Laurens Bekemans

Laurens Bekemans is an architect and cofounder of BC architects & studies, an architecture firm, nonprofit research entity, and materials laboratory based in Brussels, as well as, more recently, “BC materials,” an urban mining company that repurposes construction debris. BC comprises BC architects, studies, and materials. BC stands for “Brussels Cooperation” and illustrates how BC has taken root in a place and in the spirit of its inhabitants. Founded in 2012 as a hybrid practice, BC pushes the boundaries of architecture in a pragmatic way. With three distinct legal entities, the team engages in a variety of experimental projects through which it designs bioregional and circular architecture, studies educational and construction processes, and produces new materials using local waste streams such as excavated soil.