Automobiles, pedestrians and trams: Jasinski and the Brussels public space
Ursula Wieser with Christophe Loir (ULB)
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Stanislas Jasinski's famous project comprising three cross-shaped towers located on the central boulevards next to the Brussels Stock Exchange (1929-1930) and housing the entire Belgian administration reflects more than his desire to radically transform the historical city from an architectural point of view. His approach to public space also reveals the tension between different modes of transport in an era when the motor car began to dominate. This conference will explore the architect's work in the context of mobility development and public space planning during the interwar period.
Christophe Loir is a professor at ULB in the History, Arts and Archaeology department and is a member of the Commission royale des Monuments et des Sites. His research focuses on the history of landscape, heritage, and mobility in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
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CIVA and the La Cambre Horta Faculty of Architecture will present three conferences in the context of the exhibition Jasinski and the Modernization of Brussels. The series aims to explore certain concepts and typologies highlighted in the exhibition and their relation to the modernisation of Brussels.
Each conference will be conducted as a dialogue between a guest speaker specializing in urban planning in Brussels and the exhibition curators, Geoffrey Grulois and Yaron Pesztat. They will be joined by curator Ursula Wieser-Benedetti, whose focus lies in landscape architecture. The curators will speak for around 15 minutes, providing context for each theme and linking it to the exhibition, after which the guest speaker will present a 45-minute talk.
Participants are invited to visit the exhibition in the company of the curators at 6.30 pm. Groups are limited to 15 people, with compulsory registration.
