Does anyone really like the nmbs’ new style? Fuck their bland uniformity
I’ll be honest, the station never struck me as aesthetically pleasing.
The building in kortrijk is ugly af (my opinion) and in very bad condition anyway. Just wreck it and build a functional station with a clean design like Bruges or Sint Niklaas.
The employees are sitting in ruins atm.
I believe the plans have already been made and the budget for them has been approved. Also: is it really a heritage site if it never got the label of…heritage?
Ik snap de charme van het station…
Maar voor mij komt het gewoon als oud over en nood aan vernieuwing is welkom.
Da lelijk kot? Wa ne klucht.
>The demolition would not only mean the loss of an architectural gem and symbol of post-War World II re-development, but also the loss of a public space for the citizens of Kortrijk.
Hahahaha welken pipo heeft da uitgevonden. “public space for the citizens of Kortrijk” ja en als ge te scheef kijkt naar “the citizens of kortrijk” die in’t station rondhangen hebde nen djoef op u muil. Het enige wa mensen willen doen in’t station van kortrijk is er zo rap mogelijk weer weg zijn.
ridiculous…
Loss of public space? Isn’t most of the current building empty anyway? It’s not exactly the prettiest building to look at, the platforms are ridiculously outdated and in poor condition. At minimum it needs to be refurbished.
It looks like a building that was built in the Soviet union in the 50’s ….
Maybe worth mentioning as to why it’s important (it’s from the profile of the building when you click on it’s link in the article)
>The Kortrijk Railway Station was rebuilt in 1951 to a new design by the architect Pierre Albert Pauwels, one of the most important figures in Belgian contemporary architecture. The rebuilding of the station followed the Expo 58 style, a “discussion” between neoclassical and contemporary elements.
>The new building featured a bas-relief of an allegorical representation of travel and transport on its façade, which was made by the sculptor Maurits Witdouck; and an artwork depicting the river Lys and Kortrijk’s industries in the central travellers’ hall, which was made by the Bruges ceramicist Rogier Vandeweghe.
Ok das oud en erfgoed, ma ben es eerlijk zo speciaal is het nie he. Zelfs best lelijk
The usual r/Belgium philistines in this thread.
Anyone who has ever visited the station of Kortrijk will get this joke. It’s an ugly-ass old dilapidated building that should be demolished.
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Does anyone really like the nmbs’ new style? Fuck their bland uniformity
I’ll be honest, the station never struck me as aesthetically pleasing.
The building in kortrijk is ugly af (my opinion) and in very bad condition anyway. Just wreck it and build a functional station with a clean design like Bruges or Sint Niklaas.
The employees are sitting in ruins atm.
I believe the plans have already been made and the budget for them has been approved. Also: is it really a heritage site if it never got the label of…heritage?
Ik snap de charme van het station…
Maar voor mij komt het gewoon als oud over en nood aan vernieuwing is welkom.
Da lelijk kot? Wa ne klucht.
>The demolition would not only mean the loss of an architectural gem and symbol of post-War World II re-development, but also the loss of a public space for the citizens of Kortrijk.
Hahahaha welken pipo heeft da uitgevonden. “public space for the citizens of Kortrijk” ja en als ge te scheef kijkt naar “the citizens of kortrijk” die in’t station rondhangen hebde nen djoef op u muil. Het enige wa mensen willen doen in’t station van kortrijk is er zo rap mogelijk weer weg zijn.
ridiculous…
Loss of public space? Isn’t most of the current building empty anyway? It’s not exactly the prettiest building to look at, the platforms are ridiculously outdated and in poor condition. At minimum it needs to be refurbished.
Or rebuild the original station, i thought that was kinda pretty: https://beeldbank.kortrijk.be/index.php/image/watch/6228ec9abc3d44158c1eb23f21989cb98e5b39e05b024796a19b27a93b027f71us4gblsiuwuncdol7wgh7lcfopvmygpy?s=6439888da50ae&c=19
It looks like a building that was built in the Soviet union in the 50’s ….
Maybe worth mentioning as to why it’s important (it’s from the profile of the building when you click on it’s link in the article)
>The Kortrijk Railway Station was rebuilt in 1951 to a new design by the architect Pierre Albert Pauwels, one of the most important figures in Belgian contemporary architecture. The rebuilding of the station followed the Expo 58 style, a “discussion” between neoclassical and contemporary elements.
>The new building featured a bas-relief of an allegorical representation of travel and transport on its façade, which was made by the sculptor Maurits Witdouck; and an artwork depicting the river Lys and Kortrijk’s industries in the central travellers’ hall, which was made by the Bruges ceramicist Rogier Vandeweghe.
Ok das oud en erfgoed, ma ben es eerlijk zo speciaal is het nie he. Zelfs best lelijk
The usual r/Belgium philistines in this thread.
Anyone who has ever visited the station of Kortrijk will get this joke. It’s an ugly-ass old dilapidated building that should be demolished.