JEAN PROUVÉ’S PHILOSOPHY
Episode 1 : Metalwork
Jean Prouvé recalls his start as a blacksmith’s, followed by his first architectural commissions in Nancy.
Jean Prouvé, interviews excerpts from the movie “L’architecte et son temps” (1973) by J.M Leuwen, H. Damisch and Stanislas Faure
Episode 2 : Building
Jean Prouvé highly valued the joint execution of all tasks in the workshop and put into practice an efficient way of working.
Jean Prouvé, interviews excerpts from the movie “L’architecte et son temps” (1973) by J.M Leuwen, H. Damisch and Stanislas Faure
Episode 3 : Maxéville
Jean Prouvé relates how the Maxéville workshops came to life and his time as head of the factory.
Jean Prouvé, interviews excerpts from the movie “L’architecte et son temps” (1973) by J.M Leuwen, H. Damisch and Stanislas Faure
Episode 4 : The architect
Architects from different backgrounds worked at Maxéville, fully integrated into factory life.
Jean Prouvé, interviews excerpts from the movie “L’architecte et son temps” (1973) by J.M Leuwen, H. Damisch and Stanislas Faure
Episode 5 : Antiformalism
Jean Prouvé viewed formalism as the negation of architecture, here are his thoughts on the subject.
Jean Prouvé, interviews excerpts from the movie “L’architecte et son temps” (1973) by J.M Leuwen, H. Damisch and Stanislas Faure
Episode 6 : Constant evolution
Jean Prouvé and his team, as well as many architects from his time, have never ceased to evolve and adapt to housing.
Jean Prouvé, interviews excerpts from the movie “L’architecte et son temps” (1973) by J.M Leuwen, H. Damisch and Stanislas Faure
Episode 7 : Building organisation
Jean Prouvé never had imagined inventing a curtain wall, a facade. He “composed a building structure, which was logically completed by a curtain wall”.
Episode 8 : Being modern
Jean Prouvé, collaborating with architects, had a pioneering approach to architecture, developing its industrialization in a way that definitely set a precedent.
Jean Prouvé, interviews excerpts from the movie “L’architecte et son temps” (1973) by J.M Leuwen, H. Damisch and Stanislas Faure
Episode 9 : Industrialise
Jean Prouvé was a twentieth-century pioneer of industrialized construction. However, being ahead of his time could at times proves difficult.
Jean Prouvé, interviews excerpts from the movie “L’architecte et son temps” (1973) by J.M Leuwen, H. Damisch and Stanislas Faure
