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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 14, 2004

Contact: Eric Gerber
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EXHIBITION OF DOMINIQUE PERRAULT’S WORK HIGHLIGHTED
BY RECEPTION, GALLERY TALK AT UH COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE

A reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 15, at the University of Houston’s Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture in conjunction with the school’s current exhibition highlighting the work of noted French architect Dominique Perrault.

Ronnie Self, assistant professor of architecture at UH, will present a brief talk about Perrault, whose best known projects include the French National Library in Paris, the Olympic Velodrome in Berlin and the Court of Justice of the European Community in Luxembourg.

The exhibition, which is cosponsored by the College of Architecture, the Consulate General of France and the Association Francaise d’Action Artistique, is on display at the school through April 23. It is free and open to the public 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The exhibition, prepared by gallery curator Stephen James, displays pictures of Perrault’s work on 28 internally-lighted boxes that hang from the building’s ceiling.

Since space for the Thursday reception and gallery talk is limited, guests are asked to make reservations by calling 713-743-2400 or e-mailing kpatterson@uh.edu.

For more information about Dominique Perrault, visit http://www.perraultarchitecte.com.

WHAT: Reception and gallery talk for exhibition of the works of Dominique Perrault
WHEN: 6-8 p.m., Thursday, April 15; Exhibition on display through April 23
WHERE: Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture
Entrance 18
WHO: Ronnie Self, assistant professor of architecture

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