Brussels Region chooses plans by BC Architects and Civic Architects for new Manchester artistic and creative centre in Molenbeek

At the initiative of Minister-President Rudi Vervoort, the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region, acting on a proposal from the Urban Planning Corporation (SAU) in consultation with the SPRB Facilities Directorate, urban.brussels and the Region’s Chief Architect, has appointed the consortium led...
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Brussels Region picks 12 temporary occupants for part of the buildings at 17-19 Rue de Manchester

After launching a call for expressions of interest (CEI) in March, the Brussels Region, represented by the SAU in its capacity as delegated project manager, has picked 12 out of the 28 applications received. The temporary programme will occupy nearly 3,000 m2 and offer a foretaste of the future...
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SAU seeks temporary occupants for buildings at 17-19 Rue de Manchester

The Urban Development Corporation (SAU) is today publishing a call for expressions of interest (CEI) to identify project owners for the temporary occupation of nearly 3,000 m2 of the site at 17-19 Rue de Manchester in 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean as a foretaste of the artistic and creative hub that...
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Brussels Region selects five teams for design of new Manchester artistic and creative centre in Molenbeek

Following the presentation of an analytical report by the Urban Development Corporation (SAU), the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region has, in consultation with the SPRB Facilities Directorate, Urban.brussels and the Region’s Chief Architect, selected five teams from the 30 applications...
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Region approves cultural redeployment programme for Manchester site, including installation of Recyclart

In late 2017 and early 2018, the government of the Brussels-Capital Region purchased the ‘Manchester 13-15’ and ‘Manchester 17-19’ industrial sites in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean within the framework of the Heyvaert-Poincaré urban regeneration contract. Following an initial study of possible uses for the...
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