Luc Durand: Leaving Delhi
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01-Dec-2020
Canadian architect Luc Durand studied in Switzerland with Montparnasse Tower's Eugene Beaudoin, built numerous structures in Nehru's India, designed both the Quebec Pavilion for the iconic Expo ’67 and the monumental Athletes’ Housing complex for the 1976 Olympic Games. Now at 84, he's back in New Delhi and drifts into India's capital looking for his numerous projects but instead finds an amnesiac city morphed into a gigantic megalopolis. A new journey begins.
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