A partir de l'étude de quelque 60 réalisations architecturales, de l'après-guerre à celles de la dernière génération d'architectes, cet ouvrage retrace l'évolution de la capitale belge. Aujourd'hui capitale européenne, Bruxelles invite des créateurs renommés comme J. Nouvel ou C. de Porzamparc. Des encarts sont consacrés à des lieux caractéristiques de l'ambiance de la ville (librairies, cafés). ©Electre 2024
60 years of architecture in Brussels
The some 400 projects presented are placed in the context of their age and their significance : repairing the damage caused by the route taken by the North-South railway junction and the impoverishment of the city centre, Expo'58 and the primacy awarded to the motorcar, the phenomenon of bruxellisation, May'68 and urban protest, the oil crises and birth of the metro, the effects of regionalization, urbain renewal and the growing strength of environmental demands... To name but some.
An architectural arc that stretches from the immediate post-war quest for monumentalism to the most diverse contemporary realizations, from small-scale contextual projects to neighbourhood contracts and realizations on a scale required by a European capital and signed by leading international architects including Jean Nouvel for the South Station, Christian de Portzamparc for tho European quarter, and the Dutch agency KCAP for the Heysel plateau.
A breakdown into decades, The presence of inserts devoted to vibrant locations (bookshops, cafés, concert halls, metro stations, etc.) and illustrations make this publication an ideal instrument for understanding and appreciating the originality of Brussels. A capital that, drawing on both beauty and chaos, offers a contemporary quality of life and distinctive architecture with its roots in the freedoms acquired at the time of the municipal struggles.
Paru le : 23/01/2013
Thématique : Autres réalisations architecturales Monographies d'architectes Autres pays
Auteur(s) : Non précisé.
Éditeur(s) :
Archives d'architecture moderne
Collection(s) : Non précisé.
Contributeur(s) : Editeur scientifique (ou intellectuel) : Maurice Culot - Préfacier : Emir Kir - Traducteur : Martin Clissold
Série(s) : Non précisé.
ISBN : 978-2-87143-259-3
EAN13 : 9782871432593
Reliure : Broché
Pages : 316
Hauteur: 21.0 cm / Largeur 14.0 cm
Épaisseur: 2.0 cm
Poids: 630 g
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