{"id":13064,"date":"2025-09-04T05:49:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T05:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jozefschellekens.be\/turnhouts-modernism-on-the-path-to-european-recognition\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T10:16:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T10:16:52","slug":"turnhouts-modernism-on-the-path-to-european-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jozefschellekens.be\/en\/turnhouts-modernism-on-the-path-to-european-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"Turnhout&#8217;s Modernism on the Path to European Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13064\" class=\"elementor elementor-13064 elementor-12947\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-049fd6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"049fd6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea8bdfe elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ea8bdfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6254096 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6254096\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9530788 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9530788\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Turnhout&#8217;s Modernism on the Path to European Recognition<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d6cbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2d6cbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>September 3, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a615c48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a615c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jozefschellekens.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MODSUS-scaled.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"MODSUS\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI5NTcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9qb3plZnNjaGVsbGVrZW5zLmJlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wOVwvTU9EU1VTLXNjYWxlZC53ZWJwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/jozefschellekens.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MODSUS-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12957\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d71a6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d71a6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><div><div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">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 with deep roots in the region. <\/div><div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"> <\/div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">Even before the post-war boom period, architects such as Jozef Schellekens and Eug\u00e8ne Wauters laid the foundation for a modernist approach that was far ahead of its time. Their work formed the basis upon which later generations could build. <\/div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">In the decades following the war, Turnhout grew into a hotbed of progressive architecture. Remarkably, several modernist firms were active simultaneously in this relatively small city &#8211; with renowned names such as Carli Vanhout and Paul Schellekens, Paul Neefs, Rudi Schiltz, and Lou Jansen. Their realizations &#8211; including Master Meubel, de Warande, Parkwijk, and the Saint Victor School &#8211; not only shaped the cityscape but also reflect a broader European design language in which light, functionality and social vision are central.  <\/div><div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"> <\/div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">Today, this heritage is under pressure. Many buildings are vulnerable and not always recognised or protected. Moreover, restoration often requires specialized knowledge and commitment from owners. Therefore, efforts are being made at both Flemish and European levels to provide more support and recognition.   <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fa39f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2fa39f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd121a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdd121a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><i>Two Levels of Commitment<\/i><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"> <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Flemish Level<b> <\/b><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>The city of Turnhout has asked Flemish Minister Ben Weyts for substantive and financial support to create a heritage guideline plan for modernism in the Campine. This plan should be flexible, participatory and sustainable, providing a framework for preservation and revaluation. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f8dcda elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f8dcda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jozefschellekens.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Turnhouts-Modernisme_A4-2-1-scaled.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Turnhouts Modernisme_A4 (2) (1)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI5NTUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9qb3plZnNjaGVsbGVrZW5zLmJlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wOVwvVHVybmhvdXRzLU1vZGVybmlzbWVfQTQtMi0xLXNjYWxlZC53ZWJwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1086\" src=\"https:\/\/jozefschellekens.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Turnhouts-Modernisme_A4-2-1-768x1086.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-12955\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jozefschellekens.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Turnhouts-Modernisme_A4-2-1-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jozefschellekens.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Turnhouts-Modernisme_A4-2-1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/jozefschellekens.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Turnhouts-Modernisme_A4-2-1-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/jozefschellekens.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Turnhouts-Modernisme_A4-2-1-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/jozefschellekens.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Turnhouts-Modernisme_A4-2-1-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/jozefschellekens.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Turnhouts-Modernisme_A4-2-1-scaled.jpg 1810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4475500 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4475500\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719a154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"719a154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">European Level<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Additionally, an application has been submitted to Creative Europe. It focuses on international cooperation around sustainability, repurposing and heritage tourism. The trajectory aims to bring together partners from different countries, exchange knowledge, and position the modernism of Turnhout and the Campine within a European network.  <\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"> <\/div>\n<div>This project builds on more than ten years of preparation:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"> <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">2012: First inventory, exhibition, and cycling routes with AR-TUR, KU Leuven, and Artesis University College, among others.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">2018: Archival research in collaboration with Architects In Motion, VAi, and IOED Erfgoed Noorderkempen.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">2022 \u2013 2023: Erasmus+ study trips, public activities, and the publication &#8216;Walking Along Modernist Architecture in Belgium&#8217; with a route through Turnhout.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">2024 \u2013 2025: Launch of the international partnership on sustainability within the framework of Creative Europe.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"> <\/div>\n<div>With these Flemish and European trajectories, the initiators hope not only to secure Turnhout&#8217;s modernism for the future but also to promote it as an inspiring example of Flemish and European heritage.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"> <\/div>\n<div>The decision on the Creative Europe dossier is expected by the end of 2025.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07df112 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"07df112\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6060cd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"6060cd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;16:9&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:4,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/jozefschellekens.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Huis-Schellekens.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"6060cd3\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Huis Schellekens\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA0MTksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9qb3plZnNjaGVsbGVrZW5zLmJlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvSHVpcy1TY2hlbGxla2Vucy53ZWJwIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNjA2MGNkMyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/jozefschellekens.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Huis-Schellekens-1024x659.jpeg\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"515\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/jozefschellekens.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VG-Parklaan-146-191120-scaled.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"6060cd3\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"_VG Parklaan 146 - 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