Cities (and regions) within a city: Subnational representations and the creation of European imaginaries in Brussels

摘要: This article explores how sub-national institutions – representations from cities and regions help create a European imaginary in Brussels. Political scientists other scholars have noted the importance of these city regional institutions, but paid little attention to their physical form. Through select set case studies, this analyses vast impact that small-scale interventions use re-imagination buildings occupied by subnational on Brussels' urban form function. Focusing German states, notably city-states Hamburg Bremen, including offices, present offers some first ideas presence small entities transforms It asks selection, construction, reuse restoration for reshape patterns Brussels, architecture external decoration contribute creation narrative within city, institutional actors print marketing web presences constructing entangled identities.