(y.caradec– flickr/creative commons license) Coop Himmelblau designed the Museum of Confluences in Lyon, France in 2014. The museum is dedicated to natural science and anthropology, beginning with questions of man’s origins and purpose. The exhibits explain the big bang theory, …
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(Pline– wikipedia/creative commons license) The Romans built built a stone structure around this ancient Celtic spring in medieval times. The amount of water produced by the spring varies, but it is often a significant torrent of water that splashes around …
(Giåm– flickr/creative commons license) Adrien Fainsilber and Peter Rice designed the City of Science and Industry at the Parc de la Villette in Paris. It was converted from a sales hall to the museum in 1986. Bernard Tschumi designed the …
(Francisco Anzola– flickr/creative commons license) Jean Nouvel and Brigitte Métra designed the Paris philharmonic concert hall, completed in January 2015. Accoustics were considered by Nagata Acoustics and Marshall Day Acoustics. The hall seats 2,400 and rises 37m. Faure’s Requiem …
(David Jones– flickr/creative commons license) Norman Foster and engineer Michel Virlogeux designed the bridge crossing River Tarn near Millau, France. At 343m, it is the tallest bridge in the world and the tallest structure in France. The bridge connects …
(Up’– flickr/creative commons license) Dominique Jakob and Brendan MacFarlane designed the Orange Cube in Quai Rambaud, Lyon. These architects are well known for their docks de Paris project that wrapped a bright glass and metal skin around a formal concrete …
(Alexander Baranov– flickr/creative commons license) Jean Balladur designed the La Grande Motte commune on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea’s Gulf of Aigues-Mortes. Completed in 1968, it is a homogenous campus of ziggurat style buildings for vacation living. Futuristic and …
(Photo_Robson– flickr/creative commons license) Dominique de Cortone and Pierre Chambiges designed the Paris Administration Building, completed in 1928. Théodore Ballu and Édouard Deperthes led this reconstruction of the building in its original French Renaissance style, which had been destroyed several …
(Wolfgang Staudt– flickr/creative commons license) Ricardo Bofill designed the Regional Hall in Montpellier, France, completed in 1989. The Arc de Triumph is an obvious source for this monumental symbol. The classic arched icon is digitized into a gridded modern object, …
(jeanbaptiste maurice– flickr/creative commons license) Jean Nouvel designed the new Hôtel de ville de Montpellier in the city’s Port Marianne. Inspiration for the unique form came from the previous town hall, the Hotel de Région, which was loosely based on …