{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e8b24fc498811c656eb58c7/6938a0370e4329eef0ec6cef?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"S7#11 🇺🇸🇬🇧 Itv, “Between Past and Future, the Secret Life of Monuments” with Maël de Quelen","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5e8b24fc498811c656eb58c7/1765320024345-3e394bb0-d237-4154-bba0-97317f47493a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Maël de Quelen, Chief Architect of Historic Monuments and heritage architect, shares her deep passion for restoring historical sites and passing on traditional know-how.</p><p>👉 Beneath the surface, she offers a clear-eyed and sensitive vision of her profession: preserving without freezing, restoring so that places continue to live.</p><p>__</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of&nbsp;<em>Com d’Archi</em>, we meet Maël de Quelen, Chief Architect of Historic Monuments and heritage architect, founder of her eponymous agency in Paris.</p><p><br></p><p>Guided since childhood by a love for historic places and an acute awareness of their fragility, she retraces her journey alongside major figures — Thierry Algrain, Lionel Dubois, Benjamin Mouton — and her commitment to restoring churches, châteaux, and emblematic sites of our shared history.</p><p>Through concrete examples, from the Château de Chambord to the Collegiate Church of Saint-Yved in Braine, she reflects on the beauty of craftsmanship, the richness of collaborative work, and the singular emotion that arises on restoration sites.</p><p>Maël also speaks about her relationship to long timeframes, the humility required in conservation, and her hope in the younger generation that is finding its way back to heritage work.</p><p>👉 An inspiring conversation at the crossroads of past and future, where hand, material, and memory come together to give new life to monuments.</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 A must-listen episode for anyone who believes that saving stone is a way to illuminate tomorrow.</p><p>📌&nbsp;<em>Com d’Archi</em>&nbsp;is an independent podcast dedicated to architecture and to those who shape it.</p><p>🎙️ Interview with Maël de Quelen by Anne-Charlotte Depondt</p><p>__</p><p><br></p><p>This English version was generated using AI with voice cloning, preserving the speakers’ timbre (Maël and Anne-Charlotte) and their natural French accent. This MP3 is not perfect because of the technic very new but it allow to access to a so interesting conversation.&nbsp;</p><p>Audio production comdarchipodcast</p><p>Teaser image © Maël de Quelen</p><p>__</p><p><br></p><p>If you enjoy the COM D’ARCHI podcast, please consider:</p><p>• subscribing so you don’t miss upcoming episodes,</p><p>• leaving us a rating and a comment 🙂</p><p>• following us on Instagram @comdarchipodcast for beautiful, carefully selected images designed to enrich your understanding of the subject.</p><p>Have a great week, everyone!</p>","author_name":"DEPONDT Anne-Charlotte"}