The work of architects nowadays increasingly consists of intervening in already existing buildings or (urban) structures. The modern dichotomy between architecture and historic preservation, with the former concentrating primarily on the design of new buildings and the latter on the restoration of existing buildings in a state of the past, seems to have given way to a new approach today. A more experimental approach in which the narratives and traces found in the existing are the inspiration for contemporary interventions. This changing approach to the built environment - the 'heritage' in the broadest sense - has also been extensively addressed in architectural and academic research.

From 5 to 7 September 2023 the Flanders Architecture Institute and Hasselt University organise the international colloquium As Found. It aims to bring together designers, researchers and students to discuss experimental concepts and practices to intervene in the existing built environment and heritage.

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