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LUC SCHUITEN: Vertical gardens – Brussels Belgium
Luc Schuiten has designed various solutions for the abandoned corners of the city to bring a little poetry, nature but also housing for the homeless. He has listed 300 places in Brussels and only the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean has...
EU Mies Award 2019
The Winners of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2019 are The Transformation of 530 Dwellings - Grand Parc Bordeaux by Lacaton & Vassal architectes, Frédéric Druot...
COLEMAN THEATRE BEAUTIFUL, Miami – Oklahoma (USA)
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...
UP-site, Brussels – Belgium
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...
PARCKFARM, Brussels – Belgium
Parckfarm is a project that came out of the experience of Park Design 2914. Initiated by Brussels Environment, led by Petra Pfermenges (Alive Architecture), the aim was to sensitise the citizen to agricultural practices in the city. The...
REYERS, Brussels – Belgium
The Reyers construction project, managed by the BEAI and Lassoie Van Eyck & Associates offices on behalf of the SLRB (Brussels Region Social Housing Agency), is taking root between Rue Colonel Bourg and the E40. The project is located...
GARDEN CITY MOVEMENT: Le Logis and Floréal
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...
