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Larchitecte Louis Herman De Koninck (1896-1984) est une figure dominante du mouvement moderne en Belgique dont luvre est aujourdhui reconnue internationalement. Il a inventé des systèmes de constructions économiques, mis au point des enduits à base de verre concassé et de graviers, affiné un procédé de chauffage central par gravitation, imaginé la cuisine moderne Cubex
Louvrage met également laccent, à travers une illustration abondante, sur la qualité exceptionnelle des documents graphiques laissés par larchitecte et sur sa contribution aux avant-gardes belges et européennes.
Cette réédition attendue dun ouvrage publié en 1989 et rapidement épuisé comblera tous ceux qui sintéressent aux avant-gardes architecturales des années 20 et 30.
In 1919, architect Louis Herman De Koninck (1896-1984), a former student of Victor Horta, was asked to help with the reconstruction of those parts of Belgium that had been destroyed in the First World War. He began by demonstrating the simplicity and common sense of traditional rural building methods. With this approach as a basis, he devised an innovative programme of economical construction. For these low-cost, mass-produced houses, De Koninck introduced a new kind of plaster made of crushed glass and gravel, worked out a gravity-activated central heating system, and invented the modern Cubex kitchen.
With these practical, pioneering steps to his credit, De Koninck brought valuable solutions to the architectural problems of his day; he was widely recognised as one of the major designers of new forms in the Twenties and Thirties.
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286 pages, 90 illustrations couleurs, 300 en n-bl / 286 pages, 90 colors illustrations, 300 black&white
format / size: 30 x 21 cm, édition brochée
bilingue: français, anglais / French and English text
ISBN: 2-87143-104-3
prix / price: 40
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