Historically inhabited by migrants that, once settled down, were often starting small business activities, the district of Kuregem has played one of the most crucial role in the development of the city of Brussels. A peculiar heterogeneity has distinguished this suburb made by the coexistence of production and housing. Butchers, textile activities, mechanics were the most common occupations among the people living in here. According to recent developments and contemporary needs the city had, step by step, undertaken a incontrovertible process of gentrification. The district of Kuregem more than any other suburb in the city of Bruxelles has suffered this growing condition, historically and traditionally but also, and especially, logistically speaking. Despite the tendency to move on the outer side of the city, many small companies decided to stay within the more central area of the city. Some reports are underlining the needs and more specifically the shortage of specialized workers among these kind of companies which, consequently and in the long run, sanction their closure.
The Campus of Mechanics aims to welcome this need and also to provoke a new model of school creating an interaction between external companies and the actual vocational school. Continue reading Giulio Rosi
