As part of the Simone Guillissen-Hoa exhibition, CIVA in collaboration with the non-profit organization Architecture that Challenges Norms, offers guided tours in the city of Brussels to explore the history of Belgian female architects. There are two types of tours: one in the Brugmann district and the other in the city center, both presented by Elisabeth Gérard.
- Discovering the history of Belgian female architects - Brussels city center
- Belgian modernity female architects - Brugmann district
Saturday, May 11th, from 2 pm to 4 pm in the Brugmann district
Saturday, June 22nd, from 2 pm to 4 pm in the Brugmann districT
Saturday, June 29th, from 2 pm to 4 pm in the city center
Saturday, July 27th, from 2 pm to 4 pm in the city center
Saturday, August 31st, from 2 pm to 4 pm in the city center
Saturday, September 21st, from 2 pm to 4 pm in the Brugmann district
Elisabeth Gérard is an architect and member of the Architecture that Challenges Norms non-profit organization. She completed her thesis on the trajectories of the first female graduates in architecture from La Cambre (1929-1950).
Meeting place: at CIVA reception, rue de l'Ermitage 55, 1050 Brussels.
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Discovering the history of Belgian female architects - Guided tour in Brussels city center with Elisabeth Gérard (Architecture that Challenges Norms, non-profit organization)
The itinerary of this guided tour highlights lesser-known buildings from post-war Brussels: from the 1950s to the contemporary era, in chronological order. This is an opportunity to cast a fresh eye on the city center and become aware of the built heritage in the area. The objective of this tour is also to disseminate and raise awareness about the names of female architects who have made an impact since the post-war period and to present the evolution of working conditions for women in the field of architecture.
Belgian modernity female architects - Guided tour of the Brugmann district with Elisabeth Gérard (Architecture that Challenges Norms, non-profit organization)
This tour sheds light on the role of women in the modernist movement in Brussels, with several emblematic achievements located in the Brugmann district. Let's explore these achievements, firstly through modernist works by women (often less famous but equally interesting), and secondly by discussing the roles that women may have had in projects attributed to men.