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Originally Posted by mousquet
The project discussed above is quite beautiful. Very nice "façadisme" work to it.
Façadisme just means sparing older façades from demo to satisfy preservationists, while building a new structure with contemporary interiors and amenities behind it. The outcome may be beyond convincing, as seems to be the case here.
I'll admit, as far as I'm concerned, I find the new tower showing sleek glass squares in relief on the rendering more interesting. Most likely because of the downpour of regular old façades where I am. What's only common over here may well be precious over there, somehow.
Anyway, this must be a type of project to make almost everybody happy.
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Yes Paris has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to heritage structures. Where I live in Western Canada we have the opposite problem.