Victor Horta: L'architecte de l'Art Nouveau. Grèce Text and Translation

Text and Translation

2 An elite adornment

the latter wonders how this "big businessman and notable hoarder" can reconcile the exercise of his profession with supposed anarchist convictions

then divided and commented on in 8 thematic chapters

Victor Horta: L'architecte de l'Art Nouveau. Grèce Text and TranslationVictor Horta (1861 1947) is the world renowned architect of Art Nouveau. After the Maison Tassel, which he built in Brussels in 1893, Horta designed more than 40 buildings in a single decade. This new book highlights both the myriad influences on his work and the important legacy he left behind. Detailed descriptions of 19 projects, including the Pavillon Lambeaux, the Maison Autrique, the Maison Max Hallet, and the Brugmann Hospital, are illustrated