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Article: Lakeside spectacular. (architect Jean Nouvel's design of a cultural center in Lucerne, Switzerland)
- Article from:
- The Architectural Review
- Article date:
- October 1, 1998
- Author:
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Dominated by a vast, copper-clad roof and a series of layered and juxtaposed planes, Jean Nouvel's cultural centre on the edge of Lake Lucerne fosters culture as public spectacle.
Lucerne is known for its staggered timber bridge and Belle Epoque hotels set against the lake called Vierwaldstattersee and a backdrop of Alpine peaks. Since the railway arrived in the last century, tourists have used this compact city as a base for exploring the surrounding landscape and as an affluent cultural venue. Now Lucerne's new Cultural and Congress Centre (KKL) launches the city into the next millennium. Designed by Jean Nouvel, it is perhaps his most impressive performance to ...
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