Preferred Title:
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French Communist Party Headquarters
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Alternate Title:
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Siege du Parti Communiste Francais
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Image View:
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View of south end, depicting service entrance
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Creator:
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Jean Deroche (French architect, born 1931); Oscar Niemeyer (Brazilian architect, born 1907); Paul Chematov (French architect, born 1928)
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Location:
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site: Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Date:
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1967-1980 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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French
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Style Period:
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Modernist, Modern
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Work Type 1:
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office building
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Work Type 2:
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society building
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Work Type 3:
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skyscraper
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Classification:
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architecture
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Material:
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concrete; glass
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Subjects:
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architectural exteriors; contemporary (1960 to present); Communist Party (France)
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Description:
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Disagreement with the military dictatorship that came to power in 1964 caused Niemeyer to leave Brazil, and he worked in virtual exile for a number of years in Israel, Lebanon, Algeria, France and Italy. In the later 1960s a special decree by the French president, Charles de Gaulle, permitted him to practise in France, where he produced a curved design for a headquarters building (1967-1980; with Paul Chemetov and Jean Deroche) for the French Communist Party in Paris. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Base Collection
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Identifier:
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1A1-NO-SP-B5
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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