LABROUSTE, HENRI

äNrēˈ läbroostˈ, 1801–75, French architect. He was among the first to make effective architectural use of metal construction, as in his treatment of the reading room of the Bibliothèque Ste Geneviève (1843–50), Paris, in which the ceiling domes were supported upon an exposed iron framework. Labrouste also made extensive alterations on the Bibliothèque nationale.

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1.
Historical Dictionary of the French Second Empire, 1852-1870
Book by William E. Echard; Greenwood Press, 1985
Subjects: France--History--Second Empire, 1852-1870--Dictionaries
...CATHOLICISM; TOLAIN; VARLIN. LABROUSTE, HENRI 1801-1875 , architect...grand prix darchitecture Henri in 1824 and studied at...early 1830s, however, Henri Labroustes reputation...Lassus 1807-1857 . Labrouste joined his brother...
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As Befits a Legend: Building a Tomb for Napoleon, 1840-1861
Book by Michael Paul Driskel; Kent State University Press, 1993
Subjects: Art And State--France--History--19th Century, Napoleon--I--Emperor Of The French--1769-1821--Tomb, Neoclassicism (Architecture)--France--Paris, Paris (France)--Buildings, Structures, Etc, Public Opinion--France, Sepulchral Monuments--France--Public Opinion, Visconti, Louis--1791-1853--Criticism And Interpretation
...Baptiste, 79 Kliban, Bernard, 202 La Fage, Adrien de, 83 -84 Labedolliere, Emile de, 168 Labrouste, Henri, 32 , 120 -22, 158 Labrouste, Theodore, 122 -24 Lacroix, Paul, 155 -56 Lamartine, Alphonse de, 17 , 18 , 35-36, 49...
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Architecture and Tourism: Perceptions, Performance and Place
Book by D. Medina Lasansky, Brian Mclaren; Berg, 2004
Subjects: Architecture And Tourism
...Figure 2.2 Labbe, Edmond, 147 9 passim, 151 2 passim Labrouste, Henri, 44 Lafrery, Antoine, 18 , 19 Lagarde, Eduardo...passim, 177 84 passim Lee, Vernon, 66 , 67 Lefebvre, Henri, 8 Legoretta, Ricardo, 229 Lennon, John and Malcolm...
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History of Architecture
Book by A. D. F. Hamlin; Longmans, Green, 1911
Subjects: Architecture--History
...1666-1736 340 Hendrik de Keyser, 1565-1621 344 Henri de Narbonne, 14th cent. Henry of Gmund, 14th cent...1621 344 Klenze, Leo von 1784-1864 368 , 369 , 375 LABROUSTE, HENRI P. F. 1801- 75 372 Lassus, Jean B. A. 1807-57...
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A History of Danish Architecture
Book by Tobias Faber; Danske Selskab, 1963
Subjects: Architecture--Denmark--History
...Jansen, Evert -- d. 1692 64 . Jardin, Nicolas-Henri 1720-99 86 , 87 , 88 , 92 , 93 , 129 . Jenney, William...Kritisk Revy" 165 , 166 , 176 . Krogen 50 . Koge 60 . Labrouste, Henri 122 . Lange, Philip de 1704-66 84 , 85 . Langeland...
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journal articles on: Labrouste Henri  - 1 result

 
 
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Structure/ornament and the Modern Figuration of Architecture
Journal article by Anne-Marie Sankovitch; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 80, 1998
Subjects: Architecture, Art criticism, Church buildings
...conceived in terms of the structure/ornament opposition. Henri Labroustes Bibliotheque Ste-Genevieve (1838-50), as...was looked at and talked about. Describing the method of a Labrouste follower a contemporary wrote: He would turn his attention...


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encyclopedia articles on: Labrouste Henri  - 3 results

 
 
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Labrouste, Henri
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LABROUSTE, HENRI aNre labroost , 1801 75, French architect. He was among the first...which the ceiling domes were supported upon an exposed iron framework. Labrouste also made extensive alterations on the Bibliotheque nationale...
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French Architecture
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, whose curriculum was emulated around the world. Following a functionalist course, Henri Labrouste designed buildings utilizing cast-iron construction, such as the Bibliotheque Ste Genevieve (1843 50). French...
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BibliothÈque Nationale
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and videos. The library was housed in a building erected (1854 75) in the Rue de Richelieu under the direction of Henri Labrouste; it was remodeled (1932 39), and a 20th-century addition was built. A controversial new library complex in...


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