Anna Heringer

Anna Heringer, a young German architect born in 1977, designed and realised for an ONG in Bangladesh a “handmade” school that highlights the use of the natural materials that the country is increasingly forsaking in favour of industrial materials. The aim of any school is to encourage the development of men and women with confidence in their own abilities and the building of this school in Rudrapur, a poor rural region, was the occasion to render the population more independent and to make the best possible use of local resources. In 2007 Anna Heringer was awarded the Aga Khan Prize for this “beautiful, meaningful and humane” building. On the last page of the diary she kept while working at the site, she wrote: “I hope with all my heart that despite the political tensions this school will be able to remain a place of peace, freedom and dialogue.” Other projects and realisations followed: in Bangladesh, a training centre for electricians and rural habitations made out of earth that reinterpret ancient construction systems and, in South Africa, a home for handicapped children.

Since 2008 Anna Heringer has taught at the Institute of Architecture at the Faculty of Linz in Austria. She also gives numerous conferences and workshops.

The exhibition, consisting of numerous plans, sketches and photographs, presents several of the architect’s works, most of them linked to education.

Exhibition realised by the Fondation pour l’Architecture at the initiative of Emir Kir, Secretary of State for Town Planning
With the support of:
The Brussels Capital-Region, Town Planning and Housing Department
Fondation Philippe Rotthier pour l’Architecture
BASE habitat (http://www.basehabitat.org)
Levis
Léon Eeckman

Open Tuesday to Sunday from 12.00 to 18.00
Closed on Monday

Admission
Adults : €4
Reductions
Guided visits : €60 (weekdays)
€70 (nocturne and weekend) + €3/person