Lecture Charles Arendt, Then and Now (Robert L. Philippart & Thomas Lutgen)
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📖 Language: German
🌟 Free of charge, with registration
The 19th century marked a turning point for architecture in Luxembourg: cities transformed, new materials influenced construction, and the understanding of planning and heritage preservation began to emerge. Two expert contributions by Robert Philippart and Thomas Lutgen explore this era from different yet complementary perspectives.
Robert Philippart presents the structural challenges that significantly shaped 19th-century Luxembourg: extensive building programs, new architectural styles, and the introduction of modern building materials. The relationships between architects and craftsmen necessitated clearer definitions. His conclusion discusses landscape and heritage protection on an international level.
Thomas Lutgen focuses on Charles Arendt as a historian and antiquities researcher. Alongside his role as a classical architect and builder, Arendt distinguished himself as a recognized expert in archaeological excavations. Under his direction, monument conservation in Luxembourg became an institutionalized task. Various restoration projects and new constructions in the Historicist style characterize Arendt's work. His interactions with internationally-renowned figures like Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, Émile Boeswillwald, and Victor Hugo are also highlighted. Lutgen concludes with a comparison of 19th-century heritage preservation and its modern practices.
These two insights provide a comprehensive view of an era where the foundations of our contemporary understanding of architecture, restoration, and cultural heritage were established.
Organized within the framework of the exhibition "Charles Arendt (1825–1910)."
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Language: German
Free of charge, registration required
Organized within the framework of the exhibition "Charles Arendt (1825-1910)."
Automatically translated from German.
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LUCA - Luxembourg Center for Architecture
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rue de la Tour Jacob Luxembourg
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