Technological studies of glass architecture typically represent it as the forefront of invention, the extreme edge of structural investigation and material innovation. But the danger of Narcissus immediately harkens: the amount and different types of literature devoted to glass attests to our propensity to be fascinated, seduced, and compelled by it. The imposition of transparent and technologically motivated monuments prominently with a public Parisian urban domain inevitably instigates multiple domains of history: vast physical histories of Paris and Parisian architecture as well as vast intellectual histories, in many different disciplines, that have addressed issues of transparency and technology. However informative, this type of study would still be hardly adequate to addressing the proper scope of the subject matter. A factual recount of the conception and building of these immensely significant projects in the cultural and political spheres of Mitterrand’s Paris is more than enough to endow an enormous study. At first glance the topic of this study seems, however ambitious, also finitely limited-the monumental glass buildings of contemporary Paris, most of which are in the program for the Grands Projets of François Mitterrand, president of France between 19. As one approaches this quicksilver subject, with every step forward, it grows, finally threatening to expand infinitely just as the final touch suggests possession. Architectural inquiry, particularly of any length and speculative dimension, is always a multivalent endeavor, but never moreso than when confronting the topic of glass. In this study of glass building, the Greek myth lends more than psychic phenomena associated with reflection. Poor Narcissus: Irresistibly compelled by his own image, finally opting to be kept at bay rather than risk the prospect of imploding his beloved reflection. Preface: The Details of the Discourse Acknowledgments 1 2 3 4 Paris, The Grand Projet Populist Frames: Eiffel and Pompidou, Again Cultural Projections: The Institutions of Jean Nouvel Symbolic Structures: Details between the Grande and Petite Pyramides Neutral Enclosures: Perrault’s Bibliothèque Nationale de France Epilogue: The Discourse of Details Notes References Index To m y pa r e n t s, a l e j a n d r o a n d m a r i a t e r e s a Paris (France)- Buildings, structures, etc. Architecture and state-France-Paris-History-20th century. Public architecture-France-Paris-20th century. Includes bibliographical references and index. The glass state : the technology of the spectacle, Paris, 1981–1998 / Annette Fierro. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Fierro, Annette. Printed and bound in the United States of America. This book was set in Minion and Corporate by Achorn Graphic Services, Inc. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means (including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval) without permission in writing from the publisher. © 2003 Massachusetts Institute of Technology All rights reserved.
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