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Location: France

Lyon-Satolas TGV Station by Santiago Calatrava in Lyon, France
Photo: arcspace

January 06, 2003 /

Lyon-Satolas TGV Station
Santiago Calatrava
Lyon, France

The Lyon-Satolas Station is the terminus for the TGV trains connecting the airport to the city of Lyon, 30 kilometers to the south.

May 16, 2013 /

Musée Louvre-Lens
SANAA
Lens, France

The new expansion of the Louvre in Lens is 360 meters of steel and glass unfolding on top of an old coal mine and expected to attract 500.000 visitors each year. It is a museum that aims at educating visitors in how to look at art and on top of that revitalize the post-industrial town Lens in France.

Foundation Louis Vuitton by Gehry Partners, LLP, in Paris, France, Model,
Photo courtesy Gehry Partners, LLP

January 08, 2007 /

Foundation Louis Vuitton
Gehry Partners, LLP
Paris, France

The Foundation Louis Vuitton will be located at the Jardin d'Acclimatation, adjacent to the Bois de Boulogne on the westside of Paris. The building will serve as a gateway to the Jardin, with an entrance hall located at ground level serving both as the entry to the museum as well as the entry to the Jardin.