The regional government approved a 'canopy plan' to create shade on the concrete expanse
The Brussels regional government has agreed a vague plan to spruce up the controversial Schuman roundabout, the emblematic home of the EU institutions.
The concrete-heavy redesign of the square created a massive backlash, after political infighting left it as an expanse of boiling hot concrete without any seating, and lacking the steel canopy that was central to the architects’ original design.
Late last week the Brussels government agreed on a ‘canopy plan’ to plant more greenery on the roundabout, provide some shade, and shield it from future heatwaves.
A spokesperson for Elke Van den Brandt, the region’s minister for public works, said the plan will be simpler and cheaper than the original project, whose costs spiralled out of control.
