Combiconcert - An open-air architecture museum: the Berkendaal district and Brugmann avenue

De Berkendaalwijk was designed as one of the most elegant examples of interwar urban development in Brussels, with streets wide enough to let carriages and later cars pass in style. What few people know is that the neighborhood was planned so carefully that every street, avenue, and residence had to reflect the perfection of the urban landscape, from Brugmann Avenue to Brugmann Square. Georges Brugmann, banker and philanthropist, not only shaped a residential neighborhood with this, but also laid the foundation for a district where beauty and functionality go hand in hand.\n\nA compendium of interbellum architecture in Brussel Tijdens, the tour showcases work by architects such as Jean-Baptiste Dewin, Henry van de Velde, and Paul Amaury Michel. They left their mark on the district and often collaborated with colleagues to create a cohesive yet diverse streetscape. Neither the commissioners of public buildings nor those of residences spared any expense or effort to make their property a business card. Architects of name and fame happily let themselves be carried away on a wave of beauty and innovation, erecting several interesting and daring buildings.\n\nAll architectural styles of the interbellum together form a fascinating whole, which nevertheless does not feel heterogeneous, quite the contrary! Precisely in the diversity of forms, colors, and materials lies the quality of this surprising and definitely worth-discovering neighborhood.