Architecture - Page 3

A unique Mix

Housed in the smoked glass walls of the former Royale Belge building, the Mix is the fruit of an exemplary collaborative approach to renovation. Architects René Stapels and Pierre Dufau designed this listed building to serve as the headquarters of the Royale Belge de Bruxelles insurance company. Inspired by the John Deere world headquarters in […]

VILLAS Belgium takes on the world… in a big way!

A highly satisfying “chance” encounter in Porto with the editor of a Portuguese magazine, a competitor of VILLAS Portugal, opened the door to talks with a magazine distribution company boasting a world-wide presence.

Literally. In every country on every content – the stuff of dreams…

After combing through the work of art that is VILLAS, I was made an irresistible offer: to have our Belgian edition distributed all over the world (or almost!).

After a good deal of thought, and thanks to the support of my valued clients, we are going to try to distribute this summer edition of our magazine in Italy, Germany, Spain (a country very dear to my heart) but also in the USA, more specifically in NYC and, of course, in Canada. Given that the Belgian edition is published in French and English, this feels like a natural move with the promise of a bright future.

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Architecture: Belgian talents (part 2)

With its emblematic buildings ranging in style from Art Nouveau to Post-Modernism, not forgetting forays into Art Deco and Modernism, Belgium has become something of an architectural benchmark. Today’s architects are the heirs of the masters of functionality and rationality who developed a certain idea of minimalism and an ability to impose a strong architectural […]