TEC4608049: The central switch point of the Swiss railway company in Bale, Switzerland. Architects Pierre De Meuron and Jacques Herzog, construction 1998-1999. Located behind the Munchenstein Bridge, like a giant monolith, this impressive building stands above the railways. For many, this specialised industrial construction is an architectural impertinence. This cube is coated with copper with a red gold tone whose reflections change according to the lighting and angle of view. Photography 10/06/05., Herzog, Jacques (b.1950) and Meuron, Jacques de (b.1950) / Bridgeman Images
LBY4609430: The Wave, apartments, construction 2006, architect Rene van Zuuk, in Almere, Netherlands. At the gates of Amsterdam, Almere is a new city built on a polder. Just thirty years after the first pioneers were installed, Almere became the eighth city of the country with nearly 180,000 inhabitants. A veritable laboratory of reflection on urban planning, the heart of the city has just been rethought and redesigned by Rem Koolhaas, who has designed its plans.ACombining harmoniously housing, public infrastructure, commercial and leisure facilities, the project brings together the great names of contemporary architecture. Photography 10/01/07., Zuuk, René van (b.1962) / Bridgeman Images
LBY4609584: Citadel, houses and shops construction 2006, architect Christian de Portzamparc, in Almere, Netherlands. At the gates of Amsterdam, Almere is a new city built on a polder. Just thirty years after the first pioneers were installed, Almere became the eighth city of the country with nearly 180,000 inhabitants. A veritable laboratory of reflection on urban planning, the heart of the city has just been rethought and redesigned by Rem Koolhaas, who has designed its plans.ACombining harmoniously housing, public infrastructure, commercial and leisure facilities, the project brings together the great names of contemporary architecture. Photography 10/01/07., Portzamparc, de Christian (b.1944) / Bridgeman Images
RCT4610983: Tour Saint Jacques, Paris. Remnants of the Church of Saint James of the Butchery rebuilt from 1508 to 1522 by Jehan de la Felin. A masterpiece of flamboyant architecture, the top of the tower is crowned by the symbols of the four evangelists and a statue of Saint James. Photography 19/04/09. / Bridgeman Images
RCT4611009: Tour Saint Jacques, Paris. Remnants of the Church of Saint James of the Butchery rebuilt from 1508 to 1522 by Jehan de la Felin. A masterpiece of flamboyant architecture, the top of the tower is crowned by the symbols of the four evangelists and a statue of Saint James. Photography 19/04/09. / Bridgeman Images