124:
146:
326:
317:
308:
25:
290:
The building style of the houses and small apartment houses was strictly unadorned, white with colored trim, with right angles and flat roofs, an early example of the modernist style. The entire district was planned by urban planner and landscape architect Louis Van der
Swaelmen, intended to promote
291:
coexistence and solidarity between people, as well as provide for their safety. The names attributed to the streets and squares highlight these intentions: Foundation Street, Stewardship Street, Evolution Street, and
Initiative Place.
286:
included 275 units. Each of them are oriented towards the sun, with a private garden, and were designed for low-cost construction with the use of reinforced concrete, an experimental technique at the time.
295:
449:
248:
361:
123:
494:
371:
504:
270:(Brussels Region), showing the direct influence of the Dutch modernists. His largest project was built between 1922 and 1925 in
89:
457:
61:
509:
298:
in 1925 and brought him international attention. Today it is said to be in poor condition and awaiting proper renovation.
68:
108:
42:
221:
75:
489:
46:
499:
395:
57:
145:
35:
325:
316:
307:
266:
Bourgeois's first important architectural work was a group of houses in the Rue du
Cubisme in
82:
150:
Bust (vandalized) of Victor
Bourgeois in Parc Astrid in Charleroi, work by Frans Lambrechts.
484:
479:
8:
347:
271:
399:
378:
229:
232:. Together with his brother Pierre Bourgeois, he founded several magazines, including
453:
354:
240:
128:
391:
213:
architect and urban planner, considered the greatest
Belgian modernist architect.
279:
247:, and the following year Bourgeois was a delegate to the first meeting of the
473:
239:
In 1927 Bourgeois became the only
Belgian invited to design a house for the
452:
et
Cellule architecture de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. p. 83.
275:
340:
267:
296:
Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes
244:
217:
169:
24:
416:
385:
225:
423:
255:
210:
444:
Strauven, Iwan; Le Maire, Judith; Dailly, Marie-Noëlle (2017).
409:
370:
Grand Palace, Leopold II Restaurant and
Soprocol Pavilion,
405:
Office des
Comptes-Chèques Postaux, Brussels, 1937–1949
443:
294:
The project earned
Bourgeois the Grand Prize at the
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
471:
251:and a founding member of that organization.
249:Congrès international d'architecture moderne
228:from 1914 through 1918, and was mentored by
448:. 4 (in French). photogr. Bruxelles/Paris:
422:Eternit Tower and Germinal Pavilion at the
144:
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
16:Belgian modernist architect (1897 - 1962)
122:
384:House Eliat, Avenue de l'Uruguay 5, at
472:
209:(29 August 1897 – 24 July 1962) was a
367:Apartment buildings in Brussels, 1935
339:Apartment building, Rue du Cubisme,
47:adding citations to reliable sources
18:
13:
360:House and studio for the sculptor
302:Cité Moderne (Sint-Agatha-Berchem)
14:
521:
372:Brussels International Exposition
324:
315:
306:
23:
495:20th-century Belgian architects
261:
34:needs additional citations for
505:International style architects
437:
1:
446:1881-2017 Charleroi métropole
430:
7:
510:Burials at Ixelles Cemetery
254:He died on 24 July 1962 in
10:
526:
222:Royal Academy of Fine Arts
196:
188:
176:
155:
143:
136:
127:Bourgeois's house at the
333:
274:(Brussels Region) for a
200:architect, urban planner
353:Housing entry for the
216:Bourgeois was born in
131:
490:People from Charleroi
396:New York World's Fair
126:
500:Modernist architects
377:Villa Le Jeannerie,
43:improve this article
348:Sint-Agatha-Berchem
272:Sint-Agatha-Berchem
220:and studied at the
400:Henry van de Velde
379:Sint-Genesius-Rode
230:Henry van de Velde
132:
58:"Victor Bourgeois"
459:978-2-8047-0367-7
357:, Stuttgart, 1927
355:Weissenhof Estate
346:Cité Moderne, at
241:Weissenhof Estate
204:
203:
129:Weissenhof Estate
119:
118:
111:
93:
517:
464:
463:
441:
426:, Brussels, 1958
392:Belgian Pavilion
364:, Brussels, 1928
328:
319:
310:
207:Victor Bourgeois
183:
165:
163:
148:
138:Victor Bourgeois
134:
133:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
525:
524:
520:
519:
518:
516:
515:
514:
470:
469:
468:
467:
460:
442:
438:
433:
402:and LĂ©on Stynen
336:
329:
320:
311:
264:
181:
172:
167:
161:
159:
151:
139:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
523:
513:
512:
507:
502:
497:
492:
487:
482:
466:
465:
458:
435:
434:
432:
429:
428:
427:
420:
413:
406:
403:
389:
382:
375:
368:
365:
358:
351:
344:
335:
332:
331:
330:
323:
321:
314:
312:
305:
303:
280:social housing
263:
260:
243:exhibition in
202:
201:
198:
194:
193:
190:
186:
185:
184:(aged 64)
178:
174:
173:
168:
166:28 August 1897
157:
153:
152:
149:
141:
140:
137:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
522:
511:
508:
506:
503:
501:
498:
496:
493:
491:
488:
486:
483:
481:
478:
477:
475:
461:
455:
451:
447:
440:
436:
425:
421:
418:
414:
411:
407:
404:
401:
398:, 1939, with
397:
393:
390:
387:
383:
380:
376:
373:
369:
366:
363:
362:Oscar Jespers
359:
356:
352:
349:
345:
342:
338:
337:
327:
322:
318:
313:
309:
304:
301:
300:
299:
297:
292:
288:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
259:
257:
252:
250:
246:
242:
237:
236:(1922–1928).
235:
231:
227:
223:
219:
214:
212:
208:
199:
197:Occupation(s)
195:
191:
187:
179:
175:
171:
158:
154:
147:
142:
135:
130:
125:
121:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
445:
439:
293:
289:
284:Cité moderne
283:
265:
262:Cité Moderne
253:
238:
233:
215:
206:
205:
182:(1962-07-24)
180:24 July 1962
120:
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
485:1962 deaths
480:1897 births
415:Town Hall,
412:, 1954–1960
408:Town Hall,
350:, 1922–1925
276:cooperative
189:Nationality
474:Categories
431:References
341:Koekelberg
268:Koekelberg
162:1897-08-28
69:newspapers
245:Stuttgart
218:Charleroi
170:Charleroi
99:July 2023
417:Nivelles
386:Brussels
226:Brussels
450:Mardaga
424:Expo 58
394:at the
256:Ixelles
211:Belgian
192:Belgian
83:scholar
456:
419:, 1954
410:Ostend
388:, 1938
381:, 1936
374:, 1935
343:, 1922
282:, the
234:7 Arts
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
334:Works
90:JSTOR
76:books
454:ISBN
278:for
177:Died
156:Born
62:news
224:in
45:by
476::
258:.
462:.
164:)
160:(
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
