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The use of historical sources in a multi-layered methodology for karez research in Turpan, China Ghent University
Rural settlement from the Byzantine to the Mamluk times at Lehun (District of Madaba, Jordan) Ghent University
Victor Horta's Solvay House: the sumptuous city palace of an industrial family Vrije Universiteit Brussel
When the young Armand Solvay rather unexpectedly ascended to the top job at the company Solvay et Cie in 1894, he commissioned Victor Horta in that same year to design a residence befitting his new status. What is striking is that Horta did not show quite the same daring for the floorplan of Solvay House that he did for other residences he designed during this period. The resources placed at his disposal did, however, enable him to apply a ...