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    "title": "Brussels ZIN uitgeroepen tot beste hoogbouwproject ter wereld",
    "modified_at": "2026-11-03 17:32:41",
    "published_at": "2026-11-04 08:10:00",
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    "subtitle": "Befimmo en architecten 51N4E, l'AUC en Jaspers-Eyers winnen de International High-Rise Award 2026/27",
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    "body": "<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><strong>Brussel, 4 november 2026 </strong></em><em>&ndash; </em><strong>ZIN, het gemengde project van Befimmo in de Brusselse Noordwijk, heeft gisteravond in de Paulskirche in Frankfurt de International High-Rise Award 2026/27 gewonnen. De prijs, georganiseerd door de stad Frankfurt, het Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) en DekaBank, geldt als de belangrijkste internationale architectuurprijs voor hoogbouw. Hij wordt gezamenlijk toegekend aan de bouwheer en de architecten.</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: justify\">ZIN haalde het van meer dan 1.000 torens die de voorbije twee jaar wereldwijd werden opgeleverd. Uit 30 genomineerde projecten in 12 landen koos de internationale jury vijf finalisten: naast ZIN waren dat One Pearl Bank (Singapore), Tencent Tower (Guangzhou), AGE 360 (Curitiba) en 88 Walker (Sydney). ZIN is het eerste Belgische project dat de prijs wint.</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/29d8a081-1a56-44b8-8840-d7839fd8a315/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                    srcset=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/29d8a081-1a56-44b8-8840-d7839fd8a315/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/ 1x, https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/29d8a081-1a56-44b8-8840-d7839fd8a315/-/resize/2400x/-/format/auto/ 2x\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-29d8a081-1a56-44b8-8840-d7839fd8a315\"\n                data-id=\"29d8a081-1a56-44b8-8840-d7839fd8a315\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/29d8a081-1a56-44b8-8840-d7839fd8a315/-/inline/no/ZIN_torens_vijver.jpg\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/29d8a081-1a56-44b8-8840-d7839fd8a315/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<h4 id=\"transformatie-in-plaats-van-sloop\" >Transformatie in plaats van sloop</h4><p style=\"text-align: justify\">De jury ziet in ZIN een paradigmawissel in de hoogbouw: transformatie, zuinig omgaan met grondstoffen en gemengd gebruik staan centraal, in plaats van slopen en nieuw bouwen. Befimmo behield de betonnen kernen en ondergrondse niveaus van de voormalige WTC-torens uit de jaren 1970 en verbond ze met een nieuw volume met dubbele hoogtes.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify\">Vandaag combineert ZIN kantoren, woningen, een hotel, sport, horeca en publiek toegankelijke ruimtes, waaronder een daktuin en een serre. Het gebouw huisvest onder meer de Vlaamse overheid. Daarmee brengt ZIN ook buiten de kantooruren leven in de Noordwijk, een element dat de jury uitdrukkelijk waardeerde.</p><p><strong>Jean-Philip Vroninks, CEO van Befimmo </strong></p><blockquote style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>&ldquo;Met ZIN hebben we laten zien dat de toekomst van hoogbouw ligt in het transformeren van wat er al staat. Deze erkenning komt toe aan een team dat de moeilijkere weg durfde te kiezen, samen met onze architecten, partners en de overheden. Het is ook een sterk signaal voor de Brusselse Noordwijk, BXNord, die uitgroeit tot een levendige, gemengde stadswijk.&rdquo;</em></blockquote>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/96a15b42-0c9c-4e02-805e-87944dea0129/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                    srcset=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/96a15b42-0c9c-4e02-805e-87944dea0129/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/ 1x, https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/96a15b42-0c9c-4e02-805e-87944dea0129/-/resize/2400x/-/format/auto/ 2x\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-96a15b42-0c9c-4e02-805e-87944dea0129\"\n                data-id=\"96a15b42-0c9c-4e02-805e-87944dea0129\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/96a15b42-0c9c-4e02-805e-87944dea0129/-/inline/no/ZIN_dak_serre.jpg\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/96a15b42-0c9c-4e02-805e-87944dea0129/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<h4 id=\"prijs-en-tentoonstelling\" >Prijs en tentoonstelling</h4><p style=\"text-align: justify\">De laureaten ontvangen een beeld van kunstenaar Thomas Demand en 50.000 euro prijzengeld. In het Deutsches Architekturmuseum in Frankfurt loopt van 5 november 2026 tot 4 januari 2027 de tentoonstelling <em>Best High-Rises 2026/27</em>, met de winnaar, de finalisten en de genomineerde projecten.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify\">ZIN sluit zich aan bij eerdere winnaars als Bosco Verticale (Milaan, 2014), VIA 57 West (New York, 2016), Quay Quarter Tower (Sydney, 2022) en CapitaSpring (Singapore, 2024).</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/c40ac759-663d-4284-8b96-082a11325d32/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                    srcset=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/c40ac759-663d-4284-8b96-082a11325d32/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/ 1x, https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/c40ac759-663d-4284-8b96-082a11325d32/-/resize/2400x/-/format/auto/ 2x\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-c40ac759-663d-4284-8b96-082a11325d32\"\n                data-id=\"c40ac759-663d-4284-8b96-082a11325d32\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/c40ac759-663d-4284-8b96-082a11325d32/-/inline/no/ZIN_serre_Koning_Albert_II-laan.jpg\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/c40ac759-663d-4284-8b96-082a11325d32/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<h4 id=\"over-zin\" >Over ZIN</h4><p style=\"text-align: justify\">ZIN (Koning Albert II-laan, Brussel) is een gemengd project van circa 115.500 m&sup2;, 129 meter hoog, opgeleverd in 2024 en BREEAM Outstanding-gecertificeerd. Architectuur: 51N4E (Brussel), l&#039;AUC (Parijs) en Jaspers-Eyers Architects (Brussel).</p><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-03690681-559b-435c-b149-7200fd76be66\">\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Madelieve Timmermans</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Head of Marketing &amp; Communication, Befimmo</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:M.Timmermans@befimmo.be\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"M.Timmermans@befimmo.be\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>M.Timmermans@befimmo.be</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:+32 498 58 05 85\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"+32 498 58 05 85\"><svg class=\"icon icon-mobile release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-mobile\"></use>\n            </svg>+32 498 58 05 85</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-ec58e168-07e3-49a2-abdf-c79df321c5dd\">\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Arne Van Ongeval</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Senior Consultant, Brum Smith</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:arne@brumsmith.com\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"arne@brumsmith.com\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>arne@brumsmith.com</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:+32 476 81 76 71\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"+32 476 81 76 71\"><svg class=\"icon icon-mobile release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-mobile\"></use>\n            </svg>+32 476 81 76 71</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"https://www.brumsmith.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"brumsmith.com\"><svg class=\"icon icon-browser release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-browser\"></use>\n            </svg>brumsmith.com</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div><hr /><p><strong>Over Befimmo</strong></p><p>Befimmo is een vastgoedinvesteerder, -operator en -ontwikkelaar met een kwaliteitsvolle portefeuille in de belangrijkste stadscentra van Belgi&euml; en Luxemburg. In samenwerking met haar dochterondernemingen Silversquare en NABS en partner Sparks ontwikkelt en beheert Befimmo hoogwaardige mixed-use projecten en kantoren op maat.</p><p>Befimmo erkent het belang en het veranderingspotentieel van werk- en leefruimtes. Het is haar prioriteit om aan de behoeften van haar klanten te voldoen, met name op het vlak van gepersonaliseerde diensten, mobiliteit en digitalisering.</p>",
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