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TOUR & TAXIS, SHEDS / Dépôt Design, Brussels – Belgium
It was either 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...
PARIS ZOOLOGICAL PARK, Paris – France
The architect Véronique Descharrières collaborates with the firm Bernard Tschumi Urbanistes Architectes. Together they worked on the Paris Zoological Park for which she received the Prix Femmes Architectes in the category ‘Original Work’ in...
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...
BOTA SOLAR, Brussels – Belgium
Portraits of architects
RADIANCE 35 : Portrait of Isabelle Corten
Isabelle Corten is an urban planner of the night. She works with spaces, volumes, once night has fallen. She explains to us the methodology that has been set up to enable the optimal design of her creative process. Isabelle Corten Radiance...
ICI architectes : Portrait of Aurélie Maes
Aurélie Maes is an architect and co-founder of the firm “ici architectes”. She talks to us about her career and her vision of architecture. Is it possible to describe one’s architecture when this is ultimately a way of thinking rather than...
CONIX RDBM Architects : Portrait of Christine Conix
Christine Conix is undoubtedly the most internationally well-known Belgian female architect. She founded her company in 1979. It’s not recognition that interests her but the quality of the work that she provides. A contextual architecture...
B612 associates : Portrait of Li Mei Tsien
Li Mei Tsien is an architect and co-founder of the B612 associates firm. She talks to us about her way of working, the importance of her place in society, and the questions she asks herself as a teacher at the University of Mons. Li Mei...
A2M : Portrait of Julie Willem
Julie Willem is a Belgian architect who works for the A2M firm. After dealing with competitions in the company, she moved on to more practical work on construction sites, and then to setting up the “Be Passive” magazine. She is currently...
ALIVE ARCHITECTURE : Portrait of Petra Pferdmenges
Petra Pferdmenges is an architect and urban planner, founder of the Alive Architecture company in which she calls into question the urbanity of the city of Brussels with various projects. In this video, she talks about her love for...
