The Fondation Louis Vuitton by Frank Gehry : a building for the twenty-first century

Author(s)

• Roccati, Anne-Line
• Penwarden, Charles

Bibliographic Information

The Fondation Louis Vuitton by Frank Gehry : a building for the twenty-first century

[edited by Anne-Line Roccati ; translated from the French by Charles Penwarden]

Flammarion, c2014

• : pbk

Other Title

La Fondation Louis Vuitton : une architecture pour le XXIe siècle

Note

Cover title

"Simultaneously published in French as La Fondation Louis Vuitton: une architecture pour le XXIe siècle"--Colophon

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This volume explores in depth the conception, design, and construction process of Frank Gehry's latest architectural monument, the Fondation Louis Vuitton. Set in the beautiful Bois de Boulogne, the Fondation Louis Vuitton, as a new cultural center, will house a permanent collection of contemporary art, and feature exhibitions of modern and contemporary art and multidisciplinary performances, along with lectures, debates, symposiums, and educational activities. Featuring illustrations ranging from the design process to the construction site itself, this volume offers exclusive insight into Gehry's latest achievement and Paris's highly anticipated modern art hub. Publication will coincide with the opening of the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Fall 2014.

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Details

• NCID: BB21486262
• ISBN:
  • 9782081332775
• Country Code: fr
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: fre
• Place of Publication: Paris
• Pages/Volumes: 237 p.
• Size: 30 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 720.92
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Gehry, Frank O., 1929-
  • LCSH : Fondation Louis Vuitton (Paris, France)