Architecture, Urbanism & Design
The demolition unveils the uncliched landscape of the city; the void reveals the abundance of existence.
According to the released information by the city council, the construction around the station continues through 2022; it comes with another 170m high skyscraper. Obviously, the district of La Part-Dieu is the second-largest business district of France after La Défense near Paris, with more than 2,500 companies and 55,000 jobs.
Cirque de la Madeleine:
EASY AND INTUITIVE to build and use, this multipurpose structure provides the user with a space to use as they please, without the need for sophisticated voice recognition or a high-resolution touchscreen. In fact, it lets you shape your room by following your intention. Created with environmentally engineered OSB (Oriented Strand Board), this proposal extends OSB’s use to include structuring and furnishing, well beyond its typical application for sheathing.
FACILE ET INTUITIVE à construire et à utiliser, cette structure multitâche fournit simplement un espace pour faire ce que vous voulez, sans reconnaissance vocale sophistiquée ni écran tactile haute résolution. En fait, elle vous permet de façonner votre pièce en fonction de votre intention. Réalisée avec l’OSB (panneau à copeaux orientés), écologique, la proposition étend son utilisation à la structuration et à l’ameublement, en plus de son application typique pour le revêtement.
The four open books on the sunken garden read off the riverside, surnamed after the former president. Under the August sun, the books in the glasshouse are all chilled out behind the rotating wooden screens. The wind alone rests in the forbidden forest; the empty square awaits the hunger still climbing the stairs.
Journey never ends. Every sunset reminds the close; every morning comes in an unfamiliar city. Confused and exhausted, home is still far off. Behold, the cloud is meaningless. If the image is clear, the birds should be useless; (they are) intended or not, the decision is not yours. That causes the pain; one’s own creativity pretends to follow the other’s.
J-W.H/A+U&D 