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Title	CITE DE LA MUSIQUE
View	General view of the southwest wing, from south, depicting most of the facade
Notes	cultural
Work Type	museum concert hall
Style/Period	Modern
Creator Name	Portzamparc, Christian de
Creator Nationality	French, Morocco born
Date.Creator Birth	1917
Major Design Aspects	complex of various buildings sculptural aspects concave facade undulating form
Elements & Spatial Types	moat ramp
Climate Type	temperate
Country	France
City	Bouches-du-Rhône
State/Province	Ile-de-France
Alternate Place Names	Paris, Parc de la Villette
Architectural Material	concrete, steel
Dates	1989
Century	20C
Photographer	Scott Gilchrist, Archivision
Date Photographed	7/31/1989
Subject Information	Highly respected by architectural cognoscenti throughout the world, Christian de Portzamparc, a relatively young French architect, explains that he was a designer who painted before he decided to study architecture.' Most of his completed projects are in France, perhaps the most visible being the City of Music, a group of structures situated on the edge of the La Villette suburban park in Paris. The project actually has two phases. The first part, housing the National Conservatory of Music and Dance was completed in 1990. The second part with public spaces for concerts will open next January. Portzamparc says when he began work on the City of Music in 1984, his thoughts were carried back to a house in Brittany, the first thing he ever built, 'In that design, each room was like a separate little house,' he says. 'I have discovered that each new project is the sum of all my previous works. No new work springs to life without some relationship to past inspiration.' Source: www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Christian_de_Portzamparc.html
Credit Line	Archivision Inc. (all images copyright Scott Gilchrist / Archivision.com)
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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