UNFOLDING THE ARCHIVES #9

Today, there are numerous initiatives advocating for an equitable architecture sector. Thus, the historical Union of Women Architects in Belgium (ufvAb) is now called ‘Women* in Architecture Belgium (W*IAB)’, and there is also the ‘Platform for Architecture & Feminism’. But whose work are they building on?

Unfolding the Archives #9: Feminist Perspectives 1980–1990 looks back at Flanders in the 1980s, when the battle for gender equality also reached the architecture sector. In 1981, architect Danie Staut established the ‘Women and Housing’ working group. Together with designers and educators, such as Els Huigens, Gerd Van Limbergen and Leen De Becker, she organized study days and workshops in search of alternatives to patriarchal society. The exhibition is based on their archival material and explores feminist perspectives on architecture. It makes connections between contemporary developments and the historical precedents that are often overlooked.

Opening: March 4th, 2026, 8pm