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Issam Akel, a resourceful traveller without baggage

“Brussels’ Canal runs in my veins,” he stated when he received the Brussels “People of the year 2012” award in the culture category for the show...

Meeting Alexandre Chemetoff

2013-02-28 – The French architect, urban planner and landscape designer Alexandre Chemetoff has been appointed by the Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region to...

Meininger Hotel: a happy manager, Tom Debrabandere

Four months after the opening of the first hotel with a view over Brussels’ Canal, we meet its happy manager, Tom Debrabandere. 2013-09-16 – It was back on 1 May this...

Foto Kanal 2012 – Icons

2012-07-04 - On Wednesday afternoon this week, the Urban Development Agency for the Brussels-Capital Region (ADT-ADO) and Platform Kanal launched the ‘Foto Kanal 2012 ...

'Foto Kanal 2010-2012 - Images and realities of youngsters in Brussels’

2012-07-04 – ‘Who are the young people of Brussels who live by the canal? They differ so much that it is hard to describe them. At the very most, we might try to...

«Foto Kanal 2010 - Je suis le plus beau du quartier»

Urban photographer Kurt Deruyter has immersed himself in the realities of the canal districts. This has resulted in fascinating portraits of young people looking towards the...