Parc de la Villette; Porte de la Villette
Tschumi, Bernard

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Date
1982-1987Description
General view of a folly, with Philippe Starck chairs at left; [Chairs by Philippe Starck.] The Parc de la Villette was developed as part of an urban renewal plan on the site the former national meat market and slaughterhouse. Tschumi won a competition for the design of Paris' largest park in 1982. Related to his theoretical work on 'event space', his proposal for a distinctly urban park called for the deployment of a number of abstract, programless structures, dubbed 'follies'. It was intended that the bright red structures would then house various events and groups related to the activities of the park. Source: Galinsky [website]; http://www.galinsky.com/ (accessed 2/8/2008)
Type of Work
park (recreation area)Subject
architectural exteriors, contemporary (1960 to present), Boats and boating, parks (recreation areas), Transportation, Modernist
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