Canal+ Headquarters (Paris, France) : View from southwest, depicting joint between curved and flat blocks
- Creator:
- Meier, Richard, 1934-
- Published/Created:
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
1988-1992 - Date Depicted:
- 8/1/1993
1950 AD - 2010 AD - Materials:
- aluminum
glass
steel
white glass - Notes:
- The headquarters and production facilities for Canal+, on the left bank of the Seine, just west of the Pont Mirabeau and just east of the Parc Citroen, is divided into a western wing for administration facing the Seine, and a wide, eastern wing for audio-visual production. Conceptually, Canal+ depends on a series of delicately tessellated membranes. Of primary importance is the combination of clear, translucent, and opaque white glass that make up the curtain wall on the river facade, in conjunction with the projecting, lightweight aluminum brise-soleils along its entire length. A similar curtain wall is on the southern facade of the audiovisual wing facing the park.
- Topics:
- Architecture -- France -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Modern
Modernist - Culture:
- French
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-MR-CH-A4
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
office buildings (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:
- architectural exteriors; contemporary (1960 to present) construction building divisions; rooms and spaces; broadcasting studios; buildings; office buildings
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Base Collection
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
8/1/1993 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10090820
- PID:
- digcoll:1848138