while also celebrating its 20th-century architecture (as demonstrated with the Brussels Biennale of Modern Architecture which launched in 2014), and striking an interesting balance between old and new ...

“They were fascinated by the idea that buildings could be contemporary without all the Modernist tropes ... Such plasticity is redolent of the many stone Art Nouveau buildings in Brussels. Yet the ...

Brussels is cracking down on short-term tourist rentals, with the alderman for town planning deciding to seal a building illegally used as tourist accommodation. Local officials said the building ...

“Heritage buildings made for rich people are often ... but has been newly adopted as the home of contemporary Brussels design gallery Maniera. It is incredibly exciting to see new research ...

Brussels, unlike other capital cities including Dublin, has a strong record of redeveloping unwanted older office buildings into housing. “We have many offices, and many offices are vacant ...

Modern urban terraced houses or row ... The result is a broad panorama and a history of the architecture and development of the city of Brussels with its particularly heterogenous cityscape.

I lived in the building. I lived in Brussels for some time ... of a country and a continent in one of the darkest times in modern history. SIMON: Tell us about the Raphael family, because they ...

Josef Hoffman designed the famous Stoclet Palace in Brussels and was one of its early supporters ... which laid the groundwork for modern architecture. Unlike traditional architecture, modern ...

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Grand-Place sits in the heart of Brussels and is renowned for its many Gothic and Baroque-style buildings. Delightfully ornate guildhouses line the square ...

The modernist former home of the Whitney Museum of American Art had its interior designated for protection by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

In fact, the entire movement can be summed up by the adage “form follows function.” Modern architecture has given rise to ...