Nieuwe voorgevels met vormen uit vervlogen tijden: Brussel en het stedenbouwkundig “Îlot Sacré”-plan uit 1960
Following a decision by the municipal council, the City of Brussels’ appearance became resolutely historic once again as of 1960. Many private buildings in the historic centre were adorned with old-fashioned facades. This era was regarded as being destructive to the old part of the city, yet paradox...
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| description | Following a decision by the municipal council, the City of Brussels’ appearance became resolutely historic once again as of 1960. Many private buildings in the historic centre were adorned with old-fashioned facades. This era was regarded as being destructive to the old part of the city, yet paradoxically, it led to a reinforcement of its historic character – a little known phenomenon until now. Is this an early expression of a criticism of progress which emerged elsewhere in Europe in the 1970s? This article looks at urban planning in Brussels from a new angle. Through an analysis of stakeholders and ideas, it examines the reasons behind the construction of a new historic centre from the 1950s to the 1970s. This article shows that these reasons do not lie in the local patriotism of municipal representatives, but in a complex synergy between official urban planning policy, the successful mobilisation of protest groups and a desire for socio-economic development. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-65c4389e90d84a7fbe8f686818dd4e5a2025-08-20T03:14:42ZengUniversité libre de Bruxelles - ULBBrussels Studies2031-02932024-01-0110.4000/brussels.7266Nieuwe voorgevels met vormen uit vervlogen tijden: Brussel en het stedenbouwkundig “Îlot Sacré”-plan uit 1960Dominik ScholzFollowing a decision by the municipal council, the City of Brussels’ appearance became resolutely historic once again as of 1960. Many private buildings in the historic centre were adorned with old-fashioned facades. This era was regarded as being destructive to the old part of the city, yet paradoxically, it led to a reinforcement of its historic character – a little known phenomenon until now. Is this an early expression of a criticism of progress which emerged elsewhere in Europe in the 1970s? This article looks at urban planning in Brussels from a new angle. Through an analysis of stakeholders and ideas, it examines the reasons behind the construction of a new historic centre from the 1950s to the 1970s. This article shows that these reasons do not lie in the local patriotism of municipal representatives, but in a complex synergy between official urban planning policy, the successful mobilisation of protest groups and a desire for socio-economic development.https://journals.openedition.org/brussels/7266associative sectorhistorytown planningurban strugglesheritage |
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| title | Nieuwe voorgevels met vormen uit vervlogen tijden: Brussel en het stedenbouwkundig “Îlot Sacré”-plan uit 1960 |
| title_full | Nieuwe voorgevels met vormen uit vervlogen tijden: Brussel en het stedenbouwkundig “Îlot Sacré”-plan uit 1960 |
| title_fullStr | Nieuwe voorgevels met vormen uit vervlogen tijden: Brussel en het stedenbouwkundig “Îlot Sacré”-plan uit 1960 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nieuwe voorgevels met vormen uit vervlogen tijden: Brussel en het stedenbouwkundig “Îlot Sacré”-plan uit 1960 |
| title_short | Nieuwe voorgevels met vormen uit vervlogen tijden: Brussel en het stedenbouwkundig “Îlot Sacré”-plan uit 1960 |
| title_sort | nieuwe voorgevels met vormen uit vervlogen tijden brussel en het stedenbouwkundig ilot sacre plan uit 1960 |
| topic | associative sector history town planning urban struggles heritage |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/brussels/7266 |
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