will it be the object of a contemporary “architectural gesture”, as suggested by the master-mind of Notre Dame’s restoration, President Emmanuel Macron?
Please, no. Restore it to before the spire, or with the spire, either is fine.
But please please no modern monstrosity that will age about as well as La Cité Radieuse...
It's somewhat ignorant to categorically consider everything contemporary to be a "modern monstrosity", and not just because "modern" in the context of architecture actually means a specific period that ended about 40 years ago.
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Please, no. Restore it to before the spire, or with the spire, either is fine.
But please please no modern monstrosity that will age about as well as La Cité Radieuse...
It's somewhat ignorant to categorically consider everything contemporary to be a "modern monstrosity", and not just because "modern" in the context of architecture actually means a specific period that ended about 40 years ago.
The Berlin Reichstag is one often-cited example of successful combination of old and new: https://www.google.com/search?q=reichstag&client=safari&rls=...
We definitely wouldn't want an other monstrosity like the Louvre Pyramid /s