Brusselisation

Also known as Brusselization

thumb|In Brussels, many historic buildings were demolished and replaced with generic modern ones. This high-rise stands on the site of [[Victor Horta's Maison du Peuple/Volkshuis.]]

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Brussels
Historical precedent and underpinnings for modernization
From the 1960s to the 1980s
The 1990s: from Brusselization to façadism
See also
References
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thumb|In Brussels, many historic buildings were demolished and replaced with generic modern ones. This high-rise stands on the site of [[Victor Horta's Maison du Peuple/Volkshuis.]]

In urban planning, Brusselization (US variant) or Brusselisation (UK variant) (, ) is "the indiscriminate and careless introduction of modern high-rise buildings into gentrified neighbourhoods" and has become a byword for "haphazard urban development and redevelopment."