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After the end of World War I, with the Treaty of Versailles of 1919, the neutral area surrounding the municipality of Kelmis, Belgium, and the German administrative district of Eupen-Malmedy, Belgium, are annexed. As a result, some seventy thousand Germans become Belgian citizens. Since large-scale state reforms are enacted (1968–1971), Belgium officially consists not only of the Flemish and Walloon Regions along with Brussels but also of the German-speaking community with its recognized rights and autonomies.

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• Architects: Atelier Kempe Thill Architects
• Project: Parliament of the German Speaking Community
• Location: Eupen, Belgium
• Photography: Architektur-Fotografie Ulrich Schwarz
• Client: Parlament der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft
• Contact person Client: Mr. Stephan Thomas
• Project management: Drees & Sommer Luxembourg SARL, Mrs. Miriam Bah
• Competition: October 2008
• Commission: October 2008
• Planning process: November 2008 – September 2011
• Building process: October 2011 – October 2013
• Opening: October 2013
• Project Team: Oliver Thill, Pauline Marcombe, Blanca Sanchez Babe, Philipp Stalbohm, Rafael Saraiva, Saskia Hermanek