I do agree that it is the epitome of being Belgian: to shit on the accomplishments of other Belgians the moment they or we stand out on an international scene.
> Heritage lovers in the Belgian capital have been vociferous in their criticism of the design. The oft-used term “Bruxellisation” has been mentioned once again – a concept born from the urban madness of the 60s and 70s that led to the destruction of whole sections of remarkable buildings in Brussels in favour of architectural monstrosities. Some have labelled the white-slatted building in the Central Station district as “The Giant Radiator” and have called it “too massive, too modern, too out of step”.
Those people obviously never saw / conveniently forget the building that was there before… Those black towers were not really the most beautiful.
Yet inside the design is shiiit, though that’s probably more to do with BNPs specifications / demands rather than architects…
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I do agree that it is the epitome of being Belgian: to shit on the accomplishments of other Belgians the moment they or we stand out on an international scene.
> Heritage lovers in the Belgian capital have been vociferous in their criticism of the design. The oft-used term “Bruxellisation” has been mentioned once again – a concept born from the urban madness of the 60s and 70s that led to the destruction of whole sections of remarkable buildings in Brussels in favour of architectural monstrosities. Some have labelled the white-slatted building in the Central Station district as “The Giant Radiator” and have called it “too massive, too modern, too out of step”.
Those people obviously never saw / conveniently forget the building that was there before… Those black towers were not really the most beautiful.
Yet inside the design is shiiit, though that’s probably more to do with BNPs specifications / demands rather than architects…