BUILDING FOR BRUSSELS

Description

Building in Brussels: Architecture and Urban Transformation in Europe, 44 Projects
Architecture and urban transformation are among the most effective political tools for improving the social cohesion, quality of life and prosperity of today’s cities. Like all major European conurbations, Brussels is facing sizeable urban and social challenges. From Copenhagen to Tirana and from London to Madrid, this book showcases the positive experiences from 44 exemplary and innovative urban projects.

CONTENTS

I. Demography – How can we translate the need for housing into an urban strategy?

• Madrid: Carabanchel Social Housing
• Madrid: Mirador
• Rotterdam: The Red Apple
• Rotterdam: De Rèèotterdam
• Copenhagen: Mountain Dwellings
• Amsterdam: Borneo-Sporenburg
• Paris: Eden Bio
• Paris: Île Seguin- Rives de Seine
• Breda: Chassé Park Apartments
• Basel: Schwarzpark Residential Building
• Basel: Volta Mitte

II. Public Facilities – How can we make public facilities transform the city?

• Milan: University Luigi Bocconi
• Kortrijk: Shopping Center K
• Liege: Cinéma Sauvinière
• Ghent: Production Studio for Les Ballets C de la B and Lod
• Ghent: UFO
• Rome: MAXXI
• Porto: Casa da Musica
• Zurich: Leutschenbach Primary School
• Nantes: School of Architecture
• Le Havre: Les Bains des Docks
• Zaanstad: A8ernA
• Antwerp: Park Spoor Noord

III. Urban Economy – How can we allow architecture to stimulate local economies?

• Zurich: Dynamo Metal Workshop
• Paris: Hotel Industriel Berlier
• Leiden: De Meelfabriek
• Zurich: Im Viadukt
• Barcelona: Santa Caterina Market

IV. Mobility: How can we integrate the transportation infrastructure into the city fabric?

• Barcelona: Parc Trinitat
• Turnhout: Central Park
• Lyon: Céletins Car Park
• Zurich: Hardbrücke Station
• The Hague: Souterrain Tram Tunnel
• Strasbourg: Hoenheim North Car Park and Terminal
• Bilbao: Metro Bilbao
• Porto: Metro do Porto
• Bordeaux: Tramway

V. New Districts – How can we design the city of tomorrow?

• Hamburg: HAfenCity
• London: More London
• Basel: Novartis Campus, Forum 3
• Lille: Îlot Saint Maurice
• Tirana: TID Tower Skanderberg Square
• Zurich: Zürich-West, Prime Tower
• Nantes: Île de Nantes

326 pages, color ills / 24 x 33 cm / English