Construire l’Europe à Strasbourg, Luxembourg et Bruxelles : valeurs symboliques et potentiel architectural des institutions européennes

Strasbourg, Luxembourg and Brusssels host various European institutions since the end of the World War II, each city having constructed dedicated buildings for them. Here, an architectural ambition has emerged that tries to face, not only the quantitative needs, but also the symbolic expression of these institutions. The architects aspired to produce an image both modern and solemn of these institutions within their different urban contexts. Thus, these buildings that draw upon the vocabulary of the modern movement, constitute the first symbols of Europe as well as the core of the urbanization... Mehr ...