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Article: From here to Eternity: the focus of Morat's arteplage is a huge monolithic cube clad in plates of rusting steel that floats serenely on the lake.(Critical Essay)
- Article from:
- The Architectural Review
- Article date:
- September 1, 2002
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Unlike the other three arteplages on their customized and landscaped sites, Morat's arteplage is integrated within the town itself. Morat lies on the southern edge of the Morat See, the smallest of the Three Lakes, and has a well-preserved historic core. Jean Nouvel has contributed a series of small interventions to the old town and lakeside area with the aim of transforming a quaint, medieval backwater into a surprising and seductive landscape.
Routes between the various interventions are marked by lengths of rusting ships' chains and the patina of age (on textiles, metal sheeting and tree trunks) forms the main variation on the overall arteplage theme of ...