World Architecture Day – a Meaningful Day for our Heritage
October 6, 2025 Every year, on the first Monday of October, World Architecture Day is celebrated worldwide. The day was established in 1985 by the International Union of Architects (UIA) with the aim of highlighting the societal role of architecture.After all, architecture is more than just designing buildings – it is a discipline that directly […]
Digitization of Vanhout – Schellekens Archives
September 9, 2025 We have begun digitizing the archives of provincial architect Jozef Schellekens and the Atelier Carli Vanhout – Paul Schellekens Ass. These unique collections contain building plans, sketches, photographs, correspondence, and other documents that paint a rich picture of modernism and the Turnhout School in the twentieth century. Under the guidance of Erfgoed […]
Turnhout’s Modernism on the Path to European Recognition
September 3, 2025 Erfgoed Noorderkempen, together with several partners, has submitted a dossier to Creative Europe to put the modernist heritage of Turnhout and the Campine region on the international map. The application is part of the broader Modernism in the Kempen (MIK) project and focuses on preserving, sustaining and revaluing a unique architectural movement […]
The 2025 Visit by Holy Sepulchre
June 25, 2025 This year, we once again welcomed the 5th-year Architecture & Interior Design students from the Holy Sepulchre Institute in Turnhout. Guided by their teachers. Liesbet Paulussen, Daan Buys, and Justine Piedfort, they paid an inspiring visit to the home of Jozef Schellekens and the studio residence of Carli Vanhout. It always brings […]
A Visit by the Eindhoven Foundation for the Protection of Post-War Reconstruction Heritage
May 10, 2025 On Saturday, May 10, a delegation from the ‘Stichting Bescherming Wederopbouwerfgoed Eindhoven’ (Eindhoven Foundation for the Protection of Post-War Reconstruction Heritage), led by its chairman, Harrie van Helmond, visited the Jozef Schellekens house, the Carli Vanhout house, the studio of Carli Vanhout – Paul Schellekens & Ass., and the summer house in […]
A Visit from UGent
9 November 2024 We had the pleasure of welcoming 85 students and teachers from the first year of architecture at Ghent University to the Atelier of Carli Vanhout & Paul Schellekens. During their excursion in Turnhout, the students were able to delve into the story of the Turnhout School. In addition to their visit to […]
A Visit from Toerist Modernist
September 28, 2024 On September 28, 2024, we had the pleasure of welcoming Gerlin Heestermans from Toerist Modernist to the parental home of architect Jozef Schellekens. She brought together an enthusiastic group of 60 visitors, whom we divided into four smaller groups. This allowed everyone to fully enjoy the insights and stories of the guide […]
A Visit from the Heilig Graf Institute
On June 6, 2024, the 5th-year Architecture and Architecture & Interior students from the Heilig Graf Institute in Turnhout visited the landmark house of architect, Jozef Schellekens, from the 1930s. They did this under the guidance of their teacher, Heleen Desmet. The tour was conducted by Rik Hendrickx, interior architect of Architects in Motion, and […]
A Visit by the Silver Compass
June 20, 2024 We recently had the honor of welcoming the Silver Compass, an inspiring women’s group, for an exclusive visit to the Architectural Conservation Trust. This special moment marked the first complete tour throughout the four buildings that reflect the architectural vision of three generations of architects. The tour was conducted by architect Luc […]
A Visit from Josephine Briginshaw
July 13, 2024 Recently we welcomed Josephine Briginshaw, the Executive Director of the Robin Boyd Foundation in Australia, from the other side of the world. This foundation, named after the influential Australian architect Robin Boyd, focuses on the preservation and promotion of architecture and design. The Robin Boyd Foundation aims to increase public awareness and […]