SAH Members: Fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris

Apr 17, 2019 by SAH News
The world was stunned and saddened by the fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday, April 15, 2019.  In addition to media statements provided by Pauline Saliga, SAH Executive Director, many SAH members have been sought-out for comment, offering reflections, historic perspective and hope for the future rebuilding of this iconic building.  SAH is extremely proud of the significant contributions and impact of our members' work and is grateful that they are available to share their knowledge and expertise when a tragedy of this magnitude strikes.

Members mentioned in the articles below:

Daniel J. Allen
, CTA Architects, New York, NY
Anna V. Andrzejewski, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jean-François Bédard, Syracuse University
Robert Bork, University of Iowa
Caroline Bruzelius, Duke University
Patricio del Real, Harvard Univeristy
Alison Fisher, The Art Institute of Chicago
Gunny Harboe, Harboe Architects,Chicago, IL
John Harwood, University of Toronto
Maile Hutterer, University of Oregon
Stephen Murray, Columbia University
Jorge Otero-Pailos, Columbia University
Lisa Reilly, University of Virginia
Peter Sealy, University of Toronto
John W. Stamper, University of Notre Dame
Andrew Tallon, Vassar College (dec. 11/2018)

List updated: 5/8/19


Barry Bergdoll Calls for Serious Discussion on the Repair of Notre Dame
Center for Architecture - May 1, 2019

Experts warn Macron against rushing to rebuild Notre-Dame
FRANCE 24 - April 30, 2019

Tribune’s architecture critic on the gut-wrenching sight of flames engulfing Notre Dame Cathedral
Chicago Tribune - April 15, 2019

Paris’s Historic Notre Dame Cathedral Has Caught Fire
Architectural Digest - April 15, 2019

Video & Transcript
CBC News Network - Canada National - April 15, 2019

‘This Restoration Will Take at Least a Decade’
Foreign Policy - April 16, 2019

Notre Dame fire: How do you restore an architectural masterpiece?
Curbed - April 16, 2019

Amid Notre-Dame’s Destruction, There’s Hope for Restoration
CityLab - April 16, 2019

The story behind the towering Notre Dame spire and the 30-year-old architect commissioned to rebuild it
Washington Post - April 16, 2019

Notre Dame fire: Could digital scans, video game help rebuild damaged cathedral?
WSB-TV2 Atlanta - April 16, 2019

The Images That Could Help Rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral
The Atlantic - April 16, 2019

How Should France Rebuild Notre Dame?
Rolling Stone - April 16, 2019

Notre-Dame Cathedral devastated by fire
Breakfast Television - April 16, 2019

Why Notre Dame didn't completely crumble in the blaze. And why it could take decades to repair.
Yahoo! News - April 16, 2019

Video & Transcript
CBC Radio One 90.5 (CBHA) - Nova Scotia, Canada - April 16, 2019

Video & Transcript
Global Montreal (CKMI) - Quebec, Canada - April 16, 2019

Four years ago, an art historian used lasers to digitally map Notre Dame Cathedral. His work could help save it
CNN - April 17, 2019

The Notre Dame fire could have been far worse. Consider what happened to Brazil’s national museum.
Washington Post - April 17, 2019

‘A matter of life’
USA TODAY - April 17, 2019

The medieval design innovation that helped save Notre Dame from total destruction
ABC News Australia - April 17, 2019

Video & Transcript
BBC 1 South - U.K. Regional TV - April 17, 2019

Video & Transcript
CTV News Channel - Canada National - April 17, 2019

Preserving art: Why Notre Dame Cathedral – and art – matter
University of Wisconsin-Madison - April 17, 2019

Notre Dame fire: SU professor says rebuilding will be ‘immense’ challenge
Syracuse.com - April 17, 2019

Notre Dame’s history is 9 centuries of change, renovation and renewal
The Conversation - April 17, 2019

Experts from Associations, Guilds to be Crucial in Notre Dame Restoration
Associations Now - April 18, 2019