Definition and identification of an "Engineering Heritage" – Application to the Region of Brussels

Currently, if the concepts of “monumental heritage” and “architectural heritage” are relatively frequently used, the concept of “engineering heritage” is much less used. Therefore the paper focuses on this concept. After a precise definition of the scope of the “engineering heritage”, its importance is discussed and the methodology to select the striking constructions is described in detail. The paper discusses also the application of such a methodology to the Region of Brussels by a multidisciplinary expert committee (civil engineers, architects, historians, etc.). Finally, the results are compared with the already identified monument heritage.