Sunday, 15 March 2009

It took 5 years...


le raincy 05, originally uploaded by julienpaul.

...but I finally went to see the Church of Notre Dame du Raincy by Auguste Perret and Gustave Perret. We had studied it in class and, along with the Maison de Verre, it remained an architectural must-see in the Parisian area. It was an early reinforced concrete church and the first to express the concrete as a material in its own right, rather than covering it up or having it imitate masonry.

More photos can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkcorners/sets/72157615254238701/

1 comment:

  1. post new things julien! or will THAT take 5 years TOO!?!?!?!?!

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