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In early August, our archaeologists had the great pleasure of welcoming three guests to their laboratory to show them our exceptional collection of textiles from archaeological digs.

LAB·AN, Brussels' centre for the promotion of Art Nouveau, recently celebrated its first anniversary. To mark the occasion, discover the programme for the coming months: a contemporary take on this Belgian, Brussels and international cultural heritage.

Open the doors of your office to the public or showcase your best work and promote the architect profession on October 11th, 12th and 13th!

Do you represent an administration, municipality, association or are you an artist, a professional in the sector, a student or simply a citizen, and would you like to organise an activity linked to contemporary architecture during the archiweek? Urban offers you the opportunity to add your activity to the 2024 programme.

« Material Assembly » is an invitation to explore Brussels’ architecture through its makers and its craftspeople. During guided visits of projects and ateliers we zoom in on the different hands coming together in shaping the city, highlighting its rich assemblage of materiality.

Urban has long paid particular attention to contemporary heritage. The online publication of the thematic inventory of Brussels' architectural heritage built between 1939 and 1999 therefore constitutes a major step forward for Urban's teams.

Urban invites you to get acquainted with this urban revitalisation policy by means of two videos.

Urban is pleased to share with you the Public Spaces Manual, developed in cooperation with the joint venture between ORG Urbanism & Architecture and the Bureau Bas Smets, as well as all the players involved!

Urban renewal is one of Urban's priorities. A mission as essential as it is ambitious, which Urban is now turning into reality by approving a major urban development permit to relaunch an entire urban and neighbourhood dynamic.

Discover more about the unique digital reconstruction of the interiors of the Stoclet House as it was around 1911.

Take part in the call for papers for the international conference organised by the Réseau Art Nouveau Network (RANN) and Urban to mark the network's 25th anniversary.

Thanks to Urban's coordination work, two symbols of Brussels' heritage are in the running for inscription on the UNESCO 2025 Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity!

The call for candidates is launched !

Circulaire concernant le principe des dispenses de permis d’urbanisme pour le placement de câbles conduites et boites de raccordement lies a un réseau de communication électronique ou numérique

A renovation respecting heritage characteristics begins for the Jubilé Bridge

The Brussels Renaissance Festival is joining forces with Urban's Archaeology Days to give you the opportunity to experience a family event with friends or colleagues. A unique opportunity to go behind the scenes of heritage, European history during the Renaissance and archaeological research in the Brussels Region!

Les archéologues d’Urban, en collaboration avec le Musée Art & Histoire et avec le renfort de la Société royale d’Archéologie de Bruxelles, suivent les travaux en cours place Royale.

Découvrez en vidéo les actions concrètes mises en place par la Région pour rénover le bâti bruxellois.

Are you an artist passionate about the valorisation of cultural heritage? Does Art Nouveau and its connection to nature intrigue you? The European project “Art Nouveau as a New EUtopia” is calling for artistic residency applications for 5 Art Nouveau houses across Europe.

Découvrez le témoignage de Bety Waknine, Directrice générale d'Urban, sur les objectifs Be Sustainable.

The network of sites that have obtained the European Heritage Label, which is awarded since 2013 by the European Union, consists of 67 sites all over the Union. This year, it’s Brussels’ and Urban’s turn to organise the pre-selection jury in Belgium.

Discover the OCDE (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) report.

On 7 March 2024, the Government of the Brussels Capital Region approved the draft regional urban planning regulation (RUPR) in the second reading.

The “Daughters” exhibition, which was installed at the Halles Saint-Géry and in the Hotel des Monnaies Metro Station last October, where the general public can still admire it today, is now welcomed at the LAB-AN x Hotel van Eetvelde, in an adapted form.

Don't miss these 3 exhibitions!

In the face of today’s climate, health and socio-economic challenges, a sustainable renovation of our living environment, houses and public spaces must involve the re-use of their raw materials as well as their adaptation to current standards.

We are pleased to present the Book of Abstracts resulting from the International Symposium on Young Heritage (1975-2000).

Don't miss this exhibition, which invites all audiences to reappropriate the objects and subjects of the Brussels Art Nouveau house museums.

Lancé en novembre 2020, le portail MyPermit Urban permet d’introduire et de suivre sa demande de permis d’urbanisme électroniquement.

Discover the creation process behind this unique work of art.

The issue 62 of Brussels, City of Art and History deals with the Mont des Arts.

La restauration du petit patrimoine fait partie de l’ADN des chantiers phares soutenus par Urban. Deux chantiers remarquables de restauration du petit patrimoine ont pu être réalisés grâce au soutien financier d’Urban.

Thanks to the archaeological excavations led by Urban, Brussels' subsoil is revealing new traces of our region's history.

Urban launches a call for expressions of interest for the illustration of Heritage Days 2024.

Share your ideas for the Heritage Days 2024!

This call for candidates invites architects, urban planners, designers, researchers, critics or artists to apply for the role of curator of the archiweek 2024.

Through its 2024 cultural programme, Urban invites you to reflect on this theme, which is as vital as it is complex.