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The Ideal School?

I'm invited on November 8th to the screening of my film about the École des Ponts at SETEC, a major engineering consultancy firm. In preparation for the debate that will follow the screening, I was asked for a copy of this engraving found in the film, which represents an "idealized" vision of the École des Ponts:

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Imaginary view of the École des Ponts et Chaussées - Despres, ~1750.

In the film, Antoine Picon, engineer and architectural historian, provides a vibrant commentary on it, which is juxtaposed with the school's life today.

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