Bio
Zsuzsanna Böröcz studied musicology and art history at the KU Leuven. She earned her Ph.D. from the same university in 2004 with a comparative study on postwar stained-glass windows in Catholic churches. As art and architectural historian, she has taught art, design, and architectural theory at her alma mater, the University of Antwerp and VU Amsterdam. Zsuzsanna is affiliated with KU Leuven’s Department of Architecture (A2I research group) and the University of Antwerp’s Henry van de Velde Research Group. Since 2022 she has served as President of Docomomo Belgium and, since 2014, as co-founder and co-chair of the Docomomo International Specialist Committee on Interior Design, organizing conferences, discussions, and journal issues on modernist interiors. As an independent researcher, she contributes to policy-support studies for the Flemish Government and serves as a jury member for the Flemish Ministry of Culture. Her research focuses on modernist interiors, design, heritage conservation, craftsmanship, and design education.
Favourite (interior) architecture project
A most remarkable example of (interior)architecture for me is the church of the Poor Clares Monastery in Oostende-Mariakerke. The work of architect Paul Felix, created in collaboration with artists Michel Martens and Roger Bonduel, the project embodies a unity of architecture and art, in which the modernist pursuit of restraint harmonizes with the contemplative spirit of the community. It translates the nuns’ austere way of life into a coherent design defined by simplicity, coloured light, and silence. The result is a subtle and timeless ensemble — one of the most compelling examples of ecclesiastical architecture of its time.
Photo’s by author and Luc Vints
Contact & Links
Mutsaardstraat 31 - 2000 Antwerpen - België
zsuzsanna.borocz@uantwerpen.be