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paris Projects 22 Created 19-Mar-14 By CHOI JINYOUNG, SEOUL, South Korea Tetris Moussafir es atelier, social housing 52

7 Meditation Space 14 Cinémathèque Française 15 Le Grand Louvre 16 Rue de Meaux Housing 17 Renzo Piano housing 8 Communist

office 10 Centre Georges Pompidou 20 Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners auditorium, congress centre, exposition space,

house 6 Renzo Piano education 13 Gehry Partners auditorium, cinema, library, museum Renzo Piano atelier 5 Rh+ architecture

shopping centre Jakob + MacFarlane cafe, commercial space, office Studio Bellecour housing 3 Musée du Quai Branly 21 Jean

1 paris Projects 22 Created 19-Mar-14 By CHOI JINYOUNG, SEOUL, South Korea Tetris Moussafir es atelier, social housing 52 residential units in Paris Bercy 2 Multimedia Library Plein Soleil Atelier Brancusi IRCAM Maison de Tristan Tzara New Wave 7 Meditation Space 14 Cinémathèque Française 15 Le Grand Louvre 16 Rue de Meaux Housing 17 Renzo Piano housing 8 Communist Party Headquarters 18 Oscar Niemeyer government, office 9 Fondation Cartier 19 Jean Nouvel exposition space, museum, office 10 Centre Georges Pompidou 20 Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners auditorium, congress centre, exposition space, library, museum 11 Rh+ architecture bar, exposition space Social Housing Rue Marcadet IM Pei museum Adolf Loos private house 6 Renzo Piano education 13 Gehry Partners auditorium, cinema, library, museum Renzo Piano atelier 5 Rh+ architecture housing, kindergarten Cité de la Mode et du Design Tadao Ando memorial space, religion K-ures library 4 Renzo Piano mall, shopping centre Jakob + MacFarlane cafe, commercial space, office Studio Bellecour housing 3 Musée du Quai Branly 21 Jean Nouvel museum 12 X-TU ure social housing Arab World Institute 22 Jean Nouvel culture, library, museum 1

2 Tower Flower 23 Edouard François social housing, housing Bibliothèque Nationale François Mitterand 24 Dominique Perrault square, library, landmark 2

photo: Luc Boegly photo: Luc Boegly Tetris 13-15-19 rue du Nord 75018 Paris The project is part of an urban program aimed at regenerating underprivileged neighbourhoods in Northern Paris Nine

daylight available to future residents Perfect alignment with existing buildings and identical façade treatment erases the difference between the old and the new The «commonplace» exterior is

3 photo: Luc Boegly photo: Luc Boegly Tetris rue du Nord Paris The project is part of an urban program aimed at regenerating underprivileged neighbourhoods in Northern Paris Nine residences and three artists' studios were built on three narrow plots The project was shaped by our intention to stay in harmony with the neighbourhood's scale and density while maximizing space and daylight available to future residents Perfect alignment with existing buildings and identical façade treatment erases the difference between the old and the new The «commonplace» exterior is balanced by the singularity of living rooms Each of the 3 buildings has one apartment per floor The staggered arrangement of day and night zones allows for the difference in ceiling heights: 3,40 m for the living room and 2,60 for the bedroom Each individual residence is marked by a large timber-framed bow window highlighting the increased height of double-aspect living rooms The principle equally applies to apartments and atéliers, as nowadays home and workspace tend to merge Floor area/size m² General consultant Moussafir es SIBAT SIEMP MAA photo: Luc Boegly 3

photo: S Moya 52 residential units in Paris Rue Françoise Dolto 75013 Paris

4 photo: S Moya 52 residential units in Paris Rue Françoise Dolto Paris Construction of 52 residential units in a masterplan of Christian de Portzamparc Public access unknown! Floor area/size m² Studio Bellecour Kaufman & Broad Bellecour photo: S Moya 4

photo: JP Calero photo: JP Calero Bercy 2 Bercy 2 94220 Paris http://wwwccbercy2com/ photo: JP Calero

'Echangeur de la Porte de Bercy' in the intersection of Boulevard Peripherique Faced with this tangle

activities, offices, hotel, underground parking, with a clear horizontal direction The interior is

5 photo: JP Calero photo: JP Calero Bercy 2 Bercy Paris photo: JP Calero The Bercy-Charenton Mall by Renzo Piano in Paris, is located on the outskirts of Paris, near the 'Echangeur de la Porte de Bercy' in the intersection of Boulevard Peripherique Faced with this tangle urban road, the mall is conceived as an object closed and introverted The complex includes commercial activities, offices, hotel, underground parking, with a clear horizontal direction The interior is organized around a street covered with top lighting 1990 Renzo Piano jpcalero 5

photo: Fabrice Dunou photo: Fabrice Dunou Multimedia Library Avenue de Fontainebleau 53 94270 Paris The multimedia library of Kremlin

was built on part of the site of the house Geo, industrial meat, which had been abandoned since 1995 The construction started in late

friday: 12am-7pm Wednesday : 10am-7pm Saturday : 10am-6pm Bus : lines 47 and 131 (stop : Convention-Fontainebleau) Subway Ligne 7 : Le

6 photo: Fabrice Dunou photo: Fabrice Dunou Multimedia Library Avenue de Fontainebleau Paris The multimedia library of Kremlin Bicetre opened its doors to the public in December 5th, 2012 The Echo is the name that was given to it Covering an area of 4500m2, it was built on part of the site of the house Geo, industrial meat, which had been abandoned since 1995 The construction started in late 2009 under the direction of the K-ures agency photo: Fabrice Dunou Floor area/size m² K-ures FabriceDunou Tuesday, thursday, friday: 12am-7pm Wednesday : 10am-7pm Saturday : 10am-6pm Bus : lines 47 and 131 (stop : Convention-Fontainebleau) Subway Ligne 7 : Le Kremlin-Bicêtre Tram 3 : Porte d'italie Vélib : avenue de Fontainebleau Parking OKABÉ : 2hrs free 6

photo: Luc Boegly photo: Luc Boegly Plein Soleil Riquet 16 75019 Paris http://rhplus-architecturecom The situation of the plot at number 16 rue Riquet is

facing south with a depth varying from 18 to 22 meters The building at the corner of Avenue de Flandre constructed at right angles as well as the small

gable of number 14 allows the new building to be built upon The whole of these characteristics bear a rich urban potential The project aims at making the most

7 photo: Luc Boegly photo: Luc Boegly Plein Soleil Riquet Paris The situation of the plot at number 16 rue Riquet is exceptional: largely visible from the corner of Avenue de Flandre, it is very close to the Bassin de la Villette and has a length of 36 meters of frontage facing south with a depth varying from 18 to 22 meters The building at the corner of Avenue de Flandre constructed at right angles as well as the small buildings with adjoining ground floors gives to the western corner of the plot a very valuable 'faubourg' touch On the other side of the same street, the large gable of number 14 allows the new building to be built upon The whole of these characteristics bear a rich urban potential The project aims at making the most of it in the setting up and design of the new building photo: Luc Boegly Project is not public! Rh+ architecture Private rh_architecture 7

photo: Renzo Piano s Atelier Brancusi Place Georges-Pompidou 1 75004 Paris Constantin Brancusi arrived in Paris in 1904 after attending the Bucharest School of Fine Arts He created the majority of

8 photo: Renzo Piano s Atelier Brancusi Place Georges-Pompidou Paris Constantin Brancusi arrived in Paris in 1904 after attending the Bucharest School of Fine Arts He created the majority of his works in his Paris studios Shortly before he died, he bequeathed his studio and all its contents to the French government on condition that the Musée National d'art Moderne reconstitute the studio as it had been in its original location near Montparnasse Renzo Piano reproduced Brancusi's studio on one side of the Place Georges Pompidou, next to the eponymous Centre The layout of the studio has been reconstituted down to the last detail with Brancusi's sculptures, photographs, manuals, discs and tools to satisfy the artist's wish to have his work displayed in its entirety photo: Nazar Leskiw 1995 Renzo Piano Nazar 8

photo: Nazar Leskiw IRCAM Place Igor-Stravinsky 1 75004 Paris IRCAM (Institut de Re cher che et Co or di na tion Acoustique/Musique) is a

ga niza t io nally lin ked with, the Centre Pompidou in Paris The ex ten sion of the buil ding was de si gned by Renzo Piano and Richard

9 photo: Nazar Leskiw IRCAM Place Igor-Stravinsky Paris IRCAM (Institut de Re cher che et Co or di na tion Acoustique/Musique) is a Eu ro pean in sti tute for science about music and sound and avant garde electro-acoustical art music It is si tua ted next to, and is or ga niza t io nally lin ked with, the Centre Pompidou in Paris The ex ten sion of the buil ding was de si gned by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers 1990 Main designer, Renzo Piano Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Nazar photo: Nazar Leskiw 9

Maison de Tristan Tzara Avenue Junot 15 75018 Paris The modern-style house was built in 1926 by Austrian architect Adolf Loos for the poet & writer Tristan Tzara founding father of Dadaism and his

10 Maison de Tristan Tzara Avenue Junot Paris The modern-style house was built in 1926 by Austrian architect Adolf Loos for the poet & writer Tristan Tzara founding father of Dadaism and his wife, the painter, Knitson The rigidly functionalist Maison Tristan Tzara, built in Montmartre, was designed following Tzara's specific requirements and decorated with samples of African art It was Loos' only major contribution in his Parisian years Project is not public! 1926 Adolf Loos Tristan Tzara cost photo: Costin Constantin 10

photo: Mathieu Ducros photo: Mathieu Ducros New Wave Rue Tiquetonne 13 75002 Paris The aim was to transform an industrial area into a multi functional

be able to transform its restaurant into a showroom The project consisted in creating a unique multi functional product; hiding air-conditioning, lights

diversity, and energy which are breaking with the initial 80's atmosphere Floor area/size 2003 220 m² Lighting designer General consultant Exhibition

11 photo: Mathieu Ducros photo: Mathieu Ducros New Wave Rue Tiquetonne Paris The aim was to transform an industrial area into a multi functional space The photo studio Pin-Up needed to be able to host in a same place, multiple events such as exhibitions, receptions, fashion shows, as well as to be able to transform its restaurant into a showroom The project consisted in creating a unique multi functional product; hiding air-conditioning, lights and acoustic The result: the sine curves staff of 9 different colours are organising, in a hierarchy, the space of the restaurant They bring depth, diversity, and energy which are breaking with the initial 80's atmosphere Floor area/size m² Lighting designer General consultant Exhibition designer Rh+ architecture L'observatoire 1 Noble Ingénierie Sylvain Dubuisson Studio Pin Up Rhplus photo: Mathieu Ducros 11

photo: goa photo: goa Social Housing Rue Marcadet Rue Marcadet 1-3 75018 Paris The building inserts itself into the îlot (block), originally meant to be

that runs around the Rue Ordener and the Rue Marcadet It surrounds the existing (and renovated) building on the Rue Émile-Duployé, where it decomposes to

façades are animated by the composition of small and large windows in a free pattern On certain points they extrude from the building in bright green, on

12 photo: goa photo: goa Social Housing Rue Marcadet Rue Marcadet Paris The building inserts itself into the îlot (block), originally meant to be demolished (îlot insalubre) in its whole The design preserves the identity and picturesque character of the block The 70 apartments form an urban band that runs around the Rue Ordener and the Rue Marcadet It surrounds the existing (and renovated) building on the Rue Émile-Duployé, where it decomposes to allow a view on the inner court garden The architects have addressed the new thermal insulation regulations and placed solar panels on the rooftops The façades are animated by the composition of small and large windows in a free pattern On certain points they extrude from the building in bright green, on other case they are embodied within the soft grey aluminium skin Public access unknown! 2010 X-TU ure goa photo: goa 12

photo: goa Cité de la Mode et du Design Quai d'austerlitz 75013 Paris In Paris's 13th arrondissement, Parisian architects Jakob + MacFarlane have converted the existing concrete

in apple-green spindles colonize the entire façade photo: goa Floor area/size 2008 20000 m², Interior architect, Landscape architect, Urban planner Jakob + MacFarlane goa Institut

13 photo: goa Cité de la Mode et du Design Quai d'austerlitz Paris In Paris's 13th arrondissement, Parisian architects Jakob + MacFarlane have converted the existing concrete skeleton of a former warehouse into a center for design and fashion The architects constantly explore all forms and 'non-forms', which is visible in this project: parasitical volumes in apple-green spindles colonize the entire façade photo: goa Floor area/size m², Interior architect, Landscape architect, Urban planner Jakob + MacFarlane goa Institut Français de la Mode Metro : Gare d'austerlitz The building lies directly next to the Seine between the Pont Charles de Gaulle and the Pont de Bercy 13

14 Meditation Space Place de Fontenoy Paris At the very end of the patio of the Japanese garden, with access to the right, is the 33m2, cylindrical, one-story structure is paved with granite exposed to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, subsequently cleaned and used for the floor and base of the pond Commissioned by UNESCO to symbolize peace and to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the adoption of UNESCO's Constitution Financed through Japanese private donations amounting to approximately 5 million French Francs photo: Piotr Krajewski 1995 Tadao Ando pkrajewski_pl General phone number: +33 (0) Access to the public only on guided tour reservation early in advance Visible behind the gates of Unesco, however By train: RER B from Roissy CDG to Paris St Michel station, every 4 to 15 minutes from 5 am to midnight, fares, combined metro-rer ticket, 770 Take metro line 10, direction Boulogne Pont de St-Cloud to Ségur station This will take you about one hour from Roissy CDG 14

photo: isida photo: isida Cinémathèque Française Rue de Bercy 51 75012 Paris http://wwwcinemathequefr/ The Cinémathèque is setting up in the building which was initially conceived by the architect

a reception hall which makes use of space and light in a very nice way, contrasting with the elevation made of white stone on the side facing Bercy Street The inside spaces, reconverted by the

Cinémathèque Française hosts the largest archive of films, movie documents, and film-related objects in the world It holds daily screenings of a variety of films from all over the world photo: isida

15 photo: isida photo: isida Cinémathèque Française Rue de Bercy Paris The Cinémathèque is setting up in the building which was initially conceived by the architect Frank O Gehry known as the famous Bilbao Guggenheim museum architect The Cinémathèque building was wittily named "the dancer raising her tutu" by its creator It faces a park on one side and features a reception hall which makes use of space and light in a very nice way, contrasting with the elevation made of white stone on the side facing Bercy Street The inside spaces, reconverted by the architect Dominique Brard, make use of an abundance of inclined planes which enable communication between the different volumes and the great number of overlaped levels [from the project's website] Cinémathèque Française hosts the largest archive of films, movie documents, and film-related objects in the world It holds daily screenings of a variety of films from all over the world photo: isida 1994 Main designer, Interior architect Gehry Partners Dominique Brard isida Temporary and permanent exhibitions: During the week from 12 pm to 7 pm, open until 10 pm on Thursdays Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 8 pm ural tour for individuals: every first Sunday of the month at 11 am Metro: Bercy - Lignes 6 and 14 Bus:

photo: João Pereira de Sousa photo: João Pereira de Sousa Le Grand Louvre Place du Palais Royal 2 75001 Paris http://wwwlouvrefr/ The central courtyard of the museum, on the axis of the

centre point for the vast sprawling exterior The challenge for celebrity architect IM Pei was to create a design that would accomplish its task while at the same time allow the Louvre Museum to

16 photo: João Pereira de Sousa photo: João Pereira de Sousa Le Grand Louvre Place du Palais Royal Paris The central courtyard of the museum, on the axis of the Champs-Élysées, is occupied by the Louvre Pyramid, which serves as the main entrance to the museum This leads into a new central circulation space for the main wings of the galleries and as a visual centre point for the vast sprawling exterior The challenge for celebrity architect IM Pei was to create a design that would accomplish its task while at the same time allow the Louvre Museum to remain the focus of attention The solution he came up with was a series of glass pyramids The structures jut into the sky to draw the gaze of tourists and let them know this is where they should be But at the same time it allows both them and the Parisians the ability to see through it and revel in the elder architectural masterpiece The project also included the construction of a shopping mall, cultural center, an auditorium, and parking garages photo: João Pereira de Sousa 1989 Contractor IM Pei Dumez François Mitterrand Lotje The museum is open every day except Tuesday Admission to the Louvre is free on the first Sunday of every month Take the Metro (Lines 1 or 7) to the station Palais Royale Musée du Louvre, and follow signs to the museum; The following bus lines stop in front of the Pyramid: 21, 24, 27, 39, 48, 68, 69, 72, 81, 95, and the Paris Open Tour bus; An underground parking garage is available for those coming by car The entrance is located on avenue du Général Lemonnier It is open daily from 7 am to 11 pm; If you come by Batobus, get off at the Louvre stop, quai François Mitterrand 16

photo: Viktor Ramos photo: Viktor Ramos Rue de Meaux Housing Rue de Meaux 75019 Paris The residential complex in the 19th district of Paris is composed

the creation of a ' double-skinned' facade system and the use of terracotta Project is not public!

17 photo: Viktor Ramos photo: Viktor Ramos Rue de Meaux Housing Rue de Meaux Paris The residential complex in the 19th district of Paris is composed of 220 low cost apartments The homes all face a central internal garden planted with birch trees Research into the grain and color of materials led to the creation of a ' double-skinned' facade system and the use of terracotta Project is not public! 1991 Landscape designer Renzo Piano Desvigne & Dalnoky R'egie Immobilière de la Ville de Paris + Les Mutuelles du Mans Naomi photo: Viktor Ramos Take the subway to Jaurès 17

photo: Viktor Ramos photo: Viktor Ramos Communist Party Headquarters Place Colonel Fabien 2 75019 Paris http://wwwpcffr The avant-garde building conceived by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer has

walls of the Place du Colonel Fabien have kept the marks of the wooden boards used to build them Oscar Niemeyer said the headquarters was ''a piece of work which will constitute in this city, I am

level and has Niemeyer desks and chairs The room's dome (see the satellite images) is on the lawn in front of the curved six-story main building, sheathed in glass 1972 Oscar Niemeyer Communist Party

18 photo: Viktor Ramos photo: Viktor Ramos Communist Party Headquarters Place Colonel Fabien Paris The avant-garde building conceived by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer has become super hip In 2000, Italian fashion house Prada rented the building to present its collection Niemeyer has created a beautiful building He wanted a simple construction without ornament The walls of the Place du Colonel Fabien have kept the marks of the wooden boards used to build them Oscar Niemeyer said the headquarters was ''a piece of work which will constitute in this city, I am sure, an example of contemporary architecture, and even, permit me to say, a tourist attraction'' The main conference room with metal slates hanging vertically on the walls is situated below ground level and has Niemeyer desks and chairs The room's dome (see the satellite images) is on the lawn in front of the curved six-story main building, sheathed in glass 1972 Oscar Niemeyer Communist Party Naomi photo: Viktor Ramos open Monday through Friday from 9 am to 4 pm; tours by appointment by can be arranged by at vbenoit@pcffr or at or Take the subway to Colonel Fabien, or Jaurès or Bolivar 18

photo: Philippe Ruault photo: Philippe Ruault Fondation Cartier Boulevard Raspail 261 75014 Paris http://fondationcartiercom/ In 1994, the Fondation Cartier moved, exchanging Jouy-en-Josas near

dematerializes architectural structure He also famously designed the Institut du Monde Arabe (1987) and the Musée du Quai Branly (2006), both in Paris For the external façade, he designed a glass

19 photo: Philippe Ruault photo: Philippe Ruault Fondation Cartier Boulevard Raspail Paris In 1994, the Fondation Cartier moved, exchanging Jouy-en-Josas near Versailles for the boulevard Raspail in the heart of Paris Its new premises were designed by Jean Nouvel, an architect celebrated in and throughout the world for the unique way in which he dematerializes architectural structure He also famously designed the Institut du Monde Arabe (1987) and the Musée du Quai Branly (2006), both in Paris For the external façade, he designed a glass screen running parallel to the boulevard Raspail that would prolong the boulevard s perspective Behind this transparent wall, a cedar of Lebanon planted by Chateaubriand in 1823 emerges from a monumental flower pot clad with multi-colored mosaics, a witty creation by the Italian designer Alessandro Mendini Above the entrance to the building rises a wall of plants commissioned in 1998 from Patrick Blanc, a specialist in tropical botany and the creator of this innovative design photo: Patrick Gries Floor area/size m² Structural engineer Jean Nouvel ARUP Gan Vie boeboe Daily, except Monday, from 11-20:00 hr On Tuesday evenings its open until 22:00 hr The Fondation Cartier is on the east side of the boulevard Raspail in the 14th Arrondissement Either walk North from Denfert-Rochereau (RER Line B or Metro lines 4 and 6) or walk South from Raspail (Metro lines 4 and 6) Bus numbers 38 and 68 stop at Denfert-Rochereau 19

photo: Michael Buschor photo: Michael Buschor Centre Georges Pompidou Place Georges Pompidou 1 75191 Paris http://wwwcentrepompidoufr Centre Georges Pompidou is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the

acoustic research The building was designed by the architects Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers and Sue Rogers and engineers Peter Rice and Edmund Happold, whose design was not popular at first However,

elite monuments into popular places of social and cultural exchange, woven into the heart of the city The characteristic piping is colour-coded according to the contents: yellow for electricity, red

20 photo: Michael Buschor photo: Michael Buschor Centre Georges Pompidou Place Georges Pompidou Paris Centre Georges Pompidou is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the IVe arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles and the Marais It houses the Bibliothèque publique d'information, a public library, the Musée National d'art Moderne, and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research The building was designed by the architects Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers and Sue Rogers and engineers Peter Rice and Edmund Happold, whose design was not popular at first However, under the guidance of its first director, Pontus Hultén, it quickly became a noted attraction in Paris The Pompidou 'revolutionized museums,' the Pritzker jury said, 'transforming what had once been elite monuments into popular places of social and cultural exchange, woven into the heart of the city The characteristic piping is colour-coded according to the contents: yellow for electricity, red for transport, blue for water, and green for air' [Wikipediaorg] photo: Michael Buschor 1977 Main designer, Interior architect Services engineer Contractor Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Gianfranco Franchini Renzo Piano Ove Arup and Partners Grands Travaux de Marseilles Ministère des Affaires Culturelles, Ministère de l Education Nationale Buschi Museum, Exhibitions 11am-9pm, ticket counters closed at 8 pm Rooms closed at 850 pm Late night openings for certain exhibitions, as indicated on the website, Thursdays and Fridays to 11 pm Ticket counters closed at 10 pm Atelier Brancusi: every day, except Tuesdays, 2-6 pm To avoid queuing up, best after 5 pm Public Reference Library (Bpi): Weekdays: pm Saturdays, Sundays & public holidays: 11 am-10 pm Metro Stations 'Rambuteau', 'Hôtel de Ville' or 'Châtelet - Les Halles' 20

photo: musée du quai Branly Nicolas Borel photo: musée du quai Branly Nicolas Borel Musée du Quai Branly Quai Branly 37 75007 Paris http://wwwquaibranlyfr/ Mitterrand sprinkled Paris with bold

stirred considerable resentment Defiant, mysterious and wildly eccentric, it is not an easy building to love Its jumble of different structures, set in a lush green garden on the bank of the Seine in

over to the experience, you may find it the greatest monument to French popular culture since the Pompidou The building combines angular glass walls with futuristic cubes of bright color and outside,

21 photo: musée du quai Branly Nicolas Borel photo: musée du quai Branly Nicolas Borel Musée du Quai Branly Quai Branly Paris Mitterrand sprinkled Paris with bold landmarks, from Pei's glass pyramid at the Louvre to Dominique Perrault's National Library Georges Pompidou built the colorful machinelike museum Like its predecessors, Chirac s new Quai Branly has stirred considerable resentment Defiant, mysterious and wildly eccentric, it is not an easy building to love Its jumble of different structures, set in a lush green garden on the bank of the Seine in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, hardly conforms to notions of Parisian monumental elegance Yet, Jean Nouvel's design creates a kaleidoscopic montage of urban impressions And once you give yourself over to the experience, you may find it the greatest monument to French popular culture since the Pompidou The building combines angular glass walls with futuristic cubes of bright color and outside, a green wall of thick vegetation, suggestive of a forest or a jungle An enormous curved glass wall shields the garden from cars roaring by An urban oasis photo: musée du quai Branly - Nicolas Borel Floor area/size m² Supplier Jean Nouvel Trespa Etablissement public du Musée du Quai Branly MI_MOA Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 am to 6:30 pm, and on Thursdays, till 9:30 pm Closed Monday The museum is next tot the Eiffel Tower Entry to the museum is via rue de l Université or via Quai Branly Metro : Iéna (line 9), Alma-Marceau (line 9), Pont de l Alma (RER C), Bir Hakeim (line 6) Bus : line 42 Eiffel Tower stop; lines 63, 80, 92: Bosquet-Rapp stop; line 72 Musée d art moderne Palais de Tokyo stop River shuttle : Eiffel Tower stop (Batobus, Bateaux parisiens et Vedettes de Paris) Paying car park accessed via 25 quai Branly 21

photo: IMA photo: IMA / Georges Fessy Arab World Institute Rue des Fosses-Saint-Bernard 1 75005 Paris http://wwwimarabeorg In 1980, 18 Arab countries concluded an agreement with to establish the AWI

needs to be better known and understood in the West It supplies cultural information in a wide range of media: libraries, electronic databanks, a conventional, glass-case museum, audio-visual

urban point of view The Institute is a hinge between 2 cultures and histories Certain symbolic items like the moucharabiehs whose polygons of varying shapes and sizes, create a geometric effect

22 photo: IMA photo: IMA / Georges Fessy Arab World Institute Rue des Fosses-Saint-Bernard Paris In 1980, 18 Arab countries concluded an agreement with to establish the AWI to spread knowledge and research the Arab World s language, and its cultural and spiritual values, reflecting the opinion, that the Arab world - its civilization and values, its past and future - needs to be better known and understood in the West It supplies cultural information in a wide range of media: libraries, electronic databanks, a conventional, glass-case museum, audio-visual displays, and an outreach program of touring exhibits and performances as well This is not an Arab building, but an occidental one, it s not pastiche, like the Paris Mosque, but modern and from an urban point of view The Institute is a hinge between 2 cultures and histories Certain symbolic items like the moucharabiehs whose polygons of varying shapes and sizes, create a geometric effect recalling the Alhambra It AWI has been conceived equally by Jean Nouvel, ure-studio, Pierre Soria and Gilbert Lezenes photo: IMA Floor area/size m² Main designer, Jean Nouvel ASure-Studio Gilbert Lezenes Pierre Soria Institut du Monde Arabe MI_MOA Daily from 10:00 to 18:00 except Mondays Library: 13:00 until 20:00 except Sunday and Monday Métro : Jussieu, Cardinal-Lemoine, Sully-Morland Bus : 24, 63, 67, 86, 87,

photo: Jeroen Apers photo: Jeroen Apers Tower Flower Rue Albert Roussel 23 75017 Paris "Flower Tower" is a bit of a misnomer since bamboo isn't a

"Bamboo Building" I guess This Parisian apartment block features a green facade of bamboo planted in 380 large concrete pots embedded in the balconies

23 photo: Jeroen Apers photo: Jeroen Apers Tower Flower Rue Albert Roussel Paris "Flower Tower" is a bit of a misnomer since bamboo isn't a regularly flowering plant (bamboo generally dies after flowering, and most species are long lived, so you connect the dots), but it sounds better than "Bamboo Building" I guess This Parisian apartment block features a green facade of bamboo planted in 380 large concrete pots embedded in the balconies Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Edouard François OPAC de Paris Apers photo: Jeroen Apers 23

photo: Jeroen Apers photo: Jeroen Apers Bibliothèque Nationale François Mitterand Quai François-Mauriac 1 75706 Paris http://wwwbnffr/ On 14 July 1988, François Mitterrand announced the construction

technologies, which could be consulted from a distance, and which would collaborate with other European libraries In July 1989, the services of the architectural firm of Dominique Perrault were

consists of a large esplanade and four identical L-shaped towers, whose form recalls the shape of an open book This architecture was controversial; many considered it too costly, and not very

24 photo: Jeroen Apers photo: Jeroen Apers Bibliothèque Nationale François Mitterand Quai François-Mauriac Paris On 14 July 1988, François Mitterrand announced the construction and the expansion of one of the largest and most modern libraries in the world, intended to cover all fields of knowledge, and designed to be accessible to all, using the most modern data transfer technologies, which could be consulted from a distance, and which would collaborate with other European libraries In July 1989, the services of the architectural firm of Dominique Perrault were retained After the move of the major collections from the rue de Richelieu, the National Library of opened to the public on 20 December 1996 It contains more than ten million volumes The new complex consists of a large esplanade and four identical L-shaped towers, whose form recalls the shape of an open book This architecture was controversial; many considered it too costly, and not very suitable to the storage of book collections Indeed, wooden boards had to be set up at the windows to protect the books from the light photo: Jeroen Apers Floor area/size m² Security consultant Services engineer Dominique Perrault Séchaud & Bossuyt HGM Guy Huguet SA Ministère de la Culture Apers Take the RER to the Library's own station, Bibliothèque François Mitterand 24

PARIS 04-Jul-16 andrea gallo, napoli, Italy Musée du Quai Branly Maison de Tristan Tzara Bibliothèque Nationale François

PARIS 04-Jul-16 andrea gallo, napoli, Italy Musée du Quai Branly Maison de Tristan Tzara Bibliothèque Nationale François PARIS Projects 13 Created 04-Jul-16 By andrea gallo, napoli, Italy Musée du Quai Branly Jean Nouvel museum Bibliothèque Nationale François Mitterand Villa la Roche Communist Party Headquarters Meditation