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et al. opened one year ago! Join us to celebrate with a small exhibition and drinks on Thursday 11 July from 7:00PM onwards.
| Date | 01.02.2021 |
Text | Iwan Strauven |
Photography | Maxime Delvaux assisted by Adrien De Hemptinne |
Graphic design | Jurgen Persien (N.N.) |
Archival material | CIVA |
Publishing | NAI 010 publishers in association with CIVA, Brussels and Architecture Curating Practice |
Support | Flemish Authorities, urban.brussels, Wallonia-Brussels Federation, City of Charleroi, Faculty of Architecture La Cambre Horta, Université Libre de Bruxelles, University Foundation, Febelcem |
| More info | Victor Bourgeois (1897–1962) was the leading pioneer of the international Modern Movement in Belgium. He was invited to design a house for the famous Weissenhofsiedlung in Stuttgart in 1927, and between 1928 and 1930 he played an important role in the CIAM (Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne), the most influential platform for modern architecture and urban design of the twentieth century. This book is the first study of Bourgeois’ built and textual oeuvre. Despite the refinement of his designs and acuteness of his theoretical insights, he was unjustly forgotten as an architect and urban designer. This publication retraces his work through original documents and contemporary pictures. It is the first complete monograph dedicated to Victor Bourgeois, the most important pioneer of the international Modern Movement in Belgium. |