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Politics : Support the French! Viva Democracy! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (761)	5/12/2003 8:02:01 AM
From: zonder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7830

The architecture of the modern art museum in Paris is a post-modern nightmare. One of the silliest buildings on the face of the earth It is actually very functional, with all service elements taken outside the building (and making up the facade), leaving the unhindered space inside free to be changed as one pleases. (It is taught as such in schools of architecture fyi :-) I personally detest post-modern architecture, but the museum you are talking about is one of its better examples. And there is a really nice restaurant at the very top called Georges. Interesting little bar area, nice chill-out music. Get one of the window tables & try the foie...

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (761)	5/13/2003 11:53:20 AM
From: 49thMIMOMander	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7830

The p-mod museum in Paris is actually already copied all over the world, although in smaller dozes. Obviously the ideas are "nothing totally new", but ingredients from both functionalism, industrialism and modernism, focusing on issues like "transparency and honssty". However, it is clear really consertive minds have a difficult time, except for maybe some involved in construction, maybe especially industrial buildings. But obviously a nightmare for any neo-conservative