Lionel Devlieger

Description

Key note speaker for the Practice: Interior Educators International Conference 2024

Lionel Devlieger, co-founder of Rotor in 2005 and Associate Professor at Ghent University, is a pioneering figure in material culture. Combining his extensive experience, he develops critical positions through practice and academic research, Lionel advocates for the integration of reuse and circularity in building. Rotor, the acclaimed Belgian cooperative design practice, is internationally recognised for its ground-breaking work in material reuse and circular design principles. Through innovative research projects, exhibitions, conferences, and publications, Rotor not only fosters debate but also challenges conventional approaches to waste and obsolescence in the construction sector. Rotor undertakes interior projects crafted around reclaimed elements to develop projects as a bespoke answer to client needs. Lionel’s influence extends beyond his roles at Rotor and UGhent, teaching at universities across Europe and the US, including UC Berkeley, TU Delft, Columbia University, and the AA School, among others. In 2018, he co-authored “Deconstruction et Réemploi,” the influential textbook on building component reuse (EPFL Press), and co-authored Ad Hoc Baroque, Marcel Raymaekers’ Salvage Architecture in Poswar Belgium, published by Rotor in December 2023. With a commitment to reshaping the discourse on resources, waste, and urban mining in the construction sector, Lionel Devlieger and Rotor continue to lead the way towards a more sustainable and resilient built environment.

Period	20 Sept 2024 → 22 Sept 2024
Visiting from	Rotor (Belgium)
Visitor degree	Co-Founder
Degree of Recognition	International