Though lacking any formal education in architecture, Jean Prouve
(1901-1984) became one of the most influential architects of the
twentieth century, boldly experimenting with new building designs,
materials and methods. Prouve was raised in an environment of
artistic, socially motivated innovation: his father belonged to
"l'Ecole de Nancy," a collective that sought to unite art, industry
and social awareness. He continued this practice throughout his
adulthood, opening the Ateliers Jean Prouve to manufacture
standardized, economical goods on a mass scale--which, during World
War II, included creating portable and demountable barracks. After
the war, the French government commissioned Prouve to design
inexpensive, effective housing for the newly homeless, prompting
him to perfect his patented axial portal frame to build easily
constructed demountable houses. Despite their advantages, though,
few of these architectural triumphs were built, and even fewer
survive. In order to preserve Prouve's architectural and
engineering legacy, the Galerie Patrick Seguin has worked
tirelessly to promote Prouve's "constructional philosophy,"
exhibiting his designs and showcasing his ecologically responsible
methodologies. "Jean Prouve Maison Demontable 8x8 Demountable
House," the second of nine monographs published by the Galerie
Patrick Seguin on Prouve's housing modules, highlights the second
of these modules. Introduced by Catherine Coley, renowned art and
architectural historian, it contains Prouve's sketches,
black-and-white photographs of the designer at work and detailed
examples of the building process.
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