The Stadsfeestzaal or City Party Hall on the Meir is returning to Antwerp ownership with its sale to Ablon Retail Real Estate, which plans to revitalise the historic shopping centre.
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ANTWERP | Katoen Natie plans to demolish the top of the Boerentoren, including the KBC logo
Katoen Natie plans to demolish the top of the Boerentoren or Farmers’ Tower in Antwerp, including the KBC logo, as the first step towards a panoramic platform and potentially a new ‘A‘. Fernand Huts and Katoen Natie aim to begin dismantling the top three floors of the iconic tower in January 2025, citing stability issues…
ANTWERP | Book ‘The Farmers’ Tower. Story of an Icon’ to wet appetite for Boerentoren transformation
At the end of November 2024, Belgian entrepreneur Fernand Huts and his The Phoebus Foundation launched the book ‘The Farmers’ Tower. Story of an Icon‘ (‘De Boerentoren. Verhaal van een Icoon‘). Huts want to enthuse the public for his (megalomanic?) plans for Antwerp‘s Boerentoren or Farmers’ Tower.
BORGERHOUT | Market exploration for the repurposing of the St. John the Evangelist Church or Peperbus
The City of Antwerp launched a market exploration for a repurposing of the St. John the Evangelist Church (Sint-Jan-Evangelistkerk) in the Borgerhout district of Antwerp. A repurposing of the church, which is currently being restored, is possible according to two scenarios: one with and one without a new green roof construction and associated roof filling….
TRAIN WORLD | ‘Draw me a train’ design and architecture exhibition from 19 September 2024
Belgium‘s national train and rail museum Train World in Schaerbeek (Schaarbeek) in Brussels proposes a new temporary exhibition: ‘Draw me a train‘ (‘Van schets tot trein‘,’Dessine-moi un train‘). The exhibition opens on Thursday 19 September 2024 and closes on Sunday 11 May 2025.
ANTWERP | First design for Droogdokkensite revamp
The preliminary design for the first phase of the environmental construction at the Droogdokkensite or Dry Docks Site at Het Eilandje has been approved by the City of Antwerp government. It concerns the reconstruction of the public space around Dry Dock 1, where Port World or Havenwereld and a new place for youth will be…
ANTWERP | Wapper to feature water and be more open to offer a view on the Rubens House
The City of Antwerp wants to redesign the Wapper, the iconic elongated square centrally on the Meir, into a new and contemporary city square. It should become a logical and inviting link on Via Sinjoor.
ANTWERP | Daniel Libeskind and Fernand Huts’ controversial Boerentoren redesign dropped, but skyscraper will get new viewing platform
In Zurich, where Katoen Natie leader and multimillionaire Fernand Huts presented his T-rex skeleton, the self-proclaimed philanthropist announced the very controversial redesign of the Boerentoren in Antwerp is being dropped. Renown architect Daniel Libeskind goes back to the drawing board.
ANTWERP | Restoration of Vleeshuis to start in 2025
The restoration plans for the Vleeshuis or Butcher’s Hall in Antwerp are shifting up a gear. If everything goes according to plan, the works will start in 2025. Both the exterior and the interior of the monument and museum are being thoroughly addressed, Museum Vleeshuis says.
The Acropolis of Athens
During a lovely dinner in February 2023, Steve, Philippe and I decided to visit Athens during the – Catholic – Easter Holiday. As I was lucky to have the full Easter weekend – Saturday, Sunday and Monday – off, I booked flights and a room. Steve and Philippe arrived in the capital of Greece two…
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