Alfred Hardy
Illustration — Aircraft hangars at Grimbergen Airfield designed by Hardy in 1947 Alfred Hardy (1900–1965) was a Belgian contractor and autodidact architect. He is best known for his thin-shell concrete constructions in the 1950s and 1960s.
Alfred Hardy
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- Born
- 1900 · Boussu.
- Died
- 1965 · Beersel.
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Occupation
- architect · engineer
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Aircraft hangars at Grimbergen Airfield designed by Hardy in 1947 Alfred Hardy (1900–1965) was a Belgian contractor and autodidact architect. He is best known for his thin-shell concrete constructions in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Alfred Hardy (1900–1965) was an architect and engineer, of Belgian nationality. The architect was born in Boussu and died in Beersel. Languages used include Dutch.
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• Illustration — Interior of the Grimbergen airfield hangars Born in Quiévrain, he came into contact during World War II with the Ghent Professor Gustave Magnel and Brussels contractor Emile Blaton. Alongside Polish engineer Simon Chaikes, in 1947 he designed two cylindrical aircraft hangars for the Grimbergen Airfield. This design was included in the Twentieth Century Engineering retrospective of 1964 in the New York Museum of Modern Art. His constructions contributed to the development of thin shells made out of reinforced concrete, later used by architects like Eero Saarinen or Félix Candela. The hangars are protected since 2007. in 1954, he designed his house in Buizingen, Belgium. He also designed an agricultural shed in Villepreux in 1953, which was designated as a Monument historique in 2010. Hardy married Emma Dassy and had two daughters (Nelly and Adrienne). He died in 1965 in a road accident.
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Vliegveld van Grimbergen. Ronde hangars van Alfred Hardy.
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Vliegveld van Grimbergen. Ronde hangars van Alfred Hardy.
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- 1.Voorde, Stephanie Van de. Beton in de Belgische architectuur, 4: André Paduart: baanbrekende schaalconstructies. Cement. 8. 2008.
- 2.Strauven, Iwan. Alfred Hardy, 1900-1965 – De odyssee van een constructief entrepreneur. Ghent University Architectural and Engineering Press. 2002. 978-9076714141.
- 3.Vliegveld Grimbergen: ronde vliegtuigloodsen. Inventaris Onroerend Erfgoed.
- 4.Van Damme, Jan. Vliegveld Grimbergen Loodsen. www.rvg.be.
- 5.L. Dubourg, Les hangars circulaires en béton armé de l'aérodrome de Grimbergen-lez-Bruxelles, in La technique des traveaux, vol. 28, nr. 1-2, Bruxelles, 1952, p. 29-34.
- 6.Sauwen, Rik. Sierlijke lichtheid. Ronde vliegtuigloodsen in Grimbergen. Openbaar Kunstbezit Vlaanderen. 6. 2007.
- 7.Glaeser, Ludwig. Twentieth Century Engineering: The Museum of Modern Art. 1964.
- 8.Hangar Flying vzw. Officiële bescherming van het Grimbergse luchtvaartpatrimonium. www.hangarflying.eu.
- 9.Kaal, Sebastiaan. Alfred Hardy House and Office - 1954. The Round House Project.
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- 12.Hangar agricole de Grand'Maisons à Villepreux - PA78000031 - Monumentum. www.monumentum.fr.
- 13.Base Mérimée PA78000031 Hangar agricole de Grand'Maisons
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