Add to ORKGTo the Belgian wood firm De Coene, the 1958 world’s fair (Brussels) or Expo 58 functioned as a multifaceted promotion of its renewed profile: a celebrated furniture producer in the interwar period, the company had reoriented its activities mainly towards the building industries. Especially its glued laminated timber (glulams) proved to be a challenging and competitive construction element. De Coene’s involvement with Expo 58 resulted in 23 daring and imaginative constructions, several of which were noticed in the national and international specialists’ press. This paper highlights the surprising dominance and architectonic innovations of De Coene at Expo 58 in the context of building in Belgium in the post-war years. By focusing on the impa...
Expo 58, the first post-war world’s fair (Brussels) was appreciated for its unprecedented col-lectio...
No other exhibition has more references in the history of engineering than Expo 58, the first post-w...
At Expo 58, the first post-war world’s fair, discussions on national representation were central in ...
To the Belgian wood firm De Coene, the 1958 world’s fair (Brussels) or Expo 58 functioned as a multi...
To the Belgian wood firm De Coene, the 1958 world’s fair (Brussels) or Expo 58 functioned as a multi...
In the historiography of modern architecture, world’s fairs have been labelled as laboratories for a...
At Expo 58, the first post-war world’s fair, architecture was attributed a prominent role by both or...
In many Western countries the post-war period, up to the end of the 1950s, was characterized by a br...
Model interiors and model homes were a recurring element at the world fairs of the previous century....
After the Second World War, the Belgian furniture industry responded to the international developmen...
Expo 58 was the first post-war international and universal world’s fair. The event was organised in ...
In the historiography of architecture and engineering, international exhibitions are often character...
After the Second World War, the Belgian furniture industry responded slowly to the international dev...
After the Second World War, the Belgian furniture industry responded to the international developmen...
This article investigates the role of Expo 58, the first post-war world's fair, in the development o...
Expo 58, the first post-war world’s fair (Brussels) was appreciated for its unprecedented col-lectio...
No other exhibition has more references in the history of engineering than Expo 58, the first post-w...
At Expo 58, the first post-war world’s fair, discussions on national representation were central in ...
To the Belgian wood firm De Coene, the 1958 world’s fair (Brussels) or Expo 58 functioned as a multi...
To the Belgian wood firm De Coene, the 1958 world’s fair (Brussels) or Expo 58 functioned as a multi...
In the historiography of modern architecture, world’s fairs have been labelled as laboratories for a...
At Expo 58, the first post-war world’s fair, architecture was attributed a prominent role by both or...
In many Western countries the post-war period, up to the end of the 1950s, was characterized by a br...
Model interiors and model homes were a recurring element at the world fairs of the previous century....
After the Second World War, the Belgian furniture industry responded to the international developmen...
Expo 58 was the first post-war international and universal world’s fair. The event was organised in ...
In the historiography of architecture and engineering, international exhibitions are often character...
After the Second World War, the Belgian furniture industry responded slowly to the international dev...
After the Second World War, the Belgian furniture industry responded to the international developmen...
This article investigates the role of Expo 58, the first post-war world's fair, in the development o...
Expo 58, the first post-war world’s fair (Brussels) was appreciated for its unprecedented col-lectio...
No other exhibition has more references in the history of engineering than Expo 58, the first post-w...
At Expo 58, the first post-war world’s fair, discussions on national representation were central in ...