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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...
LAVOISIER, Brussels-Belgium
The Lavoisier site, once occupied by the British American Tobacco company, has been transformed into social and regular housing units, with open plan space allocated for economic use. This transformation took place with the cooperation of...
PLUME, Brussels-Belgium
The Marolles is an area in the heart of Brussels which, historically, has been the focus for various social housing projects. The Plume project – developed by the B612associates practice, consists of two passive buildings of 8 housing units...
TANNEUR – LAVOIR, Brussels-Belgium
The Querelle housing is located in the Marolles district of Brussels. No fewer than three competitions were organised by the SLRB and the Foyer Bruxellois to renovate the 1950s and 1970s buildings. We meet the architects from DEWIL...
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CRUZ Y ORTIZ ARQUITECTOS : Portrait of Antonio Cruz and Antonio Ortiz
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...
CHAMP DES POSSIBLES : Wooden construction – Mons – Belgium
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,...
BMA: Portrait of Kristiaan Borret, Bouwmeester of Brussels
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...
DDS+ : Portrait of Dominique Delbrouck
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 &...
GENERALE : Portrait of Florence Hoffmann
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...
CERAU : Portrait of Cestmira Vesela
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....
