Belgium - The architectural work of Henry van de Velde

The architectural work of Henry van de Velde is an essential source of modern art. It is the result of a huge creative activity, continued almost uninterrupted since its inception, as a young painter in the Belgian avant-garde circle the XX, in 1888, until the prestigious public building commissions of the 1930s, even his active retirement in post-war Switzerland, devoted largely to the writing of his memoirs. Indeed, while the present proposal deals exclusively with the architectural work of van de Velde, we must not forget that this world-renowned architect has been a multidisciplinary creator, particularly active in painting, creating furniture and objects, bookbinding and fashion design. The artist will value his multiple activities by integrating them in his architecture, where he seeks essentially to create living environments, impregnated with aesthetics. Thus, he will realize his idea of ​​the fundamental unit of the whole plastic domain.