The Church of Notre-Dame du Raincy

13th November 2011 26 mins Season 1 Episode 49

In a country ruined by World War I, Auguste Perret took up the challenge of building a church. In concrete. It was a shunned material, used hitherto exclusively in industrial construction. This "Holy Chapel of Concrete" revolutionized architectural vocabulary.

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Season 1 · Episode 50

Ewha, the Seoul Hidden University

With this building, Dominique Perrault continues a concept that is dear to him, the absence of architecture. The urban dimension and the way the surrounding land is organized prevail over the construction. The landscape supplants the architecture.

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