Benoît Moritz
Benoit Moritz is Professor of Architecture and Urbanism at the Faculty of Architecture of the ULB.
Benoit Moritz graduated in architecture (ISACF-La Cambre) and urban planning (UPC Barcelona).
In 2001, he cofounded MSA office in Brussels which is an architecture and town planning agency oriented towards the development of urban projects of different scales. He also developed a teaching and prospective research activity at the Faculty of Architecture (ULB).
Benoit Moritz has published numerous articles examining the models that shaped the urbanization of Belgian cities during the second half of the twentieth century, including Brussels, Charleroi, and Louvain-la-Neuve. He has also contributed to several monographic studies retracing the work and trajectories of modern Belgian architects.
In 2017, Benoit Moritz received the MIES AWARD in the category of the ‘Emerging Architect’.
Since 2017, he is a member of the Académie Royale de Belgique.
Between 2016 and 2022, Benoit Moritz was co-coordinator of the Metrolab.Brussels.
He is currently the academic coordinator of the Master in Territorial Management and Urban development co-organized in Charleroi by the ULB and UMons. He is also Vice-President of the Commission royale des Monuments et Sites of the Brussels-Capital Region, where he contributes to the evaluation and safeguarding of architectural and urban heritage
Contact: Benoit.Moritz@ulb.be