Contact info
ReUse, Department of architectural engineering, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Professor of the Design studio Habitat and Heritage - Professor of the course Image/Form and Colour
Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels ann.verdonck@vub.ac.be
Research interest
Inter-war heritage; finishing techniques, architectural paint research; material technical research
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. Construction History, VUB - Strategic Research Programs-Groeiers, 03/2014-02/2019.
Representative publications in the field of Construction History
Verdonck, Deceuninck, Claes, Van Besien ‘The Japanese Tower at the Royal Domain in Laeken: Rehabilitation of a unique Japanese lacquer ensemble’ in: G. Krist, E. Iby (eds.) Investigation and conservation of East Asian cabinets in imperial residences. Vienna: Böhlau Verlag, 2015, pp. 73-87.
Verdonck, Deceuninck, Govaerts ‘The Gelmel Castle in Hoogstraten (Belgium): towards visual perfection of the brickwork facades’ in: R. Meli, F. Peña & M. Chávez (eds.) (eds), 9th International Conference on structural analysis of historical constructions, Mexico, 2014, pp. 159-160.
Dekeyser, Verdonck, De Clercq ‘Cimorné cement render with opalescent glass granules: a decorative façade finish developed by innovative craftsmanship in the interwar period’ in: H. R. Obe (eds) Journal of Architectural Conservation, volume 19, issue 2, Shaftesbury, 2013, pp. 86-102.
Verdonck, Deceuninck ‘Unraveling an unique construction history as a result of monitoring: the medieval gateway of the Huysmans farm (Eeklo, Belgium)’, in: J. Jasienko (eds) Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions, Wroclaw Poland, 2012, pp. 2567-2572.
Verdonck ‘De kleur zal de plastische waarde der vlakken onderstrepen. Het kleurgebruik in het interieur van Huib Hoste’ in: A. Bergmans (eds), Gentse Bijdragen tot de interieurgeschiedenis, volume 36 (2007-2010), Leuven, 2012, pp. 69-86.
