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CITE MODERNE, Brussels-Belgium
The Cité Moderne of Berchem-Sainte-Agathe (Brussels) was constructed between 1922 and 1925 by the architect Victor Bourgeois. Two plots of land remained unbuilt. When the SLRB-BGHM asked the B2Ai architectural practice to think about new...
CRAPS 2, Brussels-Belgium
Bon Air Garden City was constructed in the 1920s. It consists of a series of workers’ houses as well as a high-rise block of flats from the 1970s. This has now been given a facelift thanks to SLRB, who appointed the Roose Partners...
CITE MODELE, Brussels-Belgium
In 1954 Brussels was endowed with a model city (Cité Modèle) designed by the architect Renaat Braem. Today this city is the focus of a renovation and construction project led by a group of architects: B2Ai (Brussels), a33 (Leuven), and...
HOMBORCH, Brussels-Belgium
In 1928, the architect Fernand Bodson created a complex of 120 housing units for the Uccle Cooperative Housing Construction Association. As the buildings no longer conformed to contemporary standards of habitability, the SLRB decided to...
RODENBACH-MARCONI, Brussels – Belgium
Major renovation of an exceptional heritage complex constructed between 1901 and 1903, managed by the architecture offices of AA4 and P & P Architects on behalf of the SLRB-BGHM. This is a complex project which has enabled housing units...
SHEDS, Brussels – Belgium
It was either by chance, or a great opportunity, that transformed the life of the sheds building on the Tour and Taxis site. When the BRAFA arrived to set up its operations, Extensa realised that there was a market for the organisation of...
FROM THE FOREST TO THE CATHEDRAL
For more than 100 years, the chairs of the Cathedral of Lausanne have welcomed many faithful for masses and for other activities. it was time to change them to meet current needs. At the same time, it was decided to change the liturgical furnishings.
The principle for assembling the benches comes from a technological transfer from IBOIS (EPFL) to which designer Thierry Didot and cabinetmaker GAB Manufacture gave shape.
This film traces the history of the new furniture in the cathedral from the felling of the tree to its arrival in the cathedral on April 1, 2022.
Portraits of architects
STUDIO ODILE DECQ : Portrait of Odile Decq
Odile Decq is a French architect, urban planner, designer and artist, born in Laval in 1955. Her roots are in Brittany, a place where she likes to unwind. Her architecture is diverse as everything interests her, especially new challenges....
KARBON’: Portrait of Jean Garcin
After cutting his teeth in Shanghai and Australia, the architect Jean Garcin joined the Karbon’ firm where he learned a certain humility, withdrawal and distancing from architecture. Jean Garcin Karbon' 19 avenue Auguste Rodin. 1050...
BEAI : Portrait of Bernard Van Damme
What interests Bernard Van Damme in architecture is the search, the act of searching for an answer to a particular question. Everything is done by hand drawing. His pencil is his tongue. His current quest? To conduct research into the...
BROUAE : Portrait of Gérôme Forthomme
Portrait of the Belgian architect Gérôme Forthomme through his commitment to eco-construction as part of the renovation of his house in Schaerbeek. Gérôme Forthomme BROUAE 11 avenue Eugène Demolder - 1030 Bussels - Belgique +32 2 647 21 41...
JDS ARCHITECTS : Portrait of Julien De Smedt
Julien De Smedt is a Belgian architect. He is the founder and manager of "JDS Architects", whose workshops are located in Brussels, Copenhagen and Shanghai. Julien De Smedt JDS Architects 34b rue de la Senne. 1000 Brussels - Belgium +32 2...
POTAGERS COLLECTIFS, Brussels – Belgium
In de marge van de reportagereeks over de geschiedenis van de sociale huisvesting heeft CAVIAR de initiatieven voor sociale cohesie van de BGHM wat nader bekeken, en dan in het bijzonder twee volkstuinprojecten: het eerste in het hartje van...
