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Nouvelles • Nouvelles • 22 juin 2022
Landmark urban renewal project comes to the heart of Bruges with the completion of The Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre (BMCC)
In the heart of the historic city of Bruges, The Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre (BMCC) is a landmark urban renewal project by Eduardo Souto de Moura and META architectuurbureau.
Filip Dujardin
The project comprises a 4,5000 m2 multifunctional exhibition hall on the ground floor, which serves also as a public covered square, and a conference area for 500 participants on the upper levels.
Filip Dujardin
The architects explain that the monumental building rests on a glass plinth that enhances transparency at ground level. The entry features an impressive cantilever for a covered entrance that provides a sheltered meeting place year-round while forming a transition between the public sphere and the bu... En savoir plus
Nouvelles • Nouvelles • 27 févr. 2022
Agrotopia project responds to a growing need and desire for urban agriculture research and production
An increasing need to use space as sustainably, efficiently, and economically as possible has resulted in a growing trend for urban agriculture. Constructed on the roof of a vegetable and fruit auction on a ring road of Roeselare, Belgium, rooftop greenhouse Agrotopia is Europe’s largest research centre for urban food production.
Filip Dujardin
A transparent sculpture of glass and steel, the slender greenhouse construction stands out against the sky. The entire building, completed by van Bergen Kolpa Architects and META Architectuurbureau, is one standard greenhouse with diffused glass.
Filip Dujardin
The 9,500 m2 building contains high-tech research facilities for the cultivation of fruit and leafy vege... En savoir plus