My first time in Paris was intense and telling. I visited just weeks after the Notre Dame Cathedral lost its roof and spire in a devastating fire. Not long after my visit, the French State issued a decree that Notre Dame be restored to the 19th-century version. It was obvious then, as it is now, that for Parisians, this is not a project — it’s their identity.
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The French Senate issued a decree that Notre Dame Cathedral be restored to the 19th century version. In this Q&A with architect Susan Tusick, we explore how the restoration could reflect core values of the church and add to the cathedral’s story.
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Just before the French Senate issued a decree that Notre Dame Cathedral be restored to the 19th century version, architect Roderick Anderson explained why the restoration should stay true to tradition.
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In this Q&A with architect Farnaz Mansuri, we investigate how the April 15 burning of Notre Dame Cathedral symbolizes a world-wide spiritual breakdown and what that means for our future.
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What would Viollet-le-Duc do today? He would pay respect to the past and build into the future. In this Q&A with architect Stuart Peaslee, discover how the 21st century Notre Dame Restoration could stand for his Top-Down Method.
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Architect Dan Sherer seeks adventure in architecture and life. Venturing off the beaten path, he’s ready to visit a historic site or take a hike on a woodland trail, which makes perfect sense because his specialty is historic renovation and preservation.
Historic projects are especially complex, he says, because the architect must go through a discovery process to identify exactly what’s there, decide what should be saved and what actually can be saved.
Tusick & Associates have reached a milestone in the renovation of three Civil War-era townhouses in Millvale. The houses, which the firm owns, are framed, insulated and ready for the interior details. This is just one of the many projects moving forward with the revitalization of this and other areas of Pittsburgh.
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Swallowtail Architecture received design approval to renovate a historic 1800s Fort Moultrie building as part of the larger residential development on Sullivan’s Island. The Sullivan Island project, one of Swallowtail’s three current Lowcountry historic renovations, originally served as an Ordinance Shop within the fort.
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