International research centre inaugurated in the heart of Usquare.brussels: VUB and ULB expand with a beautifully renovated former barracks

On Thursday, 15 February, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) presented their new international research centre during an official inauguration. Designed with the circular economy in mind, this joint project between Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and Vrije...
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Usquare.brussels: the SAU is looking for a multidisciplinary team for the architectural design of the Brussels Autism Centre

The Government of the Brussels-Capital Region gave the go-ahead at the end of September for the establishment of the future Brussels Autism Centre on the Usquare.brussels site in Ixelles. He also entrusted the management of the project to the Urban Development Corporation (SAU), which has been coordinating the conversion of the former Fritz Toussaint barracks for several years now and which therefore has the task of making the Autism Centre a reality within the new Usquare.brussels district.
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SAU seeks service-provider to steer the transition from See U to Usquare.brussels

The Urban Development Corporation (SAU) has published a public procurement notice with a view to appointing a service-provider to steer the transition between See U, the temporary occupation of the former Fritz Toussaint barracks in Ixelles now in its last season , and Usquare.brussels, the site’s...
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Usquare.brussels: conversion of former barracks picks up speed, with emphasis on reuse of materials

The Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region, Rudi Vervoort, the rector of ULB, Annemie Schaus, the acting rector of VUB, Jan Danckaert, and the director of the Urban Development Corporation, Gilles Delforge, took stock today of the state of progress of Usquare.brussels, the transformation...
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Usquare.brussels: evaluating the See U temporary occupation programme

On 12 May , the Urban Development Corporation and Pali Pali are organising an afternoon of sharing experiences and collective evaluation at the Usquare.brussels site (the former Fritz Toussaint barracks in Ixelles) relating to the temporary occupation programme See U , which is entering its final...
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Usquare.brussels: new season for See U temporary occupation programme

Usquare.brussels, the transformation of the former Fritz Toussaint barracks in Ixelles into an open, mixed and multifunctional district, has entered its implementation phase. The first conversion project for the iconic buildings has been launched by the two universities ULB and VUB. Other work will...
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Usquare.brussels: first conversion work starts on iconic buildings of former Fritz Toussaint barracks

The Brussels Minister-President Rudi Vervoort, the rectors of ULB and VUB, Annemie Schaus and Caroline Pauwels, and the director of the Urban Development Corporation (SAU), Gilles Delforge, have announced the start of the first work on Usquare.brussels, the transformation of the former Fritz...
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Brussels Region chooses plans by Atelier Kempe Thill - Kaderstudio consortium for first public housing operation at Usquare.brussels

The Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region, Rudi Vervoort, and the Secretary of State for Housing, Nawal Ben Hamou, have announced that the Housing Corporation of the Brussels-Capital Region (SLRB-BGHM) has appointed a consortium led by the architecture firms Atelier Kempe Thill and...
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Usquare.brussels: public procurement process for creation of student accommodation launched

The Urban Development Corporation (SAU) has issued a public procurement notice for the creation of around 480 units of student accommodation on the site of the former Fritz Toussaint barracks in Ixelles. The process is being conducted in partnership with the universities ULB and VUB, which will rent...
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