Contact info
ReUse, Department of architectural engineering, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Post-doctoral researcher in construction history
Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels Stephanie.van.de.voorde@vub.ac.be
Research interest
20th century; construction history, architectural history; building materials and construction techniques; actors in construction
Current and past research projects in the field of Construction History Post-War Building Materials in Housing in Brussels (1945-1975). Dissemination of knowledge
Innoviris, 2015. RETROCO. Understanding and conserving the post-war housing stock in Brussels (1945-1975).
Retrofit for Continuity, Innoviris, 2013-2014. History of the architectural education programme at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, BOF (Artesis Antwerpen), 2011-2012). History of the architectural education in Flanders and Brussels, Flemish Government – Centrum Vlaamse Architectuurarchieven, 2011-2012. Building in Concrete in Belgium. Interplay of knowledge, experiments and innovation (1890-1975), BOG – UGent, 2005-2011.
Representative publications in the field of Construction History
S. Van de Voorde, ‘Thermal insulation in housing construction in Belgium before the first oil crisis (1945-1975). A question of economy and convenience (?)’, in: B. Bowen et al (eds.), Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress on Construction History, Construction History Society of America, Chicago, vol. 3, 2015, pp. 517-524.
S. Van de Voorde, I. Bertels, I. Wouters, ‘La culture constructive d'après-guerre à travers une analyse de revues spécialisées. Panorama des matériaux et techniques du logement bruxellois’, in: Deuxième Congres Francophone d'Histoire de la Construction, Lyon, 2015, (IN PRESS).
S. Van de Voorde, R. Devos, ‘The scientification of reinforced concrete in Belgium during the interwar period: development and dissemination of scientific, theoretical and technical knowledge’, in: R. Carvais et al (eds.), Nuts & bolts of construction history: Culture, Technology and Society, Picard, Paris, vol. 2, 2012, pp. 637-645.
S. Van de Voorde, Bouwen in beton in België (1890-1975): samenspel van kennis, experiment en innovatie, PhD Thesis, Ghent University, 2011.
S. Van de Voorde, ‘Hennebique’s journal 'Le Béton armé': a close reading of the genesis of concrete construction in Belgium’, in K. Kurrer et al. (eds.). Proceedings of the Third International Congress on Construction History, Brandenburg University of Technology, Cottbus, Vol. 3, 2009, pp. 1453-1461.
Full bibliography https://cris.cumulus.vub.ac.be/portal/en/persons/stephanie-van-de-voorde(d3d781b4-73db-4a78-9437-46a7ebabd080)/publications.html
Website http://www.vub.ac.be/ARCH/ae-lab/people/stephanie-van-de-voorde
