Itsname, Art-Deco, was given in 1966 by English historian Bevis Hillier, in reference to the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts held in Paris in 1925. Art-Deco style already appears in the 1910s in reaction to the organic exuberance of Art Nouveau which was slowly but surely turning towards more geometric forms.
First worldwide architectural movement, it matured in the 1920s, only declined with the start of World War II.
This style favors straight lines, rigor, perfectly round curves, symmetrical constructions, classic stylized elements, large living spaces, huge halls, massive materials often luxurious. Ornaments inspired by human forms, animals and plants are treated in a cubist way.
The influence of this initially architectural style was exerted in all forms of artistic and technical expressions. Fashion, furniture, upholstery, cars, household appliances,... saw their shapes adapt to Art Deco.
See below the most beautiful examples of Art-Deco architecture in Belgium.
To learn all about Art Deco, visit the dedicated page onWikipedia.
Avenue Coghen 68 - Brussels, Uccle
Vaderlandstraat 19 - Ghent
Avenue des Gloires Nationales 2 - Brussels, Koekelberg
Visserslaan 14 - La Panne
University Avenue 46 - Brussels, Ixelles
Rue Cervantes 75 - Brussels, Forest
Rue du Chatelain 47 - Brussels, Ixelles
Avenue Brugmann 366 - Brussels, Uccle
Avenue Deschanel 30 - Brussels, Schaerbeek
Elverdingestraat 50 - Ypres
Avenue Henri Pirenne 21 - Brussels, Uccle
Avenue des Scarabees 20 - Brussels
Avenue Everard 55 - Brussels, Forest
Avenue Emile Duray 24 - Brussels, Ixelles
Avenue Victor Rousseau 32 - Brussels, Forest
Rue Léopold 1, 300 - Brussels, Jette
Rue Robert Thoreau 1 - Brussels, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Avenue de l'Horizon 21 - Brussels, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Beukenlaan 118 - Boom
Koninginnelaan 48 - La Panne
Zeepannelaan 22 - Coxyde
Spoorweglaan 36 - Sint-Niklaas
Prins Albertlaan 49 - La Panne
Visserslaan 28 - La Panne
Beukenlaan 46 - Boom
Dumontlaan 26 - La Panne
Avenue Circulaire 146 - Brussels, Uccle
Paul de Smet de Nayerplein 14 - Ghent
Rue Léon Blum 38 - La Louvière
Visserslaan 26 - La Panne
Koninginnelaan 84 - La Panne
Avenue Houzeau 99 - Brussels, Uccle
Rue Henri Van Zuylen 59 - Brussels, Uccle
Baillet-Latourlei 19 - Brasschaat
Visserslaan 22 - La Panne
Rue Defacqz 14 - Brussels, Ixelles
Avenue Charles Woeste 183 - Brussels, Jette
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