Het bedrijfsterrein als paspoort : fotocollecties van twee Belgische aannemers doorgelicht ; The company premises as passport : an analysis of the company photos of two post-war Belgian building contractors

Abstract: In several academic disciplines that focus on (historical) building practice there is growing interest in building contractors and their employees. Their contribution and influence are increasingly the subject of research. After the Second World War the contractor’s field of work was defined by productivity, specialization and industrialization, which profoundly altered the professional character of this branch of industry. Social developments and the prevailing idea of an all-encompassing welfare state triggered top-down and bottom-up changes in this traditionally highly cyclical se... Mehr ...