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TOWN PLANNING DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE: Portrait of Boguslaw Witkowski
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Boguslaw Witkowski works for the Department of Town Planning, Design & Architecture in Belgium. He comes from Poland where architecture was regulated by extremely strict standards but he has discovered that the same is true here! He wants to create green architecture that respects humans and nature and really generates a respectful attitude towards the…
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LUC SCHUITEN: Portrait of Luc Schuiten
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Luc Schuiten is an architect. He often adds, a bit provocatively, that he is a ‘utopian’. He did not enjoy the traditional school subjects, and went to art school where he had opportunities to imagine, to work, to do something. Luc Schuiten loves nature and he speaks about architecture and the link with the nature.…
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SUEDE 36: Portrait of Christophe Mercier
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Christophe Mercier likes to work for public projects because he has the impression that this gets him involved in politics in the noble sense of the term: managing the city, being able to influence the decisions that are taken there, thinking about mobility, the housing problem and so on. Christophe MercierSuède 36 www.suede36.be/frinfo@suede36.be Technical sheet…
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PIERRE LALLEMAND & PARTNERS: Portrait of Pierre Lallemand
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Pierre Lallemand is a founding partner at Art & Build Architects. Today, he works alone to find consistency in his work as a painter, model maker and inventor. He defines the architecture as the materialization of a thought, a reflection, a will and an intention. Pierre LallemandPierre Lallemand & Parners pierrelallemand.euinfo@plpa.eu Technical sheet of this…
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architectesassoc. : Portrait of Sabine Leribaux
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Her interest in architecture goes back to her early childhood. She first really understood this passion when she passed by a building site as a teenager. She has always been interested in the “doing” which she has never wanted to move away from. The aim of creating the « architectesassoc. » organisation was for her to stay…
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LABEL ARCHITECTURE: Portrait of Thibaut Rome and Christophe Pham
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The Brussels-based firm Label Architecture is one of the ten craft architecture firms that caviar.archi has decided to portray in film. Thibaut Rome and Christophe Pham tell you all about their interest in architecture in front of Mister Emma’s camera. They describe their day-to-day work and practices. Quality architecture, architecture in good taste, but what…
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ADN ARCHITECTURES: Portrait of David Henquinet and Nicolas Iacobellis
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The Brussels-based firm and_architecture is one of the ten craft architecture firms that caviar.archi has decided to portray in film. David Henquinet and Nicolas Iacobellis tell you all about their interest in architecture in front of Mister Emma’s camera. They describe their day-to-day work and practices. Quality architecture, architecture in good taste, but what does…
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HUB.BRUSSELS : Brussels Retrofit Living Lab / Prio-Climat
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The main objective of the project is to optimise the Anderlecht Housing Society’s strategy for the renovation of social housing, in order to achieve a high quality of indoor climate, designed to satisfy the occupants, whilst keeping energy performance under control. Ensuring a healthy indoor climate is essential for the comfort and health of the…
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CRUZ Y ORTIZ ARQUITECTOS : Portrait of Antonio Cruz and Antonio Ortiz
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More than 40 years ago, Antonio Cruz and Antonio Ortiz established their architectural firm in Seville. The first project they became known for was a residence Calle Doña Maria street. Since then the firm has achieved international renown, particularly with the enlargement of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and Atlético Madrid’s new football stadium. Their three anchoring…
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UP-site, Brussels – Belgium
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Brussels is rather hostile to the high-rise city. So when Henri Simons, then Alderman for City Planning in the City of Brussels, put forward the idea of constructing the highest residential tower in the kingdom (140 metres high for 251 apartments spread over 41 floors) on the site of the old Galeries Anspach warehouses, opposite…