sources of knowledge Bibliotheek Tweebronnen
books and documents. For both technical and budgetary reasons it was then decided to demolish the building and re-erect it - in the same style as van de Velde’s original design.
Rijschoolstraat 4 bus 101, 3000 Leuven
Campusbibliotheek Arenberg
The Tweebronnen Library
The Tweebronnen Library is one of the six largest libraries in Flanders. It is located in the former Technical School, the last building to be built in Belgium by the famous architect Henry van de Velde. In 1990 the building, constructed between 1936 and 1942, was listed as a historically valuable entity and remains one of Leuven’s few examples of modern contemporary building between 1935 and 1975. When the town decided to house both the municipal library and its archives in this building, it appeared that the concrete structure of the school was not designed for the heavy load of
Arenberg Campus Library
Willem De Croylaan 6, 3001 Leuven See page 20.
Centrale Universiteitsbiblio theek Central University Library
Monseigneur Ladeuzeplein 21, 3000 Leuven See page 16.
Bibliotheek Tweebronnen | The Tweebronnen Library
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