Japan
日本
| WEEK 1 · TOKYO | ||
|---|---|---|
| CONTEXT: Current academic research & professional perspective on mass timber construction & reuse + Historic building techniques that incorporate intentional deconstruction | ||
| DAY | DATE | EVENT |
| THU | 5 / 7 | NYC ➡️ Tokyo |
| FRI | 5 / 8 | Land in Tokyo |
| SAT | 5 / 9 | Visit Nihon Minkaen Open Air Museum |
| SUN | 5 / 10 | Visit University of Tokyo |
| MON | 5 / 11 | Tokyo ➡️ Ise Mie |
| TUE | 5 / 12 | Ise Mie Shrine |
| WED | 5 / 13 | Ise Mie Shrine + Sengukan Museum |
| THU | 5 / 14 | Ise Mie Shrine Ritual |
| WEEK 2 · KANSAI | ||
| PRECEDENT: Study historic building techniques that incorporate intentional deconstruction + Study material storage, sites of reuse of Grand Ring mass timber material | ||
| DAY | DATE | EVENT |
| FRI | 5 / 15 | Ise Mie ➡️ Nara |
| SAT | 5 / 16 | Horyuji Temple |
| SUN | 5 / 17 | Traditional Craft visit. Nara ➡️ Kyoto |
| MON | 5 / 18 | Kiyomizu-dera shrine |
| TUE | 5 / 19 | Sugimoto Residence. Kyoto ➡️ Osaka |
| WED | 5 / 20 | Grand Ring Decon / storage site |
| THU | 5 / 21 | Grand Ring Decon / storage site |
| FRI | 5 / 22 | Osaka ➡️ Kobe |
| WEEK 3 · SETOUCHI | ||
| PRACTICE: Study historic building techniques that incorporate intentional deconstruction + Contemporary practice of material reuse in Japan | ||
| DAY | DATE | EVENT |
| SAT | 5 / 23 | Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum |
| SUN | 5 / 24 | Kobe ➡️ Sagishima Island |
| MON | 5 / 25 | Red Dot School 🔴 |
| TUE | 5 / 26 | Red Dot School 🔴 |
| WED | 5 / 27 | Red Dot School 🔴 |
| THU | 5 / 28 | Red Dot School 🔴 |
| FRI | 5 / 29 | Red Dot School 🔴 |
| SAT | 5 / 30 | Red Dot School 🔴 |
| SUN | 5 / 31 | Sagishima Island ➡️ Tokyo |
| MON | 6 / 1 | Tokyo ➡️ Singapore ➡️ Brussels |
Belgium
België / Belgique / Belgien
| WEEK 4 · BRUSSELS | ||
|---|---|---|
| CONTEXT: Current academic research & professional perspective on circularity. Visit key sites, attend PREUSE Symposium. | ||
| DAY | DATE | EVENT |
| TUE | 6 / 2 | Arrive in Brussels + Usquare (ABC Buildings, public space, Clos des Mariés) |
| WED | 6 / 3 | MULTI (Anspachlaan 1) + Théâtre des Variétés (Rue de Malines 25) + SECO / Aarlen-Trier (exterior) |
| THU | 6 / 4 | ⛔ PREUSE 2026 Symposium (Day 1) |
| FRI | 6 / 5 | ⛔ PREUSE 2026 Symposium (Day 2) |
| SAT | 6 / 6 | Gare Maritime + Park Tour & Taxis + Parckfarm + StadsatelierdeVille (exterior) |
| SUN | 6 / 7 | KANAL (exterior + showroom) + BE-HERE (Rue Dieudonné Lefèvre 4) |
| MON | 6 / 8 | Zinneke / MaZui (Place Masui 13) + Office 51N4E + TRACK (Gare du Nord) |
| TUE | 6 / 9 | BC Materials production site (Ave du Port 104) + Rotor DC Store (Ave de Bâle 3, Evere) |
| WEEK 5 · BRUSSELS | ||
| INFRASTRUCTURE · Tour recycleparks and understand scaling of material storage in dense urban areas, material supply chain functions, challenges, constraints | ||
| DAY | DATE | EVENT |
| WED | 6 / 10 | Recypark Demets / 51N4E (Quai Fernand Demets 22, Anderlecht) + Cantillon Brewery (Gheudestraat 56) |
| THU | 6 / 11 | Recypark Jette (Archimedeslaan, Jette) + Decoratelier + Cassonade (Rue de Courtrai 47, Molenbeek) |
| FRI | 6 / 12 | Recypark Buda (Ave Antoon Van Oss 6, Haren) + Rotor DC Store (Ave de Bâle 3, Evere) |
| SAT | 6 / 13 | Recypark Humanité (Blvd de l'Humanité 350, Forest) + Grande Halle (Quai de l'Industrie 81, Molenbeek) |
| SUN | 6 / 14 | Recyclart (Rue de Manchester 13/15, Molenbeek) + Petite Senne (Molenbeek canal area) + Grande Halle (if not visited Sat) |
| MON | 6 / 15 | Recypark Sud (Blvd de la 2ème Armée Britannique 676, Forest) + Bracops Hospital / Polyclinic (Rue Docteur Huet 79, Anderlecht) |
| TUE | 6 / 16 | Manufakture (Ropsy Chaudronstraat 24, Anderlecht) + Mobilis (Blvd Industriel 51, Anderlecht) + Recypark Demets (revisit / deeper look) |
| WED | 6 / 17 | Day trip: Atelier Théâtre Jean Vilar (Louvain-la-Neuve) + Chapex, Palais des Expositions (Charleroi) |
| WEEK 6 · BRUSSELS | ||
| PRACTICE: Tour practices, key projects, academic institutions, governmental organizations to study details, aesthetics, construction and implementation, and cultural / regulatory frameworks | ||
| DAY | DATE | EVENT |
| THU | 6 / 18 | Karreveld Primary School (Chaussée de Gand 615, Molenbeek) + Egied Van Broeckhoven School (Pierre van Humbeekstraat 5, Molenbeek) |
| FRI | 6 / 19 | Général Jacques (Blvd Général Jacques 202, Ixelles) + INSAS (Ave de la Couronne 159, Ixelles) + Usquare revisit (Ave de la Couronne 227, Ixelles) |
| SAT | 6 / 20 | SECO / Aarlen-Trier (Aarlenstraat 53, European Quarter) + Karper House (Karperstraat, Molenbeek) |
| SUN | 6 / 21 | Zinneke MaZui revisit or deeper exploration + Canal walk: Tour & Taxis → Molenbeek → Anderlecht |
| MON | 6 / 22 | BMA (Bouwmeester Maître Architecte) — institutional visit + Perspective.brussels (planning agency) |
| TUE | 6 / 23 | Charleroi - Place Destrée |
| WED | 6 / 24 | ULB or VUB — academic visit (Usquare partner universities) + Rotor vzw (Ave de Bâle 3, Evere) — research office (separate from DC store) |
| THU | 6 / 25 | StadsatelierdeVille (Anna Bochdreef 22, Tour & Taxis) + Gare Maritime (revisit with focus on CLT timber) |
| FRI | 6 / 26 | Reflection + documentation day Optional: Movy Club / Magasin 4 / Dekkera Brewery (evening) |
| SAT | 6 / 27 | TBD |
| SUN | 6 / 28 | TBD |
| WEEK 7 · BRUSSELS | ||
| DETAIL: BC Materials Workshop, Fiber Focus | ||
| DAY | DATE | EVENT |
| MON | 6 / 29 | BC Materials Workshop, Fiber Focus |
| TUE | 6 / 30 | BC Materials Workshop, Fiber Focus |
| WED | 7 / 1 | BC Materials Workshop, Fiber Focus |
| THU | 7 / 2 | BC Materials Workshop, Fiber Focus |
| FRI | 7 / 3 | BC Materials Workshop, Fiber Focus |
| SAT | 7 / 4 | BC Materials Workshop, Fiber Focus |
| SUN | 7 / 5 | BC Materials Workshop, Fiber Focus |
| WEEK 8 · BRUSSELS | ||
| DETAIL: BC Materials Workshop, Earth Focus | ||
| DAY | DATE | EVENT |
| MON | 7 / 6 | BC Materials Workshop, Earth Focus |
| TUE | 7 / 7 | BC Materials Workshop, Earth Focus |
| WED | 7 / 8 | BC Materials Workshop, Earth Focus |
| THU | 7 / 9 | BC Materials Workshop, Earth Focus |
| FRI | 7 / 10 | BC Materials Workshop, Earth Focus |
| SAT | 7 / 11 | BC Materials Workshop, Earth Focus |
| SUN | 7 / 12 | Flight home. Brussels ➡️ Reykjavik ➡️ NYC |