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GARE MARITIME, Brussels – Belgium (2/2)
The Gare Maritime was one of the largest railway stations in Europe. As part of the development of the Tour & Taxis site, Extensa hired Neutelings Riedijk Architects to design and regenerate the building as a covered town. This vidéo is...
MAISON BILOBA HUIS, Brussels – Belgium
The Biloba project is about innovative housing, integrated with the neighbourhood and providing vulnerable people with a quality of life in a popular neighbourhood of the Schaerbeek municipality in Brussels. The 15 low-energy residential...
WHITE, Brussels – Belgium
The White Cinema, operated by Belga Films, is located on the top floor of the Docks Bruxsel shopping centre. Conceived by the architect Renaud Dejeneffe, it disorientates the onlooker by its whiteness. The architect imagined his concept...
IXELLES-EMPLOI, Brussels – Belgium
The municipality of Ixelles (Brussels, Belgium) has launched a design and build competition for the construction of a House of Employment (Maison de l’Emploi) on its property. The project was awarded to the A2m Office, who submitted an...
ANVERS-SIMONS, Brussels – Belgium
The Anvers-Simons project, designed by the A2M office, is part of a program aimed at creating school places in the City of Brussels, and bringing expressive architecture to a crèche, a nursery school, passive housing units, and a sports...
MARIE CURIE, Charleroi – Belgium
The Marie Curie Hospital in Charleroi represents a turning point in the history of the Art & Build architectural practice, the moment they entered the healthcare sector. Designed in the form of a comb to bring in light and greenery, the...
Portraits of architects
ART & BUILD ARCHITECT : Portrait of Luc Deleuze
Luc Deleuze began his career as an entrepreneur. An urbanite, he gave up working with Luc Schuiten and Francis Metzger to devote himself to the city with Art & Build Architect. Luc Deleuze also teaches at the ULB - Free University of...
Portrait of Félix Roulin
Félix Roulin is a sculptor. After having started out in copperware, he experimented with various materials but it was bronze to which he was most drawn. From abstract art to the human figure, the artist talks about his career and his latest...
BRUSSELS BUILDS GREENER : Sustainable urban planning
What is sustainable urbanism in the Brussels-Capital Region, and more generally? Alexander D’Hooghe, Marcel Smet from ORG2 consultants, and Guillaume Van Der Vaeren from JNC International consultants, try to answer this question. an...
BRUSSELS BUILDS GREENER : Conception & Passive House Standard
In 2004 the Brussels-Capital Region decided to implement particularly ambitious energy policies in order to respond and subscribe to international climate goals. an initiative of Brussels Invest & Export with the support of Cécile...
BRUSSELS BUILDS GREENER : Incentives & Building Process
In 2004 the Brussels-Capital Region decided to implement particularly ambitious energy policies in order to respond and subscribe to international climate goals. an initiative of Brussels Invest & Export with the support of Cécile...
BRUSSELS BUILDS GREENER : The Value of Expertise
At the beginning of the 2000s, the Brussels Region decided to launch itself into a quite ambitious programme. Its purpose was to align construction more closely to stricter environmental standards, and to use less energy in the management...
