On the mainland, ancient architecture can be described as the mainstay of Chinese culture.
They have come from a long river of history, witnessed the rise and fall of dynasties, and left behind the great innovative spirit of ancient craftsmen.
Ancient architecture is not small, but there are also some iconic "charm" buildings in other countries, such as Notre Dame Cathedral.
Notre Dame de Paris is the first Gothic church in European history, it almost bears witness to the history of France and is the symbol of france as a whole.
Notre Dame Cathedral engulfed in flames
Unfortunately, the conservation of Notre Dame is not as comprehensive as that of ancient Chinese architecture.
As early as the end of the eighteenth century, Notre Dame cathedral was destroyed and the spire was severely damaged.
Although in the years since, the French government has spent a lot of money to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral, so that we can see the near-complete appearance of Notre Dame Cathedral, however, the good times are not long.
In April 2019, Notre Dame suffered another devastating blow.
What's going on here?
One night in April, Notre Dame suddenly burst into flames, the flames were everywhere, black smoke filled the sky, and the roof and spire of Notre Dame were being ruthlessly pulled down by the fire and fell to the ground.
For a time, the news media surged up, and the news of the burning of Notre Dame cathedral spread rapidly around the world.
Watching Notre Dame de Paris now being slowly burned down in the fire, emotions such as shock and sadness surged into people's hearts!
If the "rescue" work is not timely, it will not only be a loss for France, a loss for the French people, but also a major loss for world culture!
In the end, Notre Dame Cathedral gradually lost its original appearance in the fire, and this cathedral, which was amazed by the whole world, was only rescued after the fire was extinguished.
Notre Dame replica or innovation
In order to "resurrect" Notre Dame de Paris, France began a reconstruction plan for Notre Dame.
Although there was insufficient funds at that time, the people in the private sector solved the problem perfectly. With the concerted efforts of everyone, the reconstruction plan of Notre Dame Cathedral is officially on the road.
At the same time, French independent publisher GoArchitect also took advantage of the theme to hold an architectural design competition called "Notre Dame de paris of the people".
Hearing about the competition, many of the best architects from all over the world soon flocked to the competition, including young talents from every country.
In the end, the competition was contested by 226 players from 56 countries around the world.
The process of the competition was unexpected, because the choice of this competition is not in the hands of experts, but to 30,000 netizens!
The results of this competition will become confusing because of this selection.
The results of the competition were surprising, and on August 5, it was officially announced that the winners were chinese students, and they were still a couple.
This championship of the robbery let more netizens full of various questions, how so simple, but when you see the work, these thoughts also disappear, some netizens directly exclaimed after seeing the work: I go, this is simply to take other people's way so that others have no way to go!
So what makes the two of them stand out from so many excellent people? And what characteristics of their works have won the love of the public?
The heart of Paris on the spire
Before learning about their work, let's take a brief look at the couple's story.
Cai Zeyu, a native of Zhejiang, was admitted to Tsinghua University, the most famous university in mainland China, with excellent results in his 18th year, and won the "Obama Library" Design International Competition Award in Chicago with "Scheme 0".
After completing school, in order to chase his dreams, he went to Cornell University in the United States to continue his architecture for a year and obtained a master's degree from Cornell University.
Today, he has settled in Chicago, USA, and holds a position as a designer at SOM Architects in the United States, where he also meets the love of his life, Li Sibei.
Li Sibei is 2 years younger than Cai Zeyu, studying with Beijing University of Technology, coincidentally she is also a master's degree graduate at Cornell University, and also won the third prize in the fourth "Zhonglian Cup" University Architectural Design International Competition during college.
The two came together because of their work, and with a common dream, they soon became partners.
After experiencing a hot love affair, the two were ready to get married and enter a dull life, but suddenly came the news that "Notre Dame lost the entire spire of the house under the fire".
In the face of such news, both of them have deep regrets, but when they heard that the "Notre Dame de Paris Design Competition" will be launched, the two were very excited.
They want to do something for "Notre Dame De Paris Design".
After that, even in the busy process of work, the two will find free time to discuss and prepare for this game, in the process, they are indispensable to the conflict of ideas, but slowly, the two people's ideas slowly fit. In the end, after 42 days of hard work, the couple's "lofting" was finally done.
Looking at the finished product, they nodded with satisfaction and submitted their work.
At this time, the contestants from various countries also completed their own works and submitted them to the organizers.
As more and more contestants submit their works, various fresh ideas such as cross roofs, top fountains, castle spires, etc. continue to catch the eyes of the audience.
However, at the top of the list is always the "Heart of Paris" above the suspended spire.
The mirrored spire, the time capsule and the urban kaleidoscope constitute the heartbeat of Paris across time and space, and this new and beautiful mirrored spire uses the reflection of light to shine, allowing the audience to vote.
In this regard, even many French people have to call out to the insider when they see it, and such a romantic "urban kaleidoscope" seems to be very compatible with this romantic country at this moment.
In this work of art that covers time and space, classical and modern, how shocking it is at the moment of display, I have to say that their victory is simply worthy of the name.
brief summary
When the results of the competition came out, more and more people marveled at the work of the little couple.
If such a work goes to the world, it will definitely shock the world, after all, it will be a rare fusion of modern and classical design in history, and its birth may once again become the first new architectural miracle in history that spans the century.
Of course, the news of their victory is exciting, but if time can be repeated, it is still hoped that Notre Dame de Paris will still be the same Notre Dame cathedral in the past, after all, the traces of history cannot be reproduced.