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VRT CANVAS 2015 1 season 3 eps Ended

Archibelge

2015 1 season 3 eps

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Season 1

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Season 1

52 min

S1 · E1 · May 6, 2015

Brussels in search of itself Episode 1

Brussels is where Belgians work, and preferably nothing more. But the city is less soulless than it appears. Its permanent residents fight for their identity and recognition. Brussels is a city of comings and goings. It's a place where a large number of Belgians work, but usually nothing more than that. Hundreds of thousands of commuters flock there every morning, only to leave again in the evening. Brussels seems like a transit zone, its towering office buildings contributing to the identity of an ugly, deserted city.

52 min

S1 · E2 · May 13, 2015

National Route Episode 2

The rural highway is where Belgians live and do their own thing. Haciendas and farmhouses stand lovingly side by side. But Belgians prefer to build at the back, where outbuildings form a surreal and disorderly whole. In this second episode, we travel along the typical Belgian highways, past ribbon development and outbuildings. This trip reveals the idiosyncratic housing desires of Belgians and shows us where the "brick" in our stomachs comes from.

50 min

S1 · E3 · May 20, 2015

Archibelge - With Sea View Episode 3

The coast is where Belgians relax. It's one long city, 65 kilometers long and often only 100 meters wide. An Atlantic Wall, where every temporary resident claims a piece of the sea view for themselves. The quest for a sea view has led to an endless coming and going of buildings along our coastline. Like the ebb and flow of the tide, buildings and apartment blocks shoot up, only to disappear again after a while, making way for even taller ones.

3 episodes in Season 1

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Renowned architect Renaat Braem once called Belgium the ugliest country in the world. Beauty and ugliness are relative concepts, but Belgian architecture is remarkable, to say the least. The three-part documentary series Archibelge approaches Belgian architecture and spatial planning from the perspective of the identity of Belgians themselves, specifically the way we work, live, and relax. Each of these three facets is addressed in a single episode, focusing on Brussels, the countryside, and the coast respectively. The result is a compelling and visually surprising look at Belgian architecture, with testimonies from people who have strong opinions about it, such as Eric De Kuyper, Geert Van Istendael, and Hannes Coudenys. Why does Belgium look the way it does, and what should happen now?

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Cast

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Hannes Coudenys

Himself

Geert Van Istendael

Himself

Kris Peeters

Himself

Also in

Tegen de Sterren op

Eric Corijn

Himself

Eric de Kuyper

Himself

Also in

The Zigzag Kid

My Life As an Actor

Charlotte Geldof

Herself

Gilles Coton Creator · Sofie Benoot Creator · Olivier Magis Creator

Creator

Gilles Coton

Creator

Sofie Benoot

Creator

Olivier Magis

Total runtime 2h 33m · Episode length 51 min · Type Documentary

Show info

Premiered

May 6, 2015

Final episode

May 20, 2015

Status

Ended

Network

VRT CANVAS

Country

Belgium

Type

Documentary

Episode length

51 min

Total runtime

2h 33m

Original language

Dutch

Languages

Spoken on screen

Dutch · French

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