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Building with cut stone is a thousand-year-old tradition in the West. But in the second half of the 19th century, when new materials were shaking up the world of engineering, architects were struggling to invent an architecture that would combine their art with new techniques. While the battles of posture were raging between conservatives and progressives, Henri Labrouste was going to attempt a spectacular marriage between stone and iron for the Sainte-Geneviève library in Paris. How was he going to do it? On the menu: 00:00 Intro 02:29 Architects face modernity 10:11 The Sainte-Geneviève library 20:18 Outro Social networks: YT: / rchtktn IG: / rchtktn FB: / rchtktn Support ARCHITEKTON via crowdfunding: https://www.kisskissbankbank.com/fr/p... (preferably) https://fr.tipeee.com/architekton #architecture #architect #popularization #art #construction #architekton #rchtktn #labrouste #bibliothequesaintegenevieve #BSG #paris #classicisme #classicism #industrialarchitecture #steampunk