After the interior has been completed, the square of the Notre Dame Cathedral will work by 2028.
For this reason, the city of Paris proposed a competition in which the registrations started on April 10 to give the palisades around the monument a facelift. The initiative is co -organized by the Council for Architecture, Urbanism and Environment (CAUE) of Paris, an association that supports local authorities in improving the “quality of architecture and its environment”.
The competition is reserved for students from art fields. Design, architecture, urbanism, visual arts – your study area must enable you to imagine “mediation support” in order to beautify the 400 meter fences around the cathedral.
Carte Blanche for the students
The registered students have to work in teams, preferably multidisciplinary. Each group selects one of the eight proposed fence sections, which changes from the place of the Notre Dame Cathedral to the top of Île de la Cité, a small island in the Seine in the heart of Paris.
The only rule for the creators is … there are none. The young participants have Carte Blanche to tell the past, present and future of the cathedral through as many tools as they wish, from photo montage to testimonies, including typographic games. Everything is open to make the “palisades of the Notre Dame Cathedral Square Construction site for artistic expression”, according to the authorities in Paris. The students have the task of transforming the 400-meter fence into a lively educational area by designing materials, addressing visitors and highlighting the importance of the location and its restoration.
The selected teams are directed by visits and conferences to better understand the challenges of this historical place and enrich their project. You will also have the opportunity to speak to the experts and specialists from which your jury is made.
The registrations are open until May 27th. The students will also benefit from the visibility of their creations, which are exhibited almost 29,000 daily visitors. The eight winning teams will achieve a price of 16,000 euros (approx. $ 18,000).
This is not the first time that the work on the monument was accompanied by original initiatives. The desire to encourage work is part of the identity of this extraordinary location. For example, in March, the Heritage Foundation started an exchange for a donation to win stones from Notre Dame.