Brutalism in Belgium

Brutalism in Belgium is an editorial project highlighting the main Brutalist buildings in Belgium, erected in the 1950s-1980s. These Belgian architectural achievements are at a crucial crossroads in their existence: threatened with demolition, transformed or simply abandoned. The book lists more than 50 constructions, located in Brussels, Liège, Namur, Antwerp, Ghent, Louvain-la-Neuve, Leuven, Turnhout, Charleroi, Mons, Hasselt, Dilbeek, Harelbeke and Oostende, whose fate is at stake today. Each building is captured with a technical camera in film photography large black and white format, using a rigorous method allowing the homogeneity of the shots. Each negative is then developed and digitized by the author so as to maintain control of the method until the result final. All the buildings previously selected are immortalized via 6 frontal or focused shots. The shots are accompanied by texts descriptions, written by Aurélien Jacob and Pierrick de Stexhe, covering the main architectural and urban characteristics of the buildings. The The book considers brutalism according to three major themes: 1. Images and magic of concrete by Jacinthe Gigou 2. Genealogy of international brutalism Brutalism Timeline by Jean-Marc Basyn 3. Materiality by Marc Dubois