Molenbeek’s fifteen months of fame
“The theater consists of the combination of two different spaces, the real space of the audience and the…
Category: Icons and urban tissues
WTC Culture Palace, an architectural fiction story
“Sometimes he found it difficult not to believe they were living in a future that had already taken…
The Brussels Piétonnier: stuck in motion
The dream of a large house and garden with a double car garage is but a fading memory…
Call for contributions: Tale of two cities and other spaces
The Brussels Newsroom is a collective project and Brussels is our main source of inspiration. We welcome contributions…
An anonimous iconography for the capital of Europe
Unlike other traditional European capitals, Brussels is not defined by its metropolitan size or its monumental scale. Despite…
-350 The cemetery of Laeken and its underground galleries
Saturation demands for space and space demands for Architecture. This is when the latter sinks deep down into…
Brussels paths: Inspiring future(s)
After the large scale projects and demolitions, in the last 10 years, lots of architects in Brussels revert…
Sous les pavés, le train: an interview with Stéphane Damsin
The “Jonction”, is the half underground, half viaduct that crosses the city center of Brussels. The question of…
Brussels paths: Expired Future(s)
Does the goal always justify the means? The continuous designation of Brussels as “capital” has been instrumental in…
Portrait of an absent river
The story of a river that disappeared from the surface of the city to flow only deep underground…
Brussels paths: Brusselization
After the great excitement for the new town, here comes the achievement of its brand-new identity with international…
A parking with a view
From the top, the most iconic view over Brussels. On a hill crowned with the imposing Justice Palace,…
Brussels paths: A modern capital
What defines a city as a “modern capital”? Dynamism and efficiency. What do these factors need to be…
Brussels paths
These times are dark times for Europe, in crisis after the Keynesian economic and social intoxication of the…
Shht… tales of the underground
From the very early days of 2014, the complete Shht crew was energetically down to work. By the…