As part of its efforts to raise awareness of twentieth-century heritage, Urban is pleased to invite you to the release and signing event for the Modern Brussels Map, as co-publisher.
The Modern Brussels Map was made by Jacinthe Gigou from the non-profit organisation Modernista, with the help of Jean-Marc Basyn, member of Urban, and published by Blue Crow Media. It featured a selection of 56 iconic and secret modern heritage addresses.
Its chronological period stretches from the origins of modernism to postmodernism, via the Expo 58 style and brutalism, so from 1910 to 1990.
The map is meant for all architecture lovers, students, architects, residents and tourists. It is bilingual French-English, and includes a map of Brussels, an introduction, photographs and details about more than 50 examples of twentieth-century architecture.
It is available in bookshops and on the Blue Crow Media website, and will be on sale at the release and signing event.
Practical information
- Thursday November 14th from 6 to 8 p.m.
- Free admission upon reservation
- Forum Jean Cosse, Institut Saint-Luc, rue Maurice Wilmotte 56-58, 1060 Saint-Gilles
Event programme
- Presentation of the map by the authors and partners
- Presentation of the Jean Cosse forum, a brutalist showcase
- Screening of the “in modernism” miniseries with 5 videos about modernist interiors in Brussels, produced by Modernista with the support of Urban
- Sale and signing of the map over a drink
More information over the Modern Brussels Map
The selection covers a wide range of building types: apartment and office blocks, houses, a church, metro stations, schools and universities, a swimming pool, as well as some urban design elements, such as sculptures and a modern garden. A rich panorama, both in terms of period and building types, so as to grasp all aspects of modern Brussels architecture.
The featured architects include Henry Van de Velde, Paul-Amaury Michel, Renaat Braem, René Stapels, Victor Bourgeois, Constantin Brodzki, etc.
The map includes iconic addresses such as La Royale Belge, the Maison de Verre (Glass House) or the CBR building, as well as more hidden treasures, such as houses and apartment blocks by Jacques Dupuis, Lucien-Jacques Baucher, Louis-Herman de Koninck, school buildings by Jean Cosse, Simone and Lucien Kroll or Léon Stynen, and cultural buildings by Alfons Hoppenbrouwers and Emmanuel de Callataÿ.
