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Graphic Design and Architecture, A 20th Century History
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Graphic Design and Architecture, A 20th Century History

by Richard Poulin
November 2012
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1 pages
10h 27m
English
Rockport Publishers
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THE MODERN AGE 1900–1950II
THE IMPACT OF INVENTION 1879–19331
LA SAMARITAINE DEPARTMENT STORE
LA SAMARITAINE DEPARTMENT STORE
Paris, France
Frantz Jourdain (1847–1935), Architect
Antwerp, Belgium
1906
La Samaritaine Department Store, designed
by architect Frantz Jourdain (1847–1935) in
1906, is located in Paris, France, and is one of
the most notable buildings in the city for its art
nouveau–styled design.
Jourdain studied architecture at the École
des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1867 to 1870.
The building’s facade employs a multitude
of traditional art nouveau motifs that are inte-
grated in a purely decorative manner, thereby
softening the rigorous ...
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ISBN: 9781592537792