An RMHP laureate will intervene at the 12th World TERRA Convention to be held in Lyon July 10-14, 2016. Elsa Ricaud, Architecte DEA who holds a masters in Architecture and Urban History from ENSA-Versailles, will speak at the Lyon conference.
Ricaud previously explored the topic of earthen architecture in the United States during her 2012 Hunt Prize Fellowship.
Among the various aspects and problems of this type of construction, the question of sustainability will receive special attention.
An exchange between François Chatillon, Managing Architect for Historic Monuments, and Vanessa Fernandez, Hunt Fellow 2010
François Chatillon
The dialogue “Conserver c’est modern” constitutes a manifesto questioning the challenges presented by the 20th century’s abundant architectural legacy. In which ways can we envision the future of this heritage? Through what kinds of interventions? How can we end the dysfunctional separation of creation and conservation?
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Mary Brush, Russell A. Davidson (2016 AIA National President), John Sorrenti (College of Fellows Chancellor)
Mary Brush RMHP Fellow 2005, has joined the ranks of the American Institute of Architect’s prestigious College of Fellows, one of the highest honors the Institute can bestow upon a member, representing just 2.5 percent of the nearly 85,000 AIA members. Among the 147 new Fellows inducted in 2016, a record 22 percent are women! We now count four Hunt Prize laureates among AIA Fellows, including Pierre-Antoine Gatier (RMHP Fellow 1991), Ruth Todd (1994), and Raymond Plumey (2001).
Florence Declaveillère, RMHP Scholar 2016, ranked first in order of merit in the recent national competitive exams to qualify as Architecte et Urbaniste de l’Etat (AUE). A graduate
2016 RMHP Scholar Florence Declaveillère
of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Lyon and licenced to practice in her own name (HMONP) in 2015, Declaveillère is assistant to the Director of architecture and preservation services for France’s Ain district. Florence will develop her research topic — “Riverbank Design: From an Economic Development Tool to a Propeller for Urban Quality” in the United States.
Remarks about contemporary architecture and the relationship between the old and the new
Amongst the complexities of modern architecture, I have been primarily concerned with public buildings and public space. I have worked in many patrimonial sites and have, therefore, been confronted with fundamental problems in contemporary architecture, i.e., the relationship between the old and the new. Many people believe that introducing modern buildings in an ancient site is dangerous or even impossible. In my opinion, however, building in an historic site without a contemporary frame of thought is irresponsible. All sites are living entities, which is why they should not become museums of times past or parodies.
*The Madrid-based architect Jose Ignacio Linazasoro pronounced the 12th annual Inaugural Lecture at the Ecole de Chaillot, Paris, on February 2nd, 2016.
Château d’Azay-le-Rideau
Photo © CMN
The Centre des Monuments Nationaux (CMN), under the impulse of its President, Philippe Bélaval, is restoring the Château of Azay-le-Rideau, a gem in the Loire Valley. The site has been on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage monuments since November 30, 2000. This 16th-century « venerable lady », built on an island in the Indre River between Chinon and Tours, has remained remarquably authentic, probably as the King François I knew it.
Benefitting from a 7 million-euro allocation, the work began in 2015 under the supervision of Arnaud de Saint Juan, Inspecteur en Chef de Monuments Historiques. He estimates three years necessary for completion and foresees 100 years of prolonged life for the château. Continue reading
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