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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.

Towards more accessible and more inclusive neighbourhoods.

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.

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.

Submit your activities related to Urban’s 2026 theme, ‘Urban Landscapes’, before April 24.

Turning the spotlight on two projects that are revitalizing Brussels neighbourhoods and local artistic creation.

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!

Urban’s cultural activities in 2026 will be part of a strategy to promote the diversity of Brussels urban landscapes.

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”.

Our offices will be closed from 25 December 2025 until 1 January 2026 and will reopen on 2 January 2026

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.

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.

Ne manquez pas d'y découvrir le focus dédié aux 30 ans des Contrats de Quartiers Durables (CQD).

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.

Support your favourite project and attend the awards ceremony on 9 December.

Discover the first projects that are coming to life thanks to this urban revitalisation programme.

Urban lance son appel à participation pour le concours Urban Zoom Schools 2026.

Discover the 20 projects selected by the international jury for the Brussels Architecture Prize 2025.

Urban has given Brussels Mobility the green light to completely redevelop the Avenue Charles-Quint in Ganshoren and Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, façade to façade.

Find out more about this global programme that enlists hundreds of people across five continents to honour the commitments of signatory States to protect humanity's heritage.

The online platform MyPermit makes it easier to submit your planning permission applications, as well as your integrated environmental permit applications.

On 6 May 2025, “the tradition and know-how of chocolate-making in Brussels” was officially included in the Brussels Capital Region’s inventory of intangible cultural heritage.

Do you work in the built heritage sector in Brussels? This tailor-made training course is designed for you!

Find out more about the AUSA-RUSI project, launched to digitalise all requests for urban planning information (UPI).

For this fifth focus story, we invite you on a journey to discover a lesser-known part of the capital: the neighbourhood in the vicinity of the Basilique Nationale du Sacré-Cœur, situated between the municipalities of Ganshoren and Koekelberg, where several events will celebrate the Art Deco heritage.

This update offers an outline of the actions that were undertaken in 2025 to render our organisation more inclusive, accessible and respectful for all workers and the broad public that is in contact with Urban.

100 years after the desk of Edmond van Eetvelde disappeared from its original location, LAB·AN is welcoming it back into its setting and has recovered part of its decorations.