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SOUNDS FOR THE FUTURE • Open House

Welcome to SUM

 

Thanks for visiting Sum! Turning 50 is something special. We created a temporarily exhibition space within our own micro cosmos - so that you can experience our offices. On the basis of Recent Work and Future Thinking we want to guide you through some general themes like 50 years of making and expertise, our entrepreneurial partnerships, urban design; walking in the city, our research on urban thinking and society, the continuity of livable, cultural and artistic environments, and the office of the architect today. These themes are central in our projects and daily work. We hope you will enjoy our Open House and you will be part of our Sounds for the Future.

A   50 YEARS OF MAKING

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1 Timeline 1966-2016 - 2.500 projects

2 150 models as a tool

3 Experience from the past

4 The interior of the sixties

5 Architectural wallpaper

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B   THE CATWALK, TO SEE AND TO BE SEEN

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1 St. Valery-sur-Somme 

2 Full scale tree grate Central Lanes, Brussels

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C   ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSHIPS

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1 Schools of Tomorrow, CVO Kortrijk

2 Bio-Accelerator, Technology Park Ghent

3 Sterea, Recreation and Community, Sterrebeek

4 Hotel Empain, Place de Liberté Brussels

5 Saint-Michel, Molenbeek

6 Central Park, Sint-Niklaas

7 Residence Arthur, Sint-Genesius-Rode

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D   URBAN DESIGN

 

1 Competition 'De Leet', Ypres

2 Spiegelplein / Place du Mirroir, Jette

3 Jourdan Square, Etterbeek

4 Havenplein, Nieuwpoort

5 Metro 'Constitution / Grondwet', Brussels

6 Woluwelaan Tram 94 (Louise-Roddebeek)

7 Tram 9 (Simonis-Heizel-UZ Jette)

8 Central Lanes, Brussels

 

E   RESEARCH

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1 Expo '58, Kortrijk

2 Managementplan UNESCO, Bruges

3 Thematic RUP, Bruges

4 Heritage Plan, Tervuren

5 Structural vision, Meerdaalwoud

6 Interregional plan, Neerpede

7 Research wall: ageing, neighborhood contracts, housing markets,...

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F   CONTINUITY

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1 Masterplan BOZAR, Brussels

2 Masterplan Conservatory, Brussels 

3 Train World, Schaerbeek

4 Mixity of housing and offices Protect, Molenbeek

5 Competition DOMO Polytoren, Zwijnaarde

6 Old thermes of Spa

7 Hotel van Belle and Dauwpark / Parc de la Rosée, Anderlecht

8 Boekentoren, Ghent

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G   THE OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT

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1 The hand-drawings of Jean-Pierre

2 The perspectives of Jan Jonas

3 Setting up projects and partnerships

4 Contemporary architecture in a historic city

5 Immpact Nova Rode, Sint-Genesius-Rode REVIT / Building Information Modeling (BIM)

6 Creative workshops and dialogues

7 Architectural drawings

8 Sum Events

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H   SOUNDS FOR THE FUTURE

 

1 Mannequin challenge Sum

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