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    Is Paris's Olympics Architecture Right-Sized for our Times?

    … for fencers. It will later become a reactivated sports facility for the town of Saint-Ouen. The Grand Nef on Île-Saint-Denis. Courtesy Antoine Mercussot for Chatillon Architectes The interior of the Grand Nef. Courtesy Antoine Mercussot for Chatillon Architectes Petulance is a bit of a sport of its own in Paris, of course …

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    A Quietly Wonderful Midcentury Church Gets Its First Makeover in Half a Century

    A view of the church from its sunken courtyard reveals a horizontal addition, in front. To the left is the church's 178-foot-tall Carillon bell tower, the Tower of Faith. A Quietly Wonderful Midcentury Church Gets Its First Makeover in Half a Century While maintaining “a very light touch,” Beyer Blinder Belle has …