Brussels is well known for its wide variety of buildings in the Art Deco style, which were built in the aftermath of the Great War in the 1920s and 1930s. In this book, the authors have created seven walking (or biking) itineraries that explore Art Deco and modernist architecture in neighbourhoods throughout the city. Several key architects are profiled, and the historical context of the period is discussed, offering readers new insights into the living heritage that lines the streets of Brussels.
Also available: Brussels Art Nouveau ISBN 9782390250456.
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First Walk The Ixelles Ponds and Avenue Rooselvelt La Loge to Villa Empain Spotlight Apartment buildings -- La Cambre, a school of architecture -- Adrien Blomme |
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Second Walk Art Deco Along the Canal Saillant De L'Yser to L'Archiduc |
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Third Walk The City Centre From Prevoyance Sociale to Saint-Pierre University Hospital and From the Centre For Fine Arts to the Rvs Building Spotlight New hospital architecture -- Victor Horta -- The Nord-South connection |
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Fourth Walk The Coghen Neighbourhood Altitude Cent to the Haerens House Spotlight Reinforced concrete -- Square Coghen -- Louis Herman De Koninck |
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Fifth Walk Around Avenue Moliere Van Buuren Museum to La Maison De Verre Spotlight Antoine Pompe -- Henry van de Velde |
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Sixth Walk West Brussels St John the Baptist at the Beguinage to Tour and Taxis Spotlight Social housing -- Victor Bourgeois -- Garden cities -- Tenants' associations -- Joseph Diongre |
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| And More... Some reading and film titles to find out more about the architure of the interwar period |
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| Places to visit -- Heritage protection -- Guided visits -- Antiques dealers |
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| Bibliography |
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| Index |
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| Notes |
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A Brussels native with a degree in history, Cécile Dubois works as a guide-lecturer, organises guided tours and, for several years, helped organise the Art Nouveau and Art Deco Biennial, together with Voir et Dire Bruxelles. She has always been fascinated by the diversity and original forms of the architecture of the interwar period, specialising in its history. Sophie Voituron is a passionate architecture photographer, who understands the art of adding movement to otherwise rigid structures, revealing the soul of the buildings she photographs, much like other photographers might capture a person's soul in a portrait. She has worked with architects and urban planners for several years, promoting their work and highlighting the natural elegance of the buildings around us.
