Liz Newmark, a British/Belgian multilingual freelance journalist and editor, came to Brussels in 1996 ‘for a couple of years’, but now does not want to leave. Passionate about Brussels, Belgium, cycling, cinema, travel and architecture, she works for myriad EU environment, business and Belgian publications. One career highlight was her interview with BBC World News on plastic bags.
Brussels’ flagship museum BELvue does not only tell visitors all they ever wanted to know about Belgium – it also offers fascinating temporary shows. ‘Art Deco […]
Starting on 12 June 2025, the ‘Jules Verne 200’ experience will set up shop in the Horta Gallery in the Belgian capital. During the exhibition, visitors […]
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and US firm Höweler + Yoon Architecture have presented their plans for AquaPraça, a floating cultural plaza that physically invites visitors to […]
The disused Spoorweghaven dock in Rotterdam might soon welcome the biggest floating housing development in Europe. Danish maritime architecture studio MAST and construction company BIK Bouw […]
The UK government has unveiled the shortlisted designs for a memorial to Queen Elizabeth II destined for a site in the capital’s St James’s Park, a […]
Most of us take respect for our human rights for granted, but unfortunately, human rights abuses have been proliferating and not only in far too many […]
Renovation works to transform St Anne Church in Ghent into a Delhaize supermarket, complete with a wine bar, restaurant, and public park, are set to begin. […]
The so-called Master Tours let visitors discover some of the key works of the Flemish Masters in their original locations, as they were intended to be […]
For the first time in his career, French designer Philippe Starck has unveiled a hotel entirely built according to his designs. After a 10-year process, Maison […]
Malta’s Prime Minister, Robert Abela, has announced that the country will be submitting an application for the Cittadella and Mdina of Gozo to be included on […]
Tashkent, Uzbekistan is set for an urban expansion that will see its population almost double to nearly five and a half million people. To manage this […]
British architect Asif Khan is working on the conversion of a Soviet-era cinema in Almaty. Once completed the Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture will become the […]