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Discovering The Origins of Art Nouveau Architecture | HENI Talks
"A deep dive into Horta's Architectural legacy and the beginnings of art nouveau with writer and curator Paul Greenhalgh. Seen as a major breakthrough of modern architecture in the 1890s. Tracing its origins to Victor Horta’s house for the scientist and professor Émile Tassel, this film visits and explores Horta’s four major townhouses—Hôtel Tassel, Hôtel Solvay, Hôtel van Eetvelde, and Maison & Atelier Horta (Horta Museum as it is today) —remarkable and pioneering works of Art Nouveau architecture." from the video introduction
"Born on January 6, 1861 in Ghent, Belgium, Victor Horta was an early Art Nouveau architect. 1 Horta is often regarded as one of the early forerunners of the Art Nouveau movement in modern architecture. At the age of 12, Horta began his formal architectural studies at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1873. Shortly after, Horta transitioned to the Athénée Royal in 1874 and continued to study there for next 3 years. 2 Horta later left his hometown of Ghent, Belgium to study in Brussels at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts where he examined Neoclassicism under the instruction of Alphonse Balat. In the subsequent years Horta participated and won many design competitions, including winning the Godecharle prize for his design of a new parliament building..." from the article Victor Horta
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