Bernard Tschumi designs 'HyperTent' ticket booth for Parc de la Villette

2022-02-01T12:40:00-05:00

One of architect Bernard Tschumi’s most significant Parisian developments is getting an iconic new addition called the HyperTent that will enhance its status as one of the best concentrations of significant architecture in the Western hemisphere.

Set upon the podium of one of the park’s 35 Folies, the parabolic new structure will serve as the ticketing booth for a program of circus arts set to take shape in the 19th arrondissement’s Parc de la Villette.

Photo: Frédéric Delangle, courtesy Bernard Tschumi Architects

The park is home to the Parisian Conservatorie as well as several other important cultural venues like the Cabaret Sauvage and Jean Nouvel-designed Philharmonie de Paris and annually attracts about 10 million visitors to its 55 hectares (136 acres) located to the north on the right bank of the River Seine. Tschumi was awarded the commission for the park’s master plan in 1982. Construction began the same year and was completed in 1987, leaving the city with one of the worl...

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Bernard Tschumi designs 'HyperTent' ticket booth for Parc de la Villette