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Christian de Portzamparc
French Architect
Born: May 5, 1944
Architecture Destruction Living Old People Time
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An architect must remember that the people working or living in his building need space - to dream, to be quiet, to find beauty somewhere. Christian de Portzamparc
People Remember Space Somewhere Beauty Building Living Dream Must Find Architect His Quiet Working Need
We need to rediscover the essence of the meaning of 'the use.' Architecture is, above all, here for a better living. Every gesture, every shape must be justified by various reasons that would reinforce their reason to be, their use, and will give more sense to their beauty. Christian de Portzamparc
Architecture Better Will Beauty Gesture Sense Living Every Must Would Above Give More Various Various Reasons Shape Rediscover Essence Justified Meaning Meaning Of Use Reason Reasons Reinforce Here Need
In the '60s when I was a student, there was this campaign to destroy 75 percent of the old buildings in Paris, replacing them with modern architecture. I realized this as a dangerous utopia. This modern vision did not understand the richness of the city. Thankfully, such destruction did not happen. Christian de Portzamparc
Architecture Dangerous Vision Destruction Old Destroy City Percent Paris Student Understand Buildings Campaign Replacing Did Thankfully Modern Happen Them Realized Richness Utopia

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