Detail View: SHIMMER: UNESCO Building
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Title:
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UNESCO Building
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Creation Date:
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1958
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Image Date:
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1958
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Period:
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20th century
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Location:
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Paris
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Country:
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FRANCE
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Display Creator:
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BREUER , NERVI & ZEHRFUSS
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Image ID:
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10-0217
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Description:
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Exterior view: during construction of the y-shaped building which houses the UNESCO Secretariat (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). Location: Place de Fontenoy , Paris. The Eiffel Tower is visible in the background. The trio of architects from different countries were selected by an international Committe which included Walter GROPIUS, LE CORBUSIER and Lucio COSTA. [Photographed c. 1958 on slide film which has faded]
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Related Information:
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Duncan Horne, an architect, left a collection of slide transparencies on his death. These were donated to Sheffield Hallam University's Slide Collection by his daughter in 2007. Duncan Horne trained in Liverpool, and then worked in London for Maxwell FRY, Jane DREW, and Partners. He moved to Australia in 1965 where he worked with Bert HELY.
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Photographed by:
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Duncan Horne
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Creator:
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BREUER, Marcel
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1902
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Creator Dates - Died:
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1981
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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American and Hungarian.
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Creator:
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NERVI, Pier Luigi
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1891
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Creator Dates - Died:
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1979
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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Italian.
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Creator:
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ZEHRFUSS, Bernard Louis
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1911
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Creator Dates - Died:
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1996
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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French.
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- 1900-2000
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- France -- Paris
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Subject Heading:
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Offices -- France -- Paris
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Subject Heading:
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International style (Architecture)
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Subject Heading:
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Buildings -- Design and construction
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