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BruGIS website: new map layers available
Two new resources are now available on the BruGIS website: the SitEx building density indicators and a map of environmental permits.
Projectlines
A new tool, based on project research, has emerged and will complement the operational urban planning tools: the Project Lines.
Discover the Urban Overview 2025
Summer is the ideal time to peruse Urban’s annual report.
Heritage of Tomorrow no. 02 – ‘Brigittines’
Discover the second monograph in the Heritage of Tomorrow series, published by Urban.
Community Murals: Creativity at the Heart of Urban Renewal
In Brussels, urban art is at the heart of urban renewal programmes. Make the most of the summer and (re)discover some artworks created as part of these projects.
On 1 July, the Pont du Jubilé was officially inaugurated and reopened to traffic after nearly two years of works.
A new future for the Brutalist building on the Avenue des Nerviens
In Etterbeek, opposite the Parc du Cinquantenaire, a Brutalist office block dating from the 1970s is soon to be given a new lease of life!
10 June is World Art Nouveau Day!
Celebrations include exhibitions, guided tours, workshops, lectures and online content for all audiences.
This new issue, “Art Deco, Resolutely Modern”, wishes to highlight the inseparable link between this style and the wave of renewal that passed through society during the interbellum, with contributions about societal themes such as women getting access to the profession of architect.
The accessibility aspect of the urban renewal policies
Towards more accessible and more inclusive neighbourhoods.
A new chapter for the Schlumberger site in Uccle
Urban has recently issued the planning permit for the redevelopment of the Schlumberger site, located in Uccle: a focus on this rehabilitation combining the renovation of existing buildings with new constructions.
Call for proposals: European Heritage Label 2027
Is your cultural site part of a European dynamic ? Then we invite you to submit your proposal by 1 September 2026!
Le 3 avril 2026, le Gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale a adopté une circulaire visant à préciser la portée et les modalités d’application du jugement « We Are Nature », rendu le 29 octobre 2025 par le Tribunal de première instance francophone de Bruxelles.
To end our series of themed articles on Brussels' interwar treasures, this eighth and final FOCUS invites you to reflect on the highlights of a year abound with discoveries.
Call for participation: Heritage Days 2026
Submit your activities related to Urban’s 2026 theme, ‘Urban Landscapes’, before April 24.
Cultural spaces revitalizing neighbourhoods
Turning the spotlight on two projects that are revitalizing Brussels neighbourhoods and local artistic creation.
Youth Voices for Heritage: Call for applications
The Council of Europe is launching a new opportunity for young heritage professionals eager to help shape the future of Europe’s cultural heritage.
Check out this new issue about the conversion of office buildings!
The content of the exhibition has now been compiled into a digital publication that demonstrates the scale and diversity of urban renewal projects in Brussels.
As the new year dawns, the curtain is slowly falling on the Art Deco centenary celebrations. This penultimate Art Deco focus examines the theme of housing and, more specifically, its quintessential modern form: the apartment!
2026 under the sign of urban landscapes
Urban’s cultural activities in 2026 will be part of a strategy to promote the diversity of Brussels urban landscapes.
Towards the decolonisation of public space: prospects
Discover the support committee’s memorandum.
This year, Urban has been nominated for the visit.brussels Awards 2026 for its initiative “Art Deco Brussels 2025”.
Urban wishes you a wonderful holiday season!
Our offices will be closed from 25 December 2025 until 1 January 2026 and will reopen on 2 January 2026
Towards inclusive, shared public spaces for all
Urban puts diversity and inclusivity at the heart of its spatial planning policy. Its aim is to promote public spaces where everyone feels welcome, regardless of their gender, origin, cultural or ethnic background, sexual orientation or disability.
International recognition for a lively, popular artistic practice which is deeply ingrained in the history of Brussels.
Diversity at the heart of the Heritage Days 2025
As part of its diversity plan 2025-2026, Urban has implemented a series of concrete actions to ensure that this event is accessible, inclusive and representative of Brussels' diversity.
Discover Urban Overview 05
Ne manquez pas d'y découvrir le focus dédié aux 30 ans des Contrats de Quartiers Durables (CQD).
Brussels Architecture Prize 2025: Discover the winners!
On December 9, Bozar hosted the third edition of the awards ceremony of the Brussels Architecture Prize, an evening dedicated to Brussels architecture.
“La danse”, a plaster bas-relief by Ossip Zadkine which decorated the proscenium arch of Cinéma Métropole and has been invisible to the public for over 30 years, has been 3D scanned at Urban’s request. This digital version of the bas-relief can be seen as part of the "Zadkine Art Deco" exhibition, which opened on 15 November in Paris at the Musée Zadkine.
Discover the latest projects, which are revitalising neighbourhoods and strengthening their social ties.
For this sixth chapter, the focus is on small-scale heritage! Urban invites you to (re)discover everyday Art Deco, those small, sometimes discreet, architectural treasures that enrich our surroundings, often without us even noticing.
Brussels Architecture Prize 2025: Vote for your favourite project
Support your favourite project and attend the awards ceremony on 9 December.
Street and Housing Block Contracts: local initiatives
Discover the first projects that are coming to life thanks to this urban revitalisation programme.
Concours photo : Urban Zoom Schools 2026
Urban lance son appel à participation pour le concours Urban Zoom Schools 2026.
Brussels Architecture Prize: Discover the 20 nominated projects
Discover the 20 projects selected by the international jury for the Brussels Architecture Prize 2025.