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Els De Vos serves as a Professor in the Department of Interior Architecture within the Faculty of Design Sciences at the University of Antwerp, where she maintains significant administrative responsibilities including Chair of the Bachelor Interior Architecture Exam Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Master Interior Architecture Exam Committee, and Chair of the Faculty Library Committee. Her institutional engagement extends to the Faculty Education Committee, Fraud Committee for Bachelor Interior Architecture, Integration-Faculty Evaluation Committee, and Faculty Council of the Faculty of Design Sciences, reflecting deep integration into academic governance structures.
Her research investigates the historical emergence of interior architecture as a distinct discipline in post-war Belgium, with particular focus on educational frameworks and professional identity formation. She examines biophilic design applications in healthcare environments, feminist reinterpretations of design history, and the reuse of modernist housing projects, especially within Antwerp's urban context. Her methodological approach combines archival research, case study analysis, and design-based investigations into spatial dynamics and historical transformations of domestic and public interiors.
Analysis of her 15 most recent publications (2023-2025) reveals three dominant research trajectories: historical studies of Belgian interior architecture education (particularly Catholic influences on professionalization), biophilic frameworks for healthcare facility interiors, and feminist perspectives on gendered spatial practices. She frequently employs Antwerp-based case studies including Silvertoptorens and Luchtbal housing projects, while contributing to European comparative research on middle-class mass housing through Docomomo networks. Her work demonstrates consistent methodological rigor through archival analysis, spatial documentation, and critical reinterpretation of modernist design legacies.
While available materials indicate active committee service suggesting mentorship roles, specific details regarding student advising, research grants, or laboratory affiliations remain unreported. No scientific awards are documented in the provided sources, and her administrative committee memberships represent the primary indication of academic leadership beyond her core professorial duties.
