The demolition of Victor Horta’s Maison du Peuple (“House of the People”) in Brussels in 1965 was one of the greatest losses of his work. Opened in April 1899, the building was a masterpiece of experimental art noveau, containing more than 600,000 kg of ironwork. Demolition went ahead despite international protests and the building was […]
Antwerp’s prosperity is intertwined with it being a major European port. Located on the River Scheldt, 53 miles from the North Sea, it is connected by railways and waterways to France, Holland and Germany. While the port continues to be successful today, activities have changed and there are heritage buildings and docks along the river […]
"The many great gardens of the world, of literature and poetry, of painting and music, of religion and architecture, all make the point as clear as possible: The soul cannot thrive in the absence of a garden. If you don't want paradise, you are not human; and if you are not human, you don't have a soul."
(Thomas Moore)
To be an architect means having a wide range of interests - architecture, art and creativity in all its variety of forms, sustainability, science and innovation. The greatest interest is often where these different worlds overlap and collide - that is when something imaginative often occurs that pushes us all forward to another place
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