Its name, Art-Deco, was given in 1966 by English historian Bevis Hillier, in reference to the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts held in Paris in 1925. Art-Deco style already appears in the 1910s in reaction to the organic exuberance of Art Nouveau which was slowly but surely turning towards more geometric forms.
First worldwide architectural movement, it matured in the 1920s, only declined with the start of World War II.
This style favors straight lines, rigor, perfectly round curves, symmetrical constructions, classic stylized elements, large living spaces, huge halls, massive materials often luxurious. Ornaments inspired by human forms, animals and plants are treated in a cubist way.
The influence of this initially architectural style was exerted in all forms of artistic and technical expressions. Fashion, furniture, upholstery, cars, household appliances,... saw their shapes adapt to Art Deco.
See below the most beautiful examples of Art-Deco architecture in Brussels
To learn all about Art Deco, visit the dedicated page on Wikipedia.
Avenue Coghen 68 - Uccle
Avenue des Gloires Nationales 2 - Koekelberg
Rue du Chatelain 47 - Ixelles
University Avenue 46 - Ixelles
Avenue Henri Pirenne 21 - Uccle
Avenue des Scarabees 20 - Brussels
Avenue Everard 55 - Forest
Avenue Emile Duray 24 - Ixelles
Avenue Victor Rousseau 32 - Forest
Rue Léopold 1, 300 - Jette
Rue Robert Thoreau 1 - Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Avenue Brugmann 374 - Uccle
Avenue du Castel 21 - Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Avenue de l'Armée 69 - Etterbeek
Rue Buchholtz 15 - Ixelles
Rue Jean Baptiste Meunier 27 - Ixelles
Avenue Léo Errera 66 - Uccle
Avenue Prekelinden 112 - Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Rue Blaes 38 - Brussels
Rue Timmermans 69 - Forest
Avenue Hamoir 26 - Uccle
Rue Maurice Lietart 52 - Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Avenue Molière 124 - Forest
Avenue Firmin Lecharlier 175 - Jette
Avenue Coghen 185 - Uccle
Rue des Minimes - Brussels
Rue Emile Wittmann 39 - Schaerbeek
Parc Elisabeth - Brussels
Avenue Emile Duray 4 - Ixelles
Avenue Jeanne 52 - Ixelles
Carrefour de l'Europe - Brussels
Avenue Molière 256 - Uccle
Rue Henri Wafelaerts 34 - Saint-Gilles
Rue Marie Depage 22 - Uccle
Rue Maus 17 - Brussels
Rue du Cure 2 - Forest
Avenue Van Volxem 302 - Forest
Place de l'Yser 7 - Brussels
Rue de la Grande Ile 39 - Brussels
Rue Belliard 133 - Etterbeek
Rue Léon Cuissez 20 - Ixelles
Rue Royale 284 - Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Avenue Van Volxem 354 - Forest
Square Vergote 45 - Schaerbeek
Rue de l Agriculture 169 - Schaerbeek
Avenue Brugmann 384 - Uccle
Avenue Deschanel 20 - Schaerbeek
Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 90 - Brussels
Boulevard du Jubilé 86 - Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Rue Cervantes 39 - Forest
Boulevard de l'Abattoir 50 - Brussels
Avenue Brugmann 366 - Uccle
Square Sainctelette 20 - Brussels
Rue du Finistere 1 - Brussels
Avenue Armand Huysmans 34 - Ixelles
Rue de la Seconde Reine 5 - Uccle
Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 186 - Brussels
Mont du Cinquantenaire 4 - Etterbeek
Avenue Emile Duray 60/68 - Ixelles
Boulevard General Jacques 4 - Ixelles
Rue Ravenstein 23 - Brussels
Place de Belgique - Brussels
Avenue de l'Echevinage 21 - Uccle
Rue du Pinson 131 - Watermael-Boitsfort
Avenue de Tervueren 245 - Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Avenue Moliere 210 - Ixelles
Parvis St Jean Baptiste - Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Rue Van Winghen 11 - Anderlecht
Rue Ravenstein 48 - Brussels
Rue Cervantes 65 - Forest
Rue Dodonée 11 - Uccle
Rue du Disque 49 - Laeken
Rue Maurice Lietart 34 - Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Rue Emile Wittmann 20 - Schaerbeek
Avenue Seghers 97 - Ganshoren
Square de l'Aviation 29 - Anderlecht
Place Sainte Croix - Ixelles
Avenue Coghen 40 - Uccle
Avenue Coghen 28 - Uccle
Avenue Léo Errera 41 - Uccle
Avenue Brugmann 491 - Uccle
Avenue Jacques Sermon 25 - Ganshoren
Square Vergote 10 - Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 67 - Brussels
Avenue de l'Horizon 21 - Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Avenue Circulaire 146 - Uccle
Avenue Houzeau 99 - Uccle
Rue Henri Van Zuylen 59 - Uccle
Rue Defacqz 14 - Ixelles
Avenue Charles Woeste 183 - Jette
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