Van Belle & Medina is an internationally renowned architectural firm that builds its reputation after winning many prestigious competitions. Their work ranges from residential projects, institutional buildings, infrastructures to urban master plans and landscape projects. Award-winning projects such as the Care and Health Center for the Elderly 'Innovative Living in the future' in Sint Truiden, the VDAB headquarters in Kortrijk, the Psychiatric Campus -Master Plan and Architecture- UPC Sint Kamillus in Leuven, and the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Granada, among others, have reinforced the firm's experience in the development of a wide range of projects of different scale and scope.
The firm was founded in 2004 after winning the international EUROPAN 7 award, and since then, the office has often been invited to participate in public and private tenders, which have generally resulted in successful results and highly executed projects.
Since graduation, Kurt Van Belle and Patricia Medina have maintained a balance between their professional activity and their academic involvement. They have been teaching at several of the most prestigious universities in Europe, such as TU Delft, AvB Maastricht, E.T.S.A. Granada and EsArq - UIC Barcelona, and they are frequent guests at conferences and exhibitions.
The architecture of Van Belle & Medina arises from the idea that each project is an expressive tool to reflect contemporary life. Creativity and innovation are at the center of design process, which responds to the global and local needs of a society in a continuous process of transformation.
The firm was founded in 2004 after winning the international EUROPAN 7 award, and since then, the office has often been invited to participate in public and private tenders, which have generally resulted in successful results and highly executed projects.
Since graduation, Kurt Van Belle and Patricia Medina have maintained a balance between their professional activity and their academic involvement. They have been teaching at several of the most prestigious universities in Europe, such as TU Delft, AvB Maastricht, E.T.S.A. Granada and EsArq - UIC Barcelona, and they are frequent guests at conferences and exhibitions.
The architecture of Van Belle & Medina arises from the idea that each project is an expressive tool to reflect contemporary life. Creativity and innovation are at the center of design process, which responds to the global and local needs of a society in a continuous process of transformation.
