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Terrence M. Curry S.J.

Terrence M. Curry, S.J., is a practicing architect in Brooklyn, N.Y. where he is the director of St. Joseph Studio Workshop. He recently retired as a professor of architecture teaching in the United States, Hungary and China.

Visit his website at https://sjsw.org/.

A view of the nave during a Mass open to the public at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, five-and-a-half years after a fire ravaged the Gothic masterpiece, as part of ceremonies to mark the cathedral's reopening after its restoration, in Paris, Dec. 8, 2024. (OSV News/Christian Hartmann, Reuters)
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A Jesuit architect visits the new Notre-Dame

Avatar photo by Terrence M. Curry S.J. August 15, 2025August 15, 2025

The craftsmanship is extraordinary—woodwork, stonework, metalwork and glasswork. Even with a trained eye, it is almost impossible to distinguish the parts that were replaced from those that survived the fire.

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