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170 - STEEL. A new Grand Palais des Expositions.
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Estimate €80 - €120
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Description
STEEL. A new Grand Palais des Expositions. Paris, OTUA (Technical Office for the Use of Steel), 1935, folio-sized album (42 x 53 cm), 163 pages, text, technical drawings and diagrams, black-and-white elevations. Publisher’s binding with bronze-coloured shagreen spine, Art Deco motif on the covers. – Lower cap torn off, corners worn, a few stains on the covers and endpapers, slight soiling inside. Organisation of the competition for the design of a large exhibition hall and venue for various events (250 x 480 m on the site of the Grand Palais for the 1937 Exhibition of Arts and Techniques); description of the 13 projects by their designers: Tournon and Chappey, Expert, Fournier, Molinier, Nicod-Boulanger, Umbdenstock, Beaudoin and Lods, Bourdeix, Boutterin, Granet, Madeline. The project was never realised.
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS at 11.00 am and 2.00 pm
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 11:00 AM
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