Brutalism in Belgium - Pierrick de Stexhe

A collection of buildings from 1950s to 1980s

KORTE INHOUD

Brutalism in Belgium highlights the main Brutalist buildings in Belgium, which were constructed between 1950 and 1980 . These buildings are at a watershed moment: they are being threatened with demolition, are being transformed, or are simply being abandoned. The book lists 60 buildings - in Brussels, Liège, Namur, Antwerp, Ghent, Louvain-la-Neuve, Leuven, Turnhout, Charleroi, Mons, Hasselt, Dilbeek, Harelbeke, and Oostende - whose fate is now hanging in the balance.

Each building has been photographed with a large-format black-and-white argentic camera, based on a rigorous method so as to ensure that the shots are consistent. Each negative has been developed and digitised by the author so that he keeps control of the method right through to the final result.

All the buildings selected for the project have been immortalised in six shots taken either from the front or at an angle.

The photographs are accompanied by descriptions written by Aurélien Jacob and Pierrick de Stexhe, covering the main architectura...
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