Architect
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Portrait of MATTHIEU ROMANCANT
Matthieu Romancant is a French architect and urban planner who lives in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) since 2007. He acquired an old stone house surrounded by nature and with an exceptional view, in which he wanted to rediscover certain ties thanks to objects found at flea markets. He tells us about a hotel he has…
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Portrait of DORTE MANDRUP
Dorte Mandrup is a Danish architect who founded her studio Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter in 1999. She imagines architecture in the context of its environment. Out of conviction and ethics, Dorte Mandrup refuses to work in autocratic countries. She has gained worldwide renown for the projects she builds on particularly fragile sites. In 2022, her studio…
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HEKLA, Paris – France
The land where the HEKLA tower is located is triangular in shape and surrounded by numerous road connections. AG Real Estate proposed Jean Nouvel to the Paris La Défense developers as the architect for this flagship project, which aims to rebalance the skyline of La Défense, reconnect the various roads and activate this district of…
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ODYSSÉE, Guyancourt – France
In the suburbs of Paris, ArtBuild proposed to its client Nexity, on behalf of Renault, an alternative to a traditional office building: it was the first time that the Belgian-French architectural firm had a client who asked them to make a building in timber construction. The agency has been convinced for many years that timber…
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BRUCITY, Brussels – Belgium
This video looks back on the move of the administrative services of the City of Brussels from the Anspach tower to the former site of Parking 58, now called BRUCITY. The history of the site, the archaeological excavations, the evolution of the architectural project, listening to the teams, all aspects of the project are studied…
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BOGDAN & VAN BROECK : Portrait of Oana Bogdan
Oana Bogdan is architect at Bogdan & Van Broeck, an office she co-created with Leo Van Broeck. In this portrait, she explains her professional career and the vision of architecture that the studio develops within its Brussels agency. With Oana Bogdanwww.bogdanvanbroeck.com Technical sheet of this architecture video clipJournalist: Emma C. DessourouxCameraman: Emma C. Dessouroux (Les…
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2018, Eurotopie (La Biennale di Venezia)
The cellule.architecture of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, Wallonia-Brussels International and the Cultural Institute of Architecture Wallonia-Brussels (ICA), in collaboration with CAVIAR.ARCHI, present a series of 6 videos on the curatorship of the Belgian Pavilion at the Venice International Architecture Biennale (La Biennale di Venezia) from 1996 to 2018. In this video, architect Leone Drapeaud talks about…
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DE RODE POORT, Brussels – Belgium
DE RODE POORT, Brussels – Belgiumwith Dominique Barrat et Jonathan Fronhoffs / Charles Rose, Rose’s Natural Homes / Pierre Deru, Architect, Atelier Architecture & Developpement Durable 00
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VICTORIA TOWER, Brussels – Belgium
Project name: VICTORIA TOWERAddress: Place Eugène Victoria. 1210 BruxellesAssignation/Destination: Office, Hotel, co-working, restaurant Name of client: DWNTWNName of architect: 51N4E Technical sheet of this architecture video clipJournalist : Emma C. DessourouxCameraman : Mister Emma Editing : Cristina DiasDirection : Emma C. DessourouxProduction : Les Délires Productions Translation : Dumilieu MediaRereading : Serge Ryckoort / EmelireSubtitles…
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MMBB : Portrait of Marta Moreira and Milton Braga
The firm MMBB in São Paulo is run by Marta Moreira and Milton Braga. They describe their architecture as ‘very Brazilian’ in the sense that it is highly attuned to the condition of a developing country. They define their aim as ‘a building that makes people happy’. There is always an intention behind their studies, whether they…