Steven is a visionary international Architect and Urban Farming entrepreneur with over 40 years’ experience with concern for impacts of the built environment and the activities it shelters. As Circular Economy and development expert with BOPRO, the leading Belgian Project Management and Area Development (ie. Blue Gate Antwerp) firm with offices in Brussels, Ghent, Paris and Warsaw, Steven brings a holistic and systemic vision through the Regenerative Impacts Circularity he developed from Cradle 2 Cradle paradigm, on projects such as the Expo 98 HQ in Lisbon, the European Commission HQ in Brussels, Council of Europe Pharmacopeia and Agora Buildings in Strasburg. Steven is founder of the world first 4000m2 large rooftop aquaponic farm (BIGH) now developed internationally with Veolia. He believes in local urban industrial clean circular productive solutions in combination with other societal benefits for a thriving healthy and inclusive city.

 

"I like to advocate for local urban industrial clean circular solutions that foster societal benefits, creating thriving, healthy, and inclusive cities."