While visiting Belgium during Easter, I went to the Atomium a structure that was built in 1958 for the first world fair after war. Inside there was an exhibition called concrete walls based on the rapid development of concrete architecture from 1958-1980. I think Atomium as a venue really connects to this particular exhibition, as it shows the way Belgium and the rest of the world developed and picked themselves up after the war.
As a viewer I was lead around different levels of Atomium by various photographs, maquettes and prototypes of architectural structures. I thought it was very impressive the way all the prototypes looked so beautiful, there was so much form and structure behind all the buildings mentioned at the exhibition. It felt like a mix between architecture and sculpture.
Works that stood out the most for me were, headquarters my Marcel Breuer, civil engineering arrow by Jean Van Doosselaere and an office building by Constantin Brodzki. All of these architectural pieces look extraordinary for the time they were built in, and even today they can still be considered as modern architecture. I also really admire the beauty of repeating patterns.
I have expanded my knowledge on Architecture after visiting this exhibition, even though I have always had an interest on this subject I feel like there's always something new to learn from exhibitions like this.
