The team formed by JDS and Secchi/Viganò is happy to announce that it will exhibit its project for the Urban Design Competition for the EU district in Brussels. The “Projet Urbain Loi” features the 5 projects that were presented for the international competition launched in 2008. Together with JDS the exhibition collect the work of OMA/NFA, Xavier De Geyter, Fletcher and Priest and the Atelier Christian De Potzamparc. READ MORE »

Brussels is a city of contradictions, chaos and utter diversity… it is equally cherished and hated for its capacity at formalizing problems and not solving them. Too often has Brussels been the setting for a large academic discussion on urbanism and urban complexities… revolving around so many highly intelligent, articulated but intricate and obtuse elucubrations orchestrated by brilliant thinkers and resulting in yet more non-propositional architectural quiproquo… too often have we been the witnesses of this constructed manege and have been disappointed by its esoteric outcome… we believe Brussels now needs a series of key projects, real projects, specific projects, acupuncture points, made in actual contexts in need of change and revitalization… The definition of an urban form on the Rue de la Loi and its surroundings encapsulates best this potential and the new relevance that Brussels wants to stand for today and for the years to come. Here the needs and ambitions of the European Union will meet the aspirations of private developers, the Region and the city of Brussels to crystallize into a new symbiotic neighborhood.

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