The University of Luxembourg, a Belval gem on the international scene
A hundred years ago, the worker in the “belly” of the steel mill had no idea that a century later his great-granddaughter would be able to walk on the same floor to take advanced university courses at a multilingual international university. Amazing. But basically not so different from the migratory…
Terrasse des Hauts-Fourneaux, a symbol of the past which has become a flagship quarter
They can be seen more than 10 kilometres away. The closer you get to the blast furnaces, the more spectacular their shimmering cylindrical structures and sky-scraping cages appear. And yet they remain a model of sobriety of its type. There has been no reduction in number of pipes in which…
Urban mobility: car-free cities?
What are the issues for urban mobility within the Belval quarter? "The project was born in 2001 and at that time the subject of mobility was already very important," declares Thomas Rau immediately. There was real demand from the municipalities concerned to reduce private transport. Their fears were that the…
From Belval to Rodange, AGORA anticipated the development of the South
Conducted by the Luxembourg government and ArcelorMittal in 1997, three years before the creation of AGORA, the AGIPLAN study identified a development potential on ten or so sites totalling 650 hectares of industrial wasteland. An area five times bigger than Belval's. A huge territory to reinvent. AGORA has been working…
“Um Belval”, green link betwenn residential areas and Square Mile
The clock has struck twelve noon It's lunchtime, but your dog gives you a pleading look as he scratches at the door: he is asking for his daily walk. He’s impossible to resist. That’s fine, the park is there just for you.
Belval, an ambitious urban project at European Level
First-time visitors to Belval are dazzled by the imposing character of the blast furnaces and the university quarter built on the industrial remains of the former site. There is good reason. Even AGORA collaborators, though they are experts who have seen others, continue to be impressed by the scale of…