Musée du Louvre Paris, Parisian Museum Building, Architect, Design, Picture

Louvre Museum Building, Paris

Major Art Gallery in France – design by various architects

20 Oct 2011

Louvre Museum Paris

Musée du Louvre, Ie

Design: various architects

24 Jun 2011

Louvre Extension Paris

Design: Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architecte

Louvre Extension images / information from Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architecte

Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architecte are based in Paris

Louvre Paris Extension – Background

This project is an initiative on the part of the office of Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architect for a site that is today untreated and for which a (small) lobby has proposed rebuilding the historical wing as a symbol of French “identity”. The original building was however destroyed by the nascent French Republic in 1871 and 1884, as a symbol of royal and imperial power — dictatorship — from the revolutionaries point of view.

Our idea is to make a very public and therefore “democratic” building, of our time, while respecting the existing site and views, but also creating new ones from several public viewing areas.

So far the project has received positive but unofficial interest from some decision makers, although this kind of project is difficult, especially around election time. Our hope is that the temporary phase, a programmed and occupiable built “outline” of the project, could generate enthusiasm and informed public debate. This seems reasonable, especially at a time of popular large scale installations in Paris by the likes of Anish Kapoor.

If you would like to know more, you can consult a publication of the process and project on Blurb.com: http://fr.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2167677

Paris, France