Johan Lagae

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	Belgium
Title	Research Assistant
Affiliation	Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
Email	johan.lagae@rug.ac.be
Mailing Address	Department of Architecture and Urban Planning Ghent University, Belgium J. Plateaustraat 22 9000 Gent Belgium
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: 0032/9/264.39.11 or 37.42 fax: 0032/9/264.41.85
Countries of Specialization	Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi.
Research Interests	Interests: * "20th century colonial architecture in the Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi." (Ph.D., February 2002) * architecture at 20th century colonial exhibitions
Publications	Recent publications: * Johan Lagae, 'Displaying authenticity and Progress. Architectural Representation of the Belgian Congo at International Exhibitions in the 1930s', in Third Text, nr. 50, spring 2000, pp. 21-32 * Johan Lagae, 'In search of a "comme chez soi". The ideal colonial house in the Belgian Congo (1885-1960)', in Jean-Luc Vellut (ed.), Itinéraires croisés de la modernité. Congo belge 1920-1950, Cahiers africains, nr. 43-44, CEDAF/L'Harmattan, Tervuren/Paris, 2001, pp. 239-282 * Johan Lagae & Denise Laurens, Claude Laurens. Architecture. Projets et réalisations 1934-1971, Vlees en Beton nr. 53-54, Vakgroep Architectuur en stedenbouw, Universiteit Gent, 2001. (A catalogue d'oeuvre of an architect who worked in Belgium and the Belgian Congo during the 1950s.)
Keywords	architecture ; colonial exhibitions ; world fairs.