PTA was 1 of the 5 offices assigned to conduct research and offer spatial expertise to local authorities in Flanders, between 2018 and 2020 in the context of the Bouwmeesterscan. We made the scan for 12 municipalities: Olen, Diksmuide, Wervik, Heusden-Zolder, Huldenberg, Grobbendonk, Kampenhout, Meise, Temse, Ternat, Erpe-Mere en Sint-Truiden. Last week Tine Van Herck, PTA’s cofounder, was a guest speaker at ‘Thematisch atrium: wat na de bouwmeesterscan ? Systeemdenken in gebiedsontwikkeling.’ She highlighted the added value of independent expertise in spatial thinking.