Sept balades pour découvrir, dans différents quartiers de Bruxelles, les aspects architecturaux de l'Art déco et du modernisme. L'auteure évoque la personnalité des architectes, en donnant un aperçu de l'époque des années 1920 et en offrant diverses clefs pour identifier le patrimoine belge. ©Electre 2025
Brussels
Art deco
Seven walks, which you can do on foot or by bike, to discover the many different aspects of Art Deco and modernist architecture in various neighbourhoods throughout Brussels.
Art Deco, which essentially was an extension of the decorative Art Nouveau, developed in the Twenties, giving rise to the construction of a variety of buildings including the Centre for Fine Arts, private mansions, town houses and even the first apartment buildings. Drawing on multiple different sources of inspiration, the more geometric Art Deco became the epitome of luxury and refinement. This style conveyed the values of a middle class that celebrated its freedom after the unimaginable violence of the Great War. These were the Roaring Twenties, the jazz age, an era marked by a general loosening of morals and movement and speed, with the arrival of transatlantic travel, cars and even the first airplanes.
At the same time, Modernists argued in favour of a more rational, pared down architecture, which allowed for greater freedom of style and which was more likely also to meet the pressing demand for more housing after the war.
This book discusses the personality of several key architects through a variety of architectural programmes, as well as giving an overview of an exciting era and offering readers some keys to identify the heritage that lines the streets of Brussels.
Paru le : 23/10/2018
Thématique : Autres réalisations architecturales Monographies d'architectes Autres pays
Auteur(s) : Auteur : Cécile Dubois
Collection(s) : Walks in the city center
Contributeur(s) : Photographe : Sophie Voituron
Série(s) : Non précisé.
ISBN : 978-2-39025-058-6
EAN13 : 9782390250586
Reliure : Broché
Pages : 175
Hauteur: 23.0 cm / Largeur 16.0 cm
Épaisseur: 1.0 cm
Poids: 500 g
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