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Friday May 4, 2012 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT

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Alliance Française d'Atlanta
1197 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30361

 
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Grand Chateaux of Ile-de-France :

Heritage Landscapes in Changing Cityscapes

May 4th, 2012 | 7:00 pm

Chateau_Stéphanie_Celle

Credit : David Bordes © CMN Paris

Prestigious “châteaux de plaisance” in Ile-de-France were originally built in a close relation to landscape, enjoying the proximity of the river Seine and of a forest. They were places for leisure, entertainment and poetry.

Two centuries later, the surroundings have become suburban. To exist, these châteaux must fit in the missing piece of the Greater Paris puzzle.

With the support of the Délégation Générale of the Alliance Française in the United States.

To be presented by Stéphanie Celle, French State Architect and Urbanist Conservator of National Monuments

With the participation of Laurence Sabatié-Garat, Head of Institutional and International Relations Centre des Monuments Nationaux

When: Friday May 4th, 2012 | 7:00 pm

Where: Alliance Française d'Atlanta - Midtown

Colony square - PLaza Level - 1197 Peachtree Street, GA 30361 Atlanta

Price: $15 for AF Members - $25 for non-members
         
  More about Stéphanie Celle:  At 46 years of age and in continuation of a professional career dedicated to heritage, Stéphanie Celle is the conservator of 25 prestigious monuments belonging to the State of France and managed by the “Centre des monuments  nationaux”.    Among  the  most  famous,  you  will  find:  the  Mont-Saint-Michel,  the megalithic  alignments  of  Carnac,  the  magdalenian  caves  of  Eyzies,  numerous  castles  such  as  the  Castle  of  Vincennes and  the  Castle  of  Maisons,  as  well  as  the  Villa  Savoye,  an  icon  of  the  modern  movement…  To  be  a conservator  is  to  be  the  family  doctor  for  the  monuments,  to  follow  them  day  by  day  and  to  ensure  the maintenance  work  have  been  done.    As  a  generalist,  the  conservator  must  have  a  global  vision  of  the monuments, find specialists if needed and consider the integration of the site within the territory in perpetual evolution.


More about Laurence Sabatié-Garat: After achieving a brilliant training in humanities at prestigious Ecole Normale Supérieure (Ulm, Paris)and receiving a Bachelor’s degree in history from the Sorbonne University in 2005, Laurence wenton to pursue a Master’s degree in International relations at Sciences Po, Paris (2005-2007). Shewrote her Master’s thesis on the foreign policy of contemporary Russia in the Middle East, under thedirection of Pr. Bertrand Badie, and was awarded Magna cum Laude.
In 2007, Laurence decided to complete her training in the US and was received as Visiting Studentat the renowned Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University,where she participated in several classes on the management of cultural institutions.
She then went on to work at the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) in New York, as Executivecoordinator, closely contributing to the rich and diverse cultural programming of FIAF, and handlingthe communications of FIAF’s President.
In 2009, Laurence went back to Europe and joined the Centre des monuments nationaux as Head ofinstitutional and international relations.