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The City Beneath Our Feet

Reshaping Brussels Earth

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A person uses a chisel and hammer to split a brick on a workbench.
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What if the raw material for our city’s future wasn't imported from far away, but found right beneath our feet?

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Atelier 1

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Join BC Architects at Kanal for a unique, hands-on atelier where the act of building turns into an act of discovery. You are invited to reconnect with the soil of Brussels, a material often overlooked as mere waste, yet abundant in the very ground of our construction sites.

In this three-hour immersive workshop, you won’t just learn about the circular economy; you will physically enact it. You will handle, mix, and press local earth, experiencing firsthand the transformation of raw soil into a solid building block. Using a manual brick press, you will participate in the complete cycle of production, making and unmaking, to understand the tactile potential of the loam, sand, and clay that define our region.

This atelier is more than a craft session; it is a collaborative exploration of what it means to build responsibly. By the end of the session, you’ll have a new perspective on the city you inhabit, grounded in the reality of its own material resources.

Come get your hands dirty, discover the potential of our local earth, and help us rethink how we build, one brick at a time.

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The City Beneath Our Feet

Reshaping Brussels Earth

Workshop EN FR NL
— , Atelier 1
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The City Beneath Our Feet

Reshaping Brussels Earth

Workshop EN FR NL
— , Atelier 1
Register

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