Event Overview

Join us for a lecture featuring recent projects by architect Xaveer De Geyter, who established XDGA in 1989 as an international architectural and urban design company that operates from its headquarters in Brussels and Paris. The lecture will show forward-looking urban design and architectural design solutions which will examine public areas and educational facilities and public spaces. For more insights on urban design and architecture, see our related articles on Urban Design, Public Spaces, and Architecture.

Speaker

Xaveer De Geyter is the principal architect who established XDGA architectural practice. His major completed projects include the Brussels Subway Station and Public Square Place Rogier, Europa College in Bruges, the Kitchen Tower in Brussels, and the Headquarters of the Province of Antwerp. After finishing his work at Office for Metropolitan Architecture between 1984 and 1991 he established his own architectural practice XDGA. De Geyter has taught at Sint-Lucas Brussels, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), the Berlage Institute, and ETH Zurich, and lectured throughout Europe and the United States. XDGA has produced six monographs and three travelling solo exhibitions in addition to its research project After Sprawl. The organization received professional recognition through multiple awards including the Belgian Award for Architecture, Bigmat Award, Mies Van Der Rohe Award, and Brussels Architecture Award.

Event Details

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The Xaveer De Geyter Projects 2026 lecture presents recent work by architect Xaveer De Geyter, founder of XDGA, an international architecture and urban design firm based in Brussels and Paris. The presentation analyzes new urban design approaches and their effect on architectural development which includes public areas and learning facilities and public gathering spaces. Attendees gain insight into how XDGA integrates research, experimentation, and design in projects such as the Brussels Subway Station and Place Rogier, Europa College in Bruges, the Kitchen Tower in Brussels, and the Headquarters of the Province of Antwerp, alongside the firm’s awards, publications, and curated exhibitions.

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