The "Geste d'Or" Challenge rewards remarkable feats of restoration. The craftsmen Michel Fleury and Philippe Bertone, supported by Gaël Roumeau and Dominique Petelaz, application advisors at Vicat Cement, received a special award for works using Prompt natural cement.
In the commune of Yseron, in the Monts du Lyonnais, a 17th-century inn, which had become a schoolmaster’s house in the 19th century, was entirely restored by the company Les Ateliers du Paysage, who specialise in restoration works in Forcalquier (05).
The history of 19th century concrete and cements is that of a rediscovery of materials, evolving know-how and an architectural transition from craftsmanship to industry. It tells of the discovery of forgotten treasures of the history of architecture now being used to create a new forms.