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urban projects, studies and competitions since 1997
by LAb[au], laboratory for art and urbanism


 

URBAN STUDIES

Kontext(e), Urban Design Study, 2020
Design competition for the illumination of pedestrian crossings
Freiham, Munich, Germany
In collaboration with Bartenbach, Lighting Design (Austria)

 

A6K E6K, Urban Design Study, 2019
Artistic study for the redesign of the former 'tri-postale' and 'L'esplanade de la Gare'

Commission: Catch-Charleroi, Creative and Digital Catalyst 
Charleroi, Belgium

Lakeshore, Urban Development Competition, 2016
Finalist of the Invitational Public Art Competition: Block 8

in collaboration with Mills, Public Art Management

Toronto, Canada

Brussels Ring Culture, Urban Redevelopment Competition, 2016
First prize in the design competition for the redevelopment of the ring
Porte de Louise to Porte de Namur, Brussels, Belgium
In collaboration with: Polo, Architects and Arcadis
Brussels, Belgium

Maubeuge, pre-feasibility study, 2015
Study of an artistic light path – M2015 AM.13.127
City centre of Maubeuge, France
Client: The Urban Community of Maubeuge Val de Sambre

The Gardiner, Urban Development Competition, 2011
Final candidate for the transformation of the urban highway into pedestrian zones
In collaboration with Mills, Public Art Management
Toronto, Canada

Silo d'Arenc, urban design competition, 2010
Finalists for the redesign of the urban space of 'Le Silo d'Arenc' competition

Marseille, France

Lotto Arena, urban design study, 2009 
Study for the illumination of the Lotto Arena facing Europe's densest city ring

Commission: Thierry De Ridder, Talkability
Antwerp, Belgium

Belliard, urban design study, 2009
Study for a new design and illumination of Rue Belliard 
Commission: Art & Facts in collaboration with ULB Bruxelles and the European Parliament 

Brussels, Belgium

A Driving Perception, Workshop, 2003

urban planning workshop by the TU-Delft
invitation by: Indesem 

Delft, The Netherlands

 

Lightscape(s), displacement maps, Urban Illumination Study, 2000
Lighting master plan study for the Heysel Plateau on the occasion of Euro 2000
Heysel Plateau and A12 highway, Brussels, Belgium
Commissioned by: Electrabel/Sibelgaz (Engie) in the context of the Euro 2000
Brussels, Belgium

Transit(e), urban study, 1998
Rethinking the city and its territory
Midi Station and surroundings, Brussels, Belgium
Commissioned by: AVA, Sprl Patrice Neirinck

 

Réalité / Fictions,  urban study and exhibition, 1998
Seven critical fictions about Euralille 2
FMJ project by LAb[au] in exchange with Marin Kasimir and David Everard
Round table with Jean Nouvel and Rem Koolhaas
Lille Flanders Station, France
Commissioned by: Lille Flanders Intercommunal Authority
Espace Croisé, Euralille, Lille, France

Liquid Axis, Urban Design Competition, 1997

3rd prize in the international competition: Aristotelous: Redesign the Civic Axis of Thessaloniki
City centre, Thessaloniki, Greece
Idea competition organised in the context of Thessaloniki, Cultural Capital of Europe

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URBAN LANDMARKS

Catadioptric Tower, study, 2019

Study to rethink the site and branding of the Logistics Hotel
Urban logistics hub, Avenue Tony Garnier, Lyon, France
In collaboration with: AIA Architects, Lyon
Commissioned by: ELLU, Lyon Urban Logistics Space

 

Palimpsest, permanent light artwork

Artwork marking the transformation of an industrial site into an urban complex
Cooling tower, De Porre, Ghent, Belgium
Direct commission from the City of Ghent

 

SiloScope, permanent, cybernetic urban sculpture

Artwork marking the ZAC urban operation
Quai de la Seine, Vitry-sur-Seine, Paris, France
Realised in the context of the 1% artistic program

 

Transmit, Urban Design Competition, 2011

Finalist in the 1% artistic program, Grand Lyon Habitat
Boulevard des États-Unis, Cité Tony Garnier, Lyon, France
In collaboration with Superflux and Roger Tator
Lyon, France

Residence Plein ciel, Urban Festival, 2008

Artistic appropriation of a housing residence
Résidence Plein ciel, Le Mée-sur-Seine, France
Commissioned by: La Ferme du Buisson, José Manuel Gonçalvès

Weather.tower, illumination of Brussels Dexia tower,

Year program 2008-2009

Direct commission from Dexia Bank, Axel Miller, CEO
Place Rogier, Brussels, Belgium

Chrono.tower,, generative illumination of Brussels Dexia tower,  

Year program 2007

Direct commission from Dexia Bank, Axel Miller, CEO

Place Rogier, Brussels, Belgium

TOUCH, interactive illumination of Brussels Dexia tower,

inauguration project of the tower's light system, 2006

Direct commission from Dexia Bank, Axel Miller, CEO
Place Rogier, Brussels, Belgium​​​​​​​​

urban studies, urban design, urban competitions, by the Belgian art studio LAb[au], laboratory for art and urbanism

LAb[au] is working on the relationship between: architecture & art - language & art, at the crossing of conceptual, concrete, and digital art.

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