^Metro Centric– flickr/creative commons license) Dominique Perrault designed the Bibliothèque nationale de France (TGB) near the Bibliothèque François Mitterrand and Bibliothèque Simone-de-Beauvoir in Paris. The Simone-de-Beauvoir pedestrian bridge connects the axis between the four towers across the river Seine. A …
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(Lauren Manning– flickr/creative commons license) Périphériques Architectes designed the new renovation for Jussieu Campus in Paris, completed in 2006. The Edouard Albert campus from the 60’s is run-down and widely considered a failure of Modernism. Pilasters lifted up the buildings …
(Damien Clauzel– flickr/creative commons license) Christian de Portzamparc designed the headquarters for the Rhone-Alpes Regional Council. It will be completed this year, in the Lyon confluence development. It uses a green roof, solar panels, and recycled materials to emphasize sustainability. …
(westher– flickr/creative commons license) The André Citröen park in Paris was built on the site of the site of the city’s old car factory. Nature, design, and structure come together in these fine gardens by the river Seine. Two looming …
(Rog01– flickr/creative commons license) Parvis de La Défense along the Avenue des Champs-Elysees from Louvre to the Grande Arche de la Defense. This neighborhood of Paris has many large and modern structures. The rectangular gaps in this building recalls the …
(jean-louis zimmermann– flickr/creative commons license) Michele Saee designed the 2004 renovation for the famous Publicis Drugstore, transforming it into the Publicis brasserie and bar. The building is prominent on 133 Champs Elysees in Paris. Large front windows overlook the historic …
Saint Denis Basilica, built under the supervision of Abbot Suger, heralded Europe’s shift from Romanesque to Gothic. The difference can be seen in its pointed arch, the ribbed vault, the ambulatory with radiating chapels, the clustered columns supporting ribs springing …
(roryrory– flickr/creative commons license) Like graffiti? Jean Nouvel designed the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain in Paris, France. It is only right that kids be free to create street art freely here, as cultural honesty and cubist transparency is the …
(hellethom– flickr/creative commons license) Gigon and Guyer designed the Donation Albers-Honnegger completed in April 2004. This museum of the EAC and the Le préau des enfants, also shown here, are meant to foster artistic creativity in young people. (hellethom– flickr/creative …
(elyullo– flickr/creative commons license) Le Corbusier designed the Sainte Marie de La Tourette near Lyon, France, completed in 1960. As one of the greatest works of Modernism produced, the Dominican Order convent sinks into the edge of a forest in …