When art interacts with urban vision
Art and the city are old friends. They have rubbed shoulders for thousands of years. In Pompeii, which was buries 2000 years ago, were found on the walls... almost 11,000 graffiti. As for the modern city, it too does not escape the enthusiasm of the artists. Whether it is street…
When urban planning draws on history
We are in 1850, between Belvaux and Esch. It’s Sunday and families are dressed in their Sunday best to stroll through what is now a recreational area full of nature. It must be said that the forest growing here, the “Escher Bësch”, is a very popular place. Also known as…
Jourdan Serderidis: a happy entrepreneur and developer in Belval
This is first of all a success story the European way. It all starts in 2003 when Jourdan Serderidis, a Greek entrepreneur who has made his career in Belgium, founds Arηs in Luxembourg. he name chosen by the young forty-year-old looks promising: Arηs, pronounced , is the son of Zeus…
Once upon a time there was… knowledge in Belval
In Belval, grey matter is the most fertile of resources. On the Terrasse des Hauts Fourneaux, a territory of knowledge and research, the buildings created by the Fonds Belval (Belval Fund) create an avant garde campus of teaching and research structures and innovative startups, from which the world of tomorrow…
Belval: the city as a territory of technological experimentation or “urban testbed”
“When I show foreign company executives around Belval, they can’t believe the impressive ecosystem that has been created here and are amazed to discover this secret, little known quarter that serves as a teeming laboratory.” These are the words of Laurent Probst, Partner, Economic Development, Digital transformation and Innovation at…
Christine Muller, the architect engaging with the city
Author of one of the first masterplans of Belval, when the quarter was still in the study phase, the Luxembourg architect and urban planner Christine Muller has always disregarded the divisions between urban planning and architecture, in order to bring a singular vision of building in the city. Based on…