Kortrijk

Art Deco Kortrijk — from the cinema to the Beverlaai villas

In Kortrijk, Art Deco can be read in a 1921 cinema by Richard Acke, in the bourgeois houses of the Beverlaai, including a 1924 villa by the Brussels architect Jean-Baptiste Dewin, and in town houses from 1929 to 1935.

5 stops · Duration 1h30 · Distance 2,5 km

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1. Bioscoop De Gouden Lanteern (Limelight)

   Richard Acke · 1921

   The De Gouden Lanteern cinema in Kortrijk, designed by Richard Acke in 1921 and listed as an Art Deco theatre by Cinema Treasures.

2. Villa Beverlaai 10 — Jean-Baptiste Dewin

   Jean-Baptiste Dewin · 1924

   Detached villa of 1924 in Kortrijk, designed by the Brussels architect Jean-Baptiste Dewin for the widow Beke-Decoene.

3. Maison bourgeoise Beverlaai 13 — Courtrai

   Joseph Demeere · 1935

   Art Deco town house of 1935 in Kortrijk, designed by Joseph Demeere of Kortrijk.

4. Woonhuizen Beverlaai

   Inconnu · 1932

   Two middle-class houses of 1932, built as mirror images in a unified scheme.

5. Woonhuis Theodoor Sevenslaan — Kortrijk

   Juliaan J. Vandenbulcke · 1929

   Geometric Art Deco house in Kortrijk, designed in 1929 by J.J.

Translated from the French original.