COOP Himmelb(l)Au, Musée Des Confluences, Lyon: Opus 79

By Frank R Werner

The Mus e des Confluences in Lyon was opened in 2014. It was created by Wolf D. Prix of the Coop Himmelb(l)au team, which was founded in the 1970s. Many avant-garde groups from those wild years are now consigned to the past, but the Coop Him-melb(l)au architecture firm is more in demand than ever. Functioning as a museum of human history, this impressive concrete, metal and glass colossus truly does appear to float above the peninsula at the con-fluence of the Rh ne and the Sa ne. This Opus volume deals with the origins, construction, function and formal appearance of the Mus e des Confluences, and also offers a preliminary theoretically based evaluation of the architecture of the building.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3932565797
• ISBN13: 9783932565793
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Axel Menges
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 11.4" x 12.1"