The Royale Belge conversion in Brussels is on the shortlist for the RIBA International Prize 2026. My photo. www.riba.org/news/riba-in...
Frédéric Moreau
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Brussels stuff, in English but please reply in any language. Journalism is online.
Just look at the glee on Nigel Farage’s face as he watches a Piddington resident cry about the overt racism she, her Caribbean heritage husband, and their two children have felt in the village during the referendum. Time and again he’s showing us exactly who he is.
Apartments from 1935, avenue F Roosevelt, Brussels South. By architects Joe Ramaekers and Robert Michiels. And home to Lucien de Vestel, co-designer of Berlaymont.
Measure once (if you have a spare moment), cut twice.
Frédéric Moreau@goodclimate.bsky.social · yesterdayThey still haven't dropped the kerb at the pedestrian crossing so good luck if you're not so mobile.
While Piddington dominates the news, at Leicester Crown Court this man was sentenced today Ivan Jennings, a former Conservative councillor, called for terror attacks on small boat migrants and Muslims and shared target ideas, telling fellow white supremacists to kill as many “subhumans” as possible
Belgian modernism. Résidence Da Vinci overlooking the Cinquantenaire Park. By Raoul J. Brunswyck and Odon Wathelet, c.1973.
Schuman update thread. AFAIK, buses won't run here when work is complete. Perhaps they could paint 'canopy' on the ground in the middle because that's not happening either.
Victor Horta's 1947 obituary in Le Soir: 'the creator of modern architecture in Belgium'. Two 'great works' are highlighted: the Maison du Peuple (a 'landmark in the history of art') and Bozar, with its 'acrobatic' plan in a 'molehill' of a site. The phrase 'art nouveau' is absent.
Marble, granito, tesselation and linoleum in the lobby of Horta's 1920s Palais des Beaux-Arts. Employment for every generation of Brussels restorers.
Been rationing myself but now it's done. This was tremendous. There's even a Lady Penelope character doing back office with a bit of field.
Frédéric Moreau@goodclimate.bsky.social · last wk.Really enjoying Legends on Netflix. Along with The Gold by the same writer, it's a fascinating exploration of how agents of the state are expected to fulfil political pledges without funding or support. Like The Wire but British and vintage.
Iain Dale says: 'in my experience', all that major Tory donors want is 'low taxes, free markets and a small state'. Oh, is that all? Nothing to see there, then.
Extraordinary modernist townhouse in Ixelles. A 1959 collaboration between architect André Jacqmain and interior designer Jules Wabbes. And it's for sale, so you get to look inside. www.immoweb.be/en/ad/town-h...
1899 sunrise sgraffitte in Brussels gradually parting on the wind as coloured dust.
This is a great article on a wonderful bit of transit. I especially like that @leocendro.bsky.social highlights the incredible engineering at Schuman. Not enough people appreciate how amazing it is!
Leo Cendrowicz@leocendro.bsky.social · 6d agoHalf a century ago, the Brussels metro's orange and aluminium trains opened their doors to ferry passengers into the future. An extraordinary engineering project, and still unfinished, it has today grown into the backbone of the capital’s transport system: www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/231...
An "update" to JSTOR’s free reading program: they're downgrading access from 100 free articles/month to just 10. Access to academic writing is being whittled down, bit by bit. about.jstor.org/blog/an-upda...
An update to JSTOR’s free reading program
Beginning September 1, 2026, JSTOR’s free reading program will provide registered readers with access to 10 articles every 30 days.
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The same premise as Yes Minister without any wit.
Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · 6d agoAnd what you really think is the most hackneyed bunch of Westminster talking points imaginable
And what you really think is the most hackneyed bunch of Westminster talking points imaginable
Great day to remember that Michel de Certeau’s most famous essay, ‘Walking in the City’, was inspired by the observation tower at the top of the World Trade Center.
The municipality of Kraainem is seeking volunteers to help draw up an inventory of its modernist heritage (and prevent this kind of thing from happening). www.discoverkraainem.be/new-page-1-2
FR Modernistischerfgoed — Discover Kraainem
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Frédéric Moreau@goodclimate.bsky.social · 6d agoKraainem. 1959 by Willy Van Der Meeren. Before and after.
Kraainem. 1959 by Willy Van Der Meeren. Before and after.
I saw a Waymo by Old Street try to parallel park, fail and then go into a hazard lights meltdown, blocking the road.