Bibliothèque nationale de France, 1989-1995 / Dominique Perrault, architecte ; [sous la direction de Michel Jacques, avec Gaëlle Lauriot].
Contributor(s): Perrault, Dominique | Jacques, Michel
| Lauriot, Gaëlle.
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BookPublisher: Paris : Artemis : Arc en Rêve, centre d'architecture, 1995Description: 208, xxii p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 3764355905.Subject(s): Perrault, Dominique | Bibliothèque nationale de France -- Buildings | Library architecture -- France -- Paris | National libraries -- France -- Paris | Paris (France) -- Buildings, structures, etcDDC classification: 727.8 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Cork Centre Architectural Education Lending | 727.8 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00156115 |
Published on the occasion of the dedication of the building of the Bibliothèque nationale de France by François Mitterrand, President of the Republic of France.
Contains texts by various authors about the conception and design of the building, architectural drawings and photographs of the site and building.
French and English.
In 1989, at the age of 36, Dominique Perrault achieved world fame overnight when he won the competition for the Bibliotheque de France. His entry for this last and most prestigious of the Grands Projets in the French capital - four high, L-shaped towers enclosing a vast piazza - gave rise to heated argument. Would the young architect be equal to such a complex and symbolic feat? The Bibliotheque Nationale de France was inaugurated by President Maitterand on the 30th of March 1995. In a record time of just under five and a half years of planning and building, and strictly within the original budget, Perrault completed the largest library in the world. This monograph describes the building in all its aspects - city planning, architecture, library design, and aesthetic impact - and provides documentation through sketches, plans, models, and colour photographs from beginning to completion.
UCC Fund.