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Jean Prouve pair of doors from the Grand Casino a

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Jean Prouve pair of doors from the Grand Casino a
Jean Prouve<BR>pair of doors from the Grand Casino at Royan<BR>Ateliers Jean Prouve<BR>France, 1951<BR>corrugated and oxidized aluminum sheet, steel, ash<BR>47"w x 2"d x 91.5"h<BR>The Grand Casino was an exemplary building among the modern architecture erected during the reconstruction of Royan after World War II. Claude Ferret, a student of Le Corbusier, and chief planner for Royan, designed the building. Following Le Corbusier, Ferret used concrete to create rational and sculptural architecture. Prouve's contribution to the Grand Casino was a series of corrugated aluminum doors, integrated into the avenue faÙade. The repeated folds of sheet aluminum created a visually active surface against the modern concrete structure.<BR>Literature: Jean Prouve, Coley, pg. 66 cites this project<BR>Jean Prouve Complete Works Volume 3: 1944-1954, pg. 283 for discussion of the voile grille system in Royan<BR><BR><BR>