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Brussels XIXth century warehouses, from robust to vulnerable urban heritage
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Abstract
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| Warehouses provide strong material evidence of the urban industrial development, but as heritage they have long been forgotten, which is why, despite their robust architecture, they are also very vulnerable urban heritage today. Over the course of the 20th century, many historical warehouses lost their original function and later changes and conversions often left strong traces. Today they are also threatened with demolition due to the speed and intensity with which the urban space is being transformed and a lot of urban commercial and industrial zones are being redeveloped. Nevertheless, like many historical buildings, warehouses can be adapted to new uses and thereby continue to provide economic value. Current, ongoing research, focusses on the development of knowledge about the the history, structure, operation and architecture of warehouses and their embedment in the urban fabric to support their preservation and adaptive reuse. In this paper we will present the first results of an an indepth study of nineteenth century Brussels Warehouses. Brussels, had not only an important political and administrative function, but was also an important link in the nineteenth-century industrial revolution and as such was also an imprortant commercial and manufacturing city, has a rich, diverse and unique collection of nineteenth- century warehouses on its territory. The paper gives a critical reflection on their historical evolution and architectural qualities, but also focuses on the current appreciation and rehabilitation of this industrial and urban heritage. |
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English
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12th International Conference on Urban History: Cities in Europe, Cities in the World, 3-6 September 2014, Lisbon, Portugal
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Lisbon
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2014
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p. 1-13
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