Robbrecht en Daem architecten

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Pleasure in Making (2016) by Valérie Mannaerts is the latest outcome of three decades of collaborations between the architects Robbrecht and Daem and contemporary artists. The artwork was made for Victor, a café in the Brussels arts centre BOZAR (Centre for Fine Arts) that was recently refurbished by the architects and named after Horta, the architect of the renowned Palais des Beaux Arts. Upon the invitation... Read more

50 years of Robbrecht en Daem architecten

A space without natural light, architect Louis Kahn once stated, does not deserve to be called architecture. With and through light a building becomes real; it becomes inscribed in the cyclical time of the seasons. This thought seems too obvious to be defended. Nothing could be further from the truth when it comes to museums. The bulk of museums being built today eschew natural light.... Read more

Our relationship to the architectural modernity of the last 150 years grows increasingly attenuated. How much has changed in just a few decades! Buildings once touted for their absolute newness survive in our sprawling, chaotic cities like ageing grandparents, posing irksome problems: how to maintain them? how to afford them? can they accommodate contemporary needs? can we contrive new uses to justify their existence?... Read more

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