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Antoinette De Laet (Brussels, 1949) is a Belgian architect. De Laet began her architectural training in 1968 at the École Nationale Supérieur Des Arts Visuels de La Cambre. Here she received her diploma in 1973 under the supervision of P.E. Vincent.

In 1972, during her studies, she worked in the office of Pierre Humblet in Brussels. After her studies, she did an internship at the architectural firm L.J. Baucher in Brussels. In 1975, she went to Italy to continue her studies. In 1976 she graduated from the Sapienza University in Rome. After her studies, she mainly focused on the preservation of monuments and specialized in the work of the artist Jan Frans Portaels.

Monument Conservation
In 1976, the year she graduated from Sapienza University in Rome, she became head of cultural and environmental heritage in Udine. Udine is an Italian province, located against the Slovenian border. Among other things, she worked there for the preservation of a number of monuments in Venzone and Gemona, both located in the province. These towns were partially destroyed by an earthquake in 1976. From 1977 to 1981 she worked at the firm In Construzioni Srl, which dealt with ecological building methods & renovations in Rome, among other things.

Jan Portaels
In 2015, together with Michel Draguet, Julie Swennen and Brita Velghe, she published the book Portaels and the call of the orient. Jan Porteals was a 19th-century artist whose works were colored by travels to the East. The book focuses on the beginning of the construction of Portaels' oeuvre and also answers many questions about his life. De Laet further used her expertise on Portaels' work to help build a number of exhibitions. The 2018 exhibition at the Tuchthuis in Vilvoorde and the 2015 exhibition for the Royal Museums of Fine Arts ven Belgium are examples of this. De Laet is currently further studying the oeuvre of Jan Portaels, which will be the subject of a comprehensive publication in 2022.

Restoration

 * The cloister of ST. Franciscus in.Pescia (Tooscana, 1982-1987)


 * Palazzo Thesauro in Fossano (Piemonte, 1984-1987) in collaboration with Renzo Piani.


 * Civic Tower in Monalto della Marche (1987) again in collaboration with Renzo Piani

Public buildings

 * Court of Gaeta in Lazio (1984-1987, in collaboration with R.Piani)


 * Tribunal de popoli in Abruzzo (1985-1986, collaboration with R.Piani)


 * Court of Guastalla in Emilia Romagna, a region in northern Italy (1986, collaboration with R.Piani)


 * The piazza del Mare in Lignano Sabbiadoro (1983-1984)

Interior projects

 * Caesar New Shop in London (1980-1981, collaboration with R.Piani, M.Bartolini and R.Ilardi)


 * Gucci Boutique in Rome (1979-1980, collaboration with R.Piani, M.Bartolini and R.Ilardi)


 * Apartment of Mrs. N. Rombaldi in Crans-sur-Sierre in Switzerland (1982-1983, collaboration with R.Piani)