Gustave Strauven
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Limbourg
Limbourg is a medieval town located in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium.On 1 January 2008 Limbourg had a total population of 5,680. The total area is 24.63 km² which gives a population density of 231 inhabitants per km²...
and he died in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. He was an art nouveau
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art"...
architect and he liked to use new technologies. He created more than 30 buildings, incorporating wrought iron
Wrought iron
thumb|The [[Eiffel tower]] is constructed from [[puddle iron]], a form of wrought ironWrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon...
floral motifs.
He started in Victor Horta
Victor Horta
Victor, Baron Horta was a Belgian architect and designer. John Julius Norwich described him as "undoubtedly the key European Art Nouveau architect." Indeed, Horta is one of the most important names in Art Nouveau architecture; the construction of his Hôtel Tassel in Brussels in 1892-3 means that...
's bureau when he was 18 years old. He helped him with the Hôtel van Eetvelde
Hôtel van Eetvelde
The Hôtel van Eetvelde is a town house designed in 1895 by Victor Horta for Edmond van Eetvelde, administrator of Congo Free State. Together with the Hôtel Tassel, the Hôtel Solvay and his own House and atelier it was put on the 'UNESCO World Heritage List' in 2000 as the core of epoch-making urban...
and the Maison du Peuple. Two years later, he spent one year in Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
.
Maison Saint-Cyr
It is his most important building built between 1901 and 1903 in a baroque-flamboyant style. It was built to be Georges de Saint-Cyr's private residence.It is four metres long and it has a good deal of wrought iron
Wrought iron
thumb|The [[Eiffel tower]] is constructed from [[puddle iron]], a form of wrought ironWrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon...
in the façade, which is adorned with geometric motifs and each balcony has a balustrade. The wrought iron mimics vegetation and the decorative elements occupy all the space available. Due to its extravagance, the building has been called Art Nouveau baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
. It is in a poor state of repair, and negotiations are taking place to secure the funding needed for its renovation.
More works
- Maisons de Mme Spaak, rue Saint-Quentin/Sint-Quintensstraat, 30-32, BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, quartier des squares (1899). - Maison Van Dijck, boulevard Clovislaan, 85, BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, quartier des squares (1899–1901). - Maison particulière, rue Campenhoutstraat, 51, BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, quartier des squares (1901). - Maison de commerce et d’habitation, rue Paul de Jaerstraat, Saint-GillesSaint-Gilles, BelgiumSaint-Gilles or Sint-Gillis is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium.Saint-Gilles has a multicultural identity stemming from its diverse population...
(1902). - Maison particulière, rue Souveraine, 52, Ixelles (1902).
- Maison particulière, rue Lutherstraat, 28, BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, quartier des squares (1902) - Maison Beyens, rue de l’Abdication/Troonsafstandsstraat, 4, BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, quartier des squares (1904). - Immeuble à appartements et magasins, avenue Louis Bertrandlaan, 55-65/rue Josaphatstraat 338-340, Schaerbeek (1906).
- Maison particulière, Chaussée de WavreChaussée de WavreThe Chaussée de Wavre or Waversesteenweg in Brussels, Belgium is a major street crossing the municipalities of Ixelles, Etterbeek and Auderghem...
, EtterbeekEtterbeekEtterbeek is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. It neighbours the municipalities of the City of Brussels, Ixelles, Auderghem, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert and Schaerbeek.... - Maison particulière, avenue des Volontaires, 2, TournaiTournaiTournai is a Walloon city and municipality of Belgium located 85 kilometres southwest of Brussels, on the river Scheldt, in the province of Hainaut....
- Maison particulière, avenue Van Cutsem, 29, TournaiTournaiTournai is a Walloon city and municipality of Belgium located 85 kilometres southwest of Brussels, on the river Scheldt, in the province of Hainaut....