'It’s an honor': Mexican architect helps with reconstruction of Notre Dame
“As a Latino — as a Mexican, I was keeping in mind all the time that when we do things — we do it with passion,” said Alejandro Arredondo, an architect working to restore the Notre Dame in Paris.
Alejandro Arredondo, an architect born in Mexico, is among the few who will ever get to work on the Notre Dame in Paris, France, since its construction nine centuries ago.
Nearly 6,000 miles from his native homeland, Arredondo is the only Latino working on the restoration of the 860-year-old gothic cathedral.
“For me, it’s an honor to be part of this amazing project. This once-in-a-lifetime project,” said Arredondo.
In 2017, Arredondo arrived in Paris with his wife searching for an opportunity. Two years later he was hired at Art Graphic and Patrimony, a group that specialized in the preservation of historical sites. Three months into the job the unimaginable happened: The Notre Dame cathedral was engulfed in flames.
After the fire, a U.S. company hired Arredondo’s employer to make a digital model of the 12th-century cathedral to help with the reconstruction process. Using 3D laser scanners and high-performance drones, Arredondo and his teammates were in charge of making a complete survey of the scorched building.
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