Kanunnik Petrus Jozef Triestplein: An Unexpected Place

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Photography: Filip Dujardin

An open square was expected.
A specific place was unexpected. What was to be expected.

A first observation.
Change is inevitable. Healthcare changes.
The change in care has already changed the campus so much. And the campus will change even more as more changes in care occur.
What already changed on the campus, was likely the right thing at the time. Likely.
What will change on the campus tomorrow, will need to be the right thing too. Without question.
But after that much change , it is clear that changes today cannot happen on their own.