COBE + BRUT's Reflective Pavilion Wins Competition for New EU Entrance Plaza in Brussels
The Danish/Belgian team of COBE and BRUT has been selected as the winner of an international competition for the transformation of the Place Schuman, the entrance to the European Union headquarters in the European Quarter of Brussels, Belgium.
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The Danish/Belgian team of COBE and BRUT has been selected as the winner of an international competition for the transformation of the Place Schuman, the entrance to the European Union headquarters in the European Quarter of Brussels, Belgium.Aimed at creating a new ?urban agora? for the city, the architects borrowed the shape of the European Parliaments? hemicycle to create an iconic reflective roof structure that will unite all citizens and institutions of the EU within one central meeting point.
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In its current existence, Place Schuman consists of a busy roundabout that is largely unoccupied and unwelcoming to pedestrians. COBE and BRUT?s scheme will reimagine the space as a location first and foremost for people.?Place Schuman shows the change this city is making,? commented Pascal Smet, Brussels Minister of Mobility, on the design. ?We are going from a city for cars to a city for people! Schuman will become a real urban square where residents and visitors can meet. Finally this emblematic spot is given the quality and look it deserves. It is now up to the architects to elaborate their projects together with the residents and the European institutions.?
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The Danish/Belgian team of COBE and BRUT has been selected as the winner of an international competition for the transformation of the Place Schuman, the entrance to the European Union headquarters in the European Quarter of Brussels, Belgium.Aimed at creating a new ?urban agora? for the city, the architects borrowed the shape of the European Parliaments? hemicycle to create an iconic reflective roof structure that will unite all citizens and institutions of the EU within one central meeting point.
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In its current existence, Place Schuman consists of a busy roundabout that is largely unoccupied and unwelcoming to pedestrians. COBE and BRUT?s scheme will reimagine the space as a location first and foremost for people.?Place Schuman shows the change this city is making,? commented Pascal Smet, Brussels Minister of Mobility, on the design. ?We are going from a city for cars to a city for people! Schuman will become a real urban square where residents and visitors can meet. Finally this emblematic spot is given the quality and look it deserves. It is now up to the architects to elaborate their projects together with the residents and the European institutions.?
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