Ilots (1 à 5) expérimentaux de la Reconstruction
Îlot 1 : 1-7 rue de la Lionne ; 17-21 rue Bannier ; 2-12 rue du Colombier ; passage du Colombier ; îlot 2 : 20-24 rue Bannier ; 2-10 rue de la Cerche ; 15-17 rue de la République ; ilot 4 : 1-12 rue des Minimes ; 1-5 rue du Colombier ; 1-15 rue Bannier ; 2-4 rue d’Illiers ; passage Bannier ; îlot 5 : 4-16 rue Bannier ; 1-5 rue de la Cerche ; 3-3bis rue de la République, Orléans, France
Severely damaged by aerial bombings during World War II, the center of Orléans underwent an ambitious reconstruction program overseen by the Ministry of Reconstruction and Urban Planning. Pol Abraham was appointed to lead the development of block 4 (Martroi Square, Bannier and Colombier streets) and later, in 1945, took charge of blocks 1, 2, and 5. Known for his prior works, including the Montmorency College in Paris and sanatoriums in Haute-Savoie, Abraham utilized the Orléans reconstruction project as an opportunity to apply his theoretical findings from his 1946 publication, "Architecture préfabriquée."
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- Lotissement des Champs-Elysées by Croissandeau Roger-Clovis, Coursimault Constant, 1927
- Ensemble : extension de l’hôtel de ville, hôtel de région, musée des Beaux-Arts, place Sainte-Croix by Christian Langlois, 1981
