World Architecture Day – a Meaningful Day for our Heritage
October 6, 2025 Every year, on the first Monday of October, World Architecture Day is celebrated worldwide. The day was established in 1985 by the Union Internationale des Architectes (UIA) with the aim of emphasizing the social role of architecture.Architecture is, after all, more than designing buildings – it is a discipline that directly influences […]
A Visit from the Heilig Graf Institute
On June 6, 2024, the fifth-year Architecture and Architecture & Interior Design students from the Heilig Graf Institute in Turnhout visited the listed residence of architect Jozef Schellekens from the 1930s. They did this under the guidance of their teacher, Heleen Desmet. The tour was conducted by Rik Hendrickx, interior architect at Architects in Motion, […]
A Knack Weekend and an Ar-Tur Bicycle Tour
“REPORT – Sunday 17 June, 2018 One hundred architecture enthusiasts from all over Belgium descended to what Knack Weekend called “the mecca of innovative architecture”. Four examples of progressive architecture in Turnhout were visited by bicycle. With a focus on stories from the past as well as challenges in the future. “ https://centrum.ar-tur.be/2018/07/03/verslag-fietsen-langs-vernieuwende-architectuur
A Visit by Silver Compass
June 20, 2024 We recently had the honour of welcoming the Silver Compass, an inspiring women’s group, for an exclusive visit to the Architectural Conservation Trust. This special moment marked the first complete tour through the four buildings that reflect the architectural vision of three generations of architects. The tour was conducted by architect Luc […]
The Clarissen Monastery in the Spotlight During Open Monument Day
September 13, 2025 On Sunday September 14, 2025, the Clarissen Monastery in Turnhout opened its doors for the first time during Open Monument Day. Visitors had the opportunity to discover this remarkable building by Atelier Carli Vanhout – Paul Schellekens & Assocs., a distinctive example of the Turnhout School, up close. A First Step Towards […]
A Visit from UGent
November 9, 2024 We had the pleasure of welcoming 85 students and faculty members from the first year of architecture at Ghent University to the Atelier Carli Vanhout & Paul Schellekens. During their excursion in Turnhout, the students were able to delve into the story of the Turnhout School. Besides visiting the atelier, they also […]
The Start of Architectural Tours
With the encouragement of Architecture Center Ar-Tur and Tourism Turnhout, guided architectural tours in the region commenced on Saturday, April 18, 2015. The inaugural tour was dedicated to hosting ‘Architectura et Amicitia’ from the Netherlands, who stayed in Turnhout for two days. They were guided by the newly certified ‘architectural guide’, in this case Natacha […]
The 2025 Visit by Heilig Graf
June 25, 2025 This year, we once again had the pleasure of welcoming the fifth-year Architecture & Interior Design students from the Heilig Graf Institute in Turnhout. Guided by their teachers, Liesbet Paulussen, Daan Buys, and Justine Piedfort, they paid an inspiring visit to Jozef Schellekens’ house and Carli Vanhout’s studio residence. It always brings […]
The Digitisation of the Vanhout – Schellekens Archive
September 9, 2025 We have begun digitizing the archives of provincial architect Jozef Schellekens and the Atelier Carli Vanhout – Paul Schellekens & Ass. These unique collections contain building plans, sketches, photographs, correspondence, and other documents that paint a rich picture of modernism and the Turnhout School in the twentieth century. Under the guidance of […]
A Visit by the Eindhoven Foundation for the Protection of Post-War Reconstruction Heritage
May 10, 2025 On Saturday, May 10, a delegation from the ‘Eindhoven Foundation for the Protection of Post-War Reconstruction Heritage’, led by its chairman Harrie van Helmond, visited the Jozef Schellekens residence, the Carli Vanhout residence, the studio of Carli Vanhout – Paul Schellekens & Associates and the summer house in the garden. The tour […]