As a student interested in physics and double majoring in French and architecture, I'm always trying to figure out how these fields are related. My classmates ask me why I declared a second major in ...

FRENCH QUARTER IS A SPECIAL SPACE. WHETHER YOU LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS OR YOU’RE JUST PASSING THROUGH. BUT YOU KNOW, PRESERVING ALL OF THAT HISTORY IS KIND OF A FULL TIME JOB. THAT IS WHERE THE VIEUX ...

Now you can tour the Spanish-influenced architecture of the French Quarter without ever leaving home, courtesy of the The Historic New Orleans Collection. Sharing the theme of the collection's ...

PARIS—American presidents have libraries to preserve their legacy. The French prefer glass. François Mitterrand gave the ...

Renée Gailhoustet is one of the few woman architects of her generation to achieve national and international recognition. Born in Oran in French Algeria in 1929, she enrolled in École Nationale des ...

St. Louis Cathedral, you’re familiar with. Ditto for the Cabildo, the Presbytere, Napoleon House and Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop. All are iconic parts of the New Orleans skyline, and for good reason.

The French are known for their culinary skills, clothing styles, and a wide variety of art, in addition to all these the French architecture can not be overlooked. France not only holds the ...

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