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Miysis Studio envisions Notre-Dame with a reconstructed spire and glass roof

May 3, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Notre-Dame poor and spire rebuild by Miysis Studio

Miysis Studio has proposed combining a reconstruction of Notre-Dame’s spire with a modern glazed roof to “find the right balance between history and future” for the cathedral. The visualisation studio created the images as an idea of how the cathedral, which was devastated by fire last month, could be rebuilt using both traditional and modern elements.

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Experts concerned over five-year deadline for Notre-Dame rebuild

May 2, 2019 India Block 0

Apple has pledged to donate to help rebuild Notre Dame cathedral after the fire

Over 1,000 architecture and heritage experts have called on France’s president to reconsider plans to rebuild Notre-Dame before the Olympic Games in 2024, saying the reconstruction should be carried out “without haste”. Former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Philippe de Montebello is one of 1,170 experts to sign a petition calling for greater

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Studio NAB proposes turning Notre-Dame’s roof into public greenhouse

May 1, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Notre-Dame Cathedral greenhouse roof by NAB Studio

Paris-based Studio NAB thinks a giant greenhouse could be built on top of Notre-Dame Cathedral to replace the roof lost in last month’s devastating fire. The covered garden would stretch the length of the Paris cathedral and along both arms of its crossing, while the building’s spire would be rebuilt as a multi-storey platform filled with beehives.

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“Viollet-le-Duc would not hesitate to build a new roof and spire”

April 30, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Notre-Dame Cathedral spire: What would Eugène Viollet-le-Duc do

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc’s Notre-Dame spire was much loved, but it was a fake. A modern replacement could become just as revered, says Tom Ravenscroft. Notre-Dame Cathedral will be rebuilt. French president Emmanuel Macron has promised as much and the unprecedented donations, which stand at around €850 million, means that the will and the funds are in

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Seven alternative spires for Notre-Dame Cathedral

April 25, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Since the fire devastated Notre-Dame Cathedral and the French prime minister announced a competition to replace its spire, a flurry of designers have offered alternative proposals. Here are seven of the best. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Massimiliano e Doriana Fuksas (@fuksas_architects) on Apr 25, 2019 at 1:57am PDT

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Concr3de proposes using 3D printing to rebuild Notre-Dame

April 24, 2019 India Block 0

3D printing could be used to rebuild Notre-Dame says Concr3de

Dutch company Concr3de has proposed rebuilding parts of Notre-Dame Cathedral from the ashes of the fire using 3D printing, and has already printed a replacement gargoyle. Concr3de, which was founded by architects Eric Geboers and Matteo Baldassari in 2016, used 3D scans to reproduce Le Stryge, a demon statue that sits on the roof of the gothic

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France to launch competition to design a new spire for Notre-Dame

April 17, 2019 India Block 0

Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral spire before the fire

France is planning an architectural competition to design a replacement spire for Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, after the old one collapsed during the fire. French prime minister Edouard Philippe announced the news to journalists, reported the BBC. He said that, instead of simply recreating the original spire, they want a new design “adapted to the techniques and the challenges of

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Notre Dame “may take a decade or two” to repair say experts

April 17, 2019 India Block 0

Notre Dame could take decades to repair after the fire

French president Emmanuel Macron has promised to rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral in time for the Paris 2024 Olympics, but experts warn it is likely to take at least 10 years. In a televised statement last night, Macron doubled down on his promise to swiftly repair the historic cathedral, which suffered extensive damage in the fire earlier this

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Apple pledges support to Notre-Dame as funds pass €600 million mark

April 16, 2019 India Block 0

Apple has joined the list of donors who have pledged to support restoration of the fire-damaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, with total donations now exceeding €600 million. Tim Cook, CEO of tech giant Apple, said he was “heartbroken” at the news of the fire, which broke out on the evening of 14 April. “Apple will

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Notre-Dame Cathedral will be rebuilt says Emmanuel Macron as millions are pledged

April 16, 2019 Amy Frearson 0

Breaking news: French president Emmanuel Macron has promised to rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral after the fire, and millions of euros have already been pledged in support. “This Notre-Dame Cathedral, we will rebuild it. All together,” Macron wrote on Twitter late last night, after the fire has already destroyed the roof and spire of the historic Paris cathedral. “This

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