The Small Natural Stories of Architecture: Why are Decorative Arts above all thermal?
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20 minutes
Easier to protect yourself from the Vikings than from the cold?
A strong castle built in stones, that stops an assailant and his ax but a little less a great cold snap from Scandinavia.
This week,
20 Minutes
with the Pavillon de l'Arsenal, Merci Alfred and Playground Paris, unveils a new
Little Natural History of Architecture
and explains how the decorative arts are above all a way of isolating places of life.
The Small Natural Histories of Architecture
is a series of eight short animated films that explore how climate, epidemics and energy have shaped the city and its buildings.
Imagined from the
Natural History of Architecture
exhibition
, these fun and educational videos answer a simple and surprising, but scientific question.
They are based on the work of Philippe Rahm, architect and doctor of architecture.
In this fourth episode, we discover why the Decorative Arts are above all thermal.
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