Onda Sonora co-founder, avid record collector and iconic DJ in Brussels and beyond, Bart Sibiel (1975) is also active as an architect with a strong fondness for brutalism. To kick of this new online series, we asked Bart all about his favourite Belgian building…
“Gordon Bunshaft was an American mid-20th century architect and important figure of the modernist movement. While active as a partner with renowned firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), he built many iconic buildings, mainly in his home country. One of these, the Lever House, is one of my absolute favourites in New York. I once heard a story, not sure it’s true but love it anyway, that the Marnix building’s position near and slightly higher than the royal palace is intentional so that baron Lambert, the king’s banker who commissioned the building, could look down on his client. A subtle reminder of who had the real power…”