Exploring the Discourse on Retrofitting Dwellings
Abstract The Belgian housing discourse contains strong disagreement about how to deal with the legacy of the postwar housing model and how to continue with housing production in response to shifting housing demands. An important aspect of this discussion is how to intervene in existing sprawling settlement patterns that have resulted from postwar building practice. […]
Positioning Research and Design in Academia and Practice: A Contribution to a Continuing Debate
Abstract In response to changing social, professional and academic parameters in recent decades, the discipline of architecture has sought to develop an integral research culture. Many proponents argue that this disciplinary knowledge production should be based on research through design or on designerly research. These concepts however are often seen as confusing and ambiguous notions, […]
Towards a Sustainable Transformation of the Detached Houses in Peri-urban Flanders, Belgium
Abstract The housing stock in Flanders contains a significant share of detached dwellings. Recent demographical, economic and ecological developments, however, have induced a large demand for other housing types. This paper addresses the resulting issue ofwhether the adaptation of existing low-density neighbourhoods is possible, and hypothesizes that the presence of a certain NIMBY (not in […]
Influence of the Atmospheric Species Water, Oxygen, Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide on the Degradation of Aluminum Doped Zinc Oxide Layers.
Aluminum doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Al) layers were exposed to the atmospheric gases carbon dioxide (CO2), oxygen (O2), nitrogen (N2) and air as well as liquid H2O purged with these gases, in order to investigate the chemical degradation behavior of these layers. The samples were analyzed by electrical, compositional and optical measurements before, during and after […]