Dear Lucy,
"Architecture should not be closed on itself, with
its back to the context. It should always be in
resonance with the environment, whether natural
or urban." (Dominique Perrault)
Regards,
R
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237. Bibliotheque Nationale de France
Dear Melissa,
The four corner towers of the new Biblioteque Nationale
de France (BnF) resemble four open books. These four
"books" plus the underground floors contain altogether
400 km of shelves for 20 million books. According to
the architect Dominique Perrault one of the inspirational
concept when designing the library was a typical medieval cluster. This idea is in part achieved by the fantastic winter garden that stand surrounded by the four towers in the middle of this gigantic but also minimalistic complex.
All the best.
R
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