VANDENHOVE Center for Architecture and Arts opens its doors

On Thursday 15 February Ghent University opened the Vandenhove pavilion. This was also the start of the activities of the VANDENHOVE Center for Architecture and Arts. The building was designed by Charles Vandenhove and stands next to the Boekentoren. The interfaculty center VANDENHOVE will use the art collection that architect Vandenhove donated to Ghent University in 2012 for the development of education, research and exhibitions in the field of architecture and arts. To this end, the center has a new building designed and donated by Charles Vandenhove. 'About Support / Surfaces', compiled by master students engineer-architect and prof. Bart Verschaffel 'Charles Vandenhove, architect', put together by prof. Guy Châtel - The Liège Architect Charles Vandenhove (1927) donated an important collection of artworks to Ghent University in 2012. He also provided the means to realize a building for the study center that will work with the collection. Vandenhove chose a site next to Henry van de Velde's Book Tower.