Bus Stop, Nîmes (Nîmes, France) : Close view

Creator:

Starck, Philippe, 1949-

Published/Created:

Nîmes, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
1987

Date Depicted:

1999
1950 AD - 2010 AD

Materials:

green marble

Notes:

Inspired by the crocodile - the Nîmes city symbol - Philippe Starck designed this bus stop as a long, winding line of dark green seats slithering out from the front and back ends of a monumental shelter. The seats are small, solid cubes, and the shelter is a covered, open-sided cube. Both are of crocodile-green marble. All is pristine and simple, though the necessary accouterments - a bus schedule panel and public telephone - are incorporated into the pillars of the shelter. It's an attractive and functional design and a excellent exemplar of public art.

Topics:

Architecture -- France -- 20th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Twentieth century

Culture:

French

Accession Number:

1A1-SPH-NBS-A3

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
bus stations (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architecture; cityscape; contemporary (1960 to present); Transportation; public transportation; busses Minimal; Twentieth century buildings; transportation buildings; bus shelters

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Addition Module Five

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
1999

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4090

OID:

10055127

PID:

digcoll:1787156