About
Sarah Poot is an architect pursuing endeavours in the exploration of urban practices in the larger sense.
Her education in France, Sweden and Belgium, and diverse professional experiences with research-based practices have helped her cultivate a multifaceted background. Her field of expertise spans over landscape, urban design and social urbanism. She believes in the power of 'space' to become a 'place', and approaches every project - whatever the scale - with the ambition to redefine and strengthen the potential of the identity and uses of a given territory.
She develops large scale complex architectural projects, strategic visions and prospective studies - of which la Machinerie de Bègles has been shortlisted finalist in the Europan 14 competition.
Sarah has also been curating debates, installations and interventions at several occasions, and is frequently invited to participate in academic lectures and juries.
Architecture & urban design
act.
Co-founder, architect | March 2019 - present
act. is an architecture atelier that evolves between - and acts on - landscape, urbanism and social design. The collection of experience(s), knowledge, know-how and individual expertise of its members supports and defines act.
It allows act. to reinvent itself for each project, to respond precisely to the ever growing need for specialized talents and skills, and yet stands for a global vision and synthetic thinking.
BOGDAN & VAN BROECK
(Project) architect | November 2015 - present
BOGDAN & VAN BROECK designs the spatial conditions for collective life in urban and rural communities so that they become great places to be in. It considers the design of the spatial environment as a co-creation act involving society, communities, politics, economy and technology, rather than as a solitary act of creativity.
Atelier d'architecture MATADOR
Architect | January 2015 - October 2015
Matador defines itself trough its political commitment, its critical positioning and its cultural vocation. The Atelier militates for an architecture of authorship where the care for context reveals a deep care for human.
CURIOSITA
Co-founder | April 2013 - present
Curiosita aims to be an experiential journey - a platform for the questioning, exploration and exchange of ideas, ideals, experience(s) and knowledge on urban practices.
TAKTYK landscape & urbanism
Urban designer | April 2011 - May 2014
Taktyk is a transnational multidisciplinary practice evolving at the intersection of landscape, infrastructure and public spaces. It engages in city making through practice, research, design studio, editing and art installation.
ARJM Architecture & urbanism
Student collaborator | 2009 & 2010
ARJM (now MULTIPLE) is an award winning firm involved in multi-scalar projects in Belgium, between architecture and urban design.
Lectures, debates & juries
2020
Réflexions autours du projet Bijgaardehof, Cycle of conferences "Projet Urbain", Université de Liège, Haute Ecole Charlemagne, Ville de Liège, Liège Labville, GRE – Liège | invited speaker (on behalf of BOGDAN & VAN BROECK)
EXISTENZ, Portfolioavond, Development + Stad & Architectuur 2019-2020 | invited speaker (on behalf of BOGDAN & VAN BROECK)
2019
BAC 3 - LOCI-UCL, Faculty of Architecture | Invited jury member
INTMA 1 - KUL, Faculty of Architecture | Invited speaker
2018
BAC 3 - LOCI-UCL, Faculty of Architecture | Invited jury member
INTMA 2 - KUL, Faculty of Architecture | Invited jury member
Annual staff meeting - KUL, Faculty of Architecture | Invited speaker
Interludes - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK | Co-curator
2017
BAC 3 - LOCI-UCL, Faculty of Architecture | Invited jury member
BAC 3 - LOCI-UCL, Faculty of Architecture | Invited lecturer (on behalf of BOGDAN & VAN BROECK)
Interludes - BOGDAN & VAN BROECK | Co-curator
BAC 2 - LOCI-UCL, Faculty of Architecture | Invited jury member
2014
MASTER 2 - KUL, Faculty of Architecture | Invited lecturer
Academic opening - KUL, Faculty of Architecture | Invited speaker
Expectations - CURIOSITA | Co-curator
Awards
FINALIST
Europan 14 - Site de Bègles, Bordeaux
With William Riche and CLAP (Stéphanie Querio & Florian Bonino)
December 2017
LAUREATE
Of the International Master of Science in Architecture 2014
LUCA - KU Leuven, Campus Brussels
June 2014
BEST STUDENTS 2012
ADU Pilot Project
ADU 2020 - Alfa Network
January 2013
Education
LUCA - KU LEUVEN
Master Degree in Science of Architecture
Sept 2012 - July 2014 | Brussels, BE
Obtained Magna Cum Laude
LUND TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA
Erasmus Exchange Program
Aug 2008 - July 2009 | Lund, SE
ENSA MONTPELLIER
Bachelor Degree in Science of Architecture
Oct 2006 - Sept 2009 | Montpellier, FR
LYCEE LOUIS PASTEUR
Literary Baccalauréat
2005 | Neuilly-sur-Seine (Paris), FR
Contact
Sarah Poot
Architect - Brussels
contact@sarahpoot.com