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Louis Vuitton Foundation

File / Documentation
Name

284901_sv.jpg

Size

3.75 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

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Creator(s)
Architect: Frank Owen Gehry (American, 1929-)
Time period
creation date: 2008-2014
Location
Site: Paris (Île-de-France, France)
Cultural context
French
Description
general view, model of the glass sails: the 12 glass sails are made of a total of 3,600 panes, each of identical dimensions, but with specific curvature. The unique nature of each pane represents a major innovation, and a break with existing design principles for faceted surfaces. The assembled panes give the sails and their curved shapes a natural, harmonious look, as if they were billowing in the wind. The panes are made up of two sheets of extra-clear glass plus a reflective film, and are screen-printed with a grid of small white dots that impart a chromatic unity to the building, giving it a cloud like appearance., 2017
8 Avenue du Mahatma Gandhi, 75116 Paris, France
Work type
Art museum, Cultural center
Medium
glass (material)
steel
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
(c) Richard Langendorf
Access rights
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
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