Brusselization

In Brussels, many historic buildings were demolished and replaced with generic modern ones. This skyscraper stands on the site of Victor Horta's Art Nouveau Maison du Peuple/Volkshuis.

In urban planning, Brusselization (UK and US) or Brusselisation (UK variant) (French: bruxellisation, Dutch: verbrusseling) is "the indiscriminate and careless introduction of modern high-rise buildings into gentrified neighbourhoods" and has become a byword for "haphazard urban development and redevelopment."[1][2]

The notion applies to anywhere whose development follows the pattern of the uncontrolled development of Brussels in the 1960s and 1970s, that resulted from a lack of zoning regulations and the city authorities' laissez-faire approach to city planning.[1][3][4][5]

  1. ^ a b State 2004, p. 51–52.
  2. ^ Stubbs & Makaš 2011, pp. 121.
  3. ^ Béghain & Gabilliet 2004, p. 109.
  4. ^ Papadopoulos 1996, p. 66.
  5. ^ Romańczyk, K. M. (2012). "Transforming Brussels into an international city — Reflections on 'Brusselization'". Cities. 29 (2): 126–132. doi:10.1016/j.cities.2011.08.007.