The competition has begun. Architects are pitching their proposals for the redesign of Notre Dame – and some of the ideas fall rather short of the beauty of the original.
A French company, Studio NAB, has suggested a greenhouse roof. Others imagine a park or terrace. UMA, a Swedish firm, wants a cross-shaped swimming pool.
But the master mason Florian Renucci told the Guardian that the restoration “should respect the techniques of the era in which it was built”. He added: “If we do it right it will last another 1,000 years.”
