Pierre-Olivier Deschamps
Architectures and industrial landscapes, The invention of a heritage
Authors : Pierre-Olivier Deschamps, Jean-François Belhoste et Paul Smith
Editor : Editions de la Martinière
Date : 2012-04
ISBN : 2732446068
Size : 32 x 25 cm
Language : French
272 pages
Long ignored, even despised, industrial buildings have been arousing interest and recognition in France over the last few years: as historians, architects and institutions study them, ensure their preservation, and rehabilitate them, these buildings acquire heritage value.
Thirty exceptional sites chosen from all over the country retrace the major stages of French industrial history through its singular architecture: rope works, cloth manufacturing, forges, saltworks, arsenal, mines, chocolate factory, nuclear power plant, oil refinery…
These factories, whether still in operation or converted into museums, banks or housing, bear witness to the technical revolutions and social advances brought about by industry from the 15th to the end of the 20th century.
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