The Symposium Dinner will take place in Ghent in the ‘Zebrastraat’ building. It will start at 19h00. A bus shuttle will be arranged from the Ghent city centre (departure from Vlasmarkt, near St-Jacobs at 18h45). There is also a parking possibility at the ‘Zebrastraat’ (New Zebra).

Address: Zebrastraat 32, 9000 Gent

Zebrastraat is a unique project: it bridges the gap between housing, culture and economy. The building was designed in 1906 as the first social apartments in Europe, but by the end of the 1990s the site was hopelessly run-down. The demolition hammer already hung over the Zebrastraat when the Foundation recognised it to be a pearl covered in dust. The result of the renovation is a modern site with an exhibition wing and a conference centre at the street side, with a multi-purpose lounge and 6 well-equipped seminar rooms. Behind it is an oval-shaped plaza sporting with a glossy water surface; around the plaza are 66 apartments, 8 guest rooms and several offices.

Since opening in 2005, the idea of a mixed function site (housing, economy and culture) has proven to be successful.