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Courageous architecture: technological expression in Paris as a cultural provocateur
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Orr, K, Courageous architecture: technological expression in Paris as a cultural provocateur, Tekhne, Technique, Technologies: Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference of the Australian Society for French Studies, July 2009, Brisbane, Australia, pp. 1-36. (2009) [Non Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
This paper will examine representations of technology in three notable examples of
Parisian architecture: the Tour Eiffel (1889), the Centre Pompidou (1977) and the Musée
du Quai Branly (2006). In exploring technological expression in the built environment of
Paris, it considers the cultural context within which the buildings were conceived and the
cultural confusion they have generated; the social values they reflect or challenge; and
the ways in which they confirm or contest ideas of national identity. It is primarily
concerned with the impact of the architecture rather than exposure to the collections
inside.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Non Refereed Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Tour Eiffel, Centre Pompidou, Musee du Quai Branly, Paris, national identity |
| Research Division: | Built Environment and Design |
| Research Group: | Architecture |
| Research Field: | Architectural History and Theory |
| Objective Division: | Cultural Understanding |
| Objective Group: | Understanding Past Societies |
| Objective Field: | Understanding Europe's Past |
| Author: | Orr, K (Professor Kirsten Orr) |
| ID Code: | 107713 |
| Year Published: | 2009 |
| Deposited By: | Architecture |
| Deposited On: | 2016-03-22 |
| Last Modified: | 2016-03-22 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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