Gédéon Bordiau

Gédéon Bordiau (1832 - 1904) was a Belgian architect, whose work in included the plans for the Cinquantenaire Exhibition Parc and buildings, the project for the North-Eastern Quarter, Hotel Metropole and other notable buildings in Brussels.

Biography

Gédéon Bordiau was born in Neufvilles on February 2, 1832. Bordiau was educated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels and most of his career was concentrated in the Belgian capital. Working for the public administration, Bordiau was initially a co-designer of the Public Buildings section of the City of Brussels, working under the supervision of and eventually succeeding Poelaert as the Municipal Architect. His institutional involvement continues with his membership in the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Belgium and the Royal Monuments Commission. In these years Bordiau assures numerous public and private commissions, becoming one of the main protagonists of the architecture in Belgium in the second half of the XIX century. Bordau died on January 23, 1904.

Main works

• 1861-1862: Houses of artists, Madou square in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (demolished)
• 1873-1877: Construction of the zoo in Parc Léopold in Brussels (cages, basin, shelters, and entrance door)
• 1872-1876: Immeuble de rapport, 17 place de Brouckère, in Brussels (incorporated in hôtel Métropole)
• 1875-1890 ca: Quartier Nord-Est in Bruxelles
• 1877 : hôtel, rue Galilée in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
• 1878-1904: Palace and parc du Cinquantenaire
• 1881 : maison particulière, rue du Duc à Watermael-Boitsfort
• 1891 : Soignies train station
• 1891-1894: Modifications to the Luxembourg ducal Palace
• 1902-1903 : Enlargement of the sessions hall of the Sénat de Belgique, in rue de la Loi, Brussels
• Personal studio, rue de Spa, Brussels.