| JUSSIEU - TWO LIBRARIES, FRANCE, PARIS, 1992 |
| Winning competition entry for two libraries on the Jussieu campus in Paris |
By Hans Werlemann© All rights reserved
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In the award winning scheme for two libraries at Jussieu, a technical university in Paris, OMA radically reconfigures the typical library layout. Rather than stacking one level on top of another, floor planes are manipulated to connect; thus forming a single trajectory - much like an interior boulevard that winds its way through the entire building. more... |
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FACT SHEET
Project: Two libraries and student facilities at the Jussieu University campus in Paris Client: Ministere de l`Education Nationale et de la Culture, Academie de Paris Year: 1992 Status: Competition, winner Location: Paris, France Site: Universite Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6eme and Universite Denis Diderot-Paris 7eme, the Jussieu campus of the Sorbonne, on the left bank near the Boulevard St.Germain and the Seine, built in early 1960's by Albert, yet never completed Program: Humanities library (8,000m2), science and research library (10,000m2), student facilities (4,000m2) Materials: Steel column grid and concrete slabs, glass shingle facade Budget: 62,000,000 Euro COLLABORATORS Engineering: Cecil Balmond (structural), Rory McGowan (structural) , Crispin Matson (mechanical), Sean Billings (façade), Arup and Partners, Coyne Bellier |
CREDITS
Partner in charge: Rem Koolhaas more... PUBLICATIONS The original model is currently on display as part of the open model storage at the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi). L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui #286, 04/93 El Croquis: Rem Koolhaas/O.M.A. 1987/1992 #53, 1992 Content, 01/04 SMLXL, Second Edition, 10/97 |
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