Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Maison de la Culture de Firminy-Vert
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Preferred Title:
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Maison de la Culture de Firminy-Vert
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Alternate Title:
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Firminy-Vert Cultural Center
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Image View:
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West facade, facing stadium (under restoration in this view)
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Creator:
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Le Corbusier (Swiss architect, 1887-1965)
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Location:
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site: Firminy, Rhône-Alpes, France
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Location Note:
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Firminy-Vert area, Rue des Noyers
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GPS:
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+45.3889+4.2878
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Date:
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1956-1965 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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French
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Style Period:
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Modernist; Modern; Twentieth century
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Work Type 1:
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ideal city
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Work Type 2:
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community center
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Classification:
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architecture
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Material:
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concrete; steel; glass
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Measurements:
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14 m (width) x 110 m (length)
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Description:
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Le Corbusier was commissioned by Eugène Claudius-Petit, who became mayor of Firminy in 1953, to design a central ?agora? including a sports stadium, cultural centre and church, as well as the Unité (housing unit), which he organized as an ensemble around the bowl of an abandoned quarry. The ensemble was called "Firminy Vert' (Green Firminy) to mark a new beginning for what had been "Firminy Noir" (Black Firminy), a coal-mining town. The slope of the old quarry basin dictated the design. It is three levels and contains an auditorium, theater, studio and community meeting room. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Image Description:
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The roof has been problematic and is undergoing an 8 million euro renovation.
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Six
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Identifier:
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1A1-LC-FV-CC-C2
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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