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Brussels architectures from 1950 to the present day / edited by Maurice Culot.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture.
- Brussels (Belgium)--Buildings, structures, etc--History--20th century--Pictorial works.
- Brussels (Belgium).
- Architecture--Belgium--Brussels--20th century.
- Architecture, Modern--20th century.
- Architecture, Modern.
- Belgium--Brussels.
- Genre:
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- 316 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm
- Other Title:
- Brussels : architectures from 1950 to the present day
- Brussels architectures : from 1950 to the present day
- Place of Publication:
- Brussels : AAM Editions, 2012.
- Summary:
- "The some 400 projects presented are placed in the context of their age and their significance: repairing the damage caused by the route taken by the North-South railway junction and the impoverishment of the city centre, Expo '58 and the primacy awarded to the motorcar, the phenomenon of bruxellisation, May '68 and urban protest, the oil crises and birth of the metro, the effects of regionalization, urban renewal and the growing strength of environmental demands"--Back cover.
- Notes:
- Includes indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9782871432593
- 2871432597
- OCLC:
- 833341504
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