The new Metzeschmelz quarter, a territory of citizen participation
Metzeschmelz: this is the name of the new quarter on the border of Esch-sur-Alzette and Schifflange on the site of the former steelworks. The name was thought up by a citizen after a competition open to all. A powerful symbol of the importance of citizen involvement in the development of…
Once upon a time there was Esch-Schifflange and its new quarter “Metzeschmelz”
Ideally located between Esch-sur-Alzette and Schifflange, about one kilometre from each town centre, this industrial wasteland shows enormous redevelopment potential as part of the “Metzeschmelz” project. Designed and managed by AGORA, this new quarter will be unique in Luxembourg with a totally innovative urban planning approach that puts people at…
Architecture at the service of an avant-garde Belval for cycling and driving.
Jim Clemes and Nico Thurm have designed an impressive cycle bridge to link Belval to Esch-sur-Alzette, as well as sections of the new Micheville link between France and Luxembourg.
Rockhal: When art interacts with knowledge in Belval.
In the beginning of Belval, there was the Rockhal. And since its beginnings, this founding cultural space of the quarter has contributed to defining its identity. Because culture and the research and innovation sectors have much to share, according to Olivier Toth.
Live at the office, work at home: new formulas break the rules
With his colleague Vincent Prioux, from the Parisian agency PetitDidierPrioux, Cédric Petitdidier designed the Millenium residential complex for Belval, where different forms of housing, offices and workshops share the same space. A conversation with an architect who has sensed that working from home and different forms of flexible working can…
When Belval became an integral part of a Unesco biosphere reserve
“Saving nature is saving mankind. “This is how we could sum up the mission of the UNESCO Man and Biosphere programme,” Gaëlle Tavernier tells us. Belval is fully committed to this major objective.