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Tschumi, Bernard (b. 1944)

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Name
Tschumi, Bernard (b. 1944)
Nationality
French
Biography
Tschumi was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, from Swiss-French parentage. He studied architecture at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland, earning a diploma in 1969. From 1969 to 1980, Tschumi taught architecture at the Architectural Association in London, England. He moved to the United States in 1975 and became dean of Columbia University School of Architecture in 1988. In 1983, Tschumi won the competition for the redevelopment of the Parc de La Villette in Paris, France.
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Parc de la Villette, Paris 75019. Architecture by Bernard Tschumi, 1987-1991. This 55-hectare park, divided in two by the Ourcq Canal, is located on the site of the Villette slaughterhouses. The design of the park was entrusted to Bernard Tschumi in 1983. In the foreground, the Maison de la Villette, a place of welcome and information, settles in the former veterinarian rotunda built in 1867.
Parc de la Villette, Paris 75019. Architecture by Bernard Tschumi, 1987-1991. This 55-hectare park, divided in two by the Ourcq Canal, is located on the site of the Villette slaughterhouses. The design of the park was entrusted to Bernard Tschumi in 1983. One can see the sculpture “” Bicycle buried”” made by Coosje Van Bruggen (1942-2009) and Claes Oldenburg (born 1929) in 1990.
La Geode in the Parc de la Villette, Paris 75019. Architecture by Adrien Fainsilber, 1986. This 55-hectare park, divided in two by the Ourcq Canal, is located on the site of the Villette slaughterhouses. The design of the park was entrusted to Bernard Tschumi in 1983. In the foreground, the Geode, a cinema room enrobee in a spherical volume, coated with more than 6433 stainless steel plates, made by Adrien Fainsilber in 1986.
Parc de la Villette, Paris 75019. Architecture by Bernard Tschumi, 1987-1991. This 55-hectare park, divided in two by the Ourcq Canal, is located on the site of the Villette slaughterhouses. The design of the park was entrusted to Bernard Tschumi in 1983. One can see the sculpture “” Bicycle buried”” made by Coosje Van Bruggen (1942-2009) and Claes Oldenburg (born 1929) in 1990.
Parc de la Villette, Paris 75019. Architecture by Bernard Tschumi, 1987-1991. This 55-hectare park, divided in two by the Ourcq Canal, is located on the site of the Villette slaughterhouses. The design of the park was entrusted to Bernard Tschumi in 1983.aPhotography
Les Folies du Parc de la Villette, Paris 75019. Architecture by Bernard Tschumi, 1987-1991. This 55-hectare park, divided in two by the Ourcq Canal, is located on the site of the Villette slaughterhouses. The design of the park was entrusted to Bernard Tschumi in 1983.In the foreground, such as playful constructions that dotted the parks and royal gardens of the 18th and 19th centuries, the follies of La Villette come to rhythm the park. Of 26, they are all built on the basis of a cube of 10.80m in size and arranged according to a standard frame of 120m x 120m. Each of it is however unique in form and function.Photographye.
Les Folies du parc de la Villette, Paris 75019. Architecture by Bernard Tschumi, 1987-1991. This 55-hectare park, divided in two by the Ourcq Canal, is located on the site of the Villette slaughterhouses. The design of the park was entrusted to Bernard Tschumi in 1983. In the foreground, such as playful constructions that dotted the parks and royal gardens of the 18th and 19th centuries, the follies of La Villette come to rhythm the park. Of 26, they are all built on the basis of a cube of 10.80m in size and arranged according to a standard frame of 120m x 120m. However, each of them is unique in form and function. In the background, the Cité des sciences et de l'industrie transformed by Adrien Fainsilber into a museum dedicated to scientific and industrial culture
Les Folies du parc de la Villette, Paris 19. Architecture by Bernard Tschumi, 1987-1991. This 55-hectare park, divided in two by the Ourcq Canal, is located on the site of the Villette slaughterhouses. The design of the park was entrusted to Bernard Tschumi in 1983.
Les Folies du parc de la Villette, Paris 75019. Architecture by Bernard Tschumi, 1987-1991. This 55-hectare park, divided in two by the Ourcq Canal, is located on the site of the Villette slaughterhouses. The design of the park was entrusted to Bernard Tschumi in 1983. In the foreground, such as playful constructions that dotted the parks and royal gardens of the 18th and 19th centuries, the follies of La Villette come to rhythm the park. Of 26, they are all built on the basis of a cube of 10.80m in size and arranged according to a standard frame of 120m x 120m. However, each of them is unique in form and function.
Parc de la Villette, Paris 75019. Architecture by Bernard Tschumi, 1987-1991. This 55-hectare park, divided in two by the Ourcq Canal, is located on the site of the Villette slaughterhouses. The design of the park was entrusted to Bernard Tschumi in 1983.
Parc de la Villette, Paris 75019. Architecture by Bernard Tschumi, 1987-1991. This 55-hectare park, divided in two by the Ourcq Canal, is located on the site of the Villette slaughterhouses. The design of the park was entrusted to Bernard Tschumi in 1983.
Le Cafe de la Musique, Parc de la Villette, Paris 75019. Architecture by Christian and Elisabeth de Portzamparc, 1987-1991. The café de la musique, opened in 1999, is located in the 55-hectare Parc de la Villette, divided in two by the Canal de l'Ourcq, located at the site of the abattoirs de la Villette. The design of the park was entrusted to Bernard Tschumi in 1983.
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