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On the initiative of Minister-President Rudi Vervoort, the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region voted in favour of the Territorial Development Plan for Usquare.brussels on its second reading today. More information: www.perspective.brussels www.rudivervoort.brussels

The Urban Development Corporation (SAU), which is coordinating the conversion of the former Fritz Toussaint barracks in Ixelles as part of the Usquare.brussels project, is working on the development of an energy management strategy for the twenty or so current and future buildings on the 3.85...

The Urban Development Corporation (SAU) has appointed a consortium run by ROTOR (together with SECO and 3DCM Consult) to assist it in setting up a circular economy approach for various demolition, construction and conversion operations on the site of the former Fritz Toussaint barracks at the corner...

More pictures here. Two weeks of geothermal test drilling began on the Usquare.brussels site on Thursday 12 March. The drilling is an initiative of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), in the context of the repurposing of several buildings of the former...

From 9 to 13 March, the Usquare.brussels site got rhythm with the music programme ‘Decibels’. The RTBF teams set up shop in the former Fritz Toussaint barracks in Ixelles to record the next six shows, to be broadcast from mid-April, spotlighting six renowned artists. This will further raise the...

From 9 to 13 March, teams from the RTBF music programme ‘Decibels’ have set up shop in the former Fritz Toussaint barracks in Ixelles to record the next six shows. This will further raise the profile of See U, the temporary occupation of Usquare.brussels initiated by the Urban Development...

See U, the temporary occupation of Usquare.brussels initiated by the Urban Development Corporation (SAU) in 2019, has been selected by the public in the ‘Public Initiative 2019’ category of the Visit.brussels Awards. For more than 10 years now, the Visit.brussels Awards ceremony has honoured...

On Monday 20 January, Beliris(*) began soil remediation work on part of the site of the former barracks, near the Fritz Toussaint entrance, as part of the Usquare.brussels conversion project overseen by the Urban Development Corporation (SAU). The work, made necessary by the presence of old oil...

The Urban Development Corporation (SAU) has appointed a multidisciplinary Franco-Belgian team led by the architecture and urban planning firm Anyoji Beltrando to design and oversee the creation of public spaces (21.000 m2) on the Usquare.brussels site, as part of the conversion of the former Fritz...