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Visitatie of the Brussels Bouwmeester Maitre Architecte (BMA), 2021

As proposed by the Brussels Bouwmeester-Maitre Architecte (BMA) in its orientation note (2020-2024), a collective reflection (in the form of a 'Visitatie') on the function of the BMA is being held. Together with Citytools, Architecture Workroom Brussels has been commissioned to conduct the reflection. This mission consists of evaluating the way this function is exercised today and how it has evolved since its creation. We are working towards a list of recommendations that could strengthen the current function, addressed to the BMA team.

In September, we organised a first series of roundtables with stakeholders from the field: private and public project owners, Design offices, politicians and public authorities, media, academia and civil society. The aim of these roundtables was to discuss the current functioning and contribution of the BMA and its team, by means of critical reflections, impressions and experiences.

At the end of October, we would like to bring all these types of stakeholders together around one table to brainstorm on the future function of the BMA and its team. During this Brainstorming day, we will present some initial out-of-the-box proposals to the participants for improving, strengthening or extending the role and functioning of the BMA.

This 'What if the BMA...?' Brainstorming day will take place on Tuesday 7 November. The Brainstorming day will consist of several thematic sessions. It is possible to participate in one or all of the sessions.

Do you represent a private or public project owner? Do you work for an architectural firm and have you already worked with the BMA? Do you work for a media platform or a university? Do you represent an association or are you an interested resident of Brussels? Take note of the Brainstorming day in your agenda!

You can already register your interest using this form. We will keep you informed of the full programme of the brainstorming day.

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Since 2010, Architecture Workroom Brussels has focused on the future of our living environment. The organisation began as a safe haven to address the link between space and societal transitions, aimed at fostering a futureproof design practice, commissioning and building culture.

It has now become evident that the transformation of our streets, neighbourhoods, and landscapes is both a prerequisite and a lever for achieving societal goals in synergy. Yet we observe that these transformations remain difficult to imagine and implement. They span so many sectors and involve so many actors that responsibility falls on everyone, and therefore, ultimately, on no one.

That is why we make it our mission to create the space that connects them. And with this refined mission comes a new name: WORKROOM, House for transformation. WORKROOM is the shared space where the future of our living environment is not only imagined but also organised.

We are currently taking the lead on three mission-driven transformations:

SOCIETAL INCUBATORS - By 2030, stakeholders from the youth, culture, sports, care and education sectors will join forces to create renewed societal spaces that tackle loneliness and counteract the fragmentation and pressure on public infrastructure.
FOSSIL-FREE NEIGHBOURHOODS - By 2030, at least ten neighbourhoods will be underway with the transition to fossil-free energy in an inclusive and affordable way, with a view to completely phase-out fossil fuels by 2040.
SPONGE LANDSCAPES - By 2030, we will have achieved our water, agriculture and nature goals through a single, coherent approach at catchment area level, in which strong regional coalitions collectively enhance the landscape's sponge capacity.

To make these transformations a reality, WORKROOM works shoulder to shoulder with pioneering designers, local authorities, organisations and businesses, governments, knowledge institutions and impact investors.

Through co-creative design, we imagine shared pathways to the future in exhibitions, publications, innovation programmes and public programmes. These are the workrooms where we connect the actors capable of realising these transformations. From there, we design shared ownership and the organisational, funding and policy models that lead to real change.

The name is simpler. The stakes are higher. WORKROOM is the shared space where we tackle the social and spatial transformations that no one can achieve alone. In an era of polarisation, compartmentalisation and instability, that is perhaps the most radical thing we can do.