LOUVRE-MUSEUM PYRAMID
Author: Leoh Ming Pei.
He is an american architect with Chinese origins. At the age of 18 he moved
to USA and he succeeded at the Massachusetts Technological University. He also
taught in Harvard. Usually, the uses abstract shapes and cold materials such as
iron. Pei is won of the most important architects nowadays. He received the
Pritzker Prize in honor to his work in 1983.
Location: Louvre Museum, Paris, France.
Period: 1989.
Function: To be the structure of one of the most important museum in the world.
National and international reference. Tourist attraction.
Materials: 95 tonnes of iron and 105 tonnes of aluminium. Also of glass.
Shape and magnitude: Pyramid-shaped. Three small pyramids next to the
important and big one. The base of the pyramid is 35,42 metres wide and 21.94
metres long. Also, when you access to the Louvre you enter through an upside
down pyramid.
Opinion: I like a lot this structure because it is very elegant and transparent so
it looks very modern. In my opinion it is original and I don´t find it boring. Maybe
it´s a little extravagant but I think that it is good for calling the tourists
attention.
Author: Frank Gehry.
He is a canadian architect who now a days live in The United States. He
has graduated in architecture at the University of Southern California when he
was 26 years old. Years later he studied urbanism at the University of Harvard.
In 1961 he moved to Paris with his wife and daughters to study the
architectural works of European architects.Years later he returned to the
United States where he began to design his first recognized architectural
works. In 1989 he won the Prize pritzker.
Location: is located in Bilbao,
Spain.
Period: in 1993 the design was
presented and in 1997 the construction of the infrastructure was
completed.
Function: to be the structure of
an importante museum of art. Tourist attraction.
Materials: It is made up by the
union of limestone and titanium.
Shape and magnitude: It
has the shape of many amorphous cylinders together. The roof covers an area of
26,000 square meters and the museum has a maximum height of 50 meters.
Style: It uses
deconstructivism and expressionist and contemporary architecture.
Opinion: I find this building
very interesting due to it´s shape and I think it is very original and it looks
very modern and elegant.
By: Juan Fern
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