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Preferred Title:
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie Work_PrefTitle Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie Preferred Title false
Alternate Title:
Cité of Sciences and Industry (C.S.I.) Work_AltTitle Cité of Sciences and Industry (C.S.I.) Alternate Title false
Image View:
View of bridges, with the Geode at right Image_Title View of bridges, with the Geode at right Image View false
Creator:
Adrien Fainsilber (French architect, born 1932); Bernard Tschumi (Swiss architect, born 1944) Agent_Display Adrien Fainsilber (French architect, born 1932); Bernard Tschumi (Swiss architect, born 1944) Creator false
Location:
site: Paris, Île-de-France, France Work_Location_Type_Display site: Paris, Île-de-France, France Location false
Location Note:
Park de la Villette; 30, avenue Corentin-Cariou Work_LocationNotes Park de la Villette; 30, avenue Corentin-Cariou Location Note false
Date:
1983-1986 (creation) Work_DateDisplay 1983-1986 (creation) Date false
Cultural Context:
French Work_Culture French Cultural Context false
Style Period:
High-Tech; Modernist; Modern Work_StylePeriodDisplay High-Tech; Modernist; Modern Style Period false
Work Type 1:
museum Work_Worktype1 museum Work Type 1 false
Work Type 2:
park (recreation area) Work_Worktype2 park (recreation area) Work Type 2 false
Classification:
architecture Work_Classification architecture Classification false
Material:
steel; glass Work_MaterialDisplay steel; glass Material false
Technique:
construction (assembling) Work_Technique construction (assembling) Technique false
Subjects:
architectural exteriors; contemporary (1960 to present); engineering and industry; manufacturing; bridge Work_Image_SubjectDisplay architectural exteriors; contemporary (1960 to present); engineering and industry; manufacturing; bridge Subjects false
Description:
The largest scientific museum in the world when built (and perhaps still) the C.S.I. utilizes a slaughterhouse complex [covering an area of 55 hectares (136 acres)] started in the 50's and interrupted before completion in the 70's. To metamorphose an industrial building meant for animals into a scientific cultural center for the public was the challenge the architects faced. The building's design was based on three themes: water, a pivotal theme linking the world and life, surrounds the main building; plant life has a place inside the Cité in three large bioclimatic greenhouses facing the park; light, "source of energy of the living world", brightens the permanent exhibition areas via two domes 17 metres in diameter. The Géode is a large geodesic dome containing a 1000 sq metre (10,764 sq ft) movie screen. In 1983 Tschumi won the international competition for the planning of the Parc de la Villette. (Source: Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie [website]; http://www.cite-sciences.fr/english/)
Collection:
Archivision Base Collection LocalCollection Archivision Base Collection Collection false
Identifier:
1A1-FA-CS-A6 Image_OriginalVendorID 1A1-FA-CS-A6 Identifier false
Rights:
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