Architecture
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CRUZ Y ORTIZ ARQUITECTOS : Portrait of Antonio Cruz and Antonio Ortiz
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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 renown, particularly with the enlargement of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and Atlético Madrid’s new football stadium. Their three anchoring…
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UP-site, Brussels – Belgium
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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 apartments spread over 41 floors) on the site of the old Galeries Anspach warehouses, opposite…
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GENERALE : Portrait of Florence Hoffmann
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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 projects at the competitions in which she takes part. Florence Hoffmann Générale www.generale.la info@generale.la With the support of Technical sheet of this…
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CERAU : Portrait of Cestmira Vesela
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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. Cestmira Vesela CERAU www.cerau.be cerau@cerau.be With the support of Technical sheet of this architecture video…
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SYNERGY INTERNATIONAL : Portrait of Barbara Wolff
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Barbara Wolff is originally from Cologne. Before joining the Synergy International firm, she was an associate with and managed JDS Architects in Brussels for 4 years, and has worked at Beel & Achtergael architects in Gent, Indigo architects in Cape Town, b&k+ in Cologne, and at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) in Rotterdam. Barbara…
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VANDEN EECKHOUDT-CREYF ARCHITECTES : Portrait of Laurence Creyf
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Laurence Creyf is an architect and associate of Nicolas Vanden Eeckhoudt at the Vanden Eeckhoudt-Creyf Architectes firm. This small Brussels set-up creates mainly housing and art galleries. Laurence Creyf talks to us about the creative process that generates their architecture. Laurence Creyf Vanden Eeckhoudt-Creyf Architectes www.vandeneeckhoudtcreyf.be info@vandeneeckhoudtcreyf.be With the support of Technical sheet of this…
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URBAN PLATFORM : Portrait of Alicia Reiber
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Alicia Reiber is an architect and co-founder of the Urban Platform company. She talks about her architectural work within the company, her status as a female, a female architect and a female leader. Alicia Reiber Urban Platform www.urbanplatform.com mail@urbanplatform.com With the support of Technical sheet of this architecture video clip Journalist : Emma C. Dessouroux…
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RADIANCE 35 : Portrait of Isabelle Corten
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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 35 www.radiance35.eu info@radiance35.eu With the support of Technical sheet of this architecture video clip…
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PETERBOS / Project 48 & 105, Brussels – Belgium
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To investigate the characteristics of the building Lucile Soufflet and Domitienne Cuvelier sounded out the residents of the Peterbos site in Anderlecht. What emerged was an art project that enables everybody to identify their own space. A sensitive project that plays on the public-private relationships on a large estate. an initiative of SLRB-BGHM / Brussels…
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REYERS, Brussels – Belgium
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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 in a rapidly evolving zone, as the Mediapark project is to be developed on the RTBF-VRT…