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Brusselization

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In urban planning, Brusselization (UK and US) or Brusselisation (UK variant) (bruxellisation, verbrusseling) is "the indiscriminate and careless introduction of modern high-rise buildings into gentrified neighbourhoods" and has become a byword for "haphazard urban development and redevelopment". [1]

13 relations: Brussels, Brussels and the European Union, Brussels International 1910, Californication (word), Facadism, Jardin du Maelbeek, Les Cités obscures, Maison du Peuple, Manhattanization, Peter Van Dievoet, Redevelopment of Norrmalm, Ric's Art Boat, Vancouverism.

Brussels

Brussels (Bruxelles,; Brussel), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the de jure capital of Belgium.

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Brussels and the European Union

Brussels in Belgium is considered the de facto capital of the European Union, having a long history of hosting the institutions of the European Union within its European Quarter.

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Brussels International 1910

Exposition Universelle et Internationale was a world's fair held in Brussels in 1910 from 23 April to 1 November.

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Californication (word)

Californication is a portmanteau of California and fornication, appearing in Time on May 6, 1966 and written about on August 21, 1972, additionally seen on bumper stickers in the U.S. states of Idaho, Washington, Oklahoma, and Texas.

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Facadism

Facadism, façadism (or façadomy) refers to an architectural and construction practice where the facade of a building was designed or constructed separately from the rest of a building.

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Jardin du Maelbeek

The Maalbeekdaltuin (Dutch) or Jardin de la vallée du Maelbeek (French) is a small green space on the corner of the Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat and Chaussé d'Etterbeek/Etterbeeksesteenweg at the heart of the European Quarter of Brussels (Belgium).

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Les Cités obscures

Les Cités obscures (literally The Obscure Cities, but initially published in English as Cities of the Fantastic) is a graphic novel series set on a Counter-Earth, started by the Belgian comics artist François Schuiten and his friend, writer Benoît Peeters in the early 1980s.

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Maison du Peuple

The Maison du Peuple (in French) or Volkshuis (in Dutch), both literally translated as The People’s Home or The People’s Hostel, was a public building in Brussels.

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Manhattanization

Manhattanization is a neologism coined to describe the construction of many tall or densely situated buildings, which transforms the appearance and character of a city to resemble Manhattan, a heavily and densely populated borough of New York City.

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Peter Van Dievoet

Peter Van Dievoet was a Belgian sculptor and designer of ornamental architectural features.

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Redevelopment of Norrmalm

The redevelopment of Norrmalm (Swedish: Norrmalmsregleringen; literally "the Norrmalm regulation") was a major revision of the city plan for lower Norrmalm district in Stockholm, Sweden, which was principally decided by the Stockholm town council in 1945, and realised during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.

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Ric's Art Boat

Ric's Art Boat and Ric's River Boat are two boats moored in the port of Brussels, seeking to highlight the artistic activities and events.

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Vancouverism

Vancouverism is an urban planning and architectural phenomenon in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brusselization

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