THE LOUVRE-LENS MUSEUM

Outline
This is a branch of the Louvre Museum in Reims, a town in northern France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais region). SANAA and others were selected as the architects in a competition held in 2005. The building consists of a series of volumes with slight curves. The buildings are arranged to follow the gentle slope of the site. The building has one floor above ground and two floors below.
Location
  • France
Journal
Shinkenchiku January 2013 issue
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