Thesis--Hamburg, 1973. / Includes bibliographical references.

The parish churches of Paris rebuilt between 1489 and 1590 are defined as an important group late Gothic monuments. They were each modeled after the Cathedral of Notre-Dame and given many of the same characteristics. The architectural features used in the rebuilding of the parish churches are part of a well-defined architectural vocabulary of both classical and flamboyant forms. The building histories show that the stylistic qualities of these monuments are the result of the constant application and reception of prevailing architectural ideas. The architectural arrangements and iconographic programs reveal the role of patrons; the monarchs, in particular, used the rebuilding of the parish churches to help define their own image. In this respect, the ecclesiastic architecture of the sixteenth century is reminiscent of the Court Style of Louis IX.

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Grâce à son héritage beaux-arts, Charles Gamier a conçu un Opéra qui s'inscrit dans la continuité de la tradition architecturale classique. Il décorera toutefois le bâtiment en empruntant les stratégies du Romantisme afin de créer un style propre à son époque, le style actuel. Sous cet aspect, l'architecte de l'Opéra marque un renouveau en architecture. Celui-ci se façonne non pas par l'utilisation de matériaux modernes, mais par l'attention que l'architecte porte à la circulation et à l'ornementation ainsi que par la compréhension qu'il a du rôle social que doit jouer le bâtiment. Au paroxysme de la fièvre du progrès au XIXe siècle, Gamier choisit de transformer le décor intérieur en une couche sensible, avec une dimension psychologique affirmée pour les visiteurs.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1985. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Includes bibliographical references (v. 2, leaves 348-379). / This dissertation concerns the extensive building program which Henri IV undertook in Paris from 1600 to 1610. Focusing on the place Royale (now called the place des Vosges) , the place Dauphine, rue Dauphine, and Pont Neuf, and the hôpital St. Louis, this study holds that Henri IV's urbanism was guided by an emerging view of the city as a unified entity. Drawing from newly uncovered notarial documents, the dissertation examines the form and the function of the monuments and argues that each building was embedded in its physical context, engaged in the life of the city, and informed by an underlying urban vision . First, the buildings were not autonomous geometric forms dropped into open spaces; they were conceived as parts of a larger urban composition, structured by axes which linked the monuments to major roads without however diminishing the quality of spatial enclosure which the designs also promoted. Second, the squares and the hospital were each charged with a program anchored in the commercial, social, and sanitary life of the city. The place Royale and place Dauphine were planned as residential and commercial squares to stimulate trade and manufacturing while the hôpital St. Louis was intended to minimize the convulsive effect of the plague on the city. Finally, the dissertation argues that the royal building program was not merely a sequence of unrelated improvements and isolated adornments, but rather a series of coordinated efforts to impose a unifying order on the city. The monuments were assigned functions which addressed the city as a whole . They were physically linked to more distant parts of the city, and they were composed to create grand urban vistas. The urban fabric was no long e r conceived as an accumulation of fragments contained within the walls; it was understood as a cohesive network with its own internal order. / by Hilary Meg Ballon. / Ph.D.

Actif de la fin des années 1930 jusqu'aux années 1980, Pierre Dufau (1908-1985) est, par l'importance quantitative de sa production bâtie, l'un des principaux acteurs de l'architecture française des Trente Glorieuses. Spécialisé dans la réalisation d'immeubles de bureaux, de bâtiments civils et d'équipements, il fait également oeuvre dans le domaine de l'urbanisme en concevant le plan de reconstruction d'Amiens puis en étant, trente ans plus tard, responsable du plan d'aménagement du Nouveau Créteil. Pierre Dufau est relativement peu présent dans l'historiographie de l'architecture contemporaine, au même titre que nombre d'architectes de sa génération, récipiendaires de la grande commande publique et souvent Prix de Rome. On s'interrogera sur la temporalité de sa réception critique à l'appui du dépouillement des archives de son agence, souvent inédites. Le détail de sa production révèle la complexité d'un parcours où, tant par stratégie commerciale que par conviction, l'architecte se convertit aux thèses modernistes après une jeunesse marquée par le respect des leçons du classicisme. Écrivain prolifique sans être théoricien ni enseignant, Pierre Dufau s'attachera dans ses mémoires, publiées à titre posthume, à donner un sens à un parcours professionnel donnant à voir en réduction les enjeux comme les impensés d'une époque. On proposera, dans cette thèse, de dépasser l'analyse plastique et technique des édifices pour étudier la rationalité de leurs circuits de production, et la cohérence des discours qui accompagnent une oeuvre jusqu'à présent essentiellement inscrite en creux dans l'histoire de l'art. / Active from the late 1930s to the 1980s, Pierre Dufau (1908-1985) is one of the leading performers in the French architecture during the ‘Trente Glorieuses’ period, due to the quantitative importance of his built production. Specialized in office buildings, public buildings and facilities, he was also involved in the field of urban planning by designing the reconstruction plan of the city of Amiens, and thirty years later by being responsible for the conception of the ‘Nouveau Créteil’ masterplan, in Paris suburbs. Pierre Dufau is relatively unnoticed in the historiography of contemporary architecture, similarly to many architects of his generation, although recipients of public work orders, and most of the time recipients of the ‘Prix de Rome’. The details of his production reveal the complexity of a professional career where, motivated by both commercial strategy and conviction, the architect ultimately converted to modernist theses after a youth marked by respect for the lessons of classicism. As a prolific writer but without being a theorist nor a teacher, Pierre Dufau strived to give through his posthumous memoirs a meaning to his professional path. In this thesis, we propose to go beyond the plastic and technical analysis of the buildings to focus on the rationality of their production cycle and the coherence of the discourse that accompanies a work essentially unnoticed in the history of art so far. We also study the temporality of Dufau's critical reception with the support of the inventory of his office’s unpublished archives, most of the time original.