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The Zebrastraat (Dutch for "Zebra Street") in Ghent, built in 1906 by the architect Charles van Rysselberghe is an entirely renovated site where living, culture and economy meet in an inseparable way. The social experiment "De Cirk" has been modernized and became the project Zebrastraat in 2006, while strictly respecting the original architecture. == Situation == Due to the industrial revolution at the end of the 19th century, there was no longer room for a zoo within the city, and the site was parceled out. The textile industry was at that time very important, and as a consequence the workers' houses had to be built as close to the city centre as possible. Charles Van Rysselberghe felt that he needed to take the most out of the valuable plots, and decided to build the houses for the workers upwards, in order to face the living problems caused by the vague of urbanisation at that time. He also designed several schools and public buildings such as the Museum of Fine Arts in the Citadelpark. Since the construction of these houses in 1906, social housing managed by the Gentse Huisvestingsmaatschappij (Ghent social housing association) formed the majority in this neighbourhood, but by the end of the century, social life faded away slowly but surely, and many houses were left unoccupied and fell victim to dilapidation. The site was eventually sold to the Liedts-Meesen foundation, which took charge of the new Zebrastraat project. The site has been entirely renovated and Zebrastraat currently organizes several socio-cultural activities. At the same time it offers a forum for young promising artists in order to stimulate the development of unusual themes and new artistic movements. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zebrastraat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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