In 1900, Paris hosted its first Olympic games. It had been the second city to host them after the first Olympics in Athens. It was also the year of the Exposition Universelle, where the city would again showcase how it remade itself anew in less than 30 years. To this day, Paris remains a hub for all sorts of architectural innovation and development through bold designs that affect how people live and new materials and techniques. It fascinatingly juxtaposes grandeur and monumentalism with its predominately baroque, ?second empire,? and art nouveau works; while also pushing for designs that strive for social living reforms such as in Le Corbusier?s experimental works or Lacaton & Vassal?s considerate interventions.

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In 1900, Paris hosted its first Olympic games. It had been the second city to host them after the first Olympics in Athens. It was also the year of the Exposition Universelle, where the city would again showcase how it remade itself anew in less than 30 years. To this day, Paris remains a hub for all sorts of architectural innovation and development through bold designs that affect how people live and new materials and techniques. It fascinatingly juxtaposes grandeur and monumentalism with its predominately baroque, ?second empire,? and art nouveau works; while also pushing for designs that strive for social living reforms such as in Le Corbusier?s experimental works or Lacaton & Vassal?s considerate intervent...