For several years now, the Faculty of Architecture at the ULB has been questioning the renewal of the role, the roles, of the architect in contemporary urban, spatial and citizen dynamics. Alongside the now traditional role of the architect-urban planner providing services, many other roles are emerging today or are being recognised in their importance, multiplying the ways of impacting on the world around them: artist, artisan-builder, researcher, critic, curator, lobbyist, advisor, wild gardener, civil servant, … In order to explore these new roles in a practical way, various collaborative workshops are organised for BA3, MA1 and ERASMUS students of the faculty.

Helen Perquy (partner Jonny De Ponny, executive producer) reflects on the challenges facing Flemish fiction in an international context. Is cooperation with foreign countries the new normal? What ambitions do Flemish players have and how big is the competition with the Netflix series? Helen sketches by hand from own experiences and current projects the major issues for the future of fiction in a small but dynamic media market.

The lecture will be in Dutch. Registration via form is mandatory.

Karen Donders (head of public service at VRT) takes a closer look at the challenges of public broadcasting today. How does VRT reach young people? How does VRT become a more inclusive organisation? What role does VRT NU play in VRT’s digital strategy? And how important is a public broadcaster in the midst of an abundance of platforms and services?

The lecture will be in Dutch. Registration is mandatory via the link.