Spatial management of contractors.: An analysis of the industrial sites of the Louis De Waele enterprise in Brussels (1867-1988)

Matthijs Degraeve; Jelena Dobbels; Inge Bertels; Heidi Deneweth; Stephanie Van de Voorde

Spatial management of contractors. An analysis of the industrial sites of the Louis De Waele enterprise in Brussels (1867-1988)

Matthijs Degraeve, Jelena Dobbels, Inge Bertels, Heidi Deneweth, Stephanie Van de Voorde

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Abstract

Due to the recent attention paid to general contractors, business historical insights have revived within construction history. To obtain a better understanding of the role these contractors played in shaping the built environment, the historical analysis also has to focus on their spatial conduct. Confronting different business historical sources enables an evaluation of the spatial management of a Brussels contracting firm, the Louis De Waele enterprise, active since 1867 until today. It started as a small family enterprise and evolved into one of the most important Belgian contracting firms until 1945. Its spatial management was highly influenced by external factors, especially the general construction activity. The insights make clear that analysing a contractor's spatial management forms a valuable perspective for business historical research into construction enterprises.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Building Knowledge, Constructing Histories
Editors	Ine Wouters, Stephanie Van de Voorde, Inge Bertels, Bernard Espion, Krista De Jonge, Denis Zastavni
Place of Publication	Boca Raton, London, New York, Leiden
Publisher	CRC Press
Pages	527-535
Number of pages	9
Volume	1
ISBN (Print)	978-1-138-58414-3
Publication status	Published - 9 Jul 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
Abbreviated title	6ICCH
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Brussels
Period	9/07/18 → 13/07/18
Internet address	http://6ICCH.org

Keywords

General Contractor
Business History
Spatial Strategies
Brussels
19th-20th century

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IRP7_a: Building Brussels. Brussels city builders and the production of space, 1794-2015
Wouters, I., Wouters, I., Bertels, I., Bertels, I., Deneweth, H., Ryckewaert, M., Scholliers, P., Sosnowska, P., Van de Voorde, S., van Heur, B., Verdonck, A. & Degraeve, M.
1/07/16 → 30/06/21
Project: Fundamental
SRP27: SRP (Groeiers): The cradle of modernity? Social dynamics in the cities of Brabant and Flanders in a comparative and long-term perspective, 1350-1914
Winter, A., Buylaert, F., Baguet, J., De Koster, M., Ryckbosch, W., Van den Broeck, N., Verbeke, A., Feys, T., Deneweth, H., Horemans, B., Plettinck, G., Adriaens, M., Wauters, R., Vermeesch, G., Vanruysseveldt, V., Vervaeke, A. A., Everaert, J., Erkul, A., Volkov, V., Coppens, A., Debackere, E., Verbruggen, T., Loockx, K., Beeckaert, E., Saelens, W., Leloup, W., Degraeve, M. & Schepers, M.
1/03/14 → 28/02/19
Project: Fundamental

Spatial management of contractors. An analysis of the industrial sites of the Louis De Waele enterprise in Brussels (1867-1988)
Matthijs Degraeve (Speaker)
13 Jul 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

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Degraeve, M., Dobbels, J., Bertels, I., Deneweth, H., & Van de Voorde, S. (2018). Spatial management of contractors. An analysis of the industrial sites of the Louis De Waele enterprise in Brussels (1867-1988). In I. Wouters, S. Van de Voorde, I. Bertels, B. Espion, K. De Jonge, & D. Zastavni (Eds.), Building Knowledge, Constructing Histories (Vol. 1, pp. 527-535). CRC Press.

Degraeve, Matthijs ; Dobbels, Jelena ; Bertels, Inge et al. / Spatial management of contractors. An analysis of the industrial sites of the Louis De Waele enterprise in Brussels (1867-1988). Building Knowledge, Constructing Histories. editor / Ine Wouters ; Stephanie Van de Voorde ; Inge Bertels ; Bernard Espion ; Krista De Jonge ; Denis Zastavni. Vol. 1 Boca Raton, London, New York, Leiden : CRC Press, 2018. pp. 527-535

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Degraeve, M , Dobbels, J, Bertels, I, Deneweth, H & Van de Voorde, S 2018, Spatial management of contractors. An analysis of the industrial sites of the Louis De Waele enterprise in Brussels (1867-1988). in I Wouters, S Van de Voorde, I Bertels, B Espion, K De Jonge & D Zastavni (eds), Building Knowledge, Constructing Histories. vol. 1, CRC Press, Boca Raton, London, New York, Leiden, pp. 527-535, 6th International Congress on Construction history, Brussels, Belgium, 9/07/18.

Spatial management of contractors. An analysis of the industrial sites of the Louis De Waele enterprise in Brussels (1867-1988). / Degraeve, Matthijs ; Dobbels, Jelena; Bertels, Inge et al.
Building Knowledge, Constructing Histories. ed. / Ine Wouters; Stephanie Van de Voorde; Inge Bertels; Bernard Espion; Krista De Jonge; Denis Zastavni. Vol. 1 Boca Raton, London, New York, Leiden: CRC Press, 2018. p. 527-535.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper

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Spatial management of contractors. An analysis of the industrial sites of the Louis De Waele enterprise in Brussels (1867-1988)

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IRP7_a: Building Brussels. Brussels city builders and the production of space, 1794-2015

SRP27: SRP (Groeiers): The cradle of modernity? Social dynamics in the cities of Brabant and Flanders in a comparative and long-term perspective, 1350-1914

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Spatial management of contractors. An analysis of the industrial sites of the Louis De Waele enterprise in Brussels (1867-1988)

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