The Stuckeman School is hosting a virtual lecture titled “The 99%” by Victor Meesters of Rotor and Margo Sulnier of Rotor Deconstruction (DC) that will be live-streamed at noon on Oct. 2 in the Stuckeman Family Building Jury Space. The lecture will be followed by the Stuckeman Research Open House.
Founded in Brussels in 2005, Rotor is a multidisciplinary cooperative design practice that investigates the organization of the material environment and specializes in material flows and reuse strategies. Rotor fosters debate on questions related to resources, waste, and obsolescence in the building sector through applied research projects, exhibitions, conferences, and publications. On the practical side, the practice coordinates large-scale dismantling operations, collaborates on architectural projects, and works on interior and urban design projects.
In an effort to promote and facilitate the reuse of building components to help create a more resource-efficient materials economy, the practice launched the independent cooperative spin-off project Rotor DC in 2016. Rotor DC is active as a consultant and deconstruction operator salvaging and reselling building components. These elements were dismantled from buildings slated for demolition, mostly in Belgium, France, and the Netherlands.