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post updated 19 November 2022
Belgian Architecture
We’ve selected what we feel are the key examples of Belgian Buildings. We cover completed buildings, new building designs and architectural competitions across Belgium. The focus is on contemporary Belgian buildings but information on traditional architecture is also welcome.
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Buildings in Belgium
Architecture in Belgium – latest additions to this page, arranged chronologically:
Stadshal Gent : City Hall, Ghent, Belgium – Nominated for Major European Award
Design: Robbrecht en Daem architecten; Marie-José Van Hee architecten
photo : Petra Decouttere
Stadshal Gent : City Hall, Ghent, Belgium – 31 Jan 2013
The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe have announced the five finalists who will compete for the 2013 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. Stadshal Gent is one of the five nominated buildings. In total, 335 works in 37 European countries were nominated for the award.
Wintercircus Transformation, Ghent
Design: Atelier Kempe Thill
picture from architect
Wintercircus Transformation – 17 Jan 2013
Architects Atelier Kempe Thill has won the invited international competition for the transformation of Wintercircus Mahy in Ghent. The building that served as a circus building until the early 20th century will be transformed into a meeting-point and hotspot for creation and innovation.
Sint-Agatha-Berchem, north-central Belgium
Design: BURO II & ARCHI+I
photograph : Filip Dujardin
Sint-Agatha-Berchem – 8 Oct 2012
Sustainable social housing district Sint-Agatha-Berchem, sites ‘Termonde’ and ‘Gérance’.
These new social housing units are in addition to the social housing district built in 1922-1925 by architect Victor Bourgeois. One plot is located along the Beheersstraat and has 43 units, the other one is along the Dendermondestraat with 32 units. On both plots, four blocks of apartments and low-energy houses have been built, classically aligned or in a sawtooth configuration.
Villa Roces, Bruges, northern Belgium
Design: Architectuurburo Govaert & Vanhoutte bvba
photo : Tim Van de Velde
Villa Roces – 3 May 2012 + LEAF Awards winner 22 Sep 2012
Villa Roces is integrated in an oblong terrain of about 70m long and 30m wide, situated in the forest surroundings of Bruges. The concept consists of a 50 m long and a 4.20 m high wooden wall flanking 6 m wide glass box is disposed.
University College Ghent, Campus Schoonmeersen
Design: SADAR + VUGA with LENS°ASS Architecten
image by architects office
University College Ghent – 26 Apr 2012
SADAR + VUGA in collaboration with LENS°ASS Architecten participated in an invited competition of the Vlaams Bauwmeester Open Call 21. The competition called for three new buildings on the Campus Schoonmeersen of the University College Ghent, a building for the Study of Social Work (SOAG), a Sports Hall Extension and lastly the Renovation of Building B and adjoining Student Plaza.
Sandworm, Wenduine coastline, Belgium
Design: Marco Casagrande / C-Laboratory
picture : Marco Casagrande
Sandworm – 5 Apr 2012
Sandworm is an organic structure/space/creature realized on the dunes of the Wenduine coastline, Belgium. The 45 meters long and 10 m wide and high installation moves freely in-between architecture and environmental art and is constructed entirely out of willow following the local knowledge of a continuing interaction between work and environment.
Major Architecture in Belgium, alphabetical:
Residence Wellington, Ostend
Design: BURO II
photo : Kris Vandamme
Residence Wellington
Royale Brialmont Brussels
Design: sca Architectes Associés
photograph : Marc Detiffe
Royale Brialmont Brussels
Rue de la Loi, Brussels
Design: Christian de Portzamparc
image from architect
Rue de la Loi Brussels
Rue Le Lorrain Housing
MDW ARCHITECTURE
photograph © Julien Lanoo
Rue Le Lorrain Housing
School Brug, Bocholt
UArchitects + LENS°ASS architecten
picture from architects
Belgian School Building
Van den Weghe stone company, Zulte
BURO II
picture from architect
Van den Weghe building
Vanhaerents office building
BURO II
photo : Jean Godecharle
Vanhaerents office building
Waalse Krook, Gent
UNStudio
image © Mir_www.mir.no
Waalse Krook Gent
Wellington Racecoures, Ostend
BURO II
picture from architect
Wellington Racecoures
Workshop building, nr Antwerp
Loos Architects
picture : Allard van der Hoek
Schoten building
Zonnebeke Library, Flanders
Wim Supply
image : Jan Theuninck
Belgian Library
More Belgian Architecture online soon
Belgian Architecture – no images
Major Architecture Projects, N-Z, alphabetical:
SPIKKERELLE, community centre, Avelgem
2007
DIERENDONCKBLANCKE
TGV Train Station, Liège
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Santiago Calatrava Architects
University of Antwerp Rectorate, Antwerp
2007
VBM Architecten
Former Grauwzusters monastery
Youthcentre Rabot, Ghent
2008
Beel & Achtergael architecten
More Belgian Architecture online soon
Location: Belgium, western Europe
Developments in countries adj. Belgium
Belgian Architecture Studio : Robbrecht en Daem
Buildings / photos for the Belgium Buildings page welcome
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