Victor Horta


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Noun1.Victor Horta - Belgian architect and leader in art nouveau architecture (1861-1947)Victor Horta - Belgian architect and leader in art nouveau architecture (1861-1947)
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The Maison & Atelier Horta were designed by Victor Horta in 1898 to be both a family home and an architecture studio.
'Horta's work, like art nouveau itself, is an acquired taste'
Among their leading designers were Leon Ledru (1855-1926) who worked alongside some of the most influential figures in Belgium Art Nouveau, notably Victor Horta (1861-1947) and Henry van de Velde (1863-1957) who was the chief designer from 1886 to 1926.
The glory of glass; The glassmaker's art offers a seemingly endless range of colour and design to excite even the most casual collector
Victor Horta: The Architect of Art Nouveau, Revised Edition
Victor Horta: The Architect of Art Nouveau, Revised Edition
Commissioned by King Leopold II, the glass complex is an architectural gem designed by Alphonse Balat, whose apprentice was Art Nouveau pioneer Victor Horta. The shiny domes, monumental pavilions, and long galleries of this enormous greenhouse contain some of the rarest plants and trees in the world.
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Carefully crafting parallels between the two, the title exposes the work of 55 architects, including pioneers like Otto Wagner, Antoni Gaudf, and Victor Horta, as well as contemporary masterminds like Zaha Hadid, Kengo Kuma, Shigeru Ban, and Frank Gehry.
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Sadly not original Victor Horta but a mash-up of parts of his 1899 Art Nouveau 'La Maison du Peuple' from Brussels, demolished in 1965.
E&PDE 2012: thank you Artesis University College--you were a wonderful host!
The building would be a destination in itself, as the surviving masterpiece of Art Nouveau architect Victor Horta.
Raise a glass to Tintin's home; Steven Spielberg's new film inspires Alistair Houghton's visit to Brussels

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