The Art of Construction

Great prestigious realizations come together to form The Art of Construction, the fruit of the work of brilliant French engineers and ventures in the grand tradition of guilds, favouring excellence in gesture and know-how., as for example th Mucem museum in Marseille (Rudy Riciotti architect), the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris (Franck Gehry architect) or the huge Stade de France (France Stadium).

This book seeks to go beyond the classical framework of books on architecture to enable the general public to discover the wealth of expertise behind these ventures in construction. It shows the excellence in the art studios that create exceptional contemporary realizations.

Presenting these gestures, the collaboration of the trades in construction and the complexity of the works in dozens of prestigious work sites in France and abroad, this book relates with 200 unpublished photographies the breath-taking epic from the architect’s drawing to the delivery of the structure.