The future Confluences Museum here in Lyon is a colossal structure in the making. Designed by architectural design company Coop Himmelb(l)au, it is destined to house a science museum and a library among other things and it is under construction just down the road from where I live. I posted photos of an earlier construction stage back in December, and here is how things are looking today.
It looks even more like a massive mother station space ship today than it did before. And it's big and impressive, as the above photo shows.
As you get closer it begins to tower above you;
Here are two views of the front of the other side, which show the mother ship's cockpit area;
This is a close-up of the building's cladding, which reminds me of the heat-resistant tiles on the NASA shuttle;
Here's the left-side power plant and tail stabiliser;
The rear landing gear;
Hope you enjoyed the pix, have a good weekend, and be good. Well, at least try to.
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(You can visit the museum's site here, and you can see more of Coop Himmelb(l)au's work here.)
Not sure that I like this building but maybe it would grow on me. Unusual to say the least. I always say if you can't be good, be good at it :-)
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I am getting a bit tired of those over the top "modern" monsters. I get tired of Frank Gehry's steel ships; "if one is great, let's make 10 of them". Yes, beautifully executed and impressive but let's move on to something else
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Are you busy renovating your home that you don't post anymore? I thought you might enjoy this video.
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