Research seminar on teaching practices n.2 - with Yoshiharu Tsukamoto (Atelier Bow-Wow)

Published on March 6, 2026 – Updated on March 6, 2026

We are pleased to share that the second session of our seminar series on teaching practices will take place on Friday, March 6th, 2026, from 14:00 to 16:00. This session, titled “Designing in a Finite World: urbanism, architecture and resource‑consciousness,” focuses on how design education can better engage with finite resources, existing material stocks, and situated socio‑ecological transitions.

A presentation by Yoshiharu Tsukamoto will introduce the work around Satoyama Landscapes, followed by a round‑table on how these approaches may support more resource‑conscious teaching in architecture and urbanism.
The seminar will open a collective discussion on approaches that work with what is already there, drawing inspiration from site‑specific readings, fieldwork, and the spatial observation methods developed by Atelier Bow‑Wow. We will explore how such practices can inform architectural and urban pedagogy at different scales, from territorial interpretation to material reuse.
https://iitse.ulb.be/en/agenda/designing-in-a-finite-world-urbanism-architecture-and-resource-consciousness

Location: Site USquare (ULB–VUB), OpenLab.brussels
Room A.1.23.a – Blvd Général Jacques 210A, 1050 Ixelles

Online participation will also be possible using this link: Research seminar on teaching practices n.2 - with Yoshiharu Tsukamoto (Atelier Bow-Wow) | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams
To confirm your attendance (in person or online), please send a short email to: giulia.caterina.verga@ulb.be

Program Overview
13:30–14:00 – Coffee & informal networking
14:00–14:15 – Introduction (Geoffrey Grulois & Hera Van Sande)
14:15–14:45 – Presentation of Satoyama Forest — Yoshiharu Tsukamoto (Atelier Bow‑Wow)
14:45–16:00 – Round‑table discussion
16:00–16:30 – Wrap‑up & drinks

Invited contributors
Geoffrey Grulois (ULB)
Hera Van Sande (Archipel)
Tiphaine Abenia (ULB)
Laurens Bekemans (BC architects & materials & studies / RWTH)
Andrea Bortolotti (Politecnico di Milano)

This seminar is organised and supported as part of the iiTSE (Interfaculty Institute for Socio‑Ecological Transformations) series of events, in collaboration with:

AIA + SUFI research laboratories of BATir (EPB, ULB)
LOUISE, Faculty of Architecture, ULB
OpenLab.brussels
Politecnico di Milano
Archipel
RWTH
BC architects & materials & studies

Organised by
Giulia Caterina Verga (SUFI, École Polytechnique, ULB / iiTSE)
Hera Van Sande (Archipel/ VUB)
Laurens Bekemans (BC architects & materials & studies / RWTH)
Geoffrey Grulois (La Cambre Horta, ULB / iiTSE)
Samia Ben Rajeb (École Polytechnique, ULB / iiTSE, OpenLab.brussels)
Andrea Bortolotti (Politecnico di Milano)
Ahmed Zaib Khan (École Polytechnique, ULB / iiTSE)
Camilo Paez (École Polytechnique, ULB / iiTSE)

Dates

on the March 6, 2026

Location

Brussels