Dominique Perrault on Notre Dame: “The Heart of the Heart”


Notre Dame Cathedral. Image © Flickr user kosalabandara licensed under CC BY 2.0

Notre Dame Cathedral. Image © Flickr user kosalabandara licensed under CC BY 2.0

French architect Dominique Perrault has shared his thoughts after this week’s devastating fire of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Best known for his design of the French National Library, Perrault has had a hand in many projects across France, including work in 2015 studying the means of ensuring the continued urban centrality of the Île de la Cité, in collaboration with Philippe Belaval, President of the Center for National Monuments. ArchDaily has published Perrault’s statement in full, outlining the architect’s response to the Notre Dame fire.

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