An Education in Brick

The red brick facade of the Institut d’Art et d’Archéologie stands out as a bright note among the subtle harmonies of stone, white and grey which dominate the Paris street scene. In 1920, when architect Paul Bigot won the competition for the design of the new university building, one critic declared that the facade was […]

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