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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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HUB.BRUSSELS : Brussels Retrofit Living Lab / WVDM
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The “Vrije Universeit Brussel” (VUB) is aiming for the sustainable management of its estate [VUB 2011]. In this respect the renovation of student residences in the heart of the Ixelles university campus, designed by the architect Willy Van Der Meeren between 1971 and 1973, presents a particular challenge. These dwellings have strong cultural and historic…
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CHAMP DES POSSIBLES : Wooden construction – Mons – Belgium
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Le Champ des Possible is the idea that innovation entails being curious about everything, and broadening our field of investigation beyond conventional borders. For Art & Build Architects it is crucial to share knowledge, experiences, best practice, and innovatory ideas, so as to create the conditions for progress and leave a better inheritance for future…
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COLEMAN THEATRE BEAUTIFUL, Miami – Oklahoma (USA)
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Located on Route 66 and nestled in the northeast corner of Oklahoma, the Coleman Theatre Beautiful is a beacon for tourists from around the world. Every year visitors flock to the historic vaudeville theatre to experience the Spanish Colonial Mission-style exterior and the Louis XV interior. They marvel at the use of gargoyles, dolphins, cherubs and…
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BMA: Portrait of Kristiaan Borret, Bouwmeester of Brussels
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Following Olivier Bastin, the second Bouwmeester (Master Architect) of Brussels is Kristiaan Borret, previously the Bouwmeester of Antwerp. We compile a profile of his career and discuss the three pillars that make up the job of a Bouwmeester. His direct and sometimes brutal style has not only won him friends. Some firms, often called “the…
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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…
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DDS+ : Portrait of Dominique Delbrouck
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Dominique Delbrouck studied at La Cambre (Brussels) before joining movements seeking to preserve the quality of the city. She then signed up to the architectural grammar process of the Atelier d’Art Urbain, before co-founding the DDS & Partners firm, now DDS+. A “plus” that she intends to put to good use in each of the…
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GENERALE : Portrait of Florence Hoffmann
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Florence Hoffmann is an architect at the Brussels cooperative ‘Générale’. She works mainly on public projects. With mostly political project ownership, she characterizes her architecture as combat architecture, in order to defend her projects at the competitions in which she takes part. Florence Hoffmann Générale www.generale.la info@generale.la With the support of Technical sheet of this…
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CERAU : Portrait of Cestmira Vesela
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Cestmira Vesela’s French sings. She came to Belgium for love, before joining the CERAU architectural firm. If you ask her what kind of building she would love to construct, she will give you a very straight answer: a football stadium. Cestmira Vesela CERAU www.cerau.be cerau@cerau.be With the support of Technical sheet of this architecture video…
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SYNERGY INTERNATIONAL : Portrait of Barbara Wolff
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Barbara Wolff is originally from Cologne. Before joining the Synergy International firm, she was an associate with and managed JDS Architects in Brussels for 4 years, and has worked at Beel & Achtergael architects in Gent, Indigo architects in Cape Town, b&k+ in Cologne, and at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) in Rotterdam. Barbara…