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Abstract
In 1875 Gustave Royers, became appointed as Antwerp city engineer (1875-1907) and as such he was in charge of all major infrastructure works for the Antwerp harbour as well as urban public works. Besides his career at the public works department (1875-1907), he developed a political career as well and used
his technical expertise to participate in political discussions related to economy and public works (including discussions on public tenders, building specifications,…) as well as legislation and public health. As liberal he
was successively elected as provincial councillor (1889-1903), as a member of the Belgian Chamber of representatives (1910-21), as Antwerp city councillor (1912-21) and as Belgian senator (1921-23). Henceforth, this paper aims to broaden the traditional biographical perspective on engineers and integrates architectural, as well as cultural and political elements in order to colour the biography of Gustave Royers.
his technical expertise to participate in political discussions related to economy and public works (including discussions on public tenders, building specifications,…) as well as legislation and public health. As liberal he
was successively elected as provincial councillor (1889-1903), as a member of the Belgian Chamber of representatives (1910-21), as Antwerp city councillor (1912-21) and as Belgian senator (1921-23). Henceforth, this paper aims to broaden the traditional biographical perspective on engineers and integrates architectural, as well as cultural and political elements in order to colour the biography of Gustave Royers.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Building Knowledge, Constructing Histories. Proceedings of the sixth international congress on construction history (6ICCH), Brussels, Belgium, 9-13 July 2018 |
Editors | Inge Bertels, Ine Wouters, Stephanie Van de Voorde, Bernard Espion, Krista De Jonge, Denis Zastavni |
Place of Publication | Leiden |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 365-371 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Volume | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-0-429-50620-8 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-138-58414-3 |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2018 |
Event | 6th International Congress on Construction history - Palais des Académies, Brussels, Belgium Duration: 9 Jul 2018 → 13 Jul 2018 http://6ICCH.org |
Conference
Conference | 6th International Congress on Construction history |
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Abbreviated title | 6ICCH |
Country/Territory | Belgium |
City | Brussels |
Period | 9/07/18 → 13/07/18 |
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Keywords
- Construction History
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SRP23: SRP (Groeiers): Construction history
Wouters, I., Wouters, I., Bertels, I., Bertels, I., Devos, R., Espion, B., Verdonck, A. & Van de Voorde, S.
1/03/14 → 28/02/19
Project: Fundamental